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Describing Leadership in MBA Essays When You’re Not the Boss

May 14, 2021

[caption id="attachment_3657" align="alignright" width="300"] Ex-Marine Angie Morgan[/caption] The MBA essay questions are coming out, and students are already pondering how they can make themselves stand out and show leadership in MBA essays. It's no secret that admissions readers want to read about an applicant's personal leadership experience. But what...

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On Failure and the MBA Essays

Feb 19, 2017

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Α while ago, I entered a competition for the best MBA blog. In my day job, I am a graduate admissions consultant, so I thought I would try to get some attention to my blog through this contest. I didn’t win. I didn’t place. I...

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A Reminder: Answer the Question

Mar 01, 2016

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People always ask: How do I make myself stand out in an MBA application? I have three words of advice: Answer the questions. Advice so simple it barely seems worth mentioning. At a recent school panel, a Yale School of Management admissions officer underscored just how...

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Storytelling to Demonstrate the Real You in B-school Essays

Jul 01, 2014

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As you sit down to draft your first essay, you might want to think about telling the story of you. That's the most effective way to stand out from the rest of the pack and show just how interesting you are. Tell Stories Whether you are writing...

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Columbia Business School Application

May 16, 2013

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I cannot help myself: I just discovered that one of my mentees via 85 Broads is now starring in an admissions video for Columbia Business School. This is such delightful news! Here's the link to the page that asks prospective applicants to watch a video and...

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Finding the Right Fit in a Business School

Nov 14, 2011

by betsy

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[caption id="attachment_667" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Lots of angles (and curves) to measure"][/caption] There's a lot of talk about finding the "right fit" when it comes to selecting a business school. But as is the case with many words du jour, "fit" is often thrown around without much...

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What have you learned from a mistake?

Sep 21, 2011

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The MBA essay that asks about learning from a mistake scares almost everyone. This is a question that, in various forms, can be found on many applications, notably that of Harvard Business School. For those of you who are petrified of writing the “mistake” essay, take...

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Advice from Warren Buffett on, yes, MBA essays

Dec 20, 2010

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Imagine this: an admissions interviewer has read hundreds of essays, maybe thousands, by eager students trying to gain admission to their school. Many of those essays are written by those who are fully qualified, but just put down a laundry list of their accomplishments, like...

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Diana Prince, Peter Parker, Clark Kent and You

Oct 18, 2010

by betsy

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It’s been a few weeks since I have posted, and for that I apologize; the mad rush of applications for the first round of business school deadlines got the best of me. I’ve tried to encourage my applicants to start early (as I have...

Essays, Harvard Business School, Northwestern Kellogg

Answer the Question

Aug 31, 2010

by betsy

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There are only a few real rules in writing. In fact, there are so few rules to good composition that the best-ever book on the subject, The Elements of Style, is only 105 pages and tucks tidily into a Kate Spade handbag. In business writing, and...

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Describing Leadership in MBA Essays When You’re Not the Boss

On Failure and the MBA Essays

A Reminder: Answer the Question

Storytelling to Demonstrate the Real You in B-school Essays

Columbia Business School Application

Finding the Right Fit in a Business School

What have you learned from a mistake?

Advice from Warren Buffett on, yes, MBA essays

Diana Prince, Peter Parker, Clark Kent and You

Answer the Question

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