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11 Dec 2010, 12:02
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still waiting in Buenos Aires.
11 Dec 2010, 12:48
Kudos
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Still waiting up-north here in Canada.
11 Dec 2010, 23:08
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wow i can almost sense the tension and anticipation among all the R1 applicants. I wish you all the very best of luck. I can totally relate to the feeling myself.
For better or for worse, I'm applying to Sloan in R2, hopefully it doesn't prove to be a huge disadvantage. One thing I am struggling with, and one that most of you have had a hard time with as will is the darn cover letter. Know there's been a good amount of discussion around it in the forum already... but I had a couple of doubts on the approach --
Since MIT doesn't really want to hear much about our future goals, I suspect, the majority of the letter will be a summary of our past achievements. What I'm finding difficult to decide on is whether it is better to include a summary of things you've accomplished in the past (say, a few lines one each) along with delving into one experience (impact on org), or should one rather focus on 2-3 accomplishments and explain them in detail (the 'HOW' aspect that every school wants to hear).
The reason the second option isn't so appealing to me is because -- this is unlike other essays being a cover letter, it requires you to summarize what you've done, give them a gist and get them leaning forward into the rest of the application. But at the same time, I don't know if its a good idea to just state my accomplishments in 2-3 lines, then move onto the next one.
Would love to hear how the rest of you approached this aspect in your letters.
Thanks,
Ankur
For better or for worse, I'm applying to Sloan in R2, hopefully it doesn't prove to be a huge disadvantage. One thing I am struggling with, and one that most of you have had a hard time with as will is the darn cover letter. Know there's been a good amount of discussion around it in the forum already... but I had a couple of doubts on the approach --
Since MIT doesn't really want to hear much about our future goals, I suspect, the majority of the letter will be a summary of our past achievements. What I'm finding difficult to decide on is whether it is better to include a summary of things you've accomplished in the past (say, a few lines one each) along with delving into one experience (impact on org), or should one rather focus on 2-3 accomplishments and explain them in detail (the 'HOW' aspect that every school wants to hear).
The reason the second option isn't so appealing to me is because -- this is unlike other essays being a cover letter, it requires you to summarize what you've done, give them a gist and get them leaning forward into the rest of the application. But at the same time, I don't know if its a good idea to just state my accomplishments in 2-3 lines, then move onto the next one.
Would love to hear how the rest of you approached this aspect in your letters.
Thanks,
Ankur
