{"id":46694,"date":"2019-08-19T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T20:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=46694"},"modified":"2019-08-19T13:18:59","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T20:18:59","slug":"wharton-mba-essay-tips-and-deadlines-2019-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wharton-mba-essay-tips-and-deadlines-2019-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Wharton MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines: 2019-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The University of Pennsylvania's, Wharton School once again asks applicants to write two essays for the 2019-20 application season. Last year, Wharton introduced a new question for its second essay but has reduced its length limit by 100 words for this cycle. The reapplicants also have to write an additional required essay along with an optional essay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 The admission deadlines and timeline are as under:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application Deadlines<\/a>:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n Round<\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Application\n Deadline<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Interview\n Invitations<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td>\n Decisions<\/strong><\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Round 1\n <\/td>\n September\n 17, 2019\n <\/td>\n October\n 29, 2019\n <\/td>\n December 18, 2019\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Round 2\n <\/td>\n January\n 7, 2020\n <\/td>\n February\n 13, 2020\n <\/td>\n March 26, 2020\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Round 3\n <\/td>\n April\n 1, 2020\n <\/td>\n April\n 16, 2020\n <\/td>\n May 8, 2020\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

For more\ninformation about applying for the Wharton MBA, visit the Wharton admission website. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wharton has an\ninnovative approach to student life. From Wharton's admission website, \"Student\nlife is incredibly rich at Wharton. We have a renewed focus on the community,\nso you build strong friendships and networks while maintaining the vast\nresources of a large, world-class university in the vibrant city of\nPhiladelphia.<\/em>\" You can visit the campus or their website, to learn\nabout the culture at Wharton. Knowing about the specific culture of Wharton\nwould benefit you largely in the admission process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Admissions\nCommittee wants to get to know you on both professional and personal level. We\nencourage you to be introspective, candid and concise. Most importantly, be\nyourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is MER\u2019s\nanalysis of Wharton\u2019s essays:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay 1: What do\nyou hope to gain professionally from the Wharton MBA? (500 words)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Although this\nessay is a classic career goals essay, the expectation of the admission\ncommittee sets it apart. You have to think of a  bigger picture, that is, and in a mere 500\nwords, you not only have to explain your short term and long term goals and the\nbroad impact you hope to have on your industry, community, or country , but\nalso  have to illustrate how the skill\nset and experience acquired at Wharton will help you fill the gap between your\npresent career and your long term goals. Please note that the focus of this\nessay should not be on your professional history and key accomplishments, but on\nyour career objectives and your \u2018fit\u2019 with the program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the essay\ndoesn\u2019t ask about your professional history, I suggest providing a brief\naccount of your key professional experiences that have kindled your ambitions\nand given you the clarity regarding your goals. Explain what you hope to achieve\nprofessionally both in the short term and then in the long term.Then\nshare your present mindset and explain why an MBA at this stage in your career\nwill bring you closer to your goals. You need to do a self-critique of your\nweak points and highlight how the MBA experience can help cement them. The\nthought here is to demonstrate self-awareness and resolve to look for\nsolutions. Try to showcase how a business school can abet you in overcoming\nyour weaknesses and filling gaps in your skillset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then explain how\nan MBA from Wharton will help you fill those knowledge gapsand how the resources\nand experiences at Wharton will support your goals. You can do this by\nconveying to the admission committee that you understand the Wharton community\nand what the school offers.Outline how you fit into the diverse Wharton\ncommunity. Be specific here and don't forget to demonstrate the fact that you\nhave a fair understanding of the various resources and offerings at Wharton\nthat align with your goals. Including specific information from your Wharton\nresearch and linking it to your goals and values is the key here. For instance,\nyou could talk about how unique educational opportunities, culture, activities,\nstudent clubs and organizations, rich and flexible curriculum and the learned\nfaculty at Wharton can be a pathway for your goals. The bottom line is making a\ncase for Wharton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay 2: Describe\nan impactful experience or accomplishment that is not reflected elsewhere in\nyour application. How will you use what you learned through that experience to\ncontribute to the Wharton community? (400 words)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The admission\ncommittee is looking for candidates who can make an impact while being in\nWharton and later at work while pursuing their goals and in their respective\ncommunities. To begin with, pick any area from your personal or professional\nlife, any experience where you made a significant impact on your organization\nor people or community. Explain what challenges you faced and how you dealt\nwith those challenges and eventually succeeded in making an impact. You must share\nthe learnings you gleaned from the experience. As always, I suggest following\nthe STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to detail out your experience.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second part\nof the essay, explain how Wharton community can benefit from your experience.\nYour contribution should directly stem from the lessons you learned from that experience.\n You need to show to Ad com what you will\nbring to the table as a student and as a valuable alumnus. For instance, you\novercame stress at work by learning meditation or yoga and now you could take\nclasses and help fellow students to overcome stress. Wharton values teamwork\nand diversity and wants a student group that can support each other. So don't\nforget to mention how you will also gain in this process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to organize this essay:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Impactful\nexperience or accomplishment \u2013 100-150 words <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning from the experience \u2013 75-80 words<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contribution to\nWharton \u2013 200 words<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Required Re-applicant Essay \/ Optional First-time Applicant Essay<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Explain how you\nhave reflected on the previous decision about your application, and discuss any\nupdates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional\ncoursework, extracurricular\/volunteer engagements).  First-time applicants may also use this\nsection to address any extenuating circumstances. (250 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wharton is\ninviting reapplicants to reflect on their candidacy. If you are a reapplicant,\nyou need to illustrate here that you have grown and evolved since the last time\nyou applied. Discuss your enhanced professional qualifications, improved\nrecords, and efforts made to familiarize yourself with the culture at Wharton, or\/and\nany effort that you have made to strengthen your candidature. For example, if\nyou have improved your GMAT, have received promotions,  have gained more clarity on your goals this\ntime, or if you have taken new quantitative classes or certifications, share\nthat information in this essay. Since the word limit is 250 words, it is\nadvisable to give a crisp, straight jacket account of areas you have improved\nupon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First-time\napplicants may also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances.\n(250 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Addressing\nextenuating circumstances\u2019 means that you should address the weakness, if any,\nin your application. Your response should be brief, without making any excuses.\nHere you may address a weakness in your profile, such as education gap or\nemployment gap, lack or growth at work, or low GPA or GMAT. Your weakness may\nalso bring out a positive aspect of your personality. For example, if you are\ndiscussing your employment gap, you may explain that you did something\nproductive during that period, such as traveling, volunteering or handling a\nfamily medical emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information,\nplease visit the Wharton MBA Admissions Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For  further assistance in developing your\napplication essays, you may review the general Essay Tips<\/em><\/a>. To meet the stringent word\nlimits, you need to be extremely precise in presenting your case and make every word count.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For\nessay analysis  of other schools by MER, click here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You\nmay also be interested in Wharton\nadmit Mansi\u2019s video interview<\/a> and a\nwebinar<\/a> wherein she discussed in detail about the factors that contributed\nto her success at the top 5 MBA programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2011, MER (myEssayReview<\/em><\/a>)  has helped many applicants get\naccepted into top 20 MBA programs including Wharton .(Poonam is  one of\nthe top 5 most reviewed consultants on the GMAT Club<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article<\/a>\nwas first published in myEssayReview blog.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may email Poonam at poonam@myessayreview.com<\/em><\/a> with questions about\nyour Wharton application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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