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This blog post is part of a series of MBA profile evaluations called "What are My Chances?" by Michelle Stockman. Michelle, who started started consulting for Accepted in 2007 and…
Posts tagged as “MBA application advice”
First, the statement of purpose will introduce you to Krannert –it is in essence a classic goals essay. Then you must address an issue clearly of high interest to Krannert…
These questions are a mix of straightforward (the goals essay) and imaginative (the personal or open-topic essays). The adcom wants assurance that you have a clear professional focus and a…
I like to apply the principles established in Chip Heath and Dan Heath’s Made to Stick to personal statements and application essays. In this post I focus on concreteness. The…
This set of essay questions shows that MIT seeks applicants who have a vision for the career they are building, who understand the impacts of their actions, and who have…
We’re launching a new blog post series called “Profile Drill Down.” It'll give you a glimpse at how we might advise an MBA prospect to start strategizing his or her…
Accepted’s editors have noted an epidemic. Generic-itis. The symptoms: • Mind-blowing, meaningless, and grand generic declarative statements without any substance, specifically related to why an applicant wants to attend a…
The Indian School of Business has become one of the strongest graduate business programs in Asia. While it dropped from 20th to 34th in this year’s Financial Times’ Global MBA…
Bucking the trends of fewer essays and micro essays, INSEAD requires applicants to express themselves competently in writing on multiple topics, professional and personal, and at some length in one…
To ace your Goizueta essays, you’ll need to show—not just tell—that you have the skills, passion, and motivation to excel in a rigorous academic environment, and then in the business…