Research on Wharton

You have guessed it right – I have started working on the Wharton Application seriously and the more I research the school, the further it goes up my priority list. Undoubtedly it moved up a notch or two after I gobbled down the veritable cornucopia of information in its website. Kudos to the Marketing gurus who designed the website!! It certainly gives a good impression about the school.

I was worried about the Tech Connection but my doubts have been put to rest especially after I discovered the thriving tech research in Center for Emerging Technologies. Not to mention the Wharton Technology Club and the various student clubs and conferences. I was a bit amazed to discover that only 2-3% of the student body comes back to Silicon Valley with a job i.e. a handful of 16-24 students [6% joined Hi-Tech companies i.e. 48 students approximately] - that’s a very low number compared to the entire student body i.e. 800 students. Additionally the WTC has posted some job profiles and I was surprised to see job profiles like Project Manager, Software Designer and Software Architect – Do you need an MBA for these? Maybe the website has not been recently updated and contains some old job descriptions.

I like the Learning Team concept instituted in its curriculum – a good opportunity to brainstorm in an ad-hoc environment and go through all the stages of team building like Norming, Forming, Storming etc.

I think I should visit Wharton at the slightest opportunity. Maybe in January after the vacation I would be able to squeeze in some time for the school visit. Particularly an interview invite would be an additional alibi to visit Wharton. So, Let’s get started for Wharton…