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Yale SOM EMBA Application Tips & Deadlines
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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: Yale SOM EMBA Application Tips & Deadlines |
 Yale SOM’s Executive MBA is relatively new, but it fully reflects the character of the SOM and more broadly of Yale University: intensive community, holistic perspective, intellectual vigor, and real-world engagement and impact. Carefully review the website, read the blog, and, if possible, interact with the adcom by visiting the school, and/or attending an info session, and/or obtaining the offered pre-assessment. These efforts should inform your essays and will help you convey fit. Essays: 1. How will the Yale MBA for Executives program help you achieve your personal and professional goals? (500 words maximum) You may want to start by discussing your current career situation to set the context, and clarify how the MBA education will enable you to achieve your immediate goals in your current role. You can then naturally move on to your future goals. In describing your goals at any given point, indicate why you are taking that step or pursuing that role. Put more detail on the roles you plan immediately post-MBA and the several years following; longer-term goals need less detail, but they still should present a clear direction. The question has an interesting twist in also asking about your personal goals. These can be personal growth areas and/or explorations you wish to make for personal interest. They may or may not be connected to your professional goals. If they are, you can either weave them into one overall goals discussion or separate them out. Obviously, if they’re not connected to professional goals, then they must be a separate section. Most people will, understandably and appropriately, devote more space to the professional goals. But DO discuss personal goals as well. This part of the question aligns with Yale’s holistic perspective and is important for fit. In discussing how the program will benefit you, be specific: describe what skills and knowledge you seek, and how the program will provide it. 2. Cite a statistic that you find shocking. What actions could be taken to address this challenge? (500 words maximum) You might at first reasonably think that you should choose a statistic strategically linked to your career goals in some way. Or that will show some distinctive area of knowledge or experience you possess. Well, maybe. Or maybe not. Just picking some random statistic that you really did find shocking when you heard it might be a bit scary for an MBA essay. I’ve seen it work. Why? Think about Yale SOM’s intellectual dimension. They appreciate people who are open to intellectual exploration and find interest in the world around them. In this question, the Yale SOM adcom is truly interested in the quality of your thinking and your curious nature, not just how advantageously you can portray your existing interests. What triggers your “shock”? And in determining what actions could be taken to address the issue, how do you approach it? Where do you look for answers, how do you synthesize your findings? How do you assess the viability of possible solutions? Your topic may be known to you already – or it may be totally new. Regardless, the best essays in answer to this question will convey a freshness of inquiry, willingness to look at something new or in a new way, openness to considering steps that could be taken – you needn’t have the perfect answer wrapped up in a bow; you should share the process of exploration. Extenuating Circumstances (Optional) Please explain any extenuating circumstances of which the Admissions Committee should be aware (e.g., choice of recommenders, inconsistent academic performance). You may also take this opportunity to share other defining aspects of your life that the Admissions Committee would not otherwise have learned from your application or resume. You can use this space not just to explain a problem (e.g. low GPA) or clarify a point (e.g. employment gap) but also to present new material that will further illuminate your candidacy. However, if you do the latter, use good judgment and make sure your points are germane to and truly enhance your application. For structuring the essay, first, straightforwardly explain any points that need explaining. Then, if there is some additional content, present it succinctly. If you would like professional guidance with your Yale SOM EMBA application, check out Accepted’s E/MBA essay editing and E/MBA admissions consulting or our E/MBA Application Packages, which include advising, editing, interview coaching, and a resume edit for the Yale SOM EMBA application. ***Disclaimer: Information is subject to change. Please check with individual programs to verify the essay questions, instructions and deadlines.*** Yale SOM 2017 Deadlines:    Cindy Tokumitsu has advised hundreds of successful applicants, helping them gain acceptance to top MBA and EMBA programs in her 15+ years with Accepted. She would love to help you too. Want Cindy to help you get Accepted to the Yale SOM EMBA Program? Click here to get in touch! Related Resources: • Ace the EMBA: Expert Advice for the Rising Executive, free guide • School Specific EMBA Application Essay Tips • 4 Steps for Showing Fit in Your Application Tags: Admissions Consulting, MBA Admissions The post Yale SOM EMBA Application Tips & Deadlines appeared first on Accepted Admissions Blog. |
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A Lot About Yale SOM’s EMBA Program – And a Little About One Year MBAs
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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: A Lot About Yale SOM’s EMBA Program – And a Little About One Year MBAs [Episode 190] |
 Before we turn to our regularly scheduled content, I want to respond to a question asked of me on Twitter by @agarwalgaurav04: He asked me if we can do a show on U.S. one-year MBA programs. We might in the future, and while today’s show is not devoted to that topic, you can get a lot of information from the podcast with Columbia Business School’s Emily French (episode #171). Similarly, while INSEAD is NOT a US school, the interview with Virginie Fougea, INSEAD’s admissions director, also provides a lot of insight into what that top international one-year program is looking for. One of the key differences between a 1Y and a 2Y program is lack of internship. So most one-year programs want to admit students who A) don’t need an internship, and B) have crystal clear goals so that they can hit the job search trail running — without hesitation or delay. Applicants who are returning to a previous employer are particularly appealing, but you don’t need to have a job offer in hand to apply or to get accepted. If you want to change function and industry after you earn your MBA, maybe attempt to do one shift with your first post-MBA job and the other in a second post-MBA position. In a nutshell, if you prefer a one-year program, keep your goals realistic and achievable. Also, make sure you meet the school’s criteria for the one-year program. Kellogg for example, admits applicants to its 1Y program who have at least a strong academic foundation in business if not an undergrad business degree. Cornell Johnson in contrast, wants applicants with advanced degrees or certifications for its Accelerated program and lists programs that satisfy its requirements, but they don’t have to be in business. Know what the programs require before you apply and make sure you can give them what they seek. In a nutshell, here’s what you need to remember if you are interested in a one-year program: 1. Keep your goals realistic and achievable. There’s no time for soul-searching or an internship. 2. Know what the programs require before you apply and make sure you meet the requirements. Thanks Gaurav for the question. Today’s interview focuses on a different type of non-traditional MBA program: the Executive MBA. I thought it would be great to learn about one of the newer EMBA programs, specifically Yale School of Management’s EMBA. Yale SOM’s Executive MBA program will graduate its 10th class this year. However, for the most of its existence, it was exclusively a healthcare-focused EMBA program. That focus was expanded a couple of years ago, and today Yale EMBA provides a general management education with three areas of concentration for its students. We’ll learn more about those later. For now it gives me great pleasure to introduce today’s guest, Vani Nadarajah, Director of Admissions, Executive MBA and Global Programs at Yale School of Management. Can you give us an overview of Yale’s EMBA program? [4:30] It’s a full MBA: we have one degree that we deliver to our students in two formats – the fulltime MBA and the Executive MBA. It’s very rigorous. It’s 75% general management, and then in the second year, students divide between asset management, healthcare, and sustainability. Do EMBA students have more experience than fulltime students, or is it a part-time format of the FT MBA? [6:05] They’re more experienced. Our FT MBA students average five to six years of experience, and our EMBA students currently average 12 years. And the average age in the FT program is 28-29, while in the EMBA program it’s 36-37. Are most students using the program to move up in their career, or are they planning to change careers? [6:40] They’re mostly accelerating their careers – for example from middle manager to senior manager. They’re ready to step up and do more – take on a more strategic role in their organization. One of the distinctive aspects of Yale SOM is its integrated curriculum. What does that mean, practically, for students in the classroom? [7:25] Our curriculum has advanced to the next stage – beyond structuring by function (marketing, commercial strategy, etc). Yale’s gone beyond that, and structured the curriculum by stakeholder perspective. Many of our grads are going out and starting companies, or working in diverse roles in government, non-profits, multinationals, etc. We wanted to deliver a curriculum that is more relevant to these graduates. Our faculty shaped courses based on stakeholder perspective – such as “Customer,” “Competitor,” and “Innovator.” Whatever career path students take, they will have customers and competitors! Students get an elevated perspective, a more strategic view. They think about how stakeholder perspectives fit together. Can you give an example of how students approach problems from different perspectives? [10:55] At the end of the core curriculum, they’ve taken nine different perspective courses. That’s followed by a capstone executive course, where they work through cases and are asked to strategize from different perspectives. They’re forced to pull together everything they’ve learned as they make strategic decisions. They’re really pushed by the faculty to understand the implications of the decisions they make. What is the Yale Global Network, and how do EMBA students participate? [14:00] It’s a network of 28top business schools around the world. In the US, Haas and Yale are members; the rest are international schools that came together to collaborate. The program is five years old this year. It starts with exchanges: weeklong programs at networked schools. EMBAs participate in network exchanges in fall and spring. And we now have a mandatory EMBA exchange in June (they can choose among seven to eight participating schools). There are also online cases – interactive work with schools around the world, where students can incorporate different perspectives. And there are Small Network Online Courses, where they participate with international teammates virtually by webinar in short courses (about three months). If I want to move up in an area – say, brand management at a tech firm – that’s not directly related to any of the three specializations, am I better off looking elsewhere? [19:10] Asset management and healthcare are two very big industries, that incorporate a lot of tracks. Sustainability is our general track – it’s very business focused. We have people in that track working across multiple industries. Is that “sustainability” in a business sense rather than an environmental sense? [21:00] Well, it’s really both. They take a course on Natural Capital. This is a time of innovation – how organizations can innovate and take advantage of that. When we look at how millennials work and where they decide to work, sustainability (in both senses) is part of that. So it’s really about a business case for sustainability: how do you have an agile supply chain? How do you report to stakeholders on that, get the CFO to invest, etc? We think it will give grads an edge because they’ll have this perspective for the future. If someone wants to change function, can they do that in the EMBA? [24:05] It’s more set up for career acceleration rather than major shifts. They have a lot to get through in 22 months, and there’s no internship. We don’t have the time in the program – or the programming – to help them make a major career shift. The FT MBA is set up for that. But our EMBA students are normally aiming to accelerate: When you have students here on a healthcare track, they’re here because they’re passionate about leading change in their industry. Does anyone take the EMBA hoping to start their own company? [26:25] Yes. We have very diverse classes – they come because they’re drawn to the mission of the Yale SOM. The And they’re all leaders/experts in their own field, so they learn a lot from their classmates. Imagination runs wild, and they come up with business ideas and concepts. Can you give an example? [28:55] There were some students working on an investment fund – one from the asset management track, one from healthcare, and one from sustainability, and their expertise complemented each other. When you come into a program like this, you can’t help but have your mind blown by your classmates and come up with ideas. So many people will eventually create businesses. Do you plan to increase the number of focus areas? [30:15] That’s on the back burner for now. Right now we’re enjoying the synergy between these three, and making the program the best it can be. We never get entrenched in a curriculum – we’re always listening to faculty and students. Is there mixing between FT MBA and EMBA students? [31:20] A lot happens in alumni chapters after graduation. On campus, it’s more difficult, because the fulltime students are on campus Monday through Thursday, and the EMBA students are on campus Friday and Saturday. But they occasionally interact in electives, committees, conferences, and social activities. Turning to the application – what makes a great application? [32:55] When somebody had an amazing career – getting to the bottom of that story is compelling. We’re also looking for strong academics. If you’ve worked or studied abroad, that can be exciting to us. And your interests/hobbies can be very interesting. Overall, we’re looking for people with a clear resolution. We’re looking for an affinity for our mission – a genuine passion and alignment for our mission. What mistakes do people make? [34:30] The copy-and-paste kind of essay – that’s very disappointing. Some people do that at a more junior level because they’re applying to a lot of institutions. But if you’re applying to an EMBA, you’re probably only applying to two or three institutions. We’re very distinct. And if there’s nothing in your essay that resonates with that – if we’re just a cut-and-paste essay to you – that can be very disappointing. What’s coming in the future at Yale SOM? [35:55] We have a brand new building, with some of the best technology on campus, including improved video streaming capability. So we’re experimenting with how we can inject more flexibility into our format by creating a very interactive experience. That could have implications for bringing in more students from Latin America or Western Europe. What advice do you have for people considering an EMBA at Yale SOM? [38:00] I would say, get to know us. We have a pre-assessment service – send us your CV. Definitely touch base with us before applying. We have a very interactive process with a lot of touch points – get to know us as much as you can (webinars, info sessions, visits, etc). Our mission is very important. If you get to know us and feel we’re your people, then apply. I meant to mention that the next Yale SOM EMBA deadline is February 10, 2017. So if Yale SOM EMBA appeals and you are reading this around the time we post this podcast, you still have time.  Related Links: • Yale SOM EMBA• Yale SOM EMBA Essay Tips • Yale SOM 2017 MBA Essay Tips • Yale SOM B-School Zone Page Related Shows: • Excellent Executive MBA Admissions Advice • The Wharton Executive MBA Program: An Insider’s View • Too Old for an MBA? Check Out 3 Outstanding MBA and EMBA Alternatives • The MBA Menu at Columbia Business School • Get Into INSEAD, the International Business School Subscribe:   Tags: Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions The post A Lot About Yale SOM’s EMBA Program – And a Little About One Year MBAs [Episode 190] appeared first on Accepted Admissions Blog. |
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“I’m Smart, Really I Am!” Proving Character Traits in your Essays
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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: “I’m Smart, Really I Am!” Proving Character Traits in your Essays |
 When you write an application essay or statement of purpose, you’re trying to accomplish several goals at once: (a) You need to prove your worthiness to be accepted to your target school, while (b) also showing the adcom that you have desirable character traits that your program values. But how do you prove to people whom you have never met that you really are smart, determined, focused, and creative, without bragging? Show, Don’t Tell The cardinal rule for achieving this is an old but very true adage: “Show, don’t tell.” This requires you to draw upon true anecdotes from your life that will illustrate the trait you are trying to show in a compelling way. If you do the opposite, “Tell, not show,” you end up with boastful claims, such as “I was considered among the smartest in my department” or “I’m a team player” or “I have the maturity of someone much older.” I have seen some clients make these statements and not back them up with any evidence at all. Would this sound convincing to you, coming from someone you’ve never met? Hardly. However, when you highlight selected experiences chosen to underscore your fantastic qualities, you’ll make your own case far more convincingly than by just telling the adcom that you are creative, motivated, and hardworking. Telling Stories to Make Your Point Let’s say for example that you’re applying to law school, and you want to prove your dedication to this career. Show the steps you’ve taken to reach the goal. Write about the summer you interned at a law office, volunteered to help re-elect your state senator, and took a part-time job at a law library. Thoughtfully describe what you learned from these experiences and how they further encouraged your interest in the law. These actions will show your dedication beyond a shadow of a doubt. Another example: You want to show you’re a team player – a valuable trait for just about any career, and especially important for aspiring MBAs. Good examples could include: a time you came up with a creative compromise to a problem where your co-workers on a team were deadlocked; offering to take on additional responsibilities at work or on a school or club project when you saw everyone else was overloaded; or asking your supervisor what you could do to add more value to your department. Devoting anywhere from 3-5 sentences to each of these examples should be enough to demonstrate your point. Actions Matter! Whether you want to reveal creativity, intelligence, dedication, commitment to social action, or anything else, choose two examples (or three if you have room) where you have actively displayed those traits. Telling these mini-stories will save you from awkwardly claiming a certain quality. Let your own actions make the case for you. Remember: Show, don’t tell.   By Judy Gruen, MBA admissions consultant since 1996 and author (with Linda Abraham) of MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools. Want Judy to help you get accepted? Click here to get in touch! Related Resources: • Application Essay Tip: The Devil is in the Details • What is an Accomplishment? • Tone Up Your Writing: Confidence vs Arrogance Tags: College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions The post “I’m Smart, Really I Am!” Proving Character Traits in your Essays appeared first on Accepted Admissions Blog. |
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