{"id":47440,"date":"2019-11-11T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=47440"},"modified":"2019-11-07T05:43:52","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T12:43:52","slug":"how-can-you-show-passion-in-admissions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-can-you-show-passion-in-admissions-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How Can You Show Passion in Admissions?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When one thinks of passion, one doesn\u2019t generally think of investment bankers. But the admissions committees are looking for passion in their applicants; so how are you \u2013 a computer guy, an engineer, a biology major, or yes, an investment banker \u2013 going to craft a winning application<\/a> that shows them the passion they\u2019re looking for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPassion\u201d has a sexy ring to it. An emotional, visceral appeal. It evokes images of glamorous actors and actresses in hot and heavy romances. The good guy in a Frank Capra film changing history. Generals exhorting the troops before sending them into battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forget the steamy romances. Forget the hero delivering a stirring speech. Forget the generals addressing their troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not what we\u2019re talking about in admissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Redefining passion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPassion\u201d in admissions \u2013 be it college, MBA, law school, medical school, or grad school \u2013 means dedication. It means commitment. It requires action over time. It can be very calculated and goal-oriented, and not at all glamorous. It may lead to a feverish culmination, an earth-shattering moment, and it may not. It can be any one of the following and an infinite number of other activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n