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Required Essays Essay 1: What event or life experience has had the greatest influence in shaping your character and why? (750 words) Essay 2: Describe your short-term and long-term career goals. What is your motivation for pursuing an MBA now and how will UCLA Anderson help you to achieve your goals? (750 words)
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Originally posted by Av on 15 Oct 2010, 17:44.
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15 Dec 2010, 20:18
First, thank you for the effort, that's certainly very helpful. I have checked Businessweek and Anderson's website, McKinsey and BCG are not even among the top employers listed while you guys make Anderson look like a consulting powerhouse. The reason could be that you report on 2009 data while Anderson and Businessweek show the more recent stats. Just an observation.
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15 Dec 2010, 20:57
SuitUp wrote:
First, thank you for the effort, that's certainly very helpful. I have checked Businessweek and Anderson's website, McKinsey and BCG are not even among the top employers listed while you guys make Anderson look like a consulting powerhouse. The reason could be that you report on 2009 data while Anderson and Businessweek show the more recent stats. Just an observation.
Anderson certainly doesn't have a reputation as a "consulting powerhouse," but I can see how the 2009 employment data might suggest otherwise. I'll update Anderson and the rest of the schools with 2010 data soon
Thanks for the sharing your observation - I hadn't noticed the significant shift in career placements!
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13 Aug 2011, 09:32
I skipped the optional essay/audio/video part last year and still got an admit with a scholarship offer. And my profile wasn't spectacular by any means, in my opinion anyways.
humphy wrote:
So what is the real scoop on these "optional" essays?
Does anyone have any insight into if they are truly optional? Or just a way for ucla to let the creative types it seems to attract to vent?
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Updated on: 13 Dec 2011, 10:47
The reason could be that you report on 2009 data while Anderson and Businessweek show the more recent stats. Just an observation. 
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