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I would use different examples if possible. From what I can tell, I think the story abour your startup is more relevant to the "Why MBA?" question, since it ties directly into your long-term goals. Hopefully there's something else that you can use for the other essay question.

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Hi Scott,
I wanted to ask that while writing essays is it advisable to start or end an essay with a quote.I mean using some two or three line quotes in an essay,especially regarding your long term and short term career goal essays?

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This is fine, although be careful to make sure that the quote is actually relevant to what you're saying in your essay. Many applicants who use quotes make the mistake of using something that sounds smart or profound, while it actually doesn't do anything to answer the question or help adcomms know who the applicant is.

My preference is for an applicant to always use his/her own words over someone else's words, but as long as the quote helps do those things mentioned above, you can use it.

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