{"id":46452,"date":"2019-07-26T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=46452"},"modified":"2019-07-23T02:27:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T09:27:40","slug":"ucla-anderson-mba-essay-tips-deadlines-2019-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/ucla-anderson-mba-essay-tips-deadlines-2019-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA Anderson MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019-2020]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Accepted\u2019s\u00a0<\/em>B-School Selectivity Index<\/em><\/a>\u00a0shows that UCLA Anderson is 14th in selectivity and 16th in\u00a0U.S. News\u2019\u00a0ranking. Its average GMAT is 716, up one point from last year and the year before. However, the acceptance rate at Anderson has climbed a bit from 20.7% for the class that entered in 2016 to 22.3% for the class that entered in 2017 to 24.3% for the class that entered in 2018.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now on to tips for the application itself, which requires a 500-word goals essay and a 300-word short answer.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In essence, the longer question is about how you intend to benefit professionally from an\u00a0<\/em>Anderson MBA<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and the short question asks how you will benefit the Anderson community: What will you get from and what will you give to Anderson -and I don\u2019t mean donations as an alum?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The essay advice that UCLA Anderson provides on its website is excellent, not just for Anderson\u2019s essays, but for most MBA essays.\u00a0<\/em>Read it carefully.<\/em><\/a> Our advice is in italics below.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCLA Anderson 2019-2020 MBA application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

UCLA Anderson MBA essay question<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Describe your short-term and long-term career goals. How can the UCLA Anderson experience add value to your professional development?\u00a0(500 words maximum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anderson gives you enough room to write a revealing response, but not a verbose one. Make sure this essay shows that you\u2019re already a member of the Anderson community by virtue of your values and experience. You just haven\u2019t yet paid tuition.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

First think about Anderson\u2019s motto:\u00a0Share success. Think fearlessly. Drive change.\u00a0Read the stories and posts that Anderson provides on each of those values. Watch the relevant videos. Think about the ways you can\u00a0<\/em>show that those values are your values<\/em><\/a>\u00a0while answering the question.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To respond to the question itself, what are you looking to gain from the Anderson MBA? How do you hope to grow? How will that growth prepare you to realize your professional goals? Focus on the elements of the Anderson program that are distinctive, if not unique, and most supportive of your dreams.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great way to approach this essay would be to discuss an experience or anecdote that reveals you acting according to UCLA\u2019s principles. Then connect that story to your goals and to UCLA Anderson\u2019s program and your reasons for choosing its MBA program. Conclude by connecting relevant aspects of the Anderson MBA experience and program to the achievement of your\u00a0<\/em>short- and long-term goals<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your particular story may benefit from a different order, and that\u2019s fine. Just make sure that the reader can follow it and that you include the requested elements.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCLA Anderson MBA short answer question<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What are you passionate about and why?\u00a0(300 words maximum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I once had a client who was asked a similar question for an application. He responded \u201cI feel passionately about child abuse. When I hear about incidents of child abuse my blood boils.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I said \u201cOK. Have you volunteered to help victims of child abuse in any way? Have you raised money to help them or to prosecute abusers or perhaps get abusers help?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo,\u201d he replied, \u201d I haven\u2019t done anything like that, but when I hear about it on the news, it\u00a0really\u00a0makes me angry.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bad answer. Your\u00a0<\/em>passion must translate into commitment and action<\/em><\/a>\u00a0or it seems shallow. And so do you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you love music, presumably you will either spend hours writing, playing or listening to it. If you are passionate about sports, that passion will be reflected in how you spend your time. If you are passionate about a cause or group, you will commit time to it.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the 300-word limit, don\u2019t choose more than 1-3 things you are passionate about. I\u2019d prefer 1-2. Describe your passions and how you came to feel so strongly about this activity or cause. If you choose to focus on more than one \u201carea of passion,\u201d see if you can tie the different commitments together with a common theme so that the essay is a coherent whole. Don\u2019t force it if that doesn\u2019t work.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCLA Anderson MBA reapplicant question<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

(For applicants who applied for the MBA program in the previous two years)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please describe your career progress since you last applied and how you have enhanced your candidacy. Include updates on short-term and long-term career goals, as well as your continued interest in UCLA Anderson.\u00a0(750 words maximum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the key question in every MBA reapplication: How have you enhanced your candidacy? Career progress is an obvious place to start and something you must address, but if academics were a weakness, then what have you done since you last applied to show you can excel at Anderson? Finally, if your career goals have evolved since you last applied, discuss that evolution.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCLA Anderson MBA optional question<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? Please use your best judgment.\u00a0(250 words maximum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No preference is given in the evaluation process to applicants who submit a response to the optional question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If there are extenuating circumstances that would add perspective or context for a weakness, you can discuss them here. A few years ago, UCLA added the following: \u201cPlease do not submit redundant information in the Optional Essay.\u201d Good advice for all optional questions. For more suggestions, please see\u00a0<\/em>Optional Essays: When and How to Write Them<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For expert guidance with your UCLA Anderson MBA application, check out Accepted\u2019s\u00a0MBA Application Packages<\/a>, which include comprehensive guidance from an experienced admissions consultant. We\u2019ve helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to UCLA Anderson\u2019s MBA program and look forward to helping you too!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCLA Anderson 2019-2020 MBA application deadlines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Round 1:<\/strong> Application deadline October 2, 2019; Decisions releasead December 18, 2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round 2:<\/strong> Application deadline January 8, 2020; Decisions releasead March 26, 2020 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Round 3:<\/strong> Application deadline April 16, 2020; Decisions releasead May 21, 2020 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

***Disclaimer: Information is subject to change. Please check with individual programs to verify the essay questions, instructions and deadlines.***<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Linda Abraham, president and founder of Accepted. Linda earned her bachelors and MBA at UCLA, and has been advising applicants since 1994 when she founded Accepted. Linda is the co-founder and first president of AIGAC. She has written or co-authored 13 e-books on the admissions process, and has been quoted by\u00a0The\u00a0Wall Street Journal<\/em>,\u00a0U.S. News<\/em>,\u00a0Poets & Quants<\/em>,\u00a0Bloomberg Businessweek<\/em>,\u00a0CBS News<\/em>, and others. Linda is the host of\u00a0Admissions Straight Talk<\/em>, a podcast for graduate school applicants.\u00a0Want an admissions expert help you get accepted? Click here to get in touch!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

\u2022\u00a05 Fatal Flaws to\u00a0Avoid in Your MBA Application Essay<\/a>, a free guide
\u2022\u00a0Why Does an MD Need an MBA? This UCLA MD\/MBA Student Tells All<\/a>, a podcast episode
\u2022\u00a0The B-School Selectivity Index: Discover the Schools Where You Are Competitive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This article<\/a>\u00a0originally appeared on\u00a0blog.accepted.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\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 to apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

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