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| FROM myEssayReview Blog: USC Marshall MBA Essay Questions & Deadlines – 2015 -16 |
 The online application is now live at the USC Marshall School of Business.. Here are the applicationdeadlines and required MBA essays for the admissions season.2015-2016. Round One Application deadline: October 19, 2015 Notification begins: December 18, 2015 Round 2 Application deadline: January 8, 2016 Notification begins: April 1, 2016 Round 3 Application deadline: April 8, 2016 Notification begins: May 27, 2016 Required MBA Essays
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| FROM myEssayReview Blog: Emory Essay Questions Analysis 2015-16 |
 Emory Goizueta 2016 MBA Application Deadlines:Application Deadline Decision Notification Round 1 October 09, 2015 December 3, 2015 Round 2* November 13, 2015 January 28, 2016 Round 3** January 8, 2016 March 3, 2016 (Domestic) March 11 (International) Round 4 March 11, 2016 May 13, 2016 Like last year, Goizueta Business School requires applicants to write four essays for the school’s full-time MBA Program. (4 required and 1 optional). The structure of the essays remains the same. However, these essay questions have been tweaked a little bit. The first question (goals essay) no longer includes ‘back up plan’ of 200 words. Instead, it asks the applicants how their prior experiences and strengths will support them in their first-choice short-term position. Instead of asking about contribution and impact, the second question (leadership essay) now requires the applicants to discuss how their leadership experiences align with the school’s mission. The four-option short answer essay prompt includes two new options, and the 25-words “fun fact.” has also been tweaked a tiny bit- “interesting or fun fact” has now been changed to “fun or noteworthy fact”. These short essay questions cover a lot of ground: your professional path and goals, your alignment with the program’s core values, and who you are as a person. So you will need to do a lot of reflection to be able to choose the right stories/ examples to showcase your candidacy in the best manner. Make every word count and be as succinct , clear and concise as you can. Let’s take closer look at each of these questions: 1. Define your short-term post-MBA career goals. How are your professional strengths, past experience and personal attributes aligned with these goals? (300 word limit) This is pretty straightforward career goals essay question with emphasis on short term post MBA goals. You should begin the essay with clear statement of your short term career plans. Please be specific about the position /job title, industry that you plan to seek immediately after MBA. Also, consider naming 1-2 firms that you aim to join after MBA. Even though the question doesn’t ask you to discuss your long term, goals, you may still briefly mention (if space permits) how you plan to progress from your short term goal to a longer term vision. Then go ahead and address the second part of the question explaining how your professional experiences and strengths are aligned with this short-term goal, Discuss how your professional experiences and the skills acquired have propelled you to your desired path. While detailing your professional experience, make sure to focus on your specific professional strengths (quantitative skills, communication skills etc.) and personal attributes (cultural flexibility, perseverance etc.) Then you can wrap up the essay with a comment on how the specific resources of Goizueta MBA program will help you achieve your post MBA aspirations. How to structure your essay?
“Post MBA, I wish to join a reputed Technology and Strategy consulting organization, such as Deloitte or Ernst & Young as an IT Strategy Consultant. My passion for technology, my experience in corporate and business leadership ,my childhood vision to be a global business leader and continue my family legacy have defined my goal. They have also fueled my vision to lead my family business into the world of Technology and Consulting by opening a new division in technology & strategy firm. To realize my entrepreneurial dream, I need an MBA……” Note: For my blog on ‘Goals Essay’ click here:https://myessayreview.com/blogs/?p=1197 For sample ‘Goals’ essay, click here:https://myessayreview.com/sample2.html 2. The business school is named for Roberto C. Goizueta, former Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, who led the organization for 16 years, extending its global reach, quadrupling consumption, building brand responsibility, and creating unprecedented shareholder wealth. Mr. Goizueta’s core values guide us in educating Principled Leaders for Global Enterprise. Provide an example of your leadership – professional or personal – and explain what you learned about yourself through the experience. (300 words) Every year Emory’s leadership essay question centers round former Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company Roberto C. Goizueta’s leadership style. However, this question is tweaked a little bit every year[b]. [/b]In 2013-14 application, through this essay question the applicants were asked to discuss their potential ‘contribution’ to Emory ‘as a student and as an alumnus’. Last year, they were required to explain the ‘good’ they have done to an organization and ‘the impact of their actions’. This year, through this straight forward leadership question the Emory AD Com expect you to recount a personal or professional leadership experience and explain the learnings they have gleaned about them through the experience. The prompt offers you a broad choice as you can choose your stories/ examples from your professional life, personal life or community involvement. Still, I would prefer a professional leadership experience, unless you think your example from personal realm or community involvement is really an outstanding one. To select story/ experience, read carefully the first part of the essay prompt about [b]Roberto C. Goizueta’s leadership [/b]and vision about extending his organization’s “ global reach, quadrupling consumption, building brand responsibility, and creating unprecedented shareholder wealth” and identify an experience/ story that will allow you to showcase one of the above mentioned abilities. Look for examples when you stepped out of your comfort zone and took initiatives that brought about some change or resulted in the improvement of processes subsequently followed by an organization or group over a long term. Make sure to select recent experience where you made a clear impact. How to structure your essay? For structure, I recommend following the same 4 part structure:
[*]The action [/list] What initiatives/actions you took? How did you deal with the challenges? How did you process your thoughts and took your decisions? ( approx.125- 130 words) [*]The outcome/result[/list] What were the results of your efforts? What was the resolution of the story? ( approx. 40-50 words) [*]The significance :[/list] What did you learn about yourself? What lessons you learned during that leadership experience? How these lessons ( 1-2 only ) have helped you since then?( approx. 60-70 words) You may wrap up the essay with a final comment on how you are now in a position to contribute to the Emory community. Example: “Today, I recall this experience as one of the most meaningful life experiences. It helped me overcome my inability to collaborate. I now try to foster a positive collaborative environment within the teams. Also, this experience revealed to me my ability to take initiative, which has helped improve my productivity and develop solutions that have benefited the organization. Further, this experience has taught me the value of practicing a flexible approach while leading a team.” For sample leadership essay, click here : https://myessayreview.com/sample5.html#_blank Essay 3: Complete one of the following statements. (250 words) I am passionate about… The best piece of advice I’ve received is… The best day of my life was… A personal goal I want to accomplish is… Before selecting one of these 4 options, first you should consider which option will add the most value to your application. Indeed, this question is an opportunity to provide the Ad Com additional information about who you are. It is also an opportunity to showcase that aspect of your candidacy that will enable you to add value to the school and make an impact. This question should best complement the rest for your application. If the first two questions showcase your professional excellence, let this question and the last one reveal your personal side- a hobby or interest you are passionate about or a personal goal you want to accomplish, or the best day of your life that has shaped your personality. Here is an example of option #1 “I am passionate about….” Example: “I am passionate about community service as I believe that I have an obligation to give back to the community I live in. I belong to a family of radical thinkers who were pioneers in education and business. Inspired by them, especially my grandfather, a self-made man and a philanthropist, I championed causes of child education and the environment since childhood…….” 5. Share with the committee and your future classmates a fun or noteworthy fact about you. (25 word limit) Again, this short 25 words essay is also an opportunity to round out your profile .I encourage you to have some fun with this item and share something not covered anywhere else in their essays. You consider something that would genuinely interest your future classmates. It can be about an interesting hobby (music, car racing, cooking, travel etc.) You can also choose some interesting work related fun or noteworthy fact, if you want. Please make sure that your tone is not too serious. Here are some samples fun facts. Sample # 1 My singing can be quite entertaining; I have been known to shamelessly sing at the top of my lungs during 3-hour karaoke session. (23 words) Sample # 2 My future classmates will be delighted to learn about my excellent culinary skills which I will demonstrate in class parties with my specialty – Brazilian barbecue. (25 words) Optional Essay: If you have additional information or feel there are extenuating circumstances which you would like to share with the MBA Admissions Committee (i.e. unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, academic performance issues or areas of weakness in application). Please limit your response to 250 words This question provides you an opportunity to explore an important aspect of your candidacy, or other significant achievements / strengths not mentioned in other essay responses. You can choose examples from your work (if you have more than one equally outstanding professional accomplishment to share), community service, education, travels, or any other hobbies. You may also share a life -experience that has greatly influenced your personality and life. As directed in the essay prompt, you may use this essay question to address a weakness in your profile, such as a gap in work or low GPA or GMAT. Your weakness may also bring out a positive aspect of your personality. Please refer to the following example of a candidate whose grades dropped because of his military service. Example: “Although my leadership experiences in the military taught me many valuable lessons in teamwork, perseverance, and management, through all my responsibilities, it impacted my grades. Thus, I do not view my undergraduate performance as an accurate representation of my academic abilities. However, I hope the above reasons will assist you in understanding my particular situation. I grew from this experience and took a dedicated approach to professional education. I would respectfully ask the admission committee to consider this when reviewing my application.” Click here for blog on Optional Essay Click here for Sample Optional Essay For questions, email me at :[email protected] Web /Blog/ Free resources/LinkedIn/Facebook/ |
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| FROM myEssayReview Blog: Creating Compelling Essays – Day 1 Tip 1 – Comprehend the Essay Prompt |
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The Round 1 deadlines for MBA applications for most B schools in the US for 2015-16 are only a couple of days/ weeks away. Harvard and Yale applications for Round-1 have already been submitted. Some other Top schools ( Wharton, Stanford and Haas ) will accept applications in the next couple of days, followed by other schools with their application deadlines in the first and second week of October. Starting today, MER will be posting one essay tip everyday for the next two weeks to help Round 1 applicants create compelling essays. Comprehend the Essay Prompt Understanding the essay prompt is the first step towards tailoring your story to a particular essay question. Read the essay prompt carefully and try to gauge what the school wants to know through this question. Without understanding the intent of the essay prompt, your story will go off track and will fail to convey the intended message. For example, if the essay question is about the contribution to the XYZ School, do not discuss your reasons for choosing that particular B-school. They are not asking you about their particular resources that interest you; rather they want to know in what ways they would benefit by accepting you. While elaborating what value you will add to your target school, make sure you connect your skill-set, your professional and personal attributes and your experiences to the specific resources (clubs, organizations, team groups etc.) of your target school. To cite another example, let’s take a look at the first job essay question of INSEAD. “Briefly summarize your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients/products and results achieved. (350 words maximum)” This job essay question does not require you to share your accomplishment story at your current job, the challenges you faced and the actions you took to achieve the desired results. (one of the applicants I am currently working with made exactly the same mistake in his first draft). Please note that the essay prompt requests a snapshot of your career at present. Keeping in mind that this will be the Ad Com’s introduction to your materials, you might also provide the reader the context necessary to understand your place within the organizational structure and the work that occupies your days. I would encourage you to stay focused on the details of your present job and avoid drifting away to your greatest achievements. You will get an opportunity to do that in Motivation Essay question #2. For questions, email me at [email protected] Stay tuned to the next step/tip in this process . |
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