{"id":42129,"date":"2018-06-13T01:43:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T08:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/i-heart-new-york\/"},"modified":"2018-06-18T05:57:07","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T12:57:07","slug":"i-heart-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/i-heart-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"I Heart New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York B-schools are odd. They may not be at the top of the rankings (close!), the cost of living is enough to make an I-banker blanch (gross!), but they still receive a disproportionately high number of applicants. So, whether it\u2019s CBS<\/a> or NYU<\/a>, in an essay or at an interview, you will, at some point, need to sell someone on \u201cwhy New York?\u201d.<\/p>\n

99% of candidates will spit out the same chewed up lines about how great New York is\u2026 these answers are as attractive to the adcom as pre-chewed gum on a subway platform. Don\u2019t be the 99%. Instead, set yourself apart and be that 1%, the fun percent, that even Bernie could get behind. Here\u2019s how to think about applying to school in New York, or any school where location is a major selling point.<\/p>\n

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Recommended Reading>>> Essay Analysis: NYU Stern School of Business<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Imagine for a second you\u2019ve received acceptance letters from Wharton<\/a>, Harvard<\/a>, or Stanford<\/a>, three of the greatest business schools on earth according to, well, anyone. But they all share one flaw. You can\u2019t quite get past it: they just ain\u2019t in New York City. What makes you choose CBS or NYU over these hallowed institutions? You could certainly thrive in Philly, Boston (excuse me, Cambridge), or Palo Alto, but the version of you that spends two years in New York\u2026well he or she is just a little bit MORE kickass. New York you is the COOLEST and most SUCCESSFUL version of you\u2014but why? Explain that difference. And believe us, it\u2019s more than just greasy pizza versus cheesesteaks, lobstah rolls, or\u2026whatever they eat in Palo Alto (kale smoothies, probably?).<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that answers like \u201cNew York\u2019s amazing financial center\u201d or \u201cvibrancy\u201d will not fly\u2014these are subway gum-level answers. To really SELL this idea that you plus NYC equals MAGIC, you need to get specific and show that you really \u201cget\u201d New York. Provide examples and specifics to show that you\u2019ve spent time thinking about, planning, and imagining your life there. Don\u2019t go for the tourist stuff either: If there\u2019s one thing New Yorkers hate, it\u2019s tourists. So it\u2019s not \u201cI\u2019ll spend a lot of time in the Met,\u201d it\u2019s \u201cI\u2019ll go to XYZ real estate lecture series at ABC New York-based real estate think tank.\u201d It\u2019s not \u201cI see myself running in Central Park,\u201d it\u2019s \u201cI see myself jogging in Riverside Park\u201d (near Columbia, ya\u2019know). Show that you KNOW the city will provide what you need to achieve your goals, as well as HOW you will access those resources. Paint a picture of that kickass, successful version of yourself, with New York City as your indispensable sidekick.<\/p>\n

Another way to think of it is to treat the city like a \u201cskill\u201d that you need in order to succeed at your goal. The connections, mentality and life skills that come with being in NYC can definitely advance a person\u2019s career, in a way that\u2019s pretty similar to the skills you\u2019ll learn in the actual classroom. The same way you need to learn X thing at business school to fill a gap for your ST goals, you need X experience that only NYC can provide. Oftentimes this is going to come down to contact with specific organizations and individuals who are doing exactly what you hope to do and who live, work or operate only in New York.<\/p>\n

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Recommended Reading>>> Essay Analysis: Columbia Business School<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This type of question is just basic chemistry. Remember litmus paper? Well, it works like this: you have clear solution X, and no idea what its properties are, or how it will mix with known substance Y. Dip a piece of litmus paper in, and the color change will tell you whether your mystery solution X is acidic or basic\u2014if it turns red it\u2019s the former, blue it\u2019s the latter. Pretty simple.<\/p>\n

To the adcom, YOU are the mystery solution; they have no idea what your properties are, and how you\u2019ll react when mixed with substance Y, the known: NYC. Give them the litmus test\u2014your qualities and aspirations\u2014and show them how GREAT the result is when X and Y end up in the same beaker.<\/p>\n

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