To repeat or not to repeat? - That is the Question

I think that's a key point. For most of us, we used our best stories for our essays. If I had a leadership essay, I brought out the very best leadership story I had for that essay. So then that begs the question - is it better to use your best story or is it better to use a less compelling story so that you don't repeat information? Personally, I want to use the best that I have for my interview. I'll be more confident, I'll tell the story better and my interviewer will be more impressed, which will lead to a better write-up for your file. They are looking to see how well you present yourself in the interview, using your best stories will allow you to present yourself better. That's just my thoughts. I'm very interested to hear what others have to say.

I think referring to stories in essays is fine, as long as you aren't repeating it word for word. I was practicing the other day and realized I sounded like I was reading one of my essays. I had an interview and just treated it like a normal conversation and wanted to show my personality more so than I could ever do in an essay. I basically referenced things in my resume, gave examples that were in some of my essays, but elaborated on them in a more personal way. I also added elements to answers that weren't in my essays.

I think it really depends on the school.

I know during my Tuck interview, the interviewer was jotting down notes about my answers to "Why Tuck", "What will you contribute?".

Now whether those made it into her interview report, I don't know.

RF