{"id":18164,"date":"2019-10-01T14:49:23","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T14:49:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/?p=18164"},"modified":"2019-10-01T14:54:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T14:54:28","slug":"2019-2020-mba-essay-analysis-nyu-stern-wharton-yale-som","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/blog\/2019-2020-mba-essay-analysis-nyu-stern-wharton-yale-som\/","title":{"rendered":"2019\u20132020 MBA Essay Analysis: NYU Stern, Wharton, Yale SOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18168\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/10\/nyu-stern-wharton-northwestern-kellogg-essay-analysis.png\" alt=\"nyu-stern-wharton-northwestern-kellogg-essay-analysis\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/10\/nyu-stern-wharton-northwestern-kellogg-essay-analysis.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/10\/nyu-stern-wharton-northwestern-kellogg-essay-analysis-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/10\/nyu-stern-wharton-northwestern-kellogg-essay-analysis-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/10\/nyu-stern-wharton-northwestern-kellogg-essay-analysis-1024x536.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>How can you write essays that grab the attention of MBA admissions committees? With these thorough essay analyses, our friends at <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/mbamission.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>mbaMission<\/b><\/a><b><i> help you conceptualize your essay ideas and understand how to execute, so that your experiences truly stand out.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, we round up essay analyses for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yale School of Management (SOM).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><b>NYU STERN ESSAY ANALYSIS<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>2019-2020<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After slightly modifying its MBA application essay prompts last year, the New York University (NYU) Stern School of Business has opted to make no changes this season. Candidates must obtain and submit two EQ (emotional intelligence) endorsements as part of their application, which provide the school\u2019s admissions committee with valuable complementary insight into applicants\u2019 personalities\u2014\u201cthings that people don\u2019t necessarily talk about themselves,\u201d as Associate Dean of MBA Admissions and Program Innovation Isser Gallogly told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/2018\/06\/11\/nyu-sterns-gatekeeper-on-the-new-eq-focused-application\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poets &#038; Quants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when the EQ element was added last year. As for what candidates must write themselves, the program requests a rather classic personal statement and the challenging but very revelatory \u201cPick Six\u201d submission, which seems appropriate in these days of rampant social media. As a result, you should be able to present a good balance of your professional and personal sides for the admissions committee. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/22\/new-york-university-stern-essay-analysis-2019-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue reading<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for our more thorough application essay analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>WHARTON SCHOOL ESSAY ANALYSIS <\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>2019-2020<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After making some small adjustments to its essay prompts last season, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania appears to have settled on questions that elicit the kind of information it is seeking from its applicants, because they have not changed for 2019\u20132020. Together, the prompts ask that you outline the kind of give-and-take you foresee from your engagement in the Wharton experience. Question 1 asks what Wharton can do for you, and question 2 asks\u2014via the story of a significant achievement or other experience\u2014what you can do for Wharton. Your greatest assets in approaching both prompts will be your knowledge of the school and the level of detail you infuse into your essays. Be knowledgeable, be authentic, and be thorough, and you should be well positioned to submit persuasive essays. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/2019\/06\/04\/university-of-pennsylvania-wharton-school-essay-analysis-2019-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for more guidance on each question individually.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b><i>Watch: mbaMission\u2019s Nisha Trivedi\u00a0 helps you tackle Wharton\u2019s 2019\u20132020 application essay questions\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Wharton School Application Essay Tips, 2019\u20132020\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1SIx6eX-xDI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>YALE SOM ESSAY ANALYSIS<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>2019-2020<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Yale School of Management (SOM), like Harvard Business School, takes a bit of a \u201cgo big or go home\u201d approach with its application essay question in that it poses just a single query to its applicants, giving them only one shot to make their desired impression on the admissions committee. The Yale SOM prompt is less open-ended, however, and requires candidates to focus on a significant past commitment and its underlying reasons and value. It also limits applicants to 500 words, so you will need to be clear, direct, and rather succinct in your response, without much preamble or extraneous text. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/11\/yale-school-of-management-essay-analysis-2019-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read on for our full analysis of the Yale SOM essay question<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for 2019\u20132020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Download: Before you apply, be sure to check out the following free resources from mbaMission\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Insider\u2019s Guides:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a thorough exploration of each business school\u2019s academic program, unique offerings, social life, and other key characteristics and resources, we recommend downloading a complimentary copy of our school-specific Insider\u2019s Guides. Informed by firsthand insight from students, alumni, program representatives, and admissions officers, our Insider\u2019s Guides offer a detailed look at each business school\u2019s most defining characteristics. According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/news.poetsandquants.com\/insiders-guides\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poets &#038; Quants<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A more thorough analysis of a school will not be found elsewhere on the web.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/products\/nyu-s-leonard-n-stern-school-of-business-insider-s-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Insider\u2019s Guide to NYU Leonard N. Stern School of Business\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/products\/wharton-school-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-insider-s-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Insider\u2019s Guide to The Wharton School\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/products\/yale-school-of-management-insider-s-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Insider\u2019s Guide to Yale School of Management\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Interview Guides:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take the next step towards mastering your business school interview by downloading<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mbaMission\u2019s free Interview Guides.\u00a0 Many MBA candidates find admissions interviews stressful and intimidating, but mastering this important element of the application process is definitely possible\u2014the key is informed preparation. And, on your way to this high level of preparation, we offer our<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/collections\/interview-primers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free Interview Primers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to spur you along.<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/products\/stern-school-of-business-interview-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>NYU Stern School of Business Interview Guide\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/products\/the-wharton-school-of-the-university-of-pennsylvania-interview-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Interview Guide\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.mbamission.com\/products\/yale-school-of-management-interview-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Yale School of Management Interview Guide\u00a0<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13225 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.manhattanprep.com\/gmat\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2017\/02\/logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"mbaMission logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"982468838\" data-pagespeed-onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" data-pagespeed-loaded=\"1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><i>mbaMission<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>\u00a0is the leader in MBA admissions consulting with a full-time and comprehensively trained staff of consultants<\/i><\/b><i>, all with profound communications and MBA experience. mbaMission has helped thousands of candidates fulfill their dream of attending prominent MBA programs around the world. Take your first step toward a more successful MBA application experience with a free 30-minute consultation with one of mbaMission\u2019s senior consultants.\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/mbamission.com\/consult\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>Click here to sign up today.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you write essays that grab the attention of MBA admissions committees? With these thorough essay analyses, our friends at mbaMission help you conceptualize your essay ideas and understand how to execute, so that your experiences truly stand out. 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