Calling all Wharton MBA Applicants: 2024 Intake Class of 2026 : Wharton

Welcome 2023-2024 Wharton Applicants

Welcome, all Wharton class of 2026 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post.

Wharton MBA Deadlines 2023-24
Round	Application Due	Interview invitations	Decisions Released
Round 1	Sep 6, 2023	Oct 24, 2023	Dec 14, 2023
Round 2	Jan 4, 2024	Feb 16, 2024	Mar 26, 2024
Round 3	Apr 2, 2024	Apr 19, 2024	May 13, 2024

Wharton MBA Essays 2023-24
Essay 1	How do you plan to use the Wharton MBA program to help you achieve your future professional goals? You might consider your past experience, short and long-term goals, and resources available at Wharton. (500 words)
Essay 2	Taking into consideration your background – personal, professional, and/or academic – how do you plan to make specific, meaningful contributions to the Wharton community? (400 words)
Required Essay for all Reapplicants	Please use this space to share with the Admissions Committee how you have reflected and grown since your previous application and discuss any relevant updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, and extracurricular/volunteer engagements). (250 words)
Optional Essay	Please use this space to share any additional information about yourself that cannot be found elsewhere in your application and that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee. This space can also be used to address any extenuating circumstances (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, areas of weakness, etc.) that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. (500 words)

Wharton Application Stats Class of '24
Applicants	6319
Accepted	1442
Acceptance Rate	23%
Enrolled	894
Yield Rate	62%

Wharton Class Profile Class of '24
Avg. GPA	3.6
Avg. WE	60
Average GMAT	733
Median GMAT	740
Avg. GMAT Domestic	729
Avg. GMAT International	739
% GRE	N/A
Avg GRE Quant	162
Avg. GRE Verbal	162
Avg. Total GRE	324

View the full Wharton Class Profile --> https://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/class-profile/

Wharton Employment Data Class of '22
Employed at Graduation	87%
Employed 3 Months	96%
Average Salary	$166,391
Average Bonus	$34,891
Salary and Bonus	$190,992

View the full Wharton Employment Report --> https://statistics.mbacareers.wharton.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Wharton-2022-Career-Report_Final.pdf

Hi Everyone! Thanks for joining. We will be having a Wharton Chat session with recent Wharton admits in about 20 mins (right after the AdCOm Zoom Session Ends). You can learn about what worked to get into the program, about the profile of the admitted applicant, and of course ask your questions. Feel free to post a few if you have them already 👍
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Hi, what are the most common mistakes do you find that applicants do that affects the applications ?

hi! this is Priyanka. I’ll be going to Wharton this year for my full time MBA. I come from a tech background. I am from India and my GMAT score is 760. Happy to answer any questions on the application process

Hey everyone, my name is Ankush and I am joining from Bengaluru, India. I’ll be joining Wharton this year. I am a software engineer at Microsoft and my post-mba goal is to get into Product management in tech.

ashishssm wrote:Hi, what are the most common mistakes do you find that applicants do that affects the applications ?

The most common mistake is ignoring the importance of your resume

ashishssm wrote:Hi, what are the most common mistakes do you find that applicants do that affects the applications ?

I think one of the more common mistakes is trying to retrofit your application to what you think the school wants instead of genuinely projecting your strengths

the single piece of document should be highly effective independently

ankushban, Thanks so much for your help with the Chat!
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My question is w.r.t Admission perspective because I m worried after having 15 yrs of work exp. at hand and applying to full-time MBA at WHARTON for making a pivot to Demography, Industry, and Job Function. Is the WHARTON ADCOMS open to offering a seat to aspirants like me applying at 38 and still be willing to accept considering a younger and highly competitive applicant pool?

Hi, is the work ex counted as on the date of application or as on the date of program start?

Is there any difference between applying R1 or R2? Assuming that we have everything ready for any of them, on which we should focus?

Hi Priyanka, first Congratulations!, second, can you please elabore on your GMAT journey, how long and how did you prepare to score 760

bharatkhattar wrote:Hi, is the work ex counted as on the date of application or as on the date of program start?

they ask you how much experience you would have when you join the school as part of the application.

davidcasve wrote:Is there any difference between applying R1 or R2? Assuming that we have everything ready for any of them, on which we should focus?

you should apply when your application is the strongest imo. For example: if you recently joined a company and want some work ex, then maybe applying in round 2 would make more sense since you would have had enough time to create impact at work.

MohitSharma13 wrote:Hi Priyanka, first Congratulations!, second, can you please elabore on your GMAT journey, how long and how did you prepare to score 760

thank you! I prepared for 2 months. I didn’t enroll into any courses, but I bought a mock series to practice

That’s helpful, thanks! Would you advise someone with a GMAT 760 and 2 years of work ex to apply to Wharton, or would you rather suggest gaining more work ex before going for the application?

nawangagrawal5 wrote:My question is w.r.t Admission perspective because I m worried after having 15 yrs of work exp. at hand and applying to full-time MBA at WHARTON for making a pivot to Demography, Industry, and Job Function. Is the WHARTON ADCOMS open to offering a seat to aspirants like me applying at 38 and still be willing to accept considering a younger and highly competitive applicant pool?

I think you might need to work hard to justify why you want to pivot after working in a domain for 15 years. You would definitely be an outlier. Sorry I don’t mean to demotivate you, but maybe an executive MBA might make more sense in your case

nawangagrawal5 wrote:My question is w.r.t Admission perspective because I m worried after having 15 yrs of work exp. at hand and applying to full-time MBA at WHARTON for making a pivot to Demography, Industry, and Job Function. Is the WHARTON ADCOMS open to offering a seat to aspirants like me applying at 38 and still be willing to accept considering a younger and highly competitive applicant pool?

It all depends on how you’re selling yourself to the adcom. if your story makes sense to them, they’ll be happy to admit you. You have to present a strong reason for why you are looking for an MBA now and why not Executive MBA

priyanka12456 wrote:thank you! I prepared for 2 months. I didn’t enroll into any courses, but I bought a mock series to practice

Can you please elaborate more on your profile work ex, etc?

bharatkhattar wrote:That’s helpful, thanks! Would you advise someone with a GMAT 760 and 2 years of work ex to apply to Wharton, or would you rather suggest gaining more work ex before going for the application?

I’ll suggest to wait for atleast a couple of years and when you have your strongest application ready, go for it. They tend to prefer candidates within 4-6 work ex.

bharatkhattar wrote:That’s helpful, thanks! Would you advise someone with a GMAT 760 and 2 years of work ex to apply to Wharton, or would you rather suggest gaining more work ex before going for the application?

If you can show that you’ve created impact and have shown leadership in these two years then you should apply! However, in most cases applying later might have more benefits because you could get a promotion and get more opportunities to create meaningful impact.

So, instead of submitting a weaker app now and then reapplying later, it’s better to give a single perfect shot.