Three Wharton Students Named Among ‘Best & Brightest MBAs’
The students have been recognized for work in areas spanning real estate, emerging economies, and cutting-edge technology. (Photo: Getty Images) Poets & Quants, a top news outlet for students...
View ArticleHow to Succeed in Hollywood
Wharton students met with alumni in show business through the Wharton Industry Exploration Program (Photo: Getty Images) Last month, 40 students flew to Los Angeles for a week as part of the Wharton...
View ArticleHow Yoga Made Me a Better Student
Finding my Zen—on and off the mat By Makena Finger Illustration by Martina Paukova On a cold Tuesday night in December, I rode the 40 bus to Anjali Power Yoga on South Street in Philadelphia, where I...
View ArticleWharton Doctoral Students Helping Women in Business Academia
The Wharton Society for the Advancement of Women in Business Academia is off to a fast start. Left to right: Gemma Moran GRW19, Lesley Meng GRW19, Brooke Kelly GRW20, Basima Tewfik GRW18. Not pictured:...
View ArticleNew Documentary Inspires Women in Business to Dream, Girl
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” said Komal Minhas, founder and president of KoMedia, to a group of young girls. The answers came in excited bursts. “Software engineer!” “Doctor!”...
View ArticleWEMBA 42 Students from Both Coasts Build Bonds While Building Bikes for Local...
The air in Penn’s iconic Palestra was thick with excitement on May 26 as the members of WEMBA 42, Wharton’s newest class of Executive MBA students, piled onto the court for a mystery group activity...
View ArticleMentoring a Penn President’s Innovation Prize Winning Team
It's almost the stuff movies are made of. A young professor charged with teaching a new university course in health care entrepreneurship meets a brash sophomore interested in taking the class. But...
View ArticleGood at Grades, Better at Google Calendar
Was a packed schedule hurting her education? Or was it an education all on its own? By Olivia Nelson As my Advanced Corporate Finance professor reviewed the syllabus, it seemed as if the topics, such...
View ArticleSubmarine to FinTech
MBA student Steve Weiner helps fellow vets navigate the opaque waters of civilian life. For three years, I lived intermittently on a U.S. Navy submarine that dove beneath the surface of the Pacific...
View ArticleInvesting in Diversity
A new student group, Return on Equality, brings conversation to the art of empathetic leadership. By Aria Florant and Brian Vo Business school is a bubble. It can be a magical bubble, where skills can...
View ArticleBalancing Academics and Extracurriculars
The clock hits 2:50pm. “¡Hasta mañana!” I speed-walk from Spanish class to Hill College House, throw up my hair, briefly become a quick-change artist, and jog to fencing practice. I leave practice more...
View ArticleLooking Back on Wharton Club Leadership
Wharton Clubbing Night. Photo credit: Wharton Flickr. Throughout my time at Wharton, I’ve had the opportunity to rise to different leadership positions in my extracurricular activities. Through these...
View ArticleThe Power of the Guest Lecture
One example of a business leader giving a guest lecture at Wharton: Stanley Druckenmiller (in chair on right), chairman and CEO of Duquesne Family Office, during the Howard Marks Lecture Series....
View ArticleRegions: Latin America
Wharton MBA for Executives students explore Cuba during Global Business Week. Photo credit: University Communications. Exploring Global Education in Cuba Cuba has only recently opened its doors to...
View ArticleWharton Applicants Get Call They’re Waiting For
Over the next few months, the Wharton MBA Admissions team will be busy making dozens of phone calls to welcome the newest members of the Wharton MBA Class of 2018. For current first-year MBA student...
View ArticleTop 10 Philly Food Recommendations
Center City District Restaurant Week is back (it resumes January 24 through 29). It’s the perfect time to explore Philadelphia’s celebrated culinary scene without breaking that New Year’s resolution to...
View ArticleForging a New ‘Funnel’ for Wharton On Campus Recruiting
I tried my hand at Penn Career Services On Campus Recruiting (OCR) during the spring semester of my sophomore year, although OCR is typically for second-semester juniors. I wanted to take the...
View ArticleA Marketing Career Starts?
I sat in front of my black Ikea desk with my laptop open and a few papers scattered over the surface. My free Cosi coffee was in one corner and my water bottle in the other. Black, orange and white...
View ArticleNext Career Move: From Wharton to Silicon Valley?
Students participate in the inaugural Wharton Industry Exploration Program trip to Silicon Valley in January 2015. This semester, I had the opportunity to take Culture of Technology, a half-credit...
View ArticleWearing the Wharton Brand on His Chest
When I was admitted to Wharton almost one and half years ago, I was ecstatic. I could not believe that I had actually gotten in and that all my hard work from the previous few years had paid off. The...
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