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        Wharton MBA Essay Tips

        First get the
      basic
      principles right and then move on to the essay tips.

    

        Wharton Essay 1 Tips

    

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

    

            
      This is an important essay where Wharton has combined career progression, goals
      and "why Wharton MBA" into a wholesome write-up.
            The length  (a full
      1000 words) of the essay, stressing the importance Wharton gives it, is
            
      both a challenge and a threat. So make this opening essay  a
      tour-de-force that sets the tone for your Wharton application.

    

            The
      first part of the Wharton essay can be a well defined explanation of Pre-Wharton, Wharton and
      ost-Wharton phases of your career and life. Be credible in mentioning your Post-Wharton short-term and long-term goals.
      If possible be specific, both about the industry and the role you are
      seeking. Uncovering and expressing a logical link between the three phases
      is a critical element in the essay.
      While the essay asks about your career plans do not be afraid to bring in
      
      non-career aspects that have influenced your choices. In
      addition to a rough sketch of your career, your main career achievements
      need to find a place in this first Wharton MBA essay. As long as you don't repeat yourself in
      the subsequent essays, you can use this opportunity to reveal aspects of
      your personality that emerge attractively from your career progression
      stories.

    

            
      The second part of the Wharton essay question is explicitly Wharton centric. Many Business
      Schools ask "why MBA" or "why MBA now": Wharton unmistakably asks you "why
      Wharton" and "why Wharton now". So give the question the respect it
      deserves and provide logical and well-supported reasons for both
      questions.

    

        Wharton Essay 2

    

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

    

        Wharton Essay 2 Tips

    

        This is an almost exact
      replication of last year's question: Describe a failure or setback that
      you have experienced. What role did you play and what did you learn about
      yourself?

    

        As in most failure essays
      the key to getting it right is to begin your
      thought process from the second part of the question and then proceed to a
      significant and credible incident that has left it's mark on you. Wharton,
      with it's admirable focus on the individual, wants to know your personal
      reaction to the event and the lessons you learnt from it. Never forget that the
      failure essay is in reality meant to be a success story where you learnt,
      improved and readied yourself to be a better leader and (perhaps!) a
      better person.

    

        While the qualities that
      you reflected while fire-fighting the incident or it's aftereffects is our
      core reason for the essay, please take care to choose a failure that is
      "real". A fluffy failure not only makes for a weak essay but
      will also
      probably put you on the hot seat during the Wharton interview.

    

        Wharton Essay 3

    

        Tell us about a situation
      in which you were an outsider. What did you learn from the experience?
      (500 words)

    

        Wharton Essay 3 Tips

    

        This spanking new Wharton
      essay question lays the ground for you to expound on incidents, situations
      or actions that have enabled you to assimilate cultural variations at
      work, play or living environments. The essay can explore
            
      your outlook and
      maturity in cross-cultural interactions.  While your international exposure
      could form the core of this
      Wharton MBA application essay, with a "culture shock" experience
      forming the core of the story,
            "outsider" is a very broad
      term, and you can take the meaning for the word that is able to best
      illustrate qualities that you want Wharton to know about.

    

        Leadership, cultural
      diversity, people skills, adaptability and a broad open outlook are
      expected to make best use of the MBA program at Wharton, and an essay that
      illustrates some or all (and more) of these qualities will stand you in
      good stead.

    

        Wharton Essay 4

    

        Complete one of the
      following two questions:

    

        Where in your background
      would we find evidence of your leadership capacity and/or potential? (500
      words)

    

        Is there anything about
      your background or experience that you feel you have not had the
      opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee in your application? If
      yes, please explain. (500 words)

    

        Wharton Essays  4 Tips

    

        Have you read a  short story
      or an article in which YOU were the hero? When these Wharton essays are read that is
      what you should be.

    

        Each person has knowledge
      and qualities that grant him  or her the potential to do extraordinary
      things. These essays are the place where you put those
      experiences (or potential) on paper.

    

        The first choice is a
      straightforward essay that calls for an revelation of your leadership
      qualities. Describe the impact
      you've had on a team, group or organization and show how has this experience been
      valuable to you or others (that by the way is paraphrasing a Wharton essay
      question from last year). Write about an experience where you were in a
      leadership position, preferably one that helped define what kind of a
      leader you are today. Choose an experience that reveals your strengths as
      a leader. The story can go back in time but preferably place it in the
      last 2-3 years.

    

        Two essay options from
      last year are excellent indications of what you can focus on in the second
      option: Describe a personal
      characteristic or quality that will help the Admissions Committee to know
      you better. What do you do best and why? This Wharton choice gives you
      complete freedom to choose almost any quality or skill of yours and
      expound on it with incidents and anecdotes. Choose areas where you have
      good stories to back you up. Take examples or situations from
      non-professional or non-career fronts.

    

        Go for it!

    

        Optional Essay

    

        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, TOEFL waiver request, inconsistent or questionable academic
      performance, significant weaknesses in your application) (250 words)

    

        Optional Essay Tips

    

        Wharton's essay lengths
      are almost always a threat and a challenge; in this case they are also a
      guide.
            Wharton is one
      of the few B School which gives as much as 500 words for a multiple-choice question.
      And yet the Wharton optional essay is given only 250 words.
            Being
      a card carrying
      member of the Anti-Optional Essay League I can only warn that unless it
      is absolutely necessary give this one a miss.

    

        Since Wharton's clear
      focus is in providing you a chance to present an added perspective to any
      glaring weaknesses in your application, you might try a defense if you
      feel that is the case. But once again evaluate if the essay is actually
      going to make the Admissions Committee feel better about your candidature.
      If you can give strong, credible, mature reasons to explain the weaknesses
      and counter it with logic and passion, perhaps you can give it a try.

    

        Then think again if the optional essay is a strong constructive addition to your
      candidacy. If yes, start working on the essay.

    

        Go for it!

yaoyao99

chamcham

wow, big thx. Also plan to apply Wharton 08? How are essays going?

biggeo

Puzzling about the "outsider" essay... How is your essay going?

biggeo

Another tips from Wharton student:


Class of 2010: Deconstructing the new essays (2nd Annual)

    

    7/12/2007
    

by Alex Fleming
    






Total Posts: 54




    First Post by Alex 4/12/2006
    

    Last Post by Alex 8/18/2007
    

    

Class of 2010: Deconstructing the new essays...

    

OK, Class of 2010, this is my 2nd annual commentary and deconstruction of the new essay topics...

    

Here we go and let the mayhem begin...

    

“The Admissions Committee is interested in getting to know you on both
a professional and personal level. We encourage you to be
introspective, candid, and succinct. Most importantly, we suggest you
be yourself.”

    

Don’t ignore this part, it is possibly the most important sentence of
the whole list. Acute self-realization is a sign of intelligence.
Brevity and efficiency of thought and expression is nice to read and
better at furthering your message. The biggest mistake made by people
is assuming there is some ideal candidate out there that the Adcom is
looking for, and trying to be that person. That could not be further
from the truth.

    

The Adcom, really, truly, no BS, wants to know who you are as a person and what your passions are...

    

“First-time Applicant Essays

    

All first-time applicants are required to complete four essays, with
the option of a fifth essay that may be used to address extenuating
circumstances. Reapplicants who applied for the Entering Fall 2006 or
2007 Class are to complete the re-applicant essays. All other
reapplicants are to complete the first-time applicant essays.”

    

OK, let’s get to the meat of the problem...

    

REQUIRED:

    

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

    

Some slight phrasing changes here, but nothing substantive. The choice
of ending the sentence with “our program” is not unintentional. I read
this as renewed emphasis on making your essays specific to the Wharton
program and what you can offer it and it can offer you. Other stuff
remains the same (Career, STG, LTG, Y MBA, Y Wharton, Y Now). Though,
on further reflection, I might change my shorthand in the future to
read (Y MBA, Y now, Y Wharton).

    

You can do this in less than 1000 words, no matter how daunting it may seem, remember the part about being succinct...

    

2. Describe a failure or setback that you have experienced. What role
did you play and what did you learn about yourself? (500 words)

Hmmm, they have also changed the phrasing of this one, for the better I
think. The second part is key. Plenty of people fail, but it is what
you learn and how you extricate yourself form the situation that makes
you a great leader. So, don’t focus on the problem, focus on what part
you played in the solution.

    

3. Tell us about a situation in which you were an outsider. What did you learn from the experience? (500 words)

    

Oooo Oooo, I love this question. It is new. Everything is great when
you are an insider working on a team, but what makes people’s character
is how they deal with adversity. How do you conduct yourself when
things are not supporting you? As somebody who has failed and had to
recover many times, I can tell you that my failures taught me much more
about myself and pushed my growth much faster than my successes.

    

Being an outsider can put a unique and intense pressure on someone who
is used to being in the crowd and in the right, and you need to tell
the Adcom how you responded to this pressure.

    

4. Please Complete One Of The Following Two Questions:

    

    * Where in your background would we find evidence of your leadership capacity and/or potential? (500 words)  

    

This is wide open; toot your own horn. But remember, do not cater to
some ideal you have in your mind about what the Adcom wants. Point out
the actual leadership experience you have had that you valued and put
your energy into.

    
* Is there anything about your background or experience that you
feel you have not had the opportunity to share with the Admissions
Committee in your application? If yes, please explain. (500 words)

    

This is your chance to be unique and extraordinary. You can bring out
some aspect of your life that is not covered elsewhere. Perhaps it is a
hobby or extracurricular accomplishment. Perhaps you just want to
highlight some aspect of your character. Show your personality and
outlook on life.

    

OPTIONAL:

    

5. 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, TOEFL waiver request,
inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant
weaknesses in your application). (250 words)

    

IT IS OK TO LEAVE THIS ONE BLANK. Seriously. Do not put your resume
here. If you have a case-by-case question on what to put here, then ask
on s2s before including it.

    

Well, that is it. Good luck and get writing