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What’s the
risk in getting
an MBA ?
Investing two years to complete a
Wharton MBA is a risk. The benefit?
You’ll develop the business and leadership
skills to realize your career goals, gaining
more than you ever imagined.
(there are no guarantees in today’s world.)
An MBA is a long-term investment. If you
have big goals, the only thing riskier than
taking a chance is playing it safe.
Find out if Wharton is right for you:
www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba
invest,
“My biggest surprise after
two years at Wharton
was how well I fit here
— how you’re allowed to
be whoever you are. The
culture does not force
you to fit a preconceived
notion of a leader or a
business person. It
encourages you to be the
best version of yourself.”
yield.
Damian Olive, WG’03
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education: B.S. in accounting,
Universidad Católica Argentina
Work History: 5 yrs., most recently
as assistant vice president,
Bank of America, Buenos Aires
Majors: Finance and Entrepreneurial
Management
Wharton Innovates
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• explore student profiles
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Community
Integrity
value
Curiosity
Innovation
Flexibility
Diversity
Challenge
(Wharton Innovates)
MBA Program Overview
Innovative Learning
° First business school (1881)
° 18 research centers
° 250+ faculty
° 18 majors, 200+ electives
° Cohort learning model
° New state-of-the-art building,
Jon M. Huntsman Hall
° San Francisco campus, Wharton West
° Global Immersion Program (GIP)
° Global alliance with INSEAD
° 13 student exchange programs
° Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
° Knowledge@Wharton
Leadership
° Learning Team Retreat
° Leadership Ventures—
° Military venture at Quantico
° Ecuador expedition
° Peacekeeping mission at Ft. Dix
° Historic Gettysburg battlefield
° Wharton Initiative for Leadership
Learning (WILL)
Leadership
Development Club
°
Leadership
Fellows Program
°
° Ethics and Responsibility Training
Careers
° 250+ employer information sessions
Community
° 450+ on-campus company recruiters
° One-on-one career counseling
° More than 100 Student Clubs—
42
professional
(includes
conferences)
° 15 career treks in U.S., Europe, Asia,
°
and Latin America
16
athletic
°
° Resume collection and distribution
° 23 international and cultural affairs
° Mock interviews and resume review
° 11 community service
16
social
° Summer internships
°
Wharton
Leadership
Lectures
° 76,500 alumni worldwide—
°
° 6 continents
° School Governance Opportunities—
° 137 countries
° Dean’s Graduate Student Advisory
Committee
° 3,350 in Asia
Academic
Services
Board
° 2,900 in Europe
°
° 1,200 in Caribbean and Latin America
° Ethics Committee
° 82 alumni clubs
° Career Management Office Advisory
Board
° Regional alumni forums
Admissions
Committee
° Online alumni network
°
° Wharton Graduate Student
Association (WGA)
Class Profile 2005*
Total Applicants
7,200
Total Admitted Applicants
1,130
Projected Enrollment
799
Male
66 %
Female
34 %
U.S. Citizens
60 %
U.S. Permanent Residents
9%
International Students
31 %
Minority Students of U.S. Origin
31 %
African American
6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
<1%
Asian American
17 %
Hispanic American
5%
Multiethnic
1%
Pacific Islander American
<1%
Other
2%
Average Age
28
Age Range
21 – 46
Average GMAT
714
GMAT Range (middle 80%)
660 – 760
Average GPA
3.5
GPA Range (middle 80%)
3.0 – 3.9
Average TOEFL
642/ 281
Countries Represented
57
Married Students, Students with Partners
17 %
Students with Children
2%
* Data accurate as of July 1, 2003; visit www.wharton.upenn.edu
for current statistics.
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diversity and seeks talented students,
faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds. The University does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color,
sex, sexual orientation, religion, national
or ethnic origin, age, disability, or status
as a disabled or Vietnam-era veteran in
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(challenge the expected)
“When I first got here, most people
didn’t know what to make of the
fact that I had been in the Peace
Corps. But when I started getting
involved in clubs, I met people who
shared my interests. Now I’ve gotten
to be a kind of champion for the
public interest, and I’ve been able to
push past the stereotypes that
surround business school.”
Anne Fazioli, WG’05
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Education: B.S. in business administration,
University of Arizona
Work History: 4 yrs., most recently as small
business development and women’s development specialist, Peace Corps, Panama
Majors: Individualized — International
Business Development (Wharton),
Latin American Studies/Emerging Markets
(SAIS dual degree)
“What people say is true: the
curriculum is quite
rigorous.
But it’s worth it. Wharton offers the rare
opportunity among MBA programs to pursue
specialized electives — topics like speculative
markets that many business schools don’t cover
— and to explore them with world experts.”
Evangeline Yap, WG’03
Favorite Classes (2003 student survey)
Advanced Corporate Finance
Advanced Real Estate Investment and Analysis
Competitive Strategy
Cost Accounting
Decision Models and Uncertainty
Entrepreneurship and Venture Initiation
Ethics and Responsibility
Fixed Income Securities
Foundations of Leadership and Teamwork
Geopolitics
Global Strategic Management
Governmental and Legal Environment
of Business
Health Care Field Application Project
Information: Industry Structure and
Competitive Strategy
Innovation, Change & Entrepreneurship
International Development Strategy
Macroeconomic Analysis and Public Policy
Management Communications
Marketing Management: Program Design
Marketing Management: Strategy
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
Operations Management: Supply Chain
Management
Pricing Policy
Private Equity in Emerging Markets
Privatization: International Perspective
Probability Modeling in Marketing
Real Estate Independent Study
Speculative Markets
Urban Real Estate Economics
Venture Capital and Private Equity Finance
benefit.
Penn and Philadelphia
Favorite Philadelphia
Restaurants
Alma de Cuba, Audrey
Claire, Azafran, Bards,
Bistro La Baia, Bleu,
Bluezette, Buddakan,
Café Spice, Continental,
Dimitri’s, Django, Fork, K-town Barbecue,
La Viola, Le Bec Fin, Mama Palma’s,
Marrakesh, Monk’s, Morimoto, Pattaya Grill,
Penang, Pho 75, Pod, Rouge, Shiroi Hana, Silk
City, Striped Bass, 20 Manning, White Dog,
Zanzibar Blue, Zocalo (2003 student survey)
Favorite Philadelphia Places
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Fairmount Park,
Wissahickon Park, Kimmel Center, Boathouse
Row, Delaware waterfront, Rittenhouse
Square Park (2003 student survey)
Favorite Stress Relievers
“Two mornings a week I ride my bike to the
boathouse at 5:45 a.m. to serve as coxswain
on an otherwise all-male boat on the crew
team. I never knew getting eight guys to
row together would be so challenging!”
— Tamara Paton, WG’04
“The way I deal with
stress is to run. I did the
Philadelphia Marathon,
which starts at the
Philadelphia Museum of
Art, takes you down to
Old City, up Chestnut
Street through West Philly, past the zoo,
out toward Manayunk, then back to the
museum. I trained for it by running through
Fairmount Park. It’s a fantastic place to get
away from it all.” — James Warner, WG’03
Favorite Extracurricular Activities
Asia Club, Europa, Guide Mentors, Improv
Club, Investment Management Club,
Marketing Club, Media & Entertainment
Club, Out 4 Business, Say Yes to Education,
Technology Club, Wharton African American
MBA Association, Wharton Follies, Wharton
International Volunteers, Wharton Wildmen
Hockey, Wharton Women in Business, Wine
Club (2003 student survey)
Favorite Things About Penn
“There’s no doubt that Wharton is the focal part
of your life here, but it’s part of the University of
Pennsylvania community, which offers so many
other resources. For example, I’ve always had an
interest in archaeology. The Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania is the most important
archaeological museum in the Americas, and I
was able to organize tours for other Wharton
students.” — Neil Gupta, WG’04
“At Wharton, we recognize
tradition and history as
an important part of the
University; just as Penn is
a big part of Philadelphia
history, Philadelphia is a
huge part of U.S. history.”
— Brian Wong, WG’03
Favorite Living Opportunity
“A large majority of the class
comes from outside of
Philadelphia, so we build our
city in relation to each other.
It’s hard for me to judge
Philly objectively. I love the
place so much because for
me, Philadelphia means Wharton, and Wharton
means friends.” — Damian Olive, WG’03
“When I came to Wharton, I made a conscious
decision not to live in a high-rise. Philadelphia is
one of the oldest big cities in the country, and I
wanted to appreciate its architecture on a daily
basis. I live in a Center City walk-up with high
ceilings and hardwood floors. It has the pros and
cons of an old place, but it has an incredible
amount of charm. It really reflects Philadelphia’s
personality.” — Stephanie Mann, WG’04
get online
(www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba)
team (work)
trial: error
“Working together, we all
have changed a little bit.
We’re listening to each other
better, especially in MarkStrat
projects. Compared to other
people in China, I was considered talkative, but here I’m
not good at speaking up in a
group. My teammates here
talk a lot, so working with
them has helped me improve.
Now I notice that we never
make decisions before we all
speak out.”
— Yu Qian, WG’04
— Sam Hariri, WG’04
lead:
“We’re here to take risks —
not stay comfortable and fall
back into the same ways of
doing things. Instead of only
doing what we’re already good
at, we learn from each other
and try to improve on what
we don’t know. ”
— Neil Gupta, WG’04
“The learning team is an experimental
ground where you can try things out.
If you’re somebody that in the past
has been just part of a team but more
quiet and you want to try to be more
of a leader, here’s a great opportunity
with low risk to try to take control and
do that.”
— Derek Robinson, WG’04
“The way the learning teams are structured is very
important — there’s no defined leader. We all have
to reach decisions by consensus. If we feel strongly
about a point of view or a course of action, we need
to convince our team members.”
collaborate
“There was something remarkable about my first year at
Wharton. I found my confidence
in my abilities growing.
Suddenly, I was entertaining
ideas that never would have
entered my head a year ago. My
imagination expanded overnight.
I don’t know exactly where or
when it happened — in class,
outside of class, in clubs, in the
learning team — but Wharton
has changed the size of my
thoughts and the manner of my
thinking.”
(anticipate transformation)
Emeka Orjih, WG’04
Hometown: Enugu, Nigeria
Education: B.S. in biochemistry,
University of Nigeria
Work History: 8 yrs., most
recently as CEO of Max Ltd.,
Nigeria
Major: Undecided
explore the Wharton
community and discover if it’s the
right place for you:
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“The warmth and openness of the
students is something that has
surprised me about Wharton. I
always knew that Wharton was
diverse, but I didn’t know how
willing students would be to open
up and help each other professionally and personally. We’re here to
teach each other as well as learn.”
— Priscilla Cham, WG’04
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