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The Wharton School has long been considered one of the top MBA programs in the world. Every year, it attracts thousands of applications from extremely talented and accomplished individuals. The Wharton African Students Association (WASA) is committed to increasing the number of Africans enrolled at Wharton. WASA recognizes that the application process is very competitive and as such offers a number of resources to African prospective students.

Wharton African Business Forum Conference 2010

“Prospective students are invited to attend the Prospective Students Panel at the Wharton Africa Business Forum on Friday, November 19th at the Wharton School. For registration and other details go to link http://whartonafrica.com/wabf/prospective-students/

Africa Admissions Events hosted by Mckinsey & Company

Lagos, Nigeria
August 23, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Southern Sun, Ikoyi Hotel
47, Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi, Lagos

Accra, Ghana
August 24, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Holiday Inn, Accra Airport Hotel
PMB CT 97, Cantonments, Accra

Johannesburg, South Africa
August 26, 2010, 6:30 – 8:30 PM
Radisson Blue Hotel, Sandton
Corner of Rivonia Road and Daisy Street
61 Katherine Street
Sandown, South Africa

To register click Here

For other Wharton admission event please visit: http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admissions/admission-events.cfm

Resources for Prospective Students

a) Application Buddy Program
If you are an African prospective student applying to Wharton, WASA can assign you a mentor/application buddy to offer answers and advice during the application process. If you want to be assigned a mentor or have any questions, please e-mail us.

b) Discussion Forum
Please register for the WASA Prospective Student Discussion Forum taking place during the Wharton Africa Business Forum on Friday, November 19th at the Wharton School through the link http://whartonafrica.com/wabf/prospective-students/

c) Application Process For more detailed information about the admissions process please visit the Office of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid.

Prerequisites

Completion of an undergraduate program at an accredited U.S. college or its equivalent in another country.
Results of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) – (There is no minimum GMAT score) – Wharton’s GMAT code is 2926.
Results of the TOEFL test, if your native language is not English or if you did not complete a degree program in which English was the language of instruction. Wharton’s TOEFL code is 2926. The TOEFL Department Code (business/commerce) is 02.
Completion of the Wharton application.