{"id":34332,"date":"2016-08-29T23:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T06:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/personal-profile-is-a-competitive-advantage-for-top-mba-applicants\/"},"modified":"2016-08-29T23:34:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-30T06:34:00","slug":"personal-profile-is-a-competitive-advantage-for-top-mba-applicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/personal-profile-is-a-competitive-advantage-for-top-mba-applicants\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal profile is a competitive advantage for top MBA applicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Most business school applicants feel that transforming their candidacy to make it more appealing to admissions committees is not possible. Their academic history is defined by a transcript and a test score. Their professional role is limited by the realities of their job description. However, there&rsquo;s one key aspect of the candidacy that an astute applicant can significantly improve and leverage &ndash; the personal profile.<\/p>\n<p>What exactly do we mean by &ldquo;personal profile&rdquo;? This is a combination of the values, interests, affiliations and activities that define you as a human being. Any applicant who believes that business schools don&rsquo;t seriously consider this facet of the candidacy when deciding who will be admitted is mistaken. The importance of one&rsquo;s personal profile is confirmed by the questions that schools ask in applications, recommendations and interviews. Adcoms are not satisfied by only a high GPA, stellar GMAT or blue-chip resume. In fact, a robust and compelling personal profile can help leverage strengths and mitigate soft spots elsewhere in the candidacy.<\/p>\n<p>Building a strong personal profile requires a thorough process of reflection and discovery. Only by examining past and present interest and activities, spotting patterns and priorities, can a serious MBA applicant begin to explain the significance to an admission committee. That&rsquo;s why our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbaexchange.com\/mba-evaluation\">free evaluations for MBA applicants<\/a> ask about collegiate, professional and personal activities. And that&rsquo;s why our <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbaexchange.com\/full-time-or-part-time-mba-programs\">comprehensive admissions consultation<\/a> leads each client through a personalized, structured exercise in analyzing their lives to date and aligning the findings with the selection criteria for their targeted schools. And then <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbaexchange.com\">The MBA Exchange<\/a> takes it a step further but proposing to our client specific action steps that can elevate and expand his or her personal profile with maximum substance and credibility, with minimal effort and time.<\/p>\n<p>So, whether your academic and professional credentials are so impressive that you believe they guarantee your b-school admission, or whether your classroom and workplace results are so modest that you feel that you don&rsquo;t have any real chance for success, think twice. A powerful, authentic and passionate personal profile can and must be part of your overall value proposition if you want to become truly competitive. Highly selective MBA programs expect nothing less.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most business school applicants feel that transforming their candidacy to make it more appealing to admissions committees is not possible. Their academic history is defined by a transcript and a&#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-34332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34332","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=34332"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34332\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}