Prospective Students
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.
Africa Admissions Events
October 15, 2007 - Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania(To Register please click here)
October 16, 2007 - Nairobi, Kenya(To Register please click here)
October 18, 2007 - Lagos, Nigeria (To Register please click here)
October 20, 2007 - Douala, Cameroon (To Register please click here)
October 21, 2007 - Abidjan, Ivory Coast (To Register please click here)
October 24, 2007 - Accra, Ghana(To Register please click here)
For all other events please visit:
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) WASA Prospective Student Discussion Forum WASA provides African prospective students the opportunity to exchange information and views on the Wharton Application process.
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.
Application Deadlines
| Complete Application Submitted By: | Response Date No Later Than: |
|---|---|
| Round One: October 11, 2007 | December 20, 2007 |
| Round Two: January 3, 2008 | March 27, 2008 |
| Round Three: February 28, 2008 | May 15, 2008 |
Note: MBA/MA Lauder program applicants can only apply to one of the first two rounds. MBA sub matriculation applicants can only apply for the third round.
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For a list of upcoming diversity events please click here
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