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Essay 2: What do you consider your most significant life achievement? (250 words)
Top 5 Tips:
1. Introspect/ brainstorm and note down 5-6 key achievements in your life. Pick the one achievement that truly matters to you - professionally or personally, ideally one that has high impact and is recent (within 2-3 years).
2. Frame your essay as a narrative. Explain the Context, Actions you took (along with rationale), Results (ideally quantified) and Learnings. Engage the reader with vivid details, emotions, and experiences. If possible, include snippets of dialogue to bring authenticity.
3. Be honest also about the challenges you faced, and how you overcame them. The key lessons you learned, and how you grew are themes that HEC would like to hear about.
4. Explain why you consider this as your most significant life achievement i.e. what aspects of the anecdote make it more important than all other events in your life.
5. Pro Tip: Link traits and learnings from this experience to your transferable skills and how the HEC MBA can further your journey
Sample/ Winning Essay
"The decision to quit Goldman Sachs in order to move to my hometown Chennai to pursue my passions of consulting and film-making proved to be a pivotal turning point in my life and career. Having worked in a purely technical role as a software developer, my new role in EY was fraught with challenges- I had to interact with clients and market the team’s services, and learn about information security concepts to work on client engagements that involved preventing cyber attacks. Through my sustained efforts, I was instrumental in helping E&Y to convert two clients from the Proof-of-Concept stage to full-time engagements, and was promoted to Consultant.
After the hectic weekdays, I devoted my weekends to practicing the various aspects of film-making: script-writing, story-boarding and other pre-production work. I leveraged social media to find like-minded crew members. We then met regularly to brainstorm creative ideas and audition actors for short films that I funded. Although we faced last-minute mishaps such as actors not showing up and unfavorable weather conditions, I eventually succeeded in releasing my first short film. Today, the film garnered more than 90,000 YouTube views and was selected for distribution by the prestigious online platform – Benchflix.
I consider this experience my most significant life achievement as it pushed me beyond my comfort zone and made me tackle challenging problems by adopting a diligent, methodical approach. It also enhanced my ability to manage time/finance, and taught me to devise implementable management strategies.
"
Regards,
Arvind
HEC Paris MBA alum, Admissions interviewer
W:https://admitstreet.com | E: consultingteam@admitstreet.com
Top 5 Tips:
1. Introspect/ brainstorm and note down 5-6 key achievements in your life. Pick the one achievement that truly matters to you - professionally or personally, ideally one that has high impact and is recent (within 2-3 years).
2. Frame your essay as a narrative. Explain the Context, Actions you took (along with rationale), Results (ideally quantified) and Learnings. Engage the reader with vivid details, emotions, and experiences. If possible, include snippets of dialogue to bring authenticity.
3. Be honest also about the challenges you faced, and how you overcame them. The key lessons you learned, and how you grew are themes that HEC would like to hear about.
4. Explain why you consider this as your most significant life achievement i.e. what aspects of the anecdote make it more important than all other events in your life.
5. Pro Tip: Link traits and learnings from this experience to your transferable skills and how the HEC MBA can further your journey
Sample/ Winning Essay
"The decision to quit Goldman Sachs in order to move to my hometown Chennai to pursue my passions of consulting and film-making proved to be a pivotal turning point in my life and career. Having worked in a purely technical role as a software developer, my new role in EY was fraught with challenges- I had to interact with clients and market the team’s services, and learn about information security concepts to work on client engagements that involved preventing cyber attacks. Through my sustained efforts, I was instrumental in helping E&Y to convert two clients from the Proof-of-Concept stage to full-time engagements, and was promoted to Consultant.
After the hectic weekdays, I devoted my weekends to practicing the various aspects of film-making: script-writing, story-boarding and other pre-production work. I leveraged social media to find like-minded crew members. We then met regularly to brainstorm creative ideas and audition actors for short films that I funded. Although we faced last-minute mishaps such as actors not showing up and unfavorable weather conditions, I eventually succeeded in releasing my first short film. Today, the film garnered more than 90,000 YouTube views and was selected for distribution by the prestigious online platform – Benchflix.
I consider this experience my most significant life achievement as it pushed me beyond my comfort zone and made me tackle challenging problems by adopting a diligent, methodical approach. It also enhanced my ability to manage time/finance, and taught me to devise implementable management strategies.
"
Regards,
Arvind
HEC Paris MBA alum, Admissions interviewer
W:https://admitstreet.com | E: consultingteam@admitstreet.com
