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22 Oct 2007, 17:16
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I am looking at the essay questions for a school and something is a little unclear. The admissions section of the website says to include in the application, "Two personal essays, articulating your choice of X University's School," but the essay questions are:
Question 1: Discuss your post-MBA career goals and how your work experience has influenced these goals. Include in your discussion: Why an MBA at this time? Which industry or functional area do you plan to pursue at the completion of your MBA?
Question 2: Describe a team experience where your leadership and interpersonal skills directly affected the outcome of the project. How will this experience impact your contribution as a team member at X School?
Technically, one can answer both questions without even saying the University's name and still be within the boundaries of the question. I have done much research on this school, but if I use what I have found about it to "articulate my choice of X University", I run the risk of going off topic. If I strictly answer the essay questions, I won't be "articulating my choice of X University." What should I do? Go off topic to explain why I chose X school or strictly stick to the essay questions?
The only thing I can think of would be something like telling how X school fits into my career plans for Question 1, but that is still going a bit off topic. Suggestions?
Question 1: Discuss your post-MBA career goals and how your work experience has influenced these goals. Include in your discussion: Why an MBA at this time? Which industry or functional area do you plan to pursue at the completion of your MBA?
Question 2: Describe a team experience where your leadership and interpersonal skills directly affected the outcome of the project. How will this experience impact your contribution as a team member at X School?
Technically, one can answer both questions without even saying the University's name and still be within the boundaries of the question. I have done much research on this school, but if I use what I have found about it to "articulate my choice of X University", I run the risk of going off topic. If I strictly answer the essay questions, I won't be "articulating my choice of X University." What should I do? Go off topic to explain why I chose X school or strictly stick to the essay questions?
The only thing I can think of would be something like telling how X school fits into my career plans for Question 1, but that is still going a bit off topic. Suggestions?
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22 Oct 2007, 17:32
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depending on how much space you have, you can definitely go "off-topic" as long as you answer the questions asked. It's also not really "off-topic" if they ask you to articulate your choice of "X University" before asking the two questions anyway. They just didn't include the "why X University" in the 2 questions again since they already asked it previously.
I would try to weave it in with the topic as much as possible. Talk about how X school can help your career goals, and talk about how the culture of X school will work with your team/leadership skills.
I would try to weave it in with the topic as much as possible. Talk about how X school can help your career goals, and talk about how the culture of X school will work with your team/leadership skills.
22 Oct 2007, 17:36
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Kryzak is right.
Has the university got something to offer that is unique and leadership focused ? It could be a course, or something cultural. If so, you can mention it in your second essay.
Has the university got something to offer that is unique and leadership focused ? It could be a course, or something cultural. If so, you can mention it in your second essay.
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