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18 Jun 2009, 15:18
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ACNguy
I don't think you're crazy. Even though last year's limit was based on pages rather than word count, my essay ended up being about 600 words. The breakdown was roughly 140 words on career progress, 200 on goals and 200 on why MBA/why Kellogg (with 60 for a conclusion paragraph to tie it all together nicely). They're saying to be brief, so be brief. You also get the opportunity to highlight your work experience on your resume (although again that's brief) and you'll get to talk about it during the interview.
18 Jun 2009, 15:37
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Im dying with the 600 word limit. How do you take 5 years of work experience, with significant accomplishments, and squeeze it in 140 words ? 
I guess I need to really nail down what 'assess' means. Im afraid that if I skim over my roles, then I lose out on the opportunity to really sell what Ive done to the adcom.
I guess I need to really nail down what 'assess' means. Im afraid that if I skim over my roles, then I lose out on the opportunity to really sell what Ive done to the adcom.
18 Jun 2009, 16:32
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pmenon
They can see what's on your resume. Repeating what's on your resume is not the purpose of your essay. Instead, give them an overview of what you've done, how you've progressed and other details that they can use as supplement when they take a look at your resume and other parts of your application package.
Try not to repeat what's already said in one part of your entire application package. Think of every part of your application package as 30 second Super Bowl commercial. You only have 30 seconds. Why show something that you have shown earlier? Instead, show them your complete profile as a person and as an ideal applicant by maximizing every part of your app package.
I had a draft of my careers essay, which was based on page numbers. I used a lot of it in my Ross essay too, which was 500 words I think, so I can trim it, but don't look forward to it. I drafted essay three this week too, which currently sits at 900 words. Hopefully as I cut down the words I can make is suck less as well 
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