November 8 th 2016 Semester in San Francisco 2012 2 SSF Cohort 2012 Net Promoter Score higher than Apple iPhone at its peak Q2 NPS 74 2010 Apple iPhone NPS 73 Students said ID: 736076
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Semester in San Francisco Fall 2017 Information Session
November 8
th
, 2016Slide2
Semester in San Francisco 2012
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SSF Cohort 2012
Net Promoter Score
higher
than Apple iPhone at it’s peak
Q2 NPS = 74%2010 Apple iPhone NPS = 73%Students said…“I couldn’t look at my pictures from San Francisco when I came back to Philly.”“It was my best experience at Wharton.”
COMPANY EXPOSURE
CUSTOMIZED CURRICULUM
FOCUSED CAREER SUPPORT
CULTURAL IMMERSION
STUDENT COMMUNITY
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SSF Fall 2016 Class Profile
65 students enrolled
46% female, 54% male
16 countries represented
Top industry preferences: Technology and VC
Key stats
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The tight-knit, like-minded community drives high net promoter scores for the program
NPS = 76
Fall 2015 Cohort
“The Semester in SF program was a true highlight of my Wharton experience. I especially enjoyed the opportunity to meet a
select group
a students, and
we became a tight knit group of friends.” “This experience has been life-changing. We are part of a very structured MBA program, but this program is really entrepreneurial.” “The courses we got in SF were great. The level of engagement was high and I could pick up on patterns and perspectives across classes.”“We have a lot of alumni out here that are willing and ready to help and are engaged in our events.”
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AcademicsSlide6
David Bell
Peter Cappelli
Morris Cohen
Cade Massey
David Musto
Karl Ulrich
David Wessels
David Erickson
Keith Weigelt
Faculty 2016
Matt Rossiter
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Course Number
Course Name
Instructor
CU
OIDD 695.001
Regional
Seminar (required)
Karl Ulrich
0.5
OIDD 693.401
Influence
Cade Massey
0.5
OIDD 680.001
Operations Strategy Practicum
Morris Cohen
1
MGMT 691.414
Negotiations*
Peter Cappelli
1
MGMT 731.001
Technology Strategy*
Karl Ulrich
0.5
FNCE 750.003
Venture Capital & the Finance of Innovation*
David Wessels
1
FNCE 883.003
Strategic Issues in Equity Finance
David Erickson & David Musto
0.5
MKTG 727.050
Digital Marketing & Electronic Commerce
David Bell
0.5
LGST 813.002
Legal Aspects of Entrepreneurship*
Matt Rossiter
0.5
*Counts towards the Entrepreneurial Management Major
NOTE: pass/fail designation deadlines are the same as add/drop deadlines
Curriculum
Fall 2016
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Proposed Business Analytics Courses Fall 2017
Two ½ semester
courses
Stat
705. Programming in R
Recently
added to Wharton curriculumPopular open source software for data analysisStat 7xx. Analysis of Text and Unstructured DataNew course, not yet offered in PhiladelphiaRequires familiarity with R (Stat 705)Extracting sentiment from text, summarizationLatent semantic analysis and topic models
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OIDD 695 - Regional Seminar Speakers, Fall 2016
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Ania
Smith WG'02, Airbnb, Head of Business Operations, North America
Iris Choi WG'04, Floodgate, Partner
Alexander Schuth WG'05, Denali Therapeutics, Co-Founder and COORavi Gupta, Instacart, COO and CFOPhilip DeSimone, Carbon3D, Inc., VP of Business Development
Christine Moseley WG'11, Full Harvest, Founder and CEOGarrett van Ryzin, Uber, Head of Marketplace Optimization Peter Farago WG'03, Marketing in Silicon Valley
Sam Allen WG'06, Salesforce.com, VP Mergers & Acquisitions Dr. Jun Wu, Amino Capital, Partner
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OIDD 680 - Operations Strategy Practicum
Site Visits
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US
Navy (San Diego)Taylor Guitar Company (San Diego
)Maquiladora factories (Tijuana)
Boeing Everett Plant (Seattle) Costco (Seattle) Amazon Headquarters (Seattle)Amazon Distribution Center (Bay Area)
Costco
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Academic Advising
Academic Advising
Majors and credit units
Course registration and ISP
Course Match
support
Offered on-site (2x/semester) and virtually anytime Registration for SSF coursesNo Course MatchCourse loadBetween 3 and 6 credit units1 cu can be taken pass/fail - Regional Seminar does not count toward limit
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Samsung Ventures America
•
Corporate
venture capital fund, focused on American investments• Project: Market trend & investment thesis in AI
Sonoma County Winegrowers
• Organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Sonoma County• Project: Building a think tank Ampush MediaAd-tech company using mobile-first platforms (i.e. Facebook, Twitter)Project: Talent branding strategy
Calliope WaterSmart home device to manage water usage Project: Business model exploration Z Board
Electric skateboard company Project: Go to market strategy for college students
Field Application Projects (FAP) – 2016 Examples
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Student ProgramsSlide14
WGA
West Coast VPs
Social Event Survey
Vote for major
tripsNapa, Hawaii
Small group events
Student Life PaintballHalloween PartyYosemite National Park
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@TechCrunch Disrupt
Co-Curricular activities
@Vanity Fair Summit
@Y
Combinator
Startup School Event
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What:
Wharton Leadership Program will deliver workshops and/or intensives in San Francisco
When:
All programming will be delivered over one weekend in the Fall
Who: Programming will be open to SSF students and Wharton San Francisco Executive MBA students
How: Registration will be announced via email in August to SSF class, participants will be selected by lottery
Fall 2016 Examples: Gathering Intelligence through Conversation and Leadership from within Mindfulness Retreat For questions, contact Janese Jackson, Program Coordinator Leadership Program – Overview Semester in San FranciscoSlide17
Wharton Entrepreneurs Workshop
Monthly; typically before class
Practical advice and insights on launching business
Networking opportunities
VIP-SF includes
Workshop series, advisors, and community of entrepreneurs
Scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays Scale School Workshop series offers solutions to critical challenges faced by rapidly growing companies Targeted at companies moving beyond product market fit Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship Semester in San FranciscoSlide18
Get Your Input
Career goals and interests survey
Offer SSF Specific Services
SSF Resume Book
SSF Fall internships
Company visits
Alumni mixers and lunchesOn-site career advising Access to PHL RecruitingVirtual career advisingMBACM website CareerPath access: job board and OCRWeekly industry emails
On-campus events: Info Sessions, Expo, etc.MBA Career Management
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51% of fall 2016 SSF students are doing
part-time internships
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1955 Capital
Airbnb
Apollo BoxApple IncAtomic Labs BeepiBusiness for Social ResponsibilityCricket HealthCurologyDoximity
Endeavor CatalystFellow RobotsFirst Round CapitalFundbox
Google XLattice DataMemebox
MintedMoveWithNevro Corporation
NextbitOmmoOwl VenturesPax
Personal CapitalPresidio PartnersProduction BoardRezilir Health
RippleSidewalk Labs Unity TechnologiesVisbit (VR startup)
Companies Include
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SSF 2015- Career Reporting Results
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SSF 2015
#
%
Class
of Students
65
Seeking FT Employment
35
54%
Seeking students reporting FT job offers
35
Seeking students reporting FT job
offer acceptances
35
100%
Students not
seeking employment
19
28%
Company sponsored / returning to company
4
Starting own biz
9
Continuing
education
1
Postponed search
5
Students
not responding to survey
11
17%
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Application ProcessSlide22
Applications to SSF have risen over
time
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*Changed to multi-round admissions process in fall 2016
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Round 1:
Applications
open:
November 28, 2016Applications due: January 13, 2017
Decisions released: February 10, 2017
Accept/decline by: March 17, 2017No waitlist: if not accepted in Round 1, you can apply again in Round 2! Round 2 (condensed timeline): Applications open: April 24, 2017Applications due: May 15, 2017Decisions released: June 5, 2017
Accept/decline by: June 23, 2017 How do I apply?
Qualtrics survey – will open November 28, 2016Application Process
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What
do we look for?
Strong academic performance – GPA matters
!Thoughtful, well
written essays
Focus on community, career, and academics No academic probation or ethics violations at any point in time Application Process Semester in San FranciscoSlide25
Cost
Program fee of
$5,000
per studentMerit-based fellowships available (i.e., academic performance)
HousingParticipants responsible
for transportation & housingOpportunities to sublet Philadelphia apartments MBAPO International Exchange Logistics Semester in San FranciscoSlide26
SSF FAQs
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What is the GPA cutoff for me to be selected for the program?
How many will you admit in Round 1 vs. Round 2?
Can I be in Lauder and do SSF? Can I be any other kind of dual-degree student and do SSF?
Can I be a Leadership Fellow and do SSF? Can I be a Venture Fellow and do SSF? Can I be a Student Life Fellow and do SSF?
When will I know which courses are being offered? How are the merit-based fellowships determined and how much are they? Semester in San FranciscoSlide27
Student Panel Slide28
Key Contact Information
Maria Halpern
Director of SSF
Program/MBACM
mariahal@wharton.upenn.edu
Christine SweeneySSF Coordinator/MBAPOsweeneyc@wharton.upenn.edu Erica Marks MBA Career Managementmarkser@wharton.upenn.edu
Eric MorinStudent Lifeemorin@Wharton.upenn.edu
Stephan Dieckmann
Deputy Vice Dean, Academic Affairssdieckma@wharton.upenn.edu Irina
YuenPenn Wharton Entrepreneurship
SF
iyuen@wharton.upenn.edu
Stacy Franks
Field Application Projects
franks@wharton.upenn.edu
Lakeisha Bishop
Financial Aid
knightla@wharton.upenn.edu
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AppendixSlide30
Where did they intern?
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