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Essay 1 (Required)

Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect an MBA from Wharton to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? (1,000 words)

Essay 2 (Required)

Describe a failure or setback that you have experienced.  How did you respond, and what did you learn about yourself? (500 words)

Essays 3 & 4 (Required)

Please complete two of the following four questions (500 words each):

• Describe a personal characteristic or quality that will help the Admissions Committee to know you better. 
• Describe an impact you’ve had on a team, group or organization. How has this experience been valuable to you or others, and what did you learn?
• What do you do best and why?
          
• When have your values, ethics, or morals been challenged? How has this shaped who you are today?

Essay 5 (Optional)

If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words)

Reapplicant Essays

Reapplicants are required to complete three essays, with the option of a fourth essay that may be used to address extenuating circumstances. (Please note: reapplicant essays are for Fall 2005 or Fall 2006 applicants only; reapplicants from prior years are to complete the first-time applicant essay.)

Reappplicant Essay 1 (Required)

Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect an MBA from Wharton to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? How has your candidacy improved since the last time you applied? (1,000 words)

Reappplicant Essays 2 & 3 (Required)

Please complete two of the following five questions (500 words each):

• Describe a personal characteristic or quality that will help the Admissions Committee to know you better.
• Describe an impact you’ve had on an individual, group or organization. How has this experience been valuable to you or others, and what did you learn?
• What do you do best and why?
          
• When have your values, ethics, or morals been challenged? How has this shaped who you are today?
• Describe a failure or setback that you have experienced.  How did you respond, and what did you learn about yourself?

Reappplicant Essay 4 (Optional)

If you feel there are extenuating circumstances about which the Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words)

Additional Joint Wharton MBA/MA - Lauder Applicant Essays (required for all Lauder applicants in addition to the appropriate set of essay questions above)

• Describe a cross-cultural experience in your adult life that was challenging to you. How did you meet this challenge and what did you learn from the experience? (1,000 words)
• Please explain why you are currently applying to Lauder. How do you expect the Wharton/Lauder joint-degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and personal level? (1,000 words)

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are these questions changing year by year?

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