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How to Stand Out When You Have The Same ‘Ol Story As Everyone Else
Hi There! Could the leaves changing color be any prettier? Even though it’s not that cool yet in Los Angeles, my sweaters and fireplace are beckoning me. At this time of year, I always find that I...
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Making Connections that Matter in Your MBA Essays
In honor of the first birthday of MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools, by Linda Abraham and Judy Gruen, we are posting a series of excerpts from the...
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Writing a Powerful Leadership/Achievement Essay
In honor of the first birthday of MBA Admission for Smarties: The No-Nonsense Guide to Acceptance at Top Business Schools, by Linda Abraham and Judy Gruen, we are posting a series of excerpts from...
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IMD 2014 MBA Essay Tips
IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland, offers a 1-year MBA program focused on general management and leadership. While there are only 90 students in each class, the diversity among that class is wide:...
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Stanford GSB 2014 MBA Essay Tips
Unlike most schools, Stanford gives a lot of advice and guidance as to what it’s looking for in the essays. My tips are in blue. Stanford GSB 2014 MBA Application Questions We read your essays to get...
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Michigan Ross 2014 MBA Essay Tips
Essays 1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less. What’s your elevator pitch? What do you want them to know first about you? That’s not what do you think they want to...
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Wharton 2014 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
Wharton joined the MBA application shrink parade and has cut one essay from its application reducing the required number of essays from three to two while retaining one optional essay question. Another...
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How to Write about Overcoming Challenges without Sounding like a Whiner
It’s a classic MBA essay question: Write about a time when you overcame a challenge. How did you handle it? What did you learn from the experience? Let’s start by easing one worry you may have. Not...
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Kellogg 2014 MBA Essays and Deadlines
While this year Kellogg changed its MBA application less than it did last year, it too has cut word limits and it also removed its one short-answer question. There may be short answers as part of the...
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Yale SOM 2014 Essay Tips and Deadlines
The reduced essay requirements means that you have to make the boxes work harder to reveal achievement and fit with Yale SOM. The essays themselves are all about Why MBA? and Why Yale. My tips are in...
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2014 Wharton Executive MBA Application Tips
The Wharton EMBA adcom, through its three required questions, expresses its vision for and interest in a relationship: the relationship between the applicant/student and the program. Each of the...
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Duke Fuqua 2014 MBA Essay Questions and Deadlines
Leadership, teamwork, ethics, and a global approach to business are essential elements of the Duke Fuqua MBA, which is why you’ll need to make sure you express your passion for these ideals in your...
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Chicago Booth 2014 EMBA Application Essay Questions
The Chicago Booth EMBA questions are challenging because they separate your need for the MBA and your interest in the program – the first question asks, among other things, “Why are you seeking an MBA...
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Ross Michigan EMBA 2014 Essay Tips and Deadlines
This set of essay questions covers broad ground, eliciting information that will allow the adcom to get to know you professionally and personally and hence to determine your fit with the Michigan Ross...
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UCLA Anderson 2014 Essay Tips & Deadlines
The advice that UCLA Anderson provides below is excellent, not just for Anderson’s essays, but for most MBA essays. Read it carefully. My tips are in blue below. Your essays are the primary way for you...
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Columbia Executive MBA 2014 Essay Tips & Deadlines
These essay questions focus mostly on the present and future. There’s a little room to discuss relevant past experiences, but not much, so don’t expect to richly portray your personal and/or...
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MIT Sloan 2014 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
MIT Sloan dropped its cover letter requirement this year. The cover letter has been a required element in the MIT app since at least 2001, and possibly earlier. But this is the year for shorter apps....
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Cornell Johnson 2014 MBA Essay Tips and Deadline
Like so many programs this year, Cornell Johnson has significantly reduced the number and length of essays it is requiring of applicants this year. Essay 1 was an option last year (and I think in...
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New Webinar: Introducing…The Editing Funnel!
Sure you need good content in your MBA essay, but you also need your essay to look good, read well, and have a logical and coherent structure. Learn important editing secrets during our upcoming...
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Spots Running Out for MBA Editing Funnel Webinar!
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn must-know editing and proofing tricks that will boost your essay’s appeal and your chances of getting accepted! The MBA Essay Editing Funnel webinar will take place...
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