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Any MBA applicant should have extracurricular activities on their resume/CV. “ECs” demonstrate a well-rounded candidate that is passionate and active in all of their endeavors. There isn’t a “right” or a “wrong” extracurricular activity or organization. Instead, select charities and activities that are genuinely interesting to you, or those that align with your goals.
Several of the top business schools rank community involvement as a key factor in the candidates they seek. In addition, other activities such as sports and other hobbies may supply other accomplishments which can be added to the application resume, and provide more material to share in the application itself. Extracurricular activities like volunteerism and hobbies can help you to stand out from other applicants, by demonstrating both passion for various mediums and skills like leadership and teamwork beyond the cubicle.
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Several of the top business schools rank community involvement as a key factor in the candidates they seek. In addition, other activities such as sports and other hobbies may supply other accomplishments which can be added to the application resume, and provide more material to share in the application itself. Extracurricular activities like volunteerism and hobbies can help you to stand out from other applicants, by demonstrating both passion for various mediums and skills like leadership and teamwork beyond the cubicle.
For more info on extracurricular activities and their importance in MBA applications, please visit: https://www.aringo.com/extracurricular- ... plication/
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We are all aware that extracurricular activities play a vital role in MBA applications. To assess candidates' potential, every business school requires a "well-rounded application."
It is critical to note that, although showing your involvement in extracurricular activities is vital, so is emphasizing the impact you created. Remember that the finest business schools are searching for problem solvers. We can showcase your accomplishments in these areas through awards, and we can surely emphasize the social effect and awareness created by your efforts.
You may read an article on Role of Extracurricular activities in your MBA application to get some better insights
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It is critical to note that, although showing your involvement in extracurricular activities is vital, so is emphasizing the impact you created. Remember that the finest business schools are searching for problem solvers. We can showcase your accomplishments in these areas through awards, and we can surely emphasize the social effect and awareness created by your efforts.
You may read an article on Role of Extracurricular activities in your MBA application to get some better insights
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Many applicants panic when they are suddenly faced with a dedicated ECs question in their dream B-School application. Having spent a lifetime chasing academic and professional triumph in extremely competitive environment, people often put their interests and leisure pursuits on backseat. If you are someone who has come to realize the dearth of Extra Curricular activities in your profile, take ideas from the following successful examples to weave a narrative that still shows you created broader perspectives and developed a well-rounded personality.
1. Begin by talking about your formative years
Beginning your narrative with some context of family situation and social environment helps the admissions committee to create a character sketch of you as a child or young adult and evaluate your involvement in school activities objectively. For example, a successful applicant once talked about making extra effort to adapt to her continuously changing schools due to her family’s relocations (shows adaptability). She went on to say that she pushed herself to participate in debates, elocutions and public speaking to overcome her intrinsic shyness and lack of self-confidence (shows persistence).
2. Small actions make big impact
Another successful applicant talked about helping her family during financial crisis by taking up odd gigs such as organizing coaching/tuition classes for neighborhood kids, starting home-made snacks business she marketed through social media connections and starting a women’s dress boutique at home where she worked with artisans on profit sharing basis. Through her undertakings in adolescence, her entrepreneurial bent of mind is evident even before she started college.
3. Show that you took a stand on social issues in your society/community
A successful applicant talked about participating in theatre and dramatics during her college days. She set the context well saying she comes from a conservative and regressive rural society where vices such as female infanticide, domestic violence and AIDs are prevalent but frowned upon when discussed openly. She decided to create awareness on such issues by writing and directing street plays which her team performed in villages to echo a strong message.
4. Are you an inclusive team leader at work?
If your time is all consumed at work and you do not have any active interests outside of office, talk about how you make your office a better place for others. Another successful applicant talked about creating an apprenticeship program for women employees to make the onboarding process more women-friendly in a highly male dominated field sales team (his LOR also substantiated this). Another successful applicant talked about organizing book club events in her US office where books from economically emerging countries were read and discussed to develop deeper perspectives and better inclusion at an extremely diverse workplace.
Profoundly thinking about your actions in hindsight is a great way to uncover aspects of your personality that created a strong impact on people around you. ECs need not necessarily be be about continuous community involvement or hobbies, rather, bringing a unique frame of reference through your occasional but strong stance on issues can also help you make a strong impression.
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1. Begin by talking about your formative years
Beginning your narrative with some context of family situation and social environment helps the admissions committee to create a character sketch of you as a child or young adult and evaluate your involvement in school activities objectively. For example, a successful applicant once talked about making extra effort to adapt to her continuously changing schools due to her family’s relocations (shows adaptability). She went on to say that she pushed herself to participate in debates, elocutions and public speaking to overcome her intrinsic shyness and lack of self-confidence (shows persistence).
2. Small actions make big impact
Another successful applicant talked about helping her family during financial crisis by taking up odd gigs such as organizing coaching/tuition classes for neighborhood kids, starting home-made snacks business she marketed through social media connections and starting a women’s dress boutique at home where she worked with artisans on profit sharing basis. Through her undertakings in adolescence, her entrepreneurial bent of mind is evident even before she started college.
3. Show that you took a stand on social issues in your society/community
A successful applicant talked about participating in theatre and dramatics during her college days. She set the context well saying she comes from a conservative and regressive rural society where vices such as female infanticide, domestic violence and AIDs are prevalent but frowned upon when discussed openly. She decided to create awareness on such issues by writing and directing street plays which her team performed in villages to echo a strong message.
4. Are you an inclusive team leader at work?
If your time is all consumed at work and you do not have any active interests outside of office, talk about how you make your office a better place for others. Another successful applicant talked about creating an apprenticeship program for women employees to make the onboarding process more women-friendly in a highly male dominated field sales team (his LOR also substantiated this). Another successful applicant talked about organizing book club events in her US office where books from economically emerging countries were read and discussed to develop deeper perspectives and better inclusion at an extremely diverse workplace.
Profoundly thinking about your actions in hindsight is a great way to uncover aspects of your personality that created a strong impact on people around you. ECs need not necessarily be be about continuous community involvement or hobbies, rather, bringing a unique frame of reference through your occasional but strong stance on issues can also help you make a strong impression.
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