Wharton

Welcome to your University of Pennsylvania – Wharton School MBA application course.

This is a step-by-step walkthrough for the Wharton School of Business’s MBA application. It will take you through the major steps of the application process using detailed instructions, example essays, and insider tips.

Course Objectives

• Combine your “Why”, your goals and school research into one career goals essay
• Use storytelling to convince Wharton that you’ll make an impactful contribution.
• Refer to example essays by successful previous applicants
• Submit an application to get admitted to the Wharton MBA

Pre-Requisites

Before starting this school course, you should complete the following courses:

• Target Schools
• Resume
• Brainstorm

School Strategy

Compared to many other M7 business schools, Wharton’s application essays are relatively straightforward. The school asks applicants to write two essays, both with very similar prompts to those asked by other business schools.

However, managing your recommender will require extra work if you apply to Wharton. The questions your recommenders will be asked are different from those at other business schools.

Also, if you get through to interviews, you’ll be invited to join Wharton’s Team Based Discussion, a very different type of interview than those used by other MBA programs.