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06 Jun 2011, 17:53
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Is an applicant's personal hardship taken into consideration when implicated in an essay? (positive effect of course by demonstrating leadership and maturity at a young age, etc etc) How do Top 10 ADCOM's view it? How much should it be empasized in the essay and how much would it impact ADCOM's decision?
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I think it varies, depending on the circumstances and the actuality of grades or whatever that suffered because of personal hardship. It also depends on what type of hardship. Generally speaking, it definitely helps. However, the essays need to be very well written and delicately crafted. On one hand, you don't want to solely 'blame' the personal hardship for a failure of something else; on the other, you'd want to be able to either explicitly state or insinuate to explain yourself. Again, I think situations vary and it'll depend on many factors as well, such as GMAT (which can be studied and do well on), your rec letters, and your overall tone and craftmanship of essays.
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As bakfed said, it depends and more importantly, it has to be delicately crafted because there's a fine line from a situation that is compelling to read, and one that comes across as a pity party.
Keep in mind that b-school admissions is really about evaluating you as a *career professional*. The personal stories are not the main course, but an appetizer or dessert (or even just an aperitif, depending on the individual applicant's profile).
Also, avoid trauma (death, assault, addiction) -- that usually falls into the "I didn't need to hear that" category.
The litmus test for the kind of personal info you should talk about in your essays: if the stuff you talk about will cause a big awkward pause at a dinner table of acquaintances you've met for the first time, then chances are that's how an adcom reading your story will also feel.
It's a delicate thing. Adcoms do want to know that you're more than just a worker/corporate drone, but at the same time they are evaluating you within the context of business and careers -- so it's a real judgment call when it comes to addressing personal matters -- which is no different than in a job interview where they are hiring a person, not a resume. They want to know who you are, but they don't *really* want to know who you are if you know what I mean.
Keep in mind that b-school admissions is really about evaluating you as a *career professional*. The personal stories are not the main course, but an appetizer or dessert (or even just an aperitif, depending on the individual applicant's profile).
Also, avoid trauma (death, assault, addiction) -- that usually falls into the "I didn't need to hear that" category.
The litmus test for the kind of personal info you should talk about in your essays: if the stuff you talk about will cause a big awkward pause at a dinner table of acquaintances you've met for the first time, then chances are that's how an adcom reading your story will also feel.
It's a delicate thing. Adcoms do want to know that you're more than just a worker/corporate drone, but at the same time they are evaluating you within the context of business and careers -- so it's a real judgment call when it comes to addressing personal matters -- which is no different than in a job interview where they are hiring a person, not a resume. They want to know who you are, but they don't *really* want to know who you are if you know what I mean.
