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Calling all Wharton 2008 applicants 10 Aug 2007, 18:49
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anybody worked on the "outsider" essay yet?... i'm stuck clueless on that one
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Calling all Wharton 2008 applicants 11 Aug 2007, 12:54
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yea. i should learn to read :)

my "outsider" essay is pure biriyani at this point.
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Do we have any Wharton Infosessions or admissions events scheduled yet?
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anybody worked on the "outsider" essay yet?... i'm stuck clueless on that one
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I am interpreting this question to be similar to the HBS culture shock essay. I'm going to write about my first trip to China and how I initially struggled to connect to people there but adapted quickly to be successful in my project.

Check out Stacy Blackman's suggestions https://blog.stacyblackman.com/2007/07/1 ... ssay-tips/.
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https://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admiss ... ceptUs.cfm
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Calling all Wharton 2008 applicants 13 Aug 2007, 15:34
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yesterday the wharton applyourself site said the site would be up on Aug 13, not it says it wont be up until the 20th. ugh
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anybody worked on the "outsider" essay yet?... i'm stuck clueless on that one

I am interpreting this question to be similar to the HBS culture shock essay. I'm going to write about my first trip to China and how I initially struggled to connect to people there but adapted quickly to be successful in my project.

Check out Stacy Blackman's suggestions https://blog.stacyblackman.com/2007/07/1 ... ssay-tips/.
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thanks for the info forcefeed.
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Does anyone think it will be a problem if my culture shock essay and failure experience are the same experience? I am going to try to separate them as one had nothing to do with the other.
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Does anyone think it will be a problem if my culture shock essay and failure experience are the same experience? I am going to try to separate them as one had nothing to do with the other.
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It will be really great if you can come with different scenarios for those essays. It will give you a chance to expose various facets of your life.

Talking about the same situation in 2 essays, well .. may make you look concentrated.. just my 2 cents.
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Does anyone think it will be a problem if my culture shock essay and failure experience are the same experience? I am going to try to separate them as one had nothing to do with the other.
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I think that you should use the two essays to talk about two independent experiences. These essays are giving you a chance to show as much about your life and experiences as possible. Writing about the same experience may 'incorrectly' hint that you lack the experiences to derive from.
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now the applyyourself site says to come back wednesday, august 22nd to access the online app. im getting a bit annoyed...how long could it take to throw basically the same app online.
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Is anyone else attendng one of their admissions events? I will be attending the one in Atlanta on September 26th...seems like the best way to meet current students, alums, and admissions directors since it's 2 hours for just people from Wharton.
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So for my outsider essay, I wanted to talk about when I visited my parents' homeland 7 years ago. Ya think that's too long ago?
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do B-schools frown on schools stories??? As in high-school stories??
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So for my outsider essay, I wanted to talk about when I visited my parents' homeland 7 years ago. Ya think that's too long ago?
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methinks it depends on how old you are
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I'm applying for R1, attending the Bangalore event on 5 September.
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i dont think the online app will ever be activiated
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So for my outsider essay, I wanted to talk about when I visited my parents' homeland 7 years ago. Ya think that's too long ago?

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It was during my last year of college.
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I'm applying for R1, attending the Bangalore event on 5 September.
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I'll see you there. Me's going too. Location is still 'To be Decided' right?
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