WHARTON RECEPTION

Brief recap from my end. Aregon and I made it to Wharton West campus just in the nick of time (my fault..Completely). After meeting up, Aregon transformed himself into a newyork cabbie  for the next half hour..while I clutched on for dear life! :)   j/k

Aregon has already put down his thoughts on his blog, and I totally agree with all of his observations. Couple more:

• I saw some people I went to undergrad with, which allayed some of my fears of being too old for an MBA!! I am still in the game..phew! Wharton does attact a slightly more mature crowd, both in terms of additional graduate degrees and work experience.
• Too many alums were working at Genentech..whats up with that?
• I loved the chairs they had at the reception..can I order one for my office?
• Met an alum who assured me that being non-traditional (i.e., Non strategy consulting, I-banking or IT) was actually a plus and that it would help me in defining as well as differentiating myself from the other set of strong applicants.
• Committment to applicants: I may be biased, but I feel Wharton really does a very good job of marketing itself to applicants (through its website, receptions like these, etc). The school really makes itself accessible to everybody, rather than portraying exclusivity and aloof-ness. That is amazing, isnt that what B-school is supposed to be teaching you anyway?

Great reception.. looking forward to seeing the school in person now!