This post discusses past Wharton application requirements. As of 2016 (Class of 2019) Wharton fixed their essays and the information here is no longer relevant. You still should avoid writing an optional essay for Wharton - or any school - unless it's necessary.
We don’t mean to be the Wharton-bashing blahg but… they’re just giving us too many opportunities these days. Today we’re going to talk about their very confusing essays where they have TWO optional questions. We offer some advice on our Wharton MBA essays page and discuss it more fully in our Wharton MBA Application Guide…