Student Essays Archives - Page 4 of 4 - Wharton Global Youth Program

High school junior Jordan G. Cohen has an idea to combine the love of sports with learning math. In this essay for KWHS, he talks about his statistics-related video series that he hopes will inspire more teens to become engaged math students.…

Sports and Math: A Winning Combination?

Christopher Hall, a high school senior who plans to study financial engineering in the fall, writes about his own experiences as a young investor in the stock market: "There is no better feeling than when an investment pays off. Conversely, the feeling of realizing a loss (selling a stock for less than you paid for it) is not one that you want to repeat."…

A Lucky Apple and the Evolution of an Investment Strategy

While President Barack Obama is talking about the salvation of the auto industry this week, other car enthusiasts have their eyes on innovators like Elon Musk, CEO and founder of Tesla Motors. This summer, Alexander Mason, 17, visited the electric car company’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif., and came away with key insights about entrepreneurial spirit and leadership. …

Behind the Wheel of Tesla’s Model S and Elon Musk’s Endless Innovation

In this personal essay, a high school senior recounts how her eyes were recently opened to the vast and fascinating world of supply chain management. "My biggest takeaway from my ES3 visit: Supply chain management is a complex, technologically advanced, fascinating business that, in the end, keeps food on our plates."…

The Supply Chain: Who Knew that Every Oreo Makes a Journey?

An FBLA president reflects on his personal leadership challenges, as well as lessons learned during Wharton's Leadership in the Business World program, in an essay that explores what it means to be a true leader.…

Leadership Challenges from an FBLA President

Josh Kopelman has immersed himself in the world of info technology and emerged an entrepreneurial success story. How does Kopelman, now a vigorous supporter of and investor in tech start-ups, do it? High school student Akash G. met Kopelman this summer and passes along some of the tech wizard's key insights. …

V is for Visionary: Five Lessons from Tech Titan Josh Kopelman

Emily Z., 17 and a rising senior at Naperville Central High School in Illinois, is intrigued by the idea of becoming an investment banker. She got the opportunity this summer to step inside the financial services industry during a visit to Morgan Stanley in New York City. Zhen shares the day's discoveries in an essay for Wharton Global Youth.…

Intel for Aspiring Investment Bankers