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A Wharton MBA for a day
"I arrived at the admissions office before 9am on a Thursday morning and was surprised to see a small group already waiting. A current student came round at 9am with a class list and spoke to each of us about which ones would be best for us to see based on our interest areas. He was remarkably honest about avoiding one class given by a lecturer that wasn't rated highly by other students.
"I picked a class on Internet Marketing and went and sat in a comfortable lecture theatre with about 40 other students (the class is smaller than in previous years - not as much interest in things dot-com). The material was interesting and I could imagine myself spending 2 years exploring these issues in more depth. To emphasise the open and friendly atmosphere I'd experienced on campus the lecturer introduced himself at the end of the class and spent about 10 minutes answering my questions about work and study expectations.
"You can fit in three classes in a day so I skipped the next lesson and spent some time walking around the campus. It's nothing special and is shared with undergraduate students which makes it very busy. To prove the point the final class I went to was on investment finance, one of the things Wharton is known for. This class was in a normal classroom rather than a lecture theatre and was standing room only for the more than 70 people trying to cram in. My head was swimming as the lecturer covered 3 months of my undergrad finance degree in 30 minutes. Funny thing was I understood more of it - the guy was very, very good. I wouldn't have believed someone could get so passionate about investment finance unless I'd seen it for myself. Looking over the shoulders of people in front I noticed there was a massive amount of reading for the class and a lot of assumed knowledge.
"Curious about the class I was told to avoid I poked my head in the door and was reminded of the many lectures I attended at uni. It didn't seem that bad but you can understand why students enjoy the more lively and passionate lectures I'd attended earlier.
"There is an organised information session at 2.30pm which allows you to talk to current students and admissions staff and if you attend on Thursday you can go along to the pub evening which starts at 4pm to meet even more students.
"During this time I found out that there is a new building being built which will increase substantially the amount of room available to the business school. It's due to open in 2002 and will improve the facilities to the level you'd expect of a world class business school."
Visiting or obtaining more information about Wharton
Information sessions are a great help and run from 2.30pm Monday to Friday. You can attend classes Monday to Thursday. To review a class list go to the Admissions Office just before 9am.
Funny blog: http://killthegmat.blogspot.com/
A Wharton MBA for a day
"I arrived at the admissions office before 9am on a Thursday morning and was surprised to see a small group already waiting. A current student came round at 9am with a class list and spoke to each of us about which ones would be best for us to see based on our interest areas. He was remarkably honest about avoiding one class given by a lecturer that wasn't rated highly by other students.
"I picked a class on Internet Marketing and went and sat in a comfortable lecture theatre with about 40 other students (the class is smaller than in previous years - not as much interest in things dot-com). The material was interesting and I could imagine myself spending 2 years exploring these issues in more depth. To emphasise the open and friendly atmosphere I'd experienced on campus the lecturer introduced himself at the end of the class and spent about 10 minutes answering my questions about work and study expectations.
"You can fit in three classes in a day so I skipped the next lesson and spent some time walking around the campus. It's nothing special and is shared with undergraduate students which makes it very busy. To prove the point the final class I went to was on investment finance, one of the things Wharton is known for. This class was in a normal classroom rather than a lecture theatre and was standing room only for the more than 70 people trying to cram in. My head was swimming as the lecturer covered 3 months of my undergrad finance degree in 30 minutes. Funny thing was I understood more of it - the guy was very, very good. I wouldn't have believed someone could get so passionate about investment finance unless I'd seen it for myself. Looking over the shoulders of people in front I noticed there was a massive amount of reading for the class and a lot of assumed knowledge.
"Curious about the class I was told to avoid I poked my head in the door and was reminded of the many lectures I attended at uni. It didn't seem that bad but you can understand why students enjoy the more lively and passionate lectures I'd attended earlier.
"There is an organised information session at 2.30pm which allows you to talk to current students and admissions staff and if you attend on Thursday you can go along to the pub evening which starts at 4pm to meet even more students.
"During this time I found out that there is a new building being built which will increase substantially the amount of room available to the business school. It's due to open in 2002 and will improve the facilities to the level you'd expect of a world class business school."
Visiting or obtaining more information about Wharton
Information sessions are a great help and run from 2.30pm Monday to Friday. You can attend classes Monday to Thursday. To review a class list go to the Admissions Office just before 9am.
Funny blog: http://killthegmat.blogspot.com/
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