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2011/2012 ESSAY QUESTIONS

  1. What are your professional objectives?
  2. Respond to 2 of the following 3 questions.
    • Reflect on a time when you turned down an opportunity. What was the thought process behind your decision? Would you make the same decision today?
    • Discuss a time when you faced a challenging interpersonal experience. How did you navigate the situation and what did you learn from it?
    • "Innovation is central to our culture at Wharton. It is a mentality that must encompass every aspect of the School - whether faculty research, teaching or alumni outreach." - Thomas S. Robertson, Dean, The Wharton School.

      Keeping this component of our culture in mind, discuss a time when you have been innovative in your personal or professional life.
  3. OPTIONAL: If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application).

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