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My, my, my, didn’t Wharton mix things up this year? Only one of these questions has even a whiff of anything from last year (the “failure” question). Actually, Wharton tends to issue brand-new questions every year. Maybe they get bored. EssaySnark sure does. Reading bschool essays all day long can make you want to gag….
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Anonymous says
ideal “failure” essay will show lessons learned and provide evidence that the writer has grown, through reference to a subsequent event that turned out a success, where the writer applied the lessons to a new situation.
Is it important that we describe a situation to which the writer applied the lessons.
Because in an essay with a 400 word limit,describing the task, my actions and an analysis of the reason that I failed and the lessons learned together with the new definition of failure will take up the entire word limit .
essaysnark says
@Anonymous, it's not *mandatory* that you do this, but it's the most effective way to actually PROVE (demonstrate) that you've learned the lesson. So we strongly recommend this approach. (It's not a “new definition of failure” BTW; you might want to re-read the post to make sure you 'get' what we're suggesting.)
Yes, word limits are always tricky, however we've had countless clients be successful this way. Good luck with it!