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29 Jan 2010, 13:54
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Each school I applied to has left a certain impression on me (mostly very good one), which was obviously based on many factors. However, with regards to the application process, my favourite school by far is MIT: great essay questions with reasonable word limits and the minimalist application form. They did not want to know where my mom went to college, what my salary was at each job I ever had, or which other schools I applied to. They didn't even have the EC section. The form was straightforward and easy to complete, the way it should be in my opinion.
In contrast, my least favourite application was Wharton's. I thought that their essay topics encouraged people to be excessively wordy and less to the point. The application form asked for too many details and they even have an additional essay for scholarship. I ended up not applying to Wharton because it was too time consuming and could affect the quality of my other applications.
Harvard was somewhere in the middle: good essays with low word limit, but tiring application form.
What was you most / least favourite school in terms of the essays and application?
In contrast, my least favourite application was Wharton's. I thought that their essay topics encouraged people to be excessively wordy and less to the point. The application form asked for too many details and they even have an additional essay for scholarship. I ended up not applying to Wharton because it was too time consuming and could affect the quality of my other applications.
Harvard was somewhere in the middle: good essays with low word limit, but tiring application form.
What was you most / least favourite school in terms of the essays and application?
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Well I enjoyed making my Chicago powerpoint. Any school accepting scanned transcripts instead of asking me to fill out their stupid spreadsheet gets love from me.
By far the worst was Rice - just for the application I had to post official transcripts (from the UK, not Outer Mongolia) to a US translator for conversion to a 4.0 scale. Total cost, since I had undergrad and grad transcripts, was in excess of $600. Then I had to start thinking of which literary question best represents me and which magazine I should advertise myself in for the bizzare essay section of the application!
By far the worst was Rice - just for the application I had to post official transcripts (from the UK, not Outer Mongolia) to a US translator for conversion to a 4.0 scale. Total cost, since I had undergrad and grad transcripts, was in excess of $600. Then I had to start thinking of which literary question best represents me and which magazine I should advertise myself in for the bizzare essay section of the application!
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loved oxford's app - and not just cuz i got in. the 2 essay format, with 2,000 words for the 2nd essay and a very open ended question is pretty awesome. it basically means you can't recycle other essays and have to actually sit down and think about the big picture of your application...there's really nowhere to hide in an essay like this and it gives the adcoms a much better chance to get to know you more as a person beyond your profile (i.e. gmat/gpa/resume).
i really wished the other schools' apps could've been more comprehensive like this.
overall, really hated wharton's app. the essay questions were interesting and engaging, and definitely focused on understanding the applicant as a person, rather than another profile. however, there were just too many essays. between the regular app, the lauder app, and the scholarship essays, i wrote something like 9 essays for this one application...what a nightmare. also i wasn't very fond of the insead application either, mainly because it's just prehistoric since you have to do it in acrobat and the formatting was atrocious. also it was extremely career/work experience centered, which was good for my background, but not necessarily good for others.
i really wished the other schools' apps could've been more comprehensive like this.
overall, really hated wharton's app. the essay questions were interesting and engaging, and definitely focused on understanding the applicant as a person, rather than another profile. however, there were just too many essays. between the regular app, the lauder app, and the scholarship essays, i wrote something like 9 essays for this one application...what a nightmare. also i wasn't very fond of the insead application either, mainly because it's just prehistoric since you have to do it in acrobat and the formatting was atrocious. also it was extremely career/work experience centered, which was good for my background, but not necessarily good for others.
