{"id":53315,"date":"2021-10-27T16:57:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T23:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=53315"},"modified":"2021-10-27T17:00:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T00:00:51","slug":"wharton-mba-essay-tips-deadlines-2021-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wharton-mba-essay-tips-deadlines-2021-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Wharton MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines: 2021-22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The\nUniversity of Pennsylvania's Wharton School once again asks applicants to\nsubmit two essays for the 2021-22 application season. This year, the school has\ntweaked the first essay prompt. The applicants can also submit an optional\nessay to provide additional information and explain extenuating circumstances.\nThe reapplicants need to write an additional required essay. The word limit for\nall the essays remains unchanged. The candidates have 900 words to present\ntheir candidacy for the Wharton MBA program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From\nWharton Blog<\/a>:\n\u201cThe Admissions Committee is looking to understand more about you and your\nunique personality and how that can ultimately contribute to the Wharton\ncommunity. We are a student-driven campus and need each and every MBA to bring\nsomething to the table.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application Deadlines<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n Round<\/strong>\n <\/td> Application Deadline<\/strong> <\/td> Interview Invitations<\/strong> <\/td>\n Decisions<\/strong>\n <\/td><\/tr>
\n Round 1\n <\/td>September 8, 2021 <\/td>\n October 27, 2021\n <\/td>December 15, 2021 <\/td><\/tr>
\n Round 2\n <\/td> January 5, 2022 <\/td>\n February 14, 2022\n <\/td>March 23, 2022 <\/td><\/tr>
\n Round 3\n <\/td>\n March 30, 2022\n <\/td>\n April 14, 2022\n <\/td>\n May 10, 2022\n <\/td><\/tr>
Deferred Admissions Round <\/td>\n April 27, 2022\n <\/td>\n May 24, 2022\n <\/td>\n June 28, 2022\n <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Applications\nare due by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the day of the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Wharton's Essays<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two required essay questions\nexpect you to explain how Wharton can help you achieve your goals and what you\ncan contribute to the Wharton community. The Admissions Committee wants to get\nto know you on both a professional and personal level. \"We encourage\nyou to be introspective, candid, and succinct. Most importantly, we suggest you\nbe yourself<\/em>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is MER's analysis of Wharton\nEssays.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay #1: How do you plan to use the Wharton MBA program to help\nyou achieve your future professional goals? You might consider your experience,\nshort and long-term goals, and resources available at Wharton. (500 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This essay is a standard career goals essay<\/a> that asks applicants to explain their short-term goals, long-term vision, and how they will leverage resources at Wharton to achieve them. Explain how the skill set and experience acquired at Wharton will help you fill the gap between your present career and your long-term goals. The focus of this essay should not be on your professional history and key accomplishments, but on your career objectives and your 'fit' with the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the essay does not ask about your professional history, I suggest providing a brief account of your vital professional experiences that have kindled your ambitions and given you clarity regarding your goals. Explain what you hope to achieve professionally both in the short term and then in the long term. Then share your present mindset and explain why an MBA at this stage in your career will bring you closer to your goals. You need to do a self-critique of your weak points and highlight how the MBA experience can help cement them. The thought here is to demonstrate self-awareness and resolve to look for solutions. Try to showcase how Wharton business school can abet you in overcoming your weaknesses and filling the gaps in your skillset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then\ngo ahead and explain how an MBA from Wharton will help you fill those knowledge\ngaps and how the resources and offerings at Wharton will support your goals.\nYou can do this by conveying to the admission committee that you understand the\nWharton community and what the school offers. Outline how you fit into the\ndiverse Wharton community. Be specific about how your professional goals are in\nline with various resources and offerings at Wharton. Including specific\ninformation from your Wharton research and linking it to your goals and values\nis the key here. For instance, you could talk about how unique educational\nopportunities, culture, activities, student clubs and organizations, rich and\nflexible curriculum, and the accomplished faculty at Wharton can be a pathway\nto your goals. The bottom line is making a case for Wharton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay #2: Taking into consideration your background\u2013 personal,\nprofessional, and\/ or academic- how do you plan to make specific, meaningful\ncontributions to the Wharton community? (400 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nadmission committee is looking for candidates who can make an impact while\nbeing at Wharton and later as alumni. This essay provides applicants the\nflexibility to choose experiences from their personal, professional, and\nacademic life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\ncan pick 2-3 most significant experiences from the past where you made an\nimpact on your organization or community, and then explain how these\nexperiences have prepared you to contribute to the Wharton community. Throw\nlight on what challenges you faced and how you dealt with those challenges,\neventually making an impact. You must also share the learnings you gleaned from\nthe experience and then elucidate how the Wharton community can benefit from\nyour experience. Your contribution should directly stem from your experience.\nYou can contribute in a variety of ways: in the classroom, within the group\nproject, or any clubs or student organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wharton values teamwork and diversity and wants a student group that can support each other.  For instance, you overcame stress at work by learning meditation or yoga, and now you can use that experience in taking yoga classes and helping fellow students to overcome stress. To answer this question, you must familiarize yourself with Wharton's resources and offerings and the school's culture. Also, your impact should extend beyond your two years at Wharton. So you need to show the admission committee that you will enrich the Wharton community not only as a student but also as a valuable alumnus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Required Essay for all Reapplicants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please use this space to share with the Admissions Committee how\nyou have reflected and grown since your previous application and discuss any\nrelevant updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional\ncoursework, and extracurricular\/volunteer engagements). (250 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wharton\nis inviting reapplicants<\/a>\nto reflect on their candidacy. If you are a reapplicant, you need to illustrate\nhere that you have grown and evolved since the last time you applied. Discuss\nyour enhanced professional qualifications, improved records, the actions you\ntook to familiarize yourself with the culture at Wharton, or the efforts you\nhave made to strengthen your candidature. For example, if you have improved\nyour GMAT, received promotions, gained more clarity on your goals this time, or\nif you have taken new quantitative classes or certifications, share that\ninformation in this essay. Since the word limit is 250 words, it is advisable\nto give a crisp, straight jacket account of areas you have improved upon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Optional Essay<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please use this space to share any additional information about\nyourself that cannot be found elsewhere in your application and that you would\nlike to share with the Admissions Committee. This space can also be used to\naddress any extenuating circumstances (e.g., unexplained gaps in work\nexperience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance,\nareas of weakness, etc.) that you would like the Admissions Committee to\nconsider. (500 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An optional essay<\/ins><\/a> is an opportunity for you to give relevant information to the Ad Com that you could not provide in other parts of your application. The optional essay is a great place to address extenuating circumstances, which means that you should explain any weaknesses in your profile. For example, if you have a lower than average GMAT score, any grades below a C on your transcript, academic probation, or significant employment or education gap, you can explain it in this essay. To provide context for a weakness in your profile, make sure your reason is genuine to convince the Ad Com that your low grades or employment gap occurred due to unforeseen circumstances beyond your control. Your response should be positive, straightforward, and fact-focused and should not sound like you are making excuses for a weakness in your profile. Also, if you cannot get your recommendation letter from your current supervisor, please explain that in the optional statement. Your weakness may also bring out a positive aspect of your personality. For example, if you are discussing your employment gap, you may explain that you did something productive during that period, such as traveling, volunteering, or handling a family medical emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If\nyou do not have any weakness in your profile but think that you did not get a\nchance to present every vital aspect of your candidacy, you can do that in an\noptional essay. For example, you can throw a spotlight on a significant\nprofessional accomplishment, extracurricular accomplishments, or community\ninvolvement. If you have done a whole lot of community work and you could just\ntouch upon it in the second essay, you can elaborate on it here. Perhaps you\nhave a stellar leadership story or entrepreneurial experience that you did not\nget a chance to share elsewhere, feel free to use this space for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To meet the stringent word limits,\nyou need to be extremely precise in presenting your case and make every word count<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For additional essay writing resources, see the essay tips article on the Wharton website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to learn more about what it\ntakes to get into Wharton, check out Wharton admit Mansi's video interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free Resources:<\/ins><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 Key Essay Tips with Examples<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MER Students Share their Success Stories<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Essay Analysis of\nOther Top Programs-2021-22<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Case Studies <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

AIGAC Virtual Conference 2021: MER's Key Takeaways<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since\n2011, MER (myEssayReview<\/em><\/a>) has helped many applicants get accepted into the top\n20 MBA programs, including Wharton. (Poonam is one of the top 5 most\nreviewed consultants on the GMAT Club<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have questions about your\napplication? E-mail Poonam at poonam@myessayreview.com<\/a> or sign up here<\/a> for a free consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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