{"id":24378,"date":"2014-06-18T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=24378"},"modified":"2014-06-18T12:22:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-18T19:22:25","slug":"wharton-2015-mba-essay-tips-deadlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wharton-2015-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"Wharton 2015 MBA Essay Tips &#038; Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Wharton.aspx\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19717\" alt=\"Wharton\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Wharton-2-2-300x227.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a>Wharton is still marching in the MBA application shrink parade. It now has one required question and has dumped the question about contribution to Wharton's learning community. However, it has made the optional a broader question than it was last year and has increased the optional essay word limit. Overall the Wharton essay word limit count has declined from 1250 to 950 including the optional.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">My tips for completing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/Wharton.aspx\">Wharton<\/a> application essays are in blue below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Admissions Committee wants to get 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wharton.upenn.edu\/mba\/admissions\/application-requirements.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Essays<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> What do you hope to gain both personally and professionally from the Wharton MBA? <em>(500 words)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What do you want to achieve personally and professionally that you can't do now and that a Wharton MBA will help you achieve? Note the questions is not just asking what you want to do after you graduate, and it's not asking for exclusively professional aspirations. It is giving you the option to dream a bit.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">As with most <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/goalsessay.aspx\">MBA goals questions<\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">, Wharton still wants to see how you connect your Wharton education to your future. Keep in mind that<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2013\/07\/11\/what-we-learned-visiting-wharton-report-from-day-2-of-the-6th-annual-aigac-conference\/\">Wharton has an incredibly rich curriculum<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">How will you take advantage of its premier offerings to prepare yourself to achieve your vision for the future?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong> Reapplicant Essay. <\/strong>All reapplicants to Wharton are required to complete the Optional Essay. Explain how you have reflected on the previous decision about your application, and discuss any updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, extracurricular\/volunteer engagements). You may also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances. <em>(250 words)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The key part of this question is the update part. Don\u2019t ignore reflection on your previous decision, but focus on the new and improved you. For more suggestions for your reapplication, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/reapplication.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MBA Reapplication 101<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Optional Esssay.<\/strong> Please use the space below to highlight any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about your candidacy. <em>(400 words)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">You can use the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2012\/03\/25\/optional-essays-when-and-how-to-write-them\/\" target=\"_blank\">optional essay<\/a> to explain or provide context for decision you have made or events in your life. For example:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Why isn\u2019t your current boss writing your recommendation? <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Why is there an eight-month gap between your first and second job? <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Why did your grades dip during the last semester of your junior year? <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">What are your responsibilities while working for a family business after having left a prestigious consulting firm, and why did you decide to go into the family business?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Your optional essay can respond to any of those questions (but not all).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Or you can use your optional essay to highlight something in your experiences, background, personal or professional life that didn't fit into the required essay and that you want the admissions committee to know about. You can discuss a diversity element, a unique area of interest or an accomplishment that you don't feel is adequately described elsewhere. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Don't use it as a grand summary of you application or reasons for wanting Wharton. Make sure it adds value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you would like professional guidance with your Wharton MBA application, please consider Accepted\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/admissionsreview.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MBA essay editing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/admissionsconsulting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MBA admissions consulting<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/consultingandediting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">MBA Application Packages<\/a>, which include advising, editing, interview coaching, and a resume edit for the Wharton MBA application. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wharton.upenn.edu\/mba\/admissions\/application-deadlines.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Wharton 2015 Application Deadlines<\/a>:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 1px solid #221610;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><strong>Application Deadline <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Decisions Released<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Round 1 <\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td>Oct 1, 2014<\/td>\n<td>Dec 16, 2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Round 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Jan 5, 2015<\/td>\n<td>Mar 24, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Round 3<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Mar 26, 2015<\/td>\n<td>May 5, 2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*To be considered for a round, you must submit a complete application by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the day of the deadline.<\/p>\n<p><em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/aboutus\/LindaAbraham\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-8104\" title=\"Linda Abraham\" alt=\"Linda Abraham\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Linda-Abraham-150x150.jpg\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a> By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/aboutus\/editors.aspx?editorid=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"author\">Linda Abraham<\/a>, president and founder of Accepted.com and co-author of the new, definitive book on MBA admissions, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba-smarties\/\" target=\"_blank\">MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools<\/a><a>.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;\">Accepted.com's <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/aboutus\/AboutUs.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">experienced admissions consultants<\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/Services\/MBAProgramServices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">comprehensive packages<\/a>,<b><i> <\/i><\/b>or provide targeted assistance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/services\/mba\/admissionsconsulting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">picking perfect programs<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/admissionsresume.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">designing a dazzling resume<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/essayediting.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">preparing for intense interview<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/mba\/interviewservices.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">s<\/a>\u2026and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.accepted.com\/contactus.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a> to get started now!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; color: #1f497d;\">This article originally appeared on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.accepted.com\/2014\/06\/18\/wharton-2015-mba-essay-tips-deadlines\/\" target=\"_blank\">Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com. <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wharton is still marching in the MBA application shrink parade. It now has one required question and has dumped the question about contribution to Wharton&#8217;s learning community. 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