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September 10, 2024
Consortium Application Essay Tips, 2024-2025 The Consortium’s mission is to increase representation of African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans in top MBA programs and throughout the US workforce. For more than 50 years, The Consortium has provided a streamlined application process to leading business schools. The Consortium’s ranks continue to grow with the addition…
September 4, 2024
Rotman Application Essay Tips, 2024-2025 This essay should be fun to answer, providing you with a creative way to show Rotman what makes you a unique and valuable addition to their community. Our admitted students stand out by doing interesting things with their personal and professional lives — something we describe as the ‘spike factor’;…
August 23, 2024
Oxford Saïd Application Essay Tips, 2024-2025 : Tell us something that is not covered in your application which you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you. (Maximum 250 words) You can also consider sharing a story about a personal achievement, a leadership experience, a volunteer opportunity, an extracurricular activity at work, or a…
August 21, 2023
Trace a path. Emory is looking for breadcrumbs, so connect what you have done in the past to what you want to do post-MBA. This should be part of a coherent narrative that is realistic, given your experience. At just 200 words maximum, this is a straightforward essay. Clearly state a position you seek immediately after…
August 11, 2023
When completing your MBA applications, it’s tempting to answer every possible question. The optional essay, however, has the word “optional” right in its name. MBA programs value self-awareness in their applicants; you can demonstrate this by recognizing what material is appropriate to include—if any—in the optional essay. Quite simply, the optional essay—and it really could…
July 21, 2023
Cambridge Judge MBA Application Essay Tips, 2023–2024 Cambridge has released its new essay prompts. The school’s application includes a career objectives essay and three shorter essays: Essay 1: Please provide details of your post-MBA career plans. The statement should not exceed 500 words and must address the following: – What are your short and long-term…
July 29, 2021
Very simply, the Tepper admissions committee wants to know what your short-term professional plan is and what you have in mind as an alternative should that goal not be attainable. A Tepper MBA can prepare you for various roles and industries, so be as specific as possible and articulate clear plans. Keep your responses concise…
September 10, 2020
Haas has kept its optional essay, which continues to demonstrate the school’s commitment to understanding your path, enabling you to articulate how the events of your life have impacted you. While some schools ask about your background as a part of the application, Haas takes this to a higher level by giving you 300 words to…
September 3, 2020
UNC Kenan-Flagler’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is highlighted in a new essay question that addresses this topic. Keep Kenan-Flagler’s core values of excellence, leadership, integrity, community, and teamwork in mind as you consider your responses to the program’s essay questions. Here are the published deadlines for UNC Kenan-Flagler for 2020–2021.
August 1, 2020
admissions criteriasmartaccomplishedawareencouragingWith this question, Tuck is giving you space to explain why you have chosen it as the school where you want to earn your MBA. Tuck admissions, famously transparent, has provided insight into what they’re looking for here. They want to see roughly half the essay devoted to why you are pursuing the MBA…
July 23, 2020
This impact could be from a work experience or from an extracurricular experience, as long as it was significant. Perhaps you supported or advanced a coworker or community member in a meaningful way through mentoring, or you had a notable impact on your organization’s bottom line by improving sales by $X or customer retention by…
July 22, 2020
It may just be the glory days of MIT Sloan. By sitting in the middle of the booming Boston economy, centered in the emerging world of biotech, leading a movement in sustainability, and sitting one block (yes, really one block) away from Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and more venture capital firms than you can count, MIT Sloan has never been better positioned as a business school.
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