Is anyone else feeling cramped by the Yale essays? They are so short and mine feel so impersonal compared to the ones I've written for other schools. I just did a read-through of my whole application and I feel like I'm missing ME in there. Guh! I mean let's review:
1) When did you decide to get an MBA in 150 words. Um...I like MBAs, yay! I want it now! Okay next question...
2) Difficult PROFESSIONAL decision. Okay...keep it professional, what did I do, what did I learn...hmmm...the end.
3) So why Yale? And then what? Pretty cut and dry...
4) Significant accomplishment. This feels like the only place to spread my wings a bit, but we only have 300 words!
I dunno. Is it just me? Maybe they're really good at reading resumes and deciphering recs. I just want to shine and show them how awesome i think Yale is, and I'm not sure I am.
Sigh, pre-submit-button anxiety.
When the Admissions Officer made her presentation during my Yale visit, someone asked about the word limit. She assured us that no one in the AdCom office is counting words. They know visually what 300 words looks like and what 150 words looks like. So if you go a little over, she said not to worry about it. As long as you didn't grossly go past the word limit, you're fine.
This reassured me, but I still tried to stay in the word limit. I was able to except for the "why yale and what will you contribute essay". I went to 317 words on that one.