Help me answer this questions,please.

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I would like to apply for MSc in Finance.

What may differentiate you from the other candidates?

What added value can you bring to the school?

Thanks you in advance.

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DisciplinedPrep · Answer

For clarity, the questions in the application are for you to answer, not for admission consultants to answer. More importantly, these two questions are perhaps the two most important questions that explain why you want to get this degree in the first place. That said, you can reach out to admission consultants to review your essays and provide feedback. Everything else would qualify as cheating in the application process. No offense, please.

ExpertsGlobal · Answer

Hi  Asawa7 ,

While you must answer these questions on your own and seek a review, if needed, the following videos may help you gain a perspective on how to answer such questions. The videos are made from the point of view of an MBA application but will help you in your pursuit of an MSF as well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z37eE0Tqe1k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X5My4d5Vjo

Hope this helps!

All the best!

MBADecoder · Answer

I'll break down these two essay questions for you. 
 What may differentiate you from the other candidates? 
What added value can you bring to the school?

The adcoms of most masters/MBA programs are interested in knowing this answer. But first, you should understand how these programs run. A large part of the class learning is based on student participation and also, most clubs and extra-curricular activities are student-led. Hence, its important that students bring different personal qualities, skills and experiences to the class so that they can contribute a new and meaningful perspective that benefits their classmates.

With this in mind, what are your key personality traits, skills or experiences that differentiate you from others (your college or professional peers) around you? Support your answer with examples of situations that demonstrate your key differentiating factors (one example for each). 
Once you have explained what differentiates you, the second part is an extension of that - how will you contribute to the program. You need to know what you are good/best/unique at, but more importantly, you need to understand whether that would be valuable to other classmates. So, first understand the program you are applying to thoroughly- look at its website, talk to adcom members, talk to students and alumni. What are the areas that interest you and where you can make a valuable contribution? Explain how you will contribute there. A cherry on the cake is- how will you leave the community better than what you inherited.

IMPORTANT: if you don’t understand the program properly, you will not be able to make a sound analysis here.

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