Hi cluelesss:
It is going to be really hard to answer "how long will it take for you to write your essays."
I can tell you that one week will not be enough. To me, one month may be enough but that really depends on how strong a writer you are with respect to topic, scope, grammar and purpose. It is not as easy as just sitting down and writing an essay or just answering the question. You have to think about the questions that are implied as well as how concisely you answer the overt question posed.
Do you understand communication frameworks such as the pyramid principle? Do you know when to simply answer a question, versus tell a story? these are the considerations you have to think about, decides what story and points you are going to articulate.
Why is this important? Because a great story and message can be completely lost with improper structure.
Additionally, you need to consider that essay construction is a sliding scale with respect to time and effort. It may take you five or six weeks to put together a good LBS essay package. I would use a factor of two thirds for the time you should a lot to constructing essays for the other schools.
I do think that you will be able to get into Cambridge and Oxford, if you can construct your essays appropriately. LBS may be a little bit of a stretch, I would focus on getting your GMAT up into the low 700s for LBS.
when applying to the schools, make sure to focus more on your role as a consultant and abilities to grow a consulting organization and service many clients, instead of a straight entrepreneurship play. That is a safer track, with the entrepreneurship playing a secondary role instead of the primary.
Respectfully,
Paul Lanzillotti
cluelesss wrote:
Hi,
I am planning to apply in LBS R3. Below are my details
Age: 26
Experience: 7 yrs before the start of the program
WE: Entrepreneur for 7 years. Worked in Pakistan(4 yrs), Dubai(1 month) and London(3 years).
I am running my own software company with a team of 10 software engineers based in pakistan. We provide offshore software development services to small and medium sized companies located worldwide. Worked with a couple of Fortune 500 clients. Worked in London in an IT Company for 2 years to gain some UK experience. Currently working as a Technology Consultant for British Telecom for last 6 months. At the sametime doing business development and remotely managing offshore team. Have some clients in London as well.
GMAT: Taking mid feb. expected 680
Nationality: Pakistani
Undergrad: BS computer science from top CS university in the country. Graduated in 2004, gpa: 2.34/4.00 bcz of relative grading on a scale of 1 to 4. equals 68% 2:1 degree. Full national scholarship holder. Distinction in secondary and high schools (A grades).
Extracurricular activites: Play club cricket, team captain. lead my team to win the league during last season. Voluntary work in earthquake and flood relief efforts. Member of Sports and funtrekker club in university etc.
Post MBA goals: work at MBB as a management/ Strategy consultant for 3-4 years and then setup my own management and technology consulting firm at a large scale.
My other choices are Oxford and cambrige.
Please advise my suitability for the above programs. How much time i should allocate to write my LBS essays. is it 1 week, 1 month?
Thanks in advance
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18 Jan 2011, 05:01
