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CantGiveUp
Joined: 17 Dec 2012
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Location: India
Concentration: Technology, Strategy
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 (D) Duke '16 (D) Kellogg '16 (D) Tepper '16 (WL) Sloan '16 (D) Yale '16 (D) Haas '16 (I)
GMAT 1: 710 Q51 V34
GPA: 3.5
WE:Account Management (Computer Hardware)
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 (D) Duke '16 (D) Kellogg '16 (D) Tepper '16 (WL) Sloan '16 (D) Yale '16 (D) Haas '16 (I)
GMAT 1: 710 Q51 V34
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06 Jan 2014, 06:29
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Has anyone had a chat with the admissions committee on the decision notification?? Will they start calling people 3 days earlier like they did last time???
06 Jan 2014, 08:45
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Hi, prospective Haas friends,
I have a big concern on Haas’ MBA essay three (Describe a time in the last three years when you overcame a failure. What specific insight from this experience has shaped your development? ). This is because the word emphasized in that essay, “overcame”, is very confusing. I find that there are two ways to write that essay, but I do not know which way is appropriate.
The two approaches to this essay question are as follows:
1. For instance, I met an initial failure in work. I later learned why I had failed in that work. Then I used that learning from that failure in my future different work and get success.
My concern here is that I just used my learning from that initial failure to succeed in later life, but I did not turn around (overcome) that initial failure.
2. For instance, I met a failure in work. I learned from why I had failed in that work. Then I used that learning to turn around that initial failure. More than that, I even used that learning in my future different work and get success.
My concern here is that I overcome that initial failure. However, according to my understanding, failure must be a real failure. If I turn around/overcome that initial failure later, then it seems that this initial failure is not a real failure, it is just a setback or challenge. Right?
So, which way is more appropriate to this Haas essay? Can anyone who was invited for Haas interview or already being admitted by Haas R1 give me some answers?
I have a big concern on Haas’ MBA essay three (Describe a time in the last three years when you overcame a failure. What specific insight from this experience has shaped your development? ). This is because the word emphasized in that essay, “overcame”, is very confusing. I find that there are two ways to write that essay, but I do not know which way is appropriate.
The two approaches to this essay question are as follows:
1. For instance, I met an initial failure in work. I later learned why I had failed in that work. Then I used that learning from that failure in my future different work and get success.
My concern here is that I just used my learning from that initial failure to succeed in later life, but I did not turn around (overcome) that initial failure.
2. For instance, I met a failure in work. I learned from why I had failed in that work. Then I used that learning to turn around that initial failure. More than that, I even used that learning in my future different work and get success.
My concern here is that I overcome that initial failure. However, according to my understanding, failure must be a real failure. If I turn around/overcome that initial failure later, then it seems that this initial failure is not a real failure, it is just a setback or challenge. Right?
So, which way is more appropriate to this Haas essay? Can anyone who was invited for Haas interview or already being admitted by Haas R1 give me some answers?
I know of 5 who interviewed in Bangalore, 3 in Delhi and 1 in Mumbai. Looks like they interviewed more candidates in India this time to ensure they pick their lot of 10 (or maybe 5 since this is Round 1) 
