{"id":27572,"date":"2015-02-16T11:12:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=27572"},"modified":"2015-02-16T11:12:03","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T18:12:03","slug":"lbs-executive-mba-2015-essay-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/lbs-executive-mba-2015-essay-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"LBS Executive MBA 2015 Essay Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"London_Business_School_-300x200\"<\/a>In the LBS EMBA website landing page, a short introduction to the program includes the words \u201ctransform,\u201d \u201ctransition,\u201d and \u201ccatalyst.\u201d Also, \u201caccelerate\u201d and \u201cpropel.\u201d This is a clear message from the adcom: the program goes beyond conveying necessary skills for senior managers; it is for people who have a dynamic sense of their future and a willingness to change and grow, as well as to study and learn. Your essays should mirror and convey this dynamic sense, this energy, this vigor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1: <\/b>How has the scope of your management experience affected your career objectives? (500 word max)<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a goals question<\/a>, albeit rather indirect. And the question itself reflects the dynamic perspective: rather than \u201cwhat\u201d your career goals are, it asks you to present them as a part of an ongoing process. <\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s an essay for which the most work might come before you write it \u2013 in the preliminary thinking process. Make it an exercise: FIRST, define your career objectives (short and longer term). SECOND, identify what factors influenced the development of those objectives. THIRD, of those factors, single out those related (directly and\/or indirectly) to your management experience. Now, you\u2019ve got the raw material for your essay.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the actual essay, you could start with career objectives and work back to portray the related management experience \u2013 or vice versa. Either way, be specific in all aspects \u2013 make your<\/span> goals concrete, and use anecdote and detail in describing the influential management experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 2: <\/b>What was your response to a piece of feedback that you have received regarding an area of weakness? (500 words max)<\/span><\/p>\n

The adcom wants to see how frankly you portray the feedback and your own shortcoming, and how insightfully you contextualize your experience. Secondarily, it\u2019s about change \u2013did you grow<\/a> and change as a result of the feedback?<\/span><\/p>\n

This essay will be most compelling and engaging if written as a story. Start right in with the story\u2019s setting \u2013 where, who, when (ideally make it a fairly recent experience, and one that holds some meaningful stakes). Then progress through the story, highlighting not just what you and the other party said and did, but also your thinking as the story progresses. Finally, give a short example of how you have applied this feedback (or your learning from this feedback experience)<\/span> subsequently \u2013 in other words, how you grew.<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 3 (500 words max): <\/b>Please choose ONE essay from the following two options:<\/span><\/p>\n

If you could choose any three people who have ever lived to join you for dinner, who would you invite and why?<\/span><\/p>\n

OR<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

If you were on the cover of any publication in 10 years, what would the headline and the content of the article be?<\/span><\/p>\n

If the first two questions are rooted in real-world, concrete experience, this question urges you to \u201cplay\u201d a little and use your imagination, wit, creativity, and possibly broader passions in answering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Which should you answer? Both are equally good; it depends on which serves your needs and interest best.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are various viable and effective approaches to this essay. One is \u201cgut instinct\u201d and personal appeal. I.e., if one of these questions strikes a chord with you, engages you, and you have an idea that you like, probably it will be an effective essay. Go with it! BUT<\/i>, do apply some objective, focused analysis as well. Ensure that your content truly illuminates you in some new and fresh way relevant to the application, and do use detail and example to make your essay credible and vivid. <\/span><\/p>\n

Another approach is strategic. If your imagination isn\u2019t tickled by these questions, instead analyze and plan. What relevant and interesting aspects of your profile aren\u2019t yet portrayed (or portrayed adequately) in the application? Identify one or two such points, and work back from that to find suitable topics for one of the two questions. BUT<\/i>: don\u2019t be too heavy handed with the essay, which wouldn\u2019t align with the question\u2019s tone.<\/span><\/p>\n

Random pitfalls:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 If you choose the first question, please don\u2019t use very obvious or overly angelic people (I\u2019ve seen this essay answered with Gandhi and Mother Teresa more often than I can believe over 15 years.) Rather, discuss people who show your creative thinking and\/or are personally meaning to you.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 If you choose the second question, don\u2019t turn the essay into a second goals essay. Ensure that it extends the portrayal of you in some way.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

For September 2015 and January 2016 start: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis within 2 weeks of receipt. A final decision will come 6 to 8 weeks after submission.<\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cindy<\/a> By Cindy Tokumitsu<\/a>, co-author of 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

Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Ace the EMBA<\/a>
\n\u2022 School-Specific EMBA Application Essay Tips<\/a>
\n\u2022 The GMAT and EMBA Programs<\/a><\/p>\n

Accepted.com's experienced admissions consultants<\/span><\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with comprehensive packages<\/span><\/a>, <\/i><\/b>or provide targeted assistance from picking perfect programs<\/span><\/a> to designing a dazzling resume<\/span><\/a>, constructing engaging essays<\/span><\/a>, or preparing for intense interview<\/span><\/a>s<\/span><\/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<\/span><\/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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