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Essay / Application Books? Which ones?

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Essay / Application Books? Which ones? [#permalink] New post   02 May 2007, 09:55
Hi,

Am planning to buy few essay /application books
Which ones do you receommend
- How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs
- Your MBA Game Plan
- Essay book by Paul Boedine
Kindly let me know which is the best buy?
Also let me know if someone has a copy and wants to sell it.

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[#permalink] New post   02 May 2007, 10:01
That's the de rigeur library that we have all accumulated. You might want to also consider MBA Admissions Startegy: From Profile Building to Essay Writing by A.V. Gordon.
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[#permalink] New post   02 May 2007, 12:20
I only used the Montauk book, but I really liked it. It's quite comprehensive - it includes essays, gmat, profile building, the post-application process, etc etc.

GMATT is right. Those are the ones we've all used.
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[#permalink] New post   02 May 2007, 23:34
I'd say skip the MBA Game Pan & How to books. You can get better, more current information just by browsing sites like this one. Paul Bodine's book is a good one, and Montauk's is good as well.
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[#permalink] New post   03 May 2007, 01:25
Try Paul Bodine's book.
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[#permalink] New post   03 May 2007, 06:59
pelihu wrote:
I'd say skip the MBA Game Pan & How to books. You can get better, more current information just by browsing sites like this one. Paul Bodine's book is a good one, and Montauk's is good as well.


Peli, Montauk's book is the How To book listed above.

While there is lots of good advice on this forum, I found that having an overview (of nearly everything I dealt with during my process) in one place was extremely valuable. I tended to use the forum for advice on specific issues that related just to me: should I use story X or story Y in this essay? Obviously a book can't help with that. Club member accounts of interviews and visits were also helpful.
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