[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון: זומנת לראיון? אנא עדכן #4522

To: Chelsea

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I started my MBA 1.5 years ago… I'm a Wharton 2nd year.

As for what the Stanford grad told you – it may be true for Stanford, never heard anyone say that about Wharton, especially when it comes to international students. It's also possible that other people at Wharton may have a different opinion than mine.

My interview included some of the standard questions, no surprises there. Interviewer was extremely nice and friendly. Really nothing unexpected, just a nice conversation.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון: זומנת לראיון? אנא עדכן #4514

To: Chelsea

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As far as I know most current Israeli students at Wharton were interviewed by an alum in Israel, so not sure why it's not recommended (definitely worked for me).

In my opinion choosing to be interviewed in the US is a risk since you'll be judged by a non-Israeli, whose standards and expectations are very different from what you're used to in Israel. If you're not familiar with the US interview culture you'll have a harder time "selling" yourself well. An Israeli interviewer will better understand your background and be able to judge you based on how impressive your achievements are in Israeli standards (for better or for worse of course).

Just to clarify this is just my opinion and not based on any "inside" information.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון: זומנת לראיון? אנא עדכן #4488

To: All

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No great tips; just be yourself. Have your stories ready but don't try to tailor your answers to what you think the interviewer/Wharton adcomm is looking for. Believe me, there's no specific type. Find the right balance between highlighting your achievements and giving credit to others (in other words, arrogance is not welcome).

Don't stress. You're going to have a nice conversation with your interviewer- all the interviewers in Israel are very friendly. They will not ask any trick questions or try to trip you. They just want to get to know you.

Good luck everyone, and let me know if you have any questions about Wharton.

Yael (Wharton 2nd year)

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 2: ???Any Israeli Applicants #4000

To: ofek

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I think it's Magna Cum Laude, but in any case you can check your diploma- it has an English side, which will give you the translation.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #3782

To: Yanivus

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No need to scratch any cars – the Technion never fills in the forms that the schools ask for, and it's not a problem. Rest assured that Technion grads can be found in the top business schools regardless (I am a Technion grad and made it into Wharton without the forms).

Either ask the Technion to explicitly write that they do not fill in such forms or make a note in the optional essay.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #2931

To: dalit

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Wharton has a great healthcare program (students take extra healthcare classes, in addition to the standard MBA curriculum). Many (probably most) of the largest healthcare-related companies (pharma, biotech etc) recruit on campus.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #2661

To: All

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Wharton R2 applicants, good luck! Let us know how it went…

Yael

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #2307

In reply to omri from February 28 2004 on 21:29

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The best resource to get a general idea of housing options is the Wharton Housing Guide. You can find last year's guide at

http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~partners/documents/WWW2003_Housing_Guide.pdf

This is a year old but will give you ballpark numbers. There may be a 5-10% increase in rent for next year, I'm not sure. A new guide is being prepared as we speak, but will probably be available closer to welcome weekend this year (April 15-18).

When it's relevant contact me or other Israelis here for advice. Also, some buildings there offer a bonus for referring new tenants, which is customarily split between the referring tenant and the new tenant.

Let me know if you have any questions, and good luck!

Yael

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #2261

In reply to mbaq from February 24 2004 on 13:04

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I guess I didn't explain myself well. It's not at all "industrial". What I meant is that the atmosphere is not intimate like it may be in a very small school, where you know everyone and everyone knows you. That doesn't mean though that the people are not warm and that the place is not friendly – people are usually extremely nice and supportive.

As for faculty and administration, as I said they are very attentive and definitely don't treat us like numbers in a book. You can imagine that if a professor takes the time to buy students lunch he doesn't think of them as numbers.

So if you're looking for the kind of place that's small and intimate, where you know everyone after 2 days, that's not it. If you're looking for a friendly place where you get to meet new, great(!) people every day, where you have the opportunities to do whatever you can think of, Wharton is it.

And btw, the best thing you can do is visit and see for yourself before you make a decision to spend $120,000 on any program.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #2254

In reply to mbaq from February 22 2004 on 21:22

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There are advantages and disadvantages to being one of 800 students. The major plus is the large variety of everything: Whatever it is you want to work in, whatever random extracurricular interests you have, you're basically guaranteed that enough other people share the same interests. That translates to a variety of courses, clubs, professional opportunities, speakers etc. on any subject you can imagine.

The flip side is obviously that there's no warm and fuzzy atmosphere, however that certainly doesn't mean less access to resources such as professors, career management office staff etc. – there are simply more resources, in proportion to the number of students. I certainly found the faculty extremely approachable and helpful. For example, there's a "take the students to lunch" tradition where a faculty member takes a group of 3-5 students for a free lunch, subsidized by the school, and many faculty members and students take advantage of the opportunity.

Another advantage is the large alumni network – there's a good chance you'll find a Wharton alumni in almost every company you'd be interested in. Alumni are usually very helpful and certainly facilitate your access to different companies.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #2186

In reply to yoni s. from February 17 2004 on 18:25

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Interview invitations go out all the time till the deadline. On the day of the deadline everyone who didn't get an interview invitation will receive a formal "ding" email.

One other thing – don't stress if you hear of Israelis who got interviews and you didn't. The order of interview invitations is random and doesn't depend on your country of origin.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #2091

In reply to mbaq from February 09 2004 on 22:45

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IMHO you're better off interviewing in Israel since people there have a better understanding of the significance of things you did so far.

[yaelg2003]

בתגובה ל: ארכיון 1: ???Any Israeli Applicants #651

In reply to Anne from August 21 2003

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Hi Ann,

As a current Wharton student with NO finance background whatsoever I can tell you that Wharton is definitely NOT looking only for people with experience or career aspirations related to finance.

My advice to you: Write the truth – why you REALLY want an MBA, how it's going to advance your career etc. DO try to show that you researched the schools by mentioning specific courses, activities and strengths of the program that align with your personal interests, but DON'T tailor your career aspiration to the school's "reputation". Believe me, you don't know what the schools are looking for. I was dinged from the school I thought I had the most chance to get into, and was accepted by the school I thought was going to ding me for sure. So just be yourself.

Good luck!

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