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Sample Wharton MBA Meaningful Contributions Essay (EduTech)

For the fourth Sample Wharton MBA essay, we look at a candidate with Entrepreneurial experience in the Education industry. The narrative begins with his childhood when during a tough financial year for his father's business, the family was forced to make cost-cutting measures. The first casualty was the coaching classes he and his siblings attended. Forced to find an alternative, the applicant stumbles upon <x.com> - an educational platform that offered detailed video tutorials for Grade 6 to 9 students.

The immense help the platform offered was the motivation when the applicant started his Educational App that customized the curriculum according to the student’s strengths and weaknesses. The narrative then goes to the specifics of how he increased the user adoption of the App in low-income neighborhoods, the multiple influencers they had to consider, and the traditional marketing channels they leveraged. An innovative peer to peer technology that the team developed transformed a limitation of the market and helped them build a community around the App.

The applicant shares the intent to present the strategies to the Wharton Technology and Innovation conference. Additionally, he also explains how the lessons will be applicable to the SOCIAL IMPACT club.

Sample Wharton MBA Essay #2: Non-Profit (Personalized Education for Low-Income Students) (400 Words)

In 2012, when my father’s Business was under severe stress, we stopped taking extra coaching in Math and Physics. During the challenging time, I discovered <x.com> - a website that hosted free Grade 6-9 Science and Math video tutorials. We sat hours re-watching the videos. The attention to detail in explaining each concept helped us master the fundamentals of Quantum Physics and Calculus.

Later, when I had the opportunity to contribute back, my friend and I took lessons from <x.com> and build an AI-based Education App that trained students according to their strengths and weaknesses.

Since the App was targeted for low-income households, our volunteers reached ..

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F1GMAT's Wharton MBA Essay Guide

Essay 1: Two short-form questions

What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 words)
What are your career goals for the first three to five years after completing your MBA, and how will those build towards your long-term professional goals? (150 words)

Essay 2: Long-form essay: Taking into consideration your background – personal, professional, and/or academic – how do you plan to add meaningful value to the Wharton community? (350 words)

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