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Data forms and transcripts aren't that bad. The 2000 character limit for some of the short answers left me scared. Awards etc...I wrote 200 characters. They were pretty self explanatory...three days to go. G'luck guys.
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I just logged into my Wharton app and it says that my first recommender has submitted. So....phew. :-)
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Both LORs are in, transcript is done...just filling in activities etc. Tweaking essays one last time, submitting tomorrow *cross fingers*. Definitely going out for a beer after Tuck and Wharton are submitted.
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Recommendations are in and application is submitted. Back to staring blankly at the UChicago PowerPoint presentation I'm trying to finish.
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1057 words for essay-1. I really can't make it shorter than that. I really can't....
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Data forms and transcripts aren't that bad. The 2000 character limit for some of the short answers left me scared. Awards etc...I wrote 200 characters. They were pretty self explanatory...three days to go. G'luck guys.
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Hello shmegs - did you check the printed version of your application in pdf? Was the information you had entered in the Awards section completely visible?

My activities section overlapped with the awards section though I had sufficient characters left in the latter !

The notes ask us to make sure that ALL the information we enter is visible on the printed format - hence wondering
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Current word count essay 1 - 1122. Can i submit this?
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A little too much maybe. Try to get it under 1100.
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im at 1080. i blame this on all the short words i use.
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Recommender 2 has still not submitted....the flapping starts again...
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Current word count essay 1 - 1122. Can i submit this?
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Got it to 1094. Can i submit this?
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do you guys repeat the prompt at the beginning of each essay? e.g. my first essay looks like:

Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect a Wharton MBA to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? (1,000 words)

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do you guys repeat the prompt at the beginning of each essay? e.g. my first essay looks like:

Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect a Wharton MBA to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? (1,000 words)

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Yep.
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Yes, although its not required.

And on your final PDF, there's a 1-2 word watermark that goes on each page outlining which essay you're answering.

Kellogg requires you to repeat the prompt though.
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Kellogg requires you to repeat the prompt though.
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As does HBS. Reco-2 has been submitted. Phew.
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there goes $225. oh well
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Leadership Essay - Have you guys recycled the essay from HBS application? If not, have you mentioned 2 or 3 diverse experiences ?
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Leadership Essay - Have you guys recycled the essay from HBS application? If not, have you mentioned 2 or 3 diverse experiences ?
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2 - 3 experiences.
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3 experiences, 1 theme. I've tried to have one theme to each of my essays and tie them together. My english teacher would be proud :). Submitting today.
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3 experiences, 1 theme. I've tried to have one theme to each of my essays and tie them together. My english teacher would be proud :). Submitting today.
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I refuse to allow my creative self to be hindered by these constricting 'themes'. Ok, back to reality: I'm just not that great a writer :-)
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