{"id":33343,"date":"2016-06-06T11:57:54","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T18:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=33343"},"modified":"2016-07-27T15:35:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T22:35:53","slug":"unc-kenan-flagler-2016-17-mba-essay-tips-and-deadlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/unc-kenan-flagler-2016-17-mba-essay-tips-and-deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Kenan-Flagler 2016-17 MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Read<\/a>Are you a team leader? Are you committed to sustainable enterprise? Are you seeking resources and intellectual capital needed to shape both business and government? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented, innovative individual?\u00a0<\/span>UNC Kenan-Flagler<\/a>\u00a0adcoms are interested in seeing your multi-dimensional personality and capabilities. Your challenge: Prove that your goals mesh with the school\u2019s goals and that your talents will contribute to the program\u2019s collaborative nature.<\/span><\/p>\n

My tips are in blue below.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Kenan-Flagler Business School at University of North Carolina has\u00a0one required essay and three optional essays.\u00a0The essays for the 2016-2017 application season are:<\/p>\n

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

Essay 1.<\/strong>\u00a0(Required)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how your professional experience has shaped these goals, why this career option appeals to you, and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree. (500 words maximum)<\/em><\/p>\n

What do you see yourself doing immediately upon graduation and what would you like to do ten years from now? Describe why this path attracts you. What experiences have convinced you to pursue it? Why do you need an MBA, especially one with UNC\u2019s approach to business education, to proceed down your chosen path. For more tips on writing about post-MBA goals, please see\u00a0<\/span>MBA Goals 101<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Essay 2. (Optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n

What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (300 words maximum)<\/em><\/p>\n

Everyone has a story. What\u2019s yours? What makes you tick? What would you like the admissions committee to know about you \u2014 you the human being, the individual? What hobbies and experiences will differentiate you from the IT guy, consultant, real estate developer, or banker that the adcom just read about? How will your perspective contribute to the classroom and community at Kenan-Flagler?<\/span><\/p>\n

Essay 3.<\/strong> (Optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n

If your standardized test scores are low<\/a>, or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum. (300 words maximum)<\/em><\/p>\n

This is pretty straightforward. Just answer it. You may also want to highlight professional preparation that you have already had in quantitative areas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kenan Flagler explicitly says<\/a> that it's important for its students to have a \"working knowledge\" of financial accounting, statistics, microeconomics, and calculus. \u00a0If you don't have it, get it.<\/p>\n

Essay 4. (Optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application? (300 words maximum)<\/em><\/p>\n

My favorite: The\u00a0optional essay<\/span><\/a>. A gift allowing you to give the adcom one more reason to admit you.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you would like professional guidance with your\u00a0UNC Kenan Flagler\u00a0MBA application, please consider Accepted\u2019s\u00a0MBA essay editing<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0MBA admissions consulting<\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0MBA Application Packages<\/a>, which include advising, editing, interview coaching, and a resume edit for the\u00a0UNC Kenan Flagler\u00a0application.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

UNC Kenan-Flagler 2017 Application Deadlines<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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

\"Linda<\/a>By\u00a0Linda Abraham<\/a>, president and founder of Accepted and co-author of the definitive book on MBA admissions,\u00a0<\/em>MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools<\/a>.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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

\u2022 Why Do You Need an MBA?<\/a>, free guide
\n\u2022 Get Accepted to B-School with Low Stats<\/a>, on-demand webinar
\n\u2022\u00a05 Elements to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story<\/a><\/p>\n

This article<\/a> originally appeared on\u00a0<\/em>blog.accepted.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Applying to a top b-school? The talented folks at Accepted have helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to their dream programs. Whether you are figuring out where apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/p>\n

Contact us, and get matched up with the consultant who will help\u00a0you\u00a0<\/em>get accepted<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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