Congratulations! 3 Aringo clients were accepted to Berkeley (out of 6 clients who applied!)

Aringo's Berkeley admission rate: 50%.

Congratulations! 3 Aringo clients were accepted to Duke (out of 6 clients who applied!)

Aringo's Duke admission rate: 50%.

Congratulations! 3 Aringo clients were accepted to LBS (out of 6 clients who applied!)

Aringo's LBS admission rate: 50%.

Congratulations! 3 Aringo clients were accepted to Michigan (out of 7 clients who applied!)

Aringo's Michigan admission rate: 43%.

Congratulations! 4 Aringo clients were accepted to Columbia's September 2012 intake (out of 9 clients who applied!)

Aringo's Columbia admission rate: 44%.

Congratulations! 4 Aringo clients were accepted to INSEAD (out of 6 clients who applied!)

Aringo's INSEAD admission rate: 67%.

Congratulations! Three Aringo clients were accepted to Wharton in 2011!

Aringo's Wharton admission rate is more than 50% higher than Wharton’s regular admission rate.

Congratulations! 8 Aringo clients were accepted to Duke in 2011 (out of 9 clients who applied!)

Aringo's Duke admission rate: 89%. Duke regular admission rate: 24%.

Aringo's Stanford admission rate: 27%. Stanford regular admission rate: 6%.

Congratulations! 5 Aringo clients were accepted to UCLA in 2011 (out of 6 clients who applied!)

Aringo's UCLA admission rate: 83%. UCLA regular admission rate: 29%

Congratulations! 5 Aringo clients were accepted to IE in 2011 (out of 5 clients who applied!)

2 Aringo clients were accepted to Cambridge in 2011 (out of 2 clients who applied!)

Congratulations! An Aringo client has been accepted to Wharton with a $50,000 scholarship

An Aringo client, with a GMAT of 600, has been accepted to Duke!

Two Aringo clients have been accepted to Stanford with $30,000 scholarships

An Aringo client, with a GMAT of 580, has been accepted to Harvard!

Congratulations! An Aringo client has been accepted to Harvard with a $65,000 scholarship

An Aringo client, with a GMAT 640, has been accepted to Wharton!

An Aringo client has been accepted to UCLA with a $35,000 scholarship

An Aringo client, with a GMAT of 670, has been accepted to Harvard!

Three Aringo clients have been accepted to Chicago with scholarships of $130,000 each!

Congratulations! An Aringo client, with a GMAT of 630, has been accepted to INSEAD!

Two Aringo clients have been accepted to Chicago with scholarships of $110,000 each

Two Aringo clients, GMAT 660, accepted to Harvard! (MBA)

Congratulations! Two Aringo clients have been accepted to Chicago with scholarships of $125,000 each

An Aringo client, with a GMAT of 640, has been accepted to Kellogg!

An Aringo client has been accepted to NYU with a $45,000 scholarship

An Aringo client, with a GMAT of 660, has been accepted to Wharton!

Congratulations! Four Aringo clients have been offered $20,000 scholarships to attend Stanford

An Aringo client, with a GMAT of 630, has been accepted to LBS!

An Aringo client has been accepted to Darden with a $34,000 scholarship

Congratulations! An Aringo client has been accepted to Columbia with a $30,000 scholarship

An Aringo client, with a GMAT of 640, has been accepted to Duke!

An Aringo client has been offered a $40,000 scholarship to attend Tuck

Two Aringo clients with GMAT scores of 640 have been accepted to INSEAD!

An Aringo client has been offered a $22,000 scholarship to attend Kellogg

Three Aringo clients with GMAT scores of 680 have been accepted to MIT! (MBA)

Two Aringo clients have received $25,000 scholarships to attend Wharton

Congratulations! Five Aringo clients have been accepted to Michigan with a $20,000 scholarship each

 


The Wharton MBA
University of Pennsylvania
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The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania was the first business school in the world, founded in 1881. It is the second largest school and ranked second in popularity in the US, and ranks consistently among the top MBA programs in the major rankings.
Want to get into Wharton’s MBA Program? Contact us to get started today!

 

Key Admission Stats – Wharton MBA:
Average GPA of admits: 3.5
Average GMAT of admits: 720
Average Age of admits: 28

 

Tips for applying for a Wharton MBA:

  • With 8,500 applications, very important to show WHO you are (hobbies, community service, etc.), beyond professional accomplishments and stats. Be yourself and be candid.

  • Like to see international perspective.

  • Applicants should be very careful as to how they shape the group of essays: they are interrelated and will be taken together as a whole.

  • Because of the vast range of courses and programs, It would serve application well to discuss a Wharton learning path and provide details on how it will aid you in achieving your professional goals.

  • Seem to be becoming more open to students from non-business backgrounds interested in working outside the traditional business sector.

  • Talk to alums – best way to understand what the school and experience are like – key to writing good essays which will show that you have done your homework.

  • Key points in an application: Your professional development; your personal development; your way of using the blend of the former two in order to give back to the community.

Contact us for help reflecting Wharton’s valued traits in your business school application.

 

What is Wharton Looking for in a Candidate?
See what traits make you more likely to get accepted into Wharton’s MBA Program.

Trait Importance (4 is highest, 1 is lowest)
Leader/Manager 4
Team Player/Relationship Builder 3
Smart 3
Initiates 3
International/Cultural 2.5
Creative 1
Presentation Skills 1
Persuasion Skills 1
Community/Society 3
Risk Taker 1
Business Skills 1
Source of career plan/prog choice 1
Promotions 2
Credible Names 2
Story is unique 1

Aringo has developed this information through Aringo employees who worked with the Wharton MBA admissions committee, thousands of hours of research, and by helping hundreds of applicants apply to Wharton. Aringo knows Wharton, and we can help your strengths shine through your application. Contact us today.

 

Wharton MBA – Areas of Academic Strength:
Finance, (Entrepreneurship)

 

The Wharton MBA Culture - Common perceptions:

  • Arguably the best quant driven business education in the world and great brand name

  • Large alumni network

  • 'Second year buddy' programs - can be very helpful for preparing CV, for interviews etc.

 

Advantages of the Wharton MBA:

  • Highest percentage of international students.

  • Does not want to be perceived as a 'finance factory', though finance program still top.

  • Collaborative environment.

  • Expanding emphasis on entrepreneurship as an expression of school's commitment to 'innovation'.

 

What else is special about the Wharton MBA?

  • Breadth and depth- largest faculty of any b-school, largest number of courses, 19 majors.

  • Present themselves as teaching leadership and management skills (which also includes quantitative skills), rather than 'business skills' per se.

  • Have new special loan program for international students.

 

Aringo's Clients and the Wharton MBA:
Our clients have received scholarships of up to $50,000 towards the Wharton MBA program. Contact us to start working on your Wharton MBA application.

 

More about Wharton's MBA program:
The program is large, selecting approximately 900 students annually from over 5,500 applicants. Over 40% of students are international – more than any other US school. In this regard, the school likes to see applicants demonstrate an international perspective, and has recently started a special loan program for foreign students.
Wharton also has the largest faculty of all business schools worldwide, with over 250 faculty members. Wharton's top specialty is finance, but the school is also known for its health care management and marketing programs. Another specialty which has been gaining more traction is entrepreneurship, demonstrating the school's commitment to innovation.
Wharton is known for its community orientation, and it offers attractive scholarships to students planning to work in the public sector after graduation. The school is also known for complete transparency in the admissions process – the admissions office is always available to applicants and is very open towards them. One of the attributes the school looks for in applicants is maturity and professional experience, resulting in a relatively high average of years of work experience among students.
The school has a wide alumni network worldwide of over 81,000 alumni in 142 countries.
Alumni include the following individuals, with current or past positions in parentheses: Gil Levi (founder of Aringo), Richard Williams (Chairman and CEO of Dun & Bradstreet), Robert Crandall (Chairman and CEO of American Airlines), John Sculley (CEO of Pepsi), Lewis Platt (Chairman and CEO of Boeing) and Laurence Tisch (CEO of CBS).

 

Contact Aringo to start preparing your best application for the Wharton MBA program.

You can also take our free MBA admission chances test to discover your chances of getting accepted into the Wharton MBA program, and your other top-choice schools.

 

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