{"id":33992,"date":"2016-08-02T00:16:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T07:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/what-color-is-your-mba-candidacy\/"},"modified":"2016-08-02T00:16:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T07:16:00","slug":"what-color-is-your-mba-candidacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/what-color-is-your-mba-candidacy\/","title":{"rendered":"What &quot;color&quot; is your MBA candidacy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>There are many ways to analyze and compare the candidacies of MBA applicants &ndash; by rigor and length of work experience, GPA and GMAT scores, prestige of undergraduate institution, etc. However, beyond the facts and figures of someone&rsquo;s background and credentials is emotion &ndash; the feelings that the applicant conveys in describing his or her past, present and future.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>In crafting an application that you&rsquo;d like business schools to perceive as convincing and compelling, the following framework &ndash; based on colors -- may be helpful. <br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>There are three primary colors. Most people would ascribe a comment set of characteristics to each color. For instance,<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Red = Passionate, Assertive, Important<br \/>\n&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Yellow = Happy, Friendly, Thoughtful<br \/>\n&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Blue =&nbsp; Serene, Trustworthy, Inviting<\/p>\n<p>That said, no one &ldquo;color&rdquo; can fully and accurately distinguish and describe an MBA candidacy. So, in preparing your applications, you can mix those primary colors to produce combinations that reveal a more comprehensive and nuanced picture of your overall candidacy. By combining primary colors, you&rsquo;ll produce secondary colors that are more engaging and descriptive. For instance, consider the following colors and the impressions they evoke:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Green = Natural, Stable, Successful<br \/>\n&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Purple = Exotic, Mysterious, Romantic<br \/>\n&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Orange = Playful, Energetic, Adventuresome<\/p>\n<p>So as you consider how to &ldquo;paint&rdquo; your MBA candidacy, start with a large palate so you can experiment and produce the most vivid, accurate and authentic sense of who you really are, what you&rsquo;ve truly accomplished, why you&rsquo;re seeking an MBA, and how you will serve and benefit others. At <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbaexchange.com\">The MBA Exchange<\/a>, we start with a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbaexchange.com\/mba-evaluation\">free evaluation of the candidacy.<\/a> And then, during a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbaexchange.com\/full-time-or-part-time-mba-programs\">comprehensive consultation<\/a>, we help our clients select the elements that will align with the priorities and preferences of their target schools and present their background and goals in the most positive light.<\/p>\n<p>As with any kind of art, there&rsquo;s no MBA candidacy that will appeal to everyone. There&rsquo;s no perfect or prescribed &ldquo;color&rdquo; for presenting one&rsquo;s self in a way that guarantees admission. Rather, the key is to draw from a variety of hues that best convey your distinctive strengths, values and priorities. Feature multiple, bold but complementary colors to present a mosaic, a montage, a tapestry unlike any other, framed by your resume, application and interviews. Become a &ldquo;work of art&rdquo; that the admissions committee will view and covet as the next, must-have acquisition for their prized collection of MBA admits.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are many ways to analyze and compare the candidacies of MBA applicants &ndash; by rigor and length of work experience, GPA and GMAT scores, prestige of undergraduate institution, etc.&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33992"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33992\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}