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Patty’s Path to Wharton: The Essays (Part 3 of 8)

kfaircloth —  July 28, 2011 — 1 Comment

Patty at WhartonThis is part 3 of a series featuring b-school advice gleaned from one of Manhattan GMAT’s own. Until recently, Patty managed marketing and student services for our sister company,Manhattan LSAT. But she chose to return to business school and started at Wharton last fall. She has agreed to share her application experiences with us  in a series called, “Patty’s Path to Wharton.”
Read Part 2 here.

Once Patty had finished the GMAT, it was on to the essays!

Her first move was to formulate her working process. She spoke to friends who’d attended business school and collected their essays. Then, she printed out various essay questions on heavy cardstock and began carrying them around so she could jot down ideas on the go.

She explains her decision: Continue Reading…

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Planning Ahead for your MBA (Part 3)

cclay —  July 12, 2011 — 1 Comment

Original Schedule/Timeline photo by Peter Kaminski on FlickrThe folks at mbaMission always recommend getting started with your MBA applications as early as possible. By taking action now, you can dramatically improve your chances of gaining admission to a top MBA program in the coming years. It is never too soon (and certainly not too late) to take several crucial steps to shape your MBA candidacy. So they’re presenting a five-part series to provide a step-by-step timeline to help guide you down the long road of applying to business school. These guidelines assume that you are setting out a year ahead of the January deadlines. Even if you are starting later, you should be able to leverage this timeline to help you prioritize each step along the way. This week, they lay out what you should be doing May through July. For more information on mbaMission and how they can help you in this process, click here.

View Part 2 here.

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Brainstorm and Start Writing Essays
We at mbaMission always tell our clients, “You can’t turn a bad idea into a good essay.” We insist on taking our candidates through a lengthy brainstorming process (which begins with a thorough questionnaire) to discover the stories that make each candidate distinct. Even as you uncover your stories, it is still important to consider them from as many different angles as possible. While this will help ensure that you understand the various “weapons in your arsenal,” Continue Reading…

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University of Michigan (Ross) Essay Analysis, 2011–2012

cclay —  June 29, 2011 — 8 Comments

University of Michigian Ross Business SchoolOur partners at mbaMission have been analyzing business school essay questions as they come out. The latest that they’ve written on is the University of Michigan (Ross). Read the questions below and find the full analysis of these questions on the mbaMission blog.

  1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less.
  2. Describe your career goals. How will an MBA from Ross help you to achieve those goals? What is your vision for how you can make a unique contribution to the Ross community? (500 words)
  3. Describe a time in your career when you were frustrated or disappointed. What did you learn from that experience? (500 word maximum)
  4. Select one of the following questions:
    • What are you most passionate about? (300 word maximum)
    • Describe a personal challenge or obstacle and why you view it as such. How have you dealt with it? What have you learned from it? (300 word maximum)
  5. Optional question: Is there anything else you think the Admissions Committee should know about you to evaluate your candidacy? (500 word maximum)

Find the analysis of these essay questions here.

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