Wharton/Lauder Blog

Why Wharton? Why now?

Throughout my time at Wharton/Lauder, quite a few people have approached me with questions about their applications to business schools. I have never refused to offer advice and help, but what I have noticed is that a large number of people with very strong profiles actually do not know or cannot explain why they have chosen to apply to Wharton beyond a simple “it is a great school”.

So why should you apply to Wharton, or why should you apply to a joint-degree program like Wharton/Lauder?

Frankly, there cannot be a single answer to these questions. What’s more, I think, everyone will and should have a different answer as every person is unique. Wharton is a big and exciting place where one may find absolutely endless possibilities, so which of these infinite vistas attract a particular applicant is absolutely and solely the choice of the individual in question.

A more important question is about one’s individual goals, why they are significant, and how education at a particular school could help achieve them at this point in time. What is the added value that one can potentially bring to the community at Wharton and beyond?

So why Wharton, Wharton/Lauder, Wharton/SAIS, Wharton/HBS, Wharton/Healthcare? — Come visit, talk to students and admissions officers, meet professors, use other channels to find out what the school has on offer and decide how these offerings fit your tastes and goals, and you will surely have your answer

At Wharton Admissions Event on October 16, 2009

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