Why Wharton is da bomb !

The last in my series of B-school application experiences is Wharton. The place where I will be in Aug 2008. Exciting !! Let me try and explain what makes Wharton so special to me and why is it the school of my choice ?

Admissions process: The Wharton admissions process was beyond doubt the most helpful, courteous and transparent of all the admission processes. The essays topics were not "tricky" or "fancy"; they were straight-forward questions aimed at helping applicants make the strongest case for their candidatures. One of my recommenders made an error while submitted the recommendation. Just one email to the Wharton S2S board was enough to get students to help me out and point me to the right contact in the Admissions office. Moreover, 10 minutes after I sent a mail to admissions my issue was solved :).

Interview: I mistakenly had set my cell-phone on "vibrate", instead of "off" during my interview. My nervous gf in Seattle, called me twice during the course of my interview. In other schools this mistake would have been deadly, however the 2nd year student was really friendly and also talked about how his family and friends were nervous as he waded through the interview process a year earlier. The questions were relatively straight-forward and he seemed genuinely interested in my answers.

School Visit: Both my visits to Wharton have been awesome. I met some really accomplished yet humble people. The culture that pervades the school blends a sense of strong camaraderie and a commitment to individual excellence. It was refreshing to see both see dimensions neatly balanced in the Wharton equation.

Results: Well, I couldn't sleep the night before the Wharton results. So, we went out and drank a lot. The alcohol helped me sleep and get up 4 hours after the results had been posted. I woke up to find 1 mail in my junk folder, that told me I was in. !!!