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May 2110:00 AM EDT
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Most candidates submit a resume built for a recruiter. Admissions committees are reading for something else entirely. This session covers what adcoms actually evaluate, where strong candidates lose ground before a single essay is written, and why...
May 2208:30 AM PDT
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May 2203:00 PM EDT
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Should I do the optional MBA essay?
That’s a question MBA candidates ask me all the time. This “extra” essay often feels like even more work, given how cumbersome the MBA application process can feel at times. But I am here to tell you that this is the wrong question to ask. The right one is this:
How could I use the optional MBA essay to strengthen my candidacy?
OK, first things first. Let’s get one thing very clear. I am not advocating for abusing the precious real estate that is the optional essay to convey information that is redundant or irrelevant. Rather, I am suggesting you should strongly consider how to use the optional MBA essay smartly to enhance your MBA profile.
Before we dig into the framework that will help you decide when and how to opt into the optional MBA essay, I have a tip to share with you. It’s based on my many years of working in MBA admissions, including being the head of an MBA adcom.
It’s a simple rule that many candidates overlook when they craft their MBA application: don’t ever let the adcom guess or expect them to fill in the blanks for you, especially on parts of your background that might raise a concern.
Here’s an example. If you think that it’s better to stay mum on that one semester where your transcript is dotted with Ws and Fs and hope the MBA adcom will blink, let me assure you – they won’t. Rather, they will immediately check if you used the optional essay to address the issue and make them less worried that your academic performance may be at stake again, in their MBA classroom.
So what should be in the optional essay???
Here is how to think about it: https://www.mymbapath.com/insights/mba- ... onal-essay
That’s a question MBA candidates ask me all the time. This “extra” essay often feels like even more work, given how cumbersome the MBA application process can feel at times. But I am here to tell you that this is the wrong question to ask. The right one is this:
How could I use the optional MBA essay to strengthen my candidacy?
OK, first things first. Let’s get one thing very clear. I am not advocating for abusing the precious real estate that is the optional essay to convey information that is redundant or irrelevant. Rather, I am suggesting you should strongly consider how to use the optional MBA essay smartly to enhance your MBA profile.
Before we dig into the framework that will help you decide when and how to opt into the optional MBA essay, I have a tip to share with you. It’s based on my many years of working in MBA admissions, including being the head of an MBA adcom.
It’s a simple rule that many candidates overlook when they craft their MBA application: don’t ever let the adcom guess or expect them to fill in the blanks for you, especially on parts of your background that might raise a concern.
Here’s an example. If you think that it’s better to stay mum on that one semester where your transcript is dotted with Ws and Fs and hope the MBA adcom will blink, let me assure you – they won’t. Rather, they will immediately check if you used the optional essay to address the issue and make them less worried that your academic performance may be at stake again, in their MBA classroom.
So what should be in the optional essay???
Here is how to think about it: https://www.mymbapath.com/insights/mba- ... onal-essay
