Teamwork, and its close cousin, leadership, are highly prized by MBA programs. Haven’t worked in teams on any regular basis? Don’t worry! There are more ways than you may realize…
Posts tagged as “essays”
Wharton joined the MBA application shrink parade and has cut one essay from its application reducing the required number of essays from three to two while retaining one optional essay…
Chicago Booth released their new essay questions and deadlines for the 2013-14 Full-Time MBA application: ESSAY QUESTIONS Short Answer Essays 1. My favorite part of my work is…. (250 word…
Essays 1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less. What’s your elevator pitch? What do you want them to know first about you? That’s not…
Accomplishments constitute the bread and butter of personal statements and application essays. Nothing too exciting in that statement. However, a fascinating brainstorming session on Accepted’s Editor Mailing List reveals that…
Unlike most schools, Stanford gives a lot of advice and guidance as to what it’s looking for in the essays. My tips are in blue. Stanford GSB 2014 MBA Application…
With its application questions this year, Columbia continues the industry-wide trend towards ever shorter essays, although it did not reduce the number of essays. Specifically: • Its question about…
IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, offers a 1-year MBA program focused on general management and leadership. While there are only 90 students in each class, the diversity among that class…
Warning: This post will be a little more personal than most of my posts, but there is a lesson here for applicants. Please let me know by posting a comment,…
In honor of the first birthday of MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools, by Linda Abraham and Judy Gruen, we are posting…