Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2408:30 PM IST
-09:30 PM IST
Join us for a Live Coffee chat with Jenifer Turtschanow where we talk about enhancing your MBA profile and fixing gaps in just 4 months.
Apr 2908:00 PM EDT
-09:00 PM EDT
Join us for a live Ask Me Anything (AMA) session with Juno’s Co-Founder, where we’ll break down everything you need to know about financing your MBA in today’s rapidly changing landscape.
Apr 3010:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
Applying to business school from a finance background? Personal MBA Coach is here to help with this quick tips video on how to set yourself apart during the MBA application process!
Apr 3010:00 AM EDT
-10:30 AM EDT
Sia Admissions Founder Susan Berishaj will walk through why reach/target/safety produces the wrong list for many specific profiles, how admissions committees at different programs read the same background differently, and more...
Apr 3012:00 PM EDT
-01:00 PM EDT
Starting at $975 and offering up to $545 of savings, our new Amplify Hourly Packages offer structure and support in certain high-value areas (story development, resume, essays, interviewing) to help get your applications across the finish line.
Apr 3009:00 PM IST
-10:00 PM IST
Thinking about PE/VC? Most consultants are. Few actually make it. Learn how to position your profile, build the right skills, and break into Private Equity & Venture Capital.
May 0108:30 AM EDT
-09:15 AM EDT
Get the inside scoop on what makes Emory’s Goizueta Business School great, learn how you can present a strong MBA application, and connect with an Admissions Director to get your questions answered.
May 0108:00 PM PDT
-09:00 PM PDT
Inquire for a free profile evaluation and guarantee statement for possible admits and scholarships!
06 Feb 2007, 10:08
Kudos
Bookmarks
Oh please Venky, come on.
If really the 10% over the wordcount mean you suddenly develop a whole etheral sense beyond the body of your main essay, you need to get some lessons in how to write.
I think word counts and working to word counts is a good method to cutting the crap out of an essay. Reviewing an essay to a limit should make the whole thing sharper.
Noone is going to ding you because an essay is too long. Noone is going to ding you because they have their fill of your background. Noone is going to ding you because your original study isn't up to scratch.
It is all about making an impression. For me, I find working strictly to a word count results in my essays being punchier. Word count is a part of my editing process - most of the time I can cut 10% from my standard text. If I want then, I can add more. What is always true is that after that cut it reads better.
If you feel you have so much to say, by all means post them a leather bound "Why do I need an MBA?" book. For every adcom that thinks it is salad, one will think you are working outside the box, leveraging your skillset in a manifestation that no other candidate considers.
It is all gravy.
If really the 10% over the wordcount mean you suddenly develop a whole etheral sense beyond the body of your main essay, you need to get some lessons in how to write.
I think word counts and working to word counts is a good method to cutting the crap out of an essay. Reviewing an essay to a limit should make the whole thing sharper.
Noone is going to ding you because an essay is too long. Noone is going to ding you because they have their fill of your background. Noone is going to ding you because your original study isn't up to scratch.
It is all about making an impression. For me, I find working strictly to a word count results in my essays being punchier. Word count is a part of my editing process - most of the time I can cut 10% from my standard text. If I want then, I can add more. What is always true is that after that cut it reads better.
If you feel you have so much to say, by all means post them a leather bound "Why do I need an MBA?" book. For every adcom that thinks it is salad, one will think you are working outside the box, leveraging your skillset in a manifestation that no other candidate considers.
It is all gravy.
06 Feb 2007, 10:17
Kudos
Bookmarks
I think what people are trying to say here is that going 10 or 15 words over is OK, as long as there's a reason you are going 10 or 15 words over. If you are over your limit because you are being wordy and haven't edited your essay to it's core, then you essay probably sucks anyway and the 10 or 15 words aren't your major problem in the first place.
So my take is this: If you've edited your essay down hard - and I mean hard - and you want one more sentence in there for clarity, and it throws you slightly over, thats OK. If you write your essay once, edit it once and you are over, you probably haven't done enough editing.
As to the person who went 30 to 50% over, thats quite substantial, and I wouldn't suggest being that brazen about it.
So my take is this: If you've edited your essay down hard - and I mean hard - and you want one more sentence in there for clarity, and it throws you slightly over, thats OK. If you write your essay once, edit it once and you are over, you probably haven't done enough editing.
As to the person who went 30 to 50% over, thats quite substantial, and I wouldn't suggest being that brazen about it.
06 Feb 2007, 12:05
Kudos
Bookmarks
3underscore
What I meant to say is dont kill ur main theme of essay at the expense of a wordcount limit. Overediting kills the enthusiasm in the essay at times. I said focus on quality as num 1 and see if you can make the wordlimits.
If you understand it as a leather bound "Why do I need an MBA?" its time for you to come on
