{"id":50637,"date":"2020-12-11T12:53:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T19:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=50637"},"modified":"2020-12-11T12:53:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-11T19:53:36","slug":"avoid-these-mistakes-in-your-mba-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/avoid-these-mistakes-in-your-mba-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid These Mistakes in Your MBA Application"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Five Big Mistakes and Five Easy Fixes in Your Business School Essays\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_V7K6z1zi98?start=2&feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here are tips and tricks for avoiding five of the most common business school personal statement mistakes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the last 15 years, I've read thousands of MBA application Personal Statements, so I have a good sense of what works, what doesn't, and the common mistakes that many applicants make. 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