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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the previous blog post<\/a>, I tried to give some guidance on what \u201cexceptional\u201d looks like in business school. And it probably isn\u2019t you. Sorry.<\/p>\n

Next, the question becomes, how does the average<\/strong> person \u2013 who didn\u2019t play professional sports, found their own company, or circumnavigate the globe \u2013get in to a top MBA program? The answer is that they were able to take what is meaningful to them and turn it into the exceptional application that shares who they are and why business school is a part of their master plan.<\/p>\n

With every example of your achievements, you should ask yourself, \u201cWhy does this matter to the admissions committee?\u201d How will it influence who you become as a classmate and as a professional?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say you ran a marathon. This is a great achievement; but why would the adcom care? Well, if you never had run a marathon before maybe it speaks to your motivation, about overcoming barriers, or a demonstration of the grit you have shown in many other ways. Business schools like \u201cgrit\u201d in their candidates, and if that is a trait you can demonstrate throughout your life, that should be shared.<\/p>\n

Maybe you ran a marathon for a charity that is meaningful to you. For example, a charity fighting AIDS. Perhaps this is the same motivation that has sparked your goal of working in biotech, or doing pharmaceutical sales to get AIDS drugs into the hands of more people. This is interesting and now I see how all the disparate pieces of your life fit together.<\/p>\n

Remember business schools are not looking for resumes, they are looking for people. People who have personal achievements that they are proud of for very specific reasons. Not achievements that simply check a box and, even worse, represent what you think admissions committees want to hear.<\/p>\n

So, if I am an MBA admissions officer and Maya DiRado\u2019s resume comes across my desk, I will see all her achievements pretty quickly but what I really will want to understand is \u201cwhy?\u201d Why<\/strong> did she do all these things? Why did it matter to her? How does it lay the groundwork for her future? And even Maya DiRado better have some pretty good answers.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s acknowledge, Maya\u2019s almost certainly getting into any business school she wants to go to. But, let\u2019s also acknowledge there are likely other Olympians or Navy Seals or Explorers who are also gunning for that same seat. Or maybe some dark horse knocks her off the podium because they were more self-aware about the whys of their life and can share that their compelling narrative in an essay that shows more than what they have done but who they are. And they don\u2019t even have to win an Olympic medal to do that.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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