{"id":25905,"date":"2014-10-19T14:41:56","date_gmt":"2014-10-19T21:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=25905"},"modified":"2014-10-19T14:42:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-19T21:42:37","slug":"2015-university-of-michigan-ross-executive-mba-admissions-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2015-university-of-michigan-ross-executive-mba-admissions-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 University of Michigan Ross Executive MBA Admissions Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ross\"<\/a>Ross Executive MBA students have, on average, about ten years of \u201cprogressive work experience\u201d that include about five years as a hands-on manager. Such students are people who know where they\u2019re going and why. So this year the EMBA essays give you the benefit of the doubt in that regard \u2013 no goals essays. Rather, the essay questions enable the adcom to get to know you and to assess your fit with the program. In writing the essays, keep on your radar their stated desire for students \u201cwhose notion of leadership includes a willingness to be part of something larger than themselves, who are receptive to new ways of thinking, and who bring varied experiences to bear on how they tackle a challenge.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Essays<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. <\/strong>What are you most proud of professionally and why? What did you learn from that experience? (400 words)<\/em><\/p>\n

This essay presents an opportunity to \u201czoom in\u201d on you tackling challenging issues, having an impact, and succeeding in the workplace. Ideally select a story that is relatively recent, that directly or indirectly reflects at least one of the values quoted above, and that can be told fairly succinctly without a lot of backstory (given the word limit). Also select a story that has an external, concrete impact, to show that you are a doer, who makes things happen. With the short word count, keep the structure simple: tell the story and add a short, thoughtful statement at the end about what you learned.<\/span><\/p>\n

The essay can also work with a slightly older story, if you have something particularly strong, but in that case add a sentence summarizing how you have actually acted on, and employed what you learned.<\/span><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong>What are you most proud of personally and why? How does it shape who you are today? (400 words)<\/em><\/p>\n

In selecting this essay topic, coordinate it with the first essay \u2013 ensure that it reflects a fresh point about you. Also select the topic with an eye to where application strategy and your heart converge. The \u201cheart\u201d element gives your essay immediacy and authenticity \u2013 things the adcoms are sensitive to. Again, I recommend a simple structure: tell the story, and then reflect on how the experience shaped you, with concrete evidence of the latter.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deadlines<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Early deadline: February 1, 2015<\/p>\n

Regular deadline: April 1, 2015<\/p>\n

Final deadline: May 15, 2015<\/p>\n

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\"Cindy<\/a> By Cindy Tokumitsu<\/a>, co-author of <\/em><\/em>The EMBA Edge<\/a>, and author of the free special report, <\/em><\/em>Ace the EMBA<\/a>. Cindy has helped MBA applicants get accepted to top EMBA programs around the world. She is delighted to help you too!<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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Accepted.com's experienced admissions consultants<\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with comprehensive packages<\/a>, <\/i><\/b>or provide targeted assistance from picking perfect programs<\/a> to designing a dazzling resume<\/a>, constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or preparing for intense interview<\/a>s<\/a>\u2026and more! Accepted.com has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top MBA programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so contact us<\/a> to get started now!<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on the Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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