2017-2018 application cycle: when are the essays going to be posted?

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For the 2017-2018 application cycle, when are the essays going to be posted?

ARINGO · Answer

Depends on the school, some have already published them. You can see some here:
 https://aringo.com/stanford-and-columbia-essay-questions-and-deadlines-for-2018/ 
 https://aringo.com/harvard-and-berkeley-published-deadlines-and-essay-quetions-for-2018/

Any school in particular you are interested in?

rohan2345 · Answer

Hi demonbt0789 ,

Business schools roll out their applications anytime from end of May to mid of July. However most of the colleges will release their essay by the end of this month. Some of the top colleges such as Harvard and Stanford have the same essays as the previous years. You can sign up for the news letter on your desired college’s website and they will notify you when they release the essays. If you have any specific queries regarding any schools, you can post them on their respective forum and we will try our best to address them.

Hope this helps. All the best.

drk · Answer

This is in the Wharton forum, so I believe Wharton is the school of interest.

MBADecoder · Answer

Hi,

Wharton's application opens in early July (as mentioned on their website). So you should still have about a week before you have access to the essays.

However Wharton has released their recommendation questions as well as the reapplicant essays. Start working upon your recos while you are waiting for the essays. You can prepare info documents to share with your recommenders so that they are able to write your recos without missing out any key points that need to be conveyed.

Reco questions:
A selection of positive personality characteristics. Recommenders will be asked to choose three characteristics from a list of ten that best describe the candidate they are recommending.

Two free-form questions:
Question 1: Please provide example(s) that illustrate why you believe this candidate will find success in the Wharton MBA classroom. (Word count: 300)
Question 2: Please provide example(s) that illustrate why you believe this candidate will find success throughout their career. (Word count: 300)

Reapplicant questions:
Additional Question for Reapplicants:

1. (Required by all reapplicants) 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). (250 words)

2. All applicants, including reapplicants can also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances. (250 words)

bb · Answer

2017-2018 application cycle: when are the essays going to be posted?

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