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Next Steps for Round 2 Wharton MBA Applicants

All Round 2 Applicants: The deadline for Round 2 applications was yesterday, 3 Jan 08, at 5pm Eastern Standard Time (EST). If you submitted your application by the deadline, you shoud have received an email from our office outlining the next steps in your application process. If not (sadly, quite a few emails get firewalled), a copy of the letter follows.

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Thank you for submitting your application for Round Two.

The following will provide you with information concerning the processing of application materials, timeline for the release of interview invitations, and final decision releases.

If your online account reads “Complete - Round Two,” your application has all the required materials, has been processed by the Operations Team, and has been forwarded to the Committee for review.

If your online account reads “Received,” then the Operations Team needs to process your online application submission and any materials submitted by hard copy. After your materials have been processed (assuming they arrived by the Round Two deadline), your online account will be changed to “Complete for Round Two” and your file will be forwarded to the Committee for review. Due to the high number of candidates who submitted their application during the past few days (more than 60% of candidates applying for Round Two submitted their application within 24 hours of the deadline), it will take the Operations Team a few weeks to complete the processing of all materials. Therefore, please allow the Operations Team until Thursday, 24 January 08 before inquiring about the completeness of your application.

The Admissions Committee will begin to release interview invitations on Thursday, 17 January 08and will continue to release invitations on a daily basis until 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Thursday, 21 February 08. Due to the nature and complexity associated with the admissions process there is no particular order in which invitations are released. Also on 21 February 08, the Committee will release all final admissions decisions to candidates that are not being invited for an interview and therefore no longer being considered for admission.

If you are invited for an interview, you will need to complete your interview by Thursday, 6 March 08.

Interviews will be available on campus with second-year Wharton MBA Students who are full members of the Admissions Committee, off campus with alumni, and off campus in various “Hubs” around the world by Admissions staff members. All interview options are equally considered within the admissions process.

Candidates who are offered an interview will receive their final admissions decision by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Thursday, 27 March 08.

Thank you again for applying to Wharton. We look forward to reading your application.

Sincerely,

Wharton MBA & Lauder MA Admissions Team

04 Jan 2008 10:28 AM in Application Strategy | Permalink

Comments

I must say I am impressed by the openess of the whole traject. Our (and other) universities in The Netherlands could learn something from this.

Also the way of communicating towards enrollers, my compliments :)

Nico

Posted by: Mr. ADSL | Feb 25, 2008 6:32:56 PM

I appreciate the efficiency and transparency of Wharton MBA admission process!

Posted by: Bill | Jan 14, 2008 10:51:18 AM

Unfortunatelly I missed the deadline.

Posted by: Evaristo | Jan 5, 2008 7:07:09 PM

I have to commend Wharton for being so efficient! Thank you

Posted by: Anonymous | Jan 4, 2008 3:36:13 PM