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yuxinzhao

以下是引用jelt2359在2009/2/21 23:35:00的发言：
Many people have written 站内信 to me asking me about questions on
application to business school (Wharton and others), on Wharton, and on
business school life in general. So I thought why not start a thread
where you can ask me questions (中英文都行) and everyone can benefit!

This
does not represent the official view of the Wharton school. My answers
represent my own thoughts and those of no one else. Having said that,
as co-chair of the Volunteer Admissions Committee I am in frequent
contact with the Wharton adcom, and have met over 100 prospective
applicants looking to apply to Wharton. So I'm quite familiar with the
entire process!

Update:
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28页分析怎么让自己有差异性

Cheers,
Jason

Thanks Jason~~~~~

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hyang08

Thanks a lot for your answer, Jason

I've been working in Japan for 5 years and now returned to China and want to take a career in China after MBA. I got your point and thank you

cannedpineapple

beyond08> There is no disadvantage, at least not at Wharton.

hyang08> No problem. In that case, you might want to consider just the Wharton programme, since that way you don't have to invest time + money in getting a more in-depth working knowledge of Japan that you don't need.

tyafei

Hi Jason,

I have one question about this years essay question 1 below.


As a leader in global business, Wharton is committed to sustaining “a truly global presence through its engagement in the world”.  What goals are you committed to and why?  How do you envision the Wharton MBA contributing to the attainment of those goals?


I have many goals, personal goals, career goals - long term and short team. Compared to personal goals, my career goals are more specific and defined. I am not sure whether I should discuss my career goals in detail in this type of essay? What goals should I emphasis more and how much detail should I discuss them?


The question also asked about the reason for this goal. Should I talk more on the goals or the reason for having such goals?


Really appreciate your help if you can discuss your understanding of this question and how it should be tackled.


Thank you.

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waitinfall

Hi Jason,

If I want to re-apply Wharton, do I need to re-submit another 2 recommendation letters?

Thanks.

leo-liu

hi jason

I'm working on my essays for wharton.

However, among the 4 Essays, I couldn't find any specific essay asking about a story/experience about leadership or achievement.

I just wanna find a place to talk about my leadership story...

any hints?

thanks

cannedpineapple

tyafei> The goals you refer to should be your professional/ career
goals (after all, this IS a business school essay). It seems to refer
more generally to a longer term goal, and wants to understand how you
want to reach that goal, but then the way to get there also necessarily
has other steps in between (your shorter term career goal). So this is
not really that different from a regular career goal essay. Like a
regular career goal essay, you should explain your goals, why you have
them, and how you intend to achieve them. Among the three (what, why,
how), I would stress 'what' the least, and then 'why' and 'how' more,
because this explains your thinking process and helps them understand
you better, and hence adds more value to the adcom than the 'what'. Not
to say you should skip-over the 'what', but generally, one to two
paragraphs (one for 'long term', perhaps another for 'short term') is
generally enough for 'what'.

waitinfall> Yes. They can be the
same recommenders, but the content should be different. Even if it's
the same recommender from the past (ie no professional contact since
you last applied), he should update his recommendation with what he
understands you've been doing in the past year to improve your
recommendation. If he can't do this, consider choosing another
recommender instead.

leo-liu> 'Leadership' is a concept that
is extremely general, and could refer to almost any situation where you
influenced others towards reaching a common goal. I would urge you to
think about 'leadership' this way (more broadly), rather than
necessarily having to be 'I led this project...'. So in all likelihood,
you do have mention of leadership- you just might not realise it.

In
addition, the application is not just 'the four essays' for a reason.
You can also show your leadership skills in your recommendation
letters, resume, interview.. There are a lot of other channels for you
to communicate this. If you are worried that you do not show enough leadership in your essays, and are convinced you should do more to show this (and, are satisfied with your essays), consider using the other channels to display more leadership.

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wobuxin

hi Jason,

在今年Wharton的essay题目中，第一次申请人需要回答下面这题，而再次申请人不需要，不太明白为什么有这样的区别。同时再次申请人是不是最好申请第一轮？

Essay 2 (750-1000 words)

Tell us about a time when you had to adapt by accepting/understanding the perspective of people different from yourself.

cannedpineapple

wobuxin> Apply in whichever round you feel prepared in, although in R3 spots are limited. This applies for reapplicants too. As for why reapplicants don't have this question, I can only guess, but they may feel that there were similar enough topics in previous years that they are looking for something different from a reapplicant's essays.

cannedpineapple

Nice meeting some of you at the Booth session.. Hope you guys found it useful!