Hi all,

We tried to cover some of the major essay sets on our blog over the summer (http://educatedoutcomes.wordpress.com/), so hopefully you are feeling good about what you are submitting in the next few weeks. With some of the Round 1 deadlines approaching, we thought we'd give you one of our top checklist items for schools coming up in the next three weeks, just so you can do a final analysis on what you are sending over.

Duke (Sept 29) - Count how many times you write the word "global" - now go double it

HBS (Oct 3) - Leadership, leadership, leadership!

Wharton (Oct 3) - Innovation, particularly through community and with a global perspective

Columbia (Oct 5) - Pragmatism; have you articulated multiple clear paths to your long-term career goal?

Yale SOM (Oct 6) - Intellectual curiosity; specifically the raw case method

Ross (Oct 10) - Sharing your unique perspective; ready to learn from others as well

Booth (Oct 12) - Willing to take a risk and go for it

Haas (Oct 12) - Incorporate the four pillars into your answers!

Stanford (Oct 12) - Change Lives, Change Organizations, Change the World (make sure Essays 1 and 2 tell that story in tandem)

Tuck (Oct 12) - Be personal; show true, deep knowledge of and love for Tuck

Obviously it takes more than a sound bite to write the kind of essays required to get into these programs, but even if these one-liners help just one person, it was worth throwing it out there.

Good luck to all.

Best,
PL
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Was just trying to hit the most pressing deadlines, but...

Kellogg - Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork! Everything is better in teams, you need to show them you are going to make a great, dynamic, and FUN teammate. No a-holes allowed at Kellogg.

Sloan - It's all about thought. Thoughtful leadership, thoughtful actions, critical thinking, being able to work through ambiguity and incomplete information.

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Paul thanks for sharing really helpful.

losttraveler, the same for me.
Last year except for stretches and competitive schools I also applied to Cornell, as safety school. I did not want to apply, but then after applying I rezlized that even if accepted I would not attend (except for the case if accepted full scolarship, but even though was in doubt). I was begging to be rejected. So I was.
This year I apply ONLY to schools which I will attend, so I removed safeties.
Moreover in today's economic environment I would rather take the best or nothing, than paying a lot $$$ for something that i did not really want.
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No problem - it's a pretty broad thread title. If this becomes a place where people can share "questions to ask before hitting submit," that is perfectly fine.

And you guys are both right in your analysis. It's not fair to the schools to apply places you simply would not go, so it is actually better for everyone if you only click submit with programs where you would actually enroll. As a colleague of mine always says, "You can't put a bumper sticker that says 'also accepted at the following schools' on your car." The end goal is to enroll in a program, not to collect acceptance letters like badges of honor.

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Hi,

Would you like to give some piece of advice for Asian b schools??

INSEAD, ISB,..

Hmmm... thats very helpful... THank you.

Not to invest more of your time... A one word advice for ISB Hyderabad will also do...

Isn't INSEAD also in Singapore and Abu Dhabi? Definitely 66% Asian at minimum.

What about UCLA and Tepper? Thanks