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Should one mention personal blog in B-school application?

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Should one mention personal blog in B-school application? [#permalink] New post   11 Oct 2014, 22:46
I have been trying to weigh the pros and cons and would appreciate any inputs from you all.
Some B-School applications, for instance, McCombs, ask for your website/blog details, in addition to your LinkedIn profile link, to "get to know you more".

I have a blog which is mostly a personal account, professional details/ opinions are avoided.
I am confused if I should provide the link to blog in the application. The positive impact that I can see from this is that they will know for sure that my essays are self-written :D
And probably that my communication is above average, specially since I requested for TOEFL waiver.

However I am not sure if the fact that most of the account is personal, some talking about uncertainty and confusion in life, would in anyway be held against me. I mean, there is little to offer in terms of "why MBA" from the blog per-se.

What do you think?
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Re: Should one mention personal blog in B-school application? [#permalink] New post   13 Oct 2014, 07:35
Hey there,

The rule of thumb is generally this: if the blog is ultra personal in nature (i.e. rants, personal musings, etc.) then think carefully about it. However, if there is something unique about your blog (e.g. we had a client who had a blog where he talked about a new song every day) then it can definitely be added because it's pretty unique!

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Should one mention personal blog in B-school application? [#permalink] New post   16 Oct 2014, 02:00
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I have been trying to weigh the pros and cons and would appreciate any inputs from you all.
Some B-School applications, for instance, McCombs, ask for your website/blog details, in addition to your LinkedIn profile link, to "get to know you more".

I have a blog which is mostly a personal account, professional details/ opinions are avoided.
I am confused if I should provide the link to blog in the application. The positive impact that I can see from this is that they will know for sure that my essays are self-written :D
And probably that my communication is above average, specially since I requested for TOEFL waiver.

However I am not sure if the fact that most of the account is personal, some talking about uncertainty and confusion in life, would in anyway be held against me. I mean, there is little to offer in terms of "why MBA" from the blog per-se.

What do you think?


What do you generally discuss in your blog? If you discuss general and varying topics, the blog could give the adcoms an insight to your thinking and let them know you as a person. The pros you mention are indeed valid.
If the blog posts about the issues on uncertainty and confusion are very old, then you needn't worry as it is highly unlikely that they would go through every post on your blog. Also, it is okay if you had doubts and uncertainty in the past. What matters is that you are clear now on you want to pursue in the future especially your post-MBA goals. In addition, by the time you apply, it would be good if you can post a few articles discussing your MBA journey.
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Re: Should one mention personal blog in B-school application? [#permalink] New post   16 Aug 2020, 21:05
Hi Even I have the same question.

I have a personal blog www.analyticalsoul.com

In this I posts about the current trending topics such as entertainment, sports, politics, global problems and many more.

Mosts of the posts are analytical in nature not critical.

Also I am have started affiliate marketing on the blogs.

So can the blog and its monetization by application of marketing concepts be useful for my MBA application?
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