Search Results for: essay (721 results found) Personal MBA Coach’s Chicago Booth Essay Tips (NEWS) By: Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: December 18, 2023 https://vimeo.com/896006707 Applying to Chicago Booth? Don't miss Personal MBA Coach's expert advice on how to tackle each of Chicago Booth's essay questions! Personal MBA Coach’s Tips For Tackling Top MBA Essays (NEWS) By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: May 13, 2022 While there are a growing number of top MBA programs worldwide, with strong rankings and powerful alumni networks, the M7 business schools continue to be desirable for high-achieving professionals. If you have decided to apply to one or more of the M7 schools, Personal MBA Coach would like to guide you through the essay-writing… 50 MBA Essays That Got Applicants Admitted To Harvard & Stanford (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 24, 2021 I sat alone one Saturday night in a boardroom in Eastern Oregon, miles from home, my laptop lighting the room. I was painstakingly reviewing a complex spreadsheet of household energy consumption data, cell by cell. ‘Why am I doing this to myself? For remote transmission lines?’...I felt dejected. I’d felt that way before, during my… “They* hate my MBA application essay! What now?” (NEWS) By: Liza Weale, Gatehouse Admissions | Last Updated: April 21, 2021 *A senior colleague who went to your dream school, your best friends, your mom/dad Nothing is more disheartening—or confusing!—than receiving negative feedback on your business school application essays from someone you trust, especially after you have slogged over them for months and are staring down a fast-approaching deadline. Rest assured, this happens. Often. At some… Cambridge Judge New MBA Essay: Show Your Growth (NEWS) By: Brittany Maschal, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: March 10, 2021 Cambridge Judge is among the many top schools that debuted a new essay question for the 2021-2022 season that sought to elicit more personal responses from MBA candidates. Chicago Booth wants to “learn more about you outside the office,” Berkeley Haas asks, “what makes you feel alive when you are doing it” and UCLA Anderson… How To Tackle Chicago Booth’s New Essay Question (NEWS) By: Krista McNamara, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: December 14, 2020 This year, Chicago Booth made changes to its MBA admissions process, replacing required essay #2 and including a new pre-interview video question. That Booth preserved its first essay question related to short and long-term career goals is further evidence that the school is seeking students who can coherently connect where they’ve been to where they’re… Wharton Posts MBA App Deadlines & An Essay Update (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 26, 2020 The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has kicked off its 2020-2021 admissions season with a set of MBA application deadlines that requires round one early birds to get their applications in by Sept. 15th, two days earlier than last year. The round two deadline is Jan. 5th, while the round three and final deadline for… Personal MBA Coach’s Tips For Mastering The HBS Essay (NEWS) By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: May 18, 2020 Once again, Harvard Business School was the first to kick off the official business school application season, sharing deadlines and details for class of 2023 hopefuls. While the application itself officially opens in June, Personal MBA Coach recommends that you get started now with your essay. Personal MBA Coach expects the 2020-2021 application cycle to… 5 Tips On Tackling The ‘Introduce Yourself’ MBA Essay (NEWS) By: Dr. Judith Silverman Hodara | Last Updated: May 21, 2020 As if the holiday season wasn't hectic enough, you have decided to target your business school applications for Round Two. With deadlines for top schools looming in roughly a month (HBS on Jan. 6, Wharton on Jan. 7, Stanford GSB on Jan. 9), thousands of applicants face crunch time with one of the favorite admissions… How To Tackle UCLA Anderson’s New MBA Essays (NEWS) By: Jessica Chung, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: May 21, 2020 The revamped UCLA MBA essay questions for the 2019-2020 application season, and in keeping with broader MBA trends, significantly slimmed down word counts across the board. Gone is last year’s question, “what are you passionate about and why,” in favor of a prompt more reflective of Anderson’s values and culture. And given the scant real… Personal MBA Coach’s MBA Essay Writing 101 (NEWS) By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: May 19, 2022 As the questions begin to roll out for 2019-2020 applicants (Harvard Business School and Columbia Business School have already released their questions, and more schools are expected to follow in the coming weeks), many of you may be putting pencil to paper (so to speak) on your application essays. Naturally, there are numerous factors to consider as… Helpful Essay Advice For Berkeley Haas MBA Applicants (NEWS) By: Cecile Matthews, Director Of Admissions Consulting, Veritas Prep | Last Updated: December 12, 2018 If you’re applying to the Berkeley Haas Full-Time MBA program, you’re one of thousands of applicants competing for the 300 spots in the incoming class. One of the most interesting and perhaps challenging parts of the application process is the essays. In this article we’ll share some tips on how to approach the Berkeley Haas… McDonough Goes From 1 Essay Prompt To 3 (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 Sometimes simpler is not better. Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business announced today (August 15) that it has replaced its single essay prompt with three optional prompts, a move the school's admissions officers say will give applicants greater flexibility and result in more diversity of viewpoints in the Previously, applicants to both the full-time and "flex"… How To Nail Your MBA Application Video Essay (NEWS) By: Eileen Chao, Vantage Point MBA Admissions Consulting | Last Updated: October 11, 2019 Technology has become integrated in nearly every aspect of our lives so it’s no surprise that it’s made its way into the MBA application process in the form of video essays, both candid and rehearsed. Over the last five years, a number of top MBA programs have added a video component to their applications in… Writing Powerful Essays – Part 2: The ‘Introduce Yourself’ Question (NEWS) By: Caroline Diarte Edwards, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: May 22, 2020 This second installment of a two-part series on Writing Powerful Essays highlights the typical types of MBA essays, along with tips for tackling them. Check out Writing Powerful Essays - Part 1: The Essentials. Your MBA essays are a vital part of your sales pitch to a target school and a valuable opportunity to bring… Three Ways to Distinguish Yourself in Your MBA Essays (NEWS) By: Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted Admissions Consulting. | Last Updated: December 4, 2017 When working with our clients, we always point out the importance of using their essay to stand out in a crowded applicant pool. I want to give you some tips to enhance your essay writing and help you find a distinctive voice – so that you can distinguish yourself through your essays. Here are three… Do Your Application Essays Reflect The Real You? (NEWS) By: Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted Admissions Consulting. | Last Updated: November 16, 2017 “Hey! You over there! Is that really you in your MBA application essay?” Good question. You haven’t had to write anything remotely like them since… well since you applied to college. And they’re challenging– you’re trying to communicate something meaningful about your experiences and goals, while letting your authentic voice come across. If you’re to… Sample MBA Application Essays: A Really Bad Idea (NEWS) By: Karen Marks, president and founder of North Star Admissions Consulting | Last Updated: September 1, 2023 I firmly believe that reading other people’s essays before writing your own is a huge, detrimental mistake. Here are three reasons why I never give my clients templates or sample application essays: You need to find your own voice. The essays are literally your only guaranteed opportunity to present your case, in your own words,… How To Write A Great Failure Essay For Business School (NEWS) By: Karen Marks, president and founder of North Star Admissions Consulting | Last Updated: September 1, 2023 MBA applicants understand that they need to highlight their strengths in their essays. It can be harder to know how to handle questions about failure – and there are lots of them out there this year. Below, I offer 5 tips to help you respond to questions about failure, challenge, adversity and setbacks. 1. Be… Tuck’s Own Insider Guide To Its MBA Essays (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 23, 2017 These days just about every business school has a blog or two that regularly dispenses advice to MBA applicants. And, of course, there is no shortage of places you can go on the web to get perspectives on exactly how to respond to a specific essay question at a given school, whether it's the blog… Why Stanford’s Iconic MBA Essay Still Matters (NEWS) By: Matt Symonds, director at Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: April 22, 2017 When Stanford GSB’s former Dean of Admissions Derrick Bolton first introduced the 'What Matters To You and Why' admissions essay in the MBA application over thirteen years ago, did he have any idea that it would become such an enduring and iconic question? Even if you don’t include Stanford among your short list of target schools,… Yale Taps OB Prof To Create New Essay (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 30, 2016 On the surface, it seems like a remarkably simple question to ask MBA applicants. Describe the biggest commitment you have ever made. That prompt, requiring a tight essay of not more than 500 words, is what Yale University's School of Management is asking its forthcoming crop of applicants to address in their application to the… 12 Ways NOT To Begin Your HBS ‘Introduce Yourself’ Essay (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: July 26, 2015 As we all know, the only Harvard Business School essay this year asks MBA applicants to 'Introduce Yourself to your classmates.' Most applicants are stuck about how to answer this question while being more—-much more--in fact, than just another name, face, and serial number. Many people, under the guidance of some consultants, are trying desperately to "cut through the… How To Answer Fuqua’s ’25 Random Things’ Essay (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 2, 2015 It is one of the more unusual essay questions that any business school can ask an applicant: "Share with us your list of "25 Random Things" about YOU." The question is a key reason why MBA admission consultants judge Duke University's Fuqua School of Business as having one of the very best admissions processes… Sandy’s Take On The New Harvard Business School Essay Book (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 8, 2020 Over the next several days, Sanford Kreisberg, the HBSGURU and beloved odds-maker here at Poets&Quants, will be reviewing the essays in The Harbus e-book to give us his idea of what made them work or not. The new book of 23 application essays from Harvard Business School admits in the Class of 2016 was published this… Stanford Class of 2016 Essays Same As Last Year (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 22, 2021 If you're applying to the Stanford Graduate School of Business for the Class of 2016, the school just made it slightly easier for you. Stanford said its essay questions this year will remain unchanged from last year's application. "The big news about essay questions for application to the Class of 2016 is that there is no news. Last year,… Just One MBA Essay Shy Of Being Done (NEWS) By: Lawrence Cole | Last Updated: November 17, 2021 So, after several days of feverish button mashing and tedious edits, I’ve ended up being just one essay away from having all of my R1 non-consortium essays done. Of course, there will still be edits and iterations after what I have; however, each set of essays that I’ve completed thus far is solid enough where…