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You are encouraged to be reflective and insightful in your answers. We appreciate the time and effort you put into your essays. Each essay is typically 3 pages or 1000 words.

Answer the three required essays (pages 5-7), and please use your judgment regarding the optional essay (page 8).

Essay Question 1

1. Please discuss the factors, both professionally and personal, influencing the career decisions you have made that, in turn, have led you to your current position. What are your career goals for the future, and why is now the appropriate time to pursue an MBA at the Wharton School? How will you avail yourself of the resources at the Wharton School to achieve these goals?

Essay Question 2

At Wharton, the Learning Team, which consists of approximately five first-year students, is often assigned group projects and class presentations. Imagine that, one year from now, your Learning Team has a marketing class assignment due at 9:00 a.m. on Monday morning. It is now 10:00 p.m. on Sunday night; time is short, tension builds and your team has reached an impasse. What role

1.Would you take in such a situation? How would you enable the team to meet your deadline? [Note: The specific nature of the assignment is not as important here as the team dynamic.] Feel free to draw on previous experiences, if applicable, in order to illustrate your approach.

Essay Question 3

2.Describe a personal achievement that has had a significant impact on your life. In addition to recounting this achievement, please analyze how the event has changed your understanding of yourself and how you perceive the world around you

Optional Essay:

The Admissions Committee believes the required essay topics address issues that are important in understanding your candidacy for the MBA Program at the Wharton School. If there are extenuating circumstances or concerns affecting your application that you feel the Admissions Committee should be aware of, please elaborate here (e.g., your academic performance as accurate measure of your potential, unexplained gaps in your work experience).