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Sample Essays & Applications from Current Students

Get Full Profile Details with Essays, Short Answers, Goals, Resumes, Extra Curriculars, Scores, etc

If you're submitting your MBA application to top B-schools this year - no doubt you've thought about it:
What does a successful application look like?

Want to know what it takes to get in?
You've landed at the right place! Browse through tens of successful B-school admits' profiles and find the ones you want to read about.

We provide FULL ACCESSS to the entire application - essays, resumes, short answer questions, Post-MBA goals - you name it. You can also view the GMAT/GRE scores, demographic information, industry and much more.
(Check each of the profiles for exactly what is included in each application)

Filter through the data and find your ideal match!

Sample Essays

Sample applications, essays, short answers, resumes, extra curriculars, scores, GPA, and more

50+ Profiles with 200+ Applications

Find Your Resume Twin

See what worked for them. Dry run your application strategy and get more confident about the process

We offer 200 real essays that were written by applicants from a variety of backgrounds for HBS, Stanford, Booth, Yale SOM, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, LBS, INSEAD, and other top MBA and MiM Programs. However, these real essays can be used as sample essays to give you ideas, inspiration, and simply peace of mind that your essay is not as terrible as you think.

The applications listed here were created by admits to B-school who own the content. You are free to see what worked for them but should absolutely not copy the essays/ answers. Most schools have plagiarism checks and you risk facing a rejection of your application if you copy content. The applications listed here should only be used for inspiration and ideas.
You can see what worked for previous admits, what profiles got in to which programs to reduce ambiguity and improve your application decisions. Moreover, the admitted students who list their profiles on the MBA App Store will be adequately compensated on each purchase to ensure that their hard work is rewarded.

Each profile contains multiple applications to different schools. Each application may contain different components such as essays, resume, short answers, and additional optional content. The price for each profile is mentioned on the listing page and also on the individual profile pages.
Please note that due to the nature of the product, the purchases are not returnable or refundable.

Once you chose to purchase a profile, you will be redirected to a page hosted by sendOwl. On purchase, an email will be sent to you containing a link that will let you download the apps in a single, combined pdf.

If you were recently admitted to a B-school anywhere in the world, you can chose to submit your profile for listing.

No, you should not. Each pdf is linked and watermarked with your purchase details. Please also note that purchases are non-refundable.

All profiles listed here have been vetted by GMAT Club to ensure that you get authentic application content.