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mbaMission 2012 Essay Analyses: Columbia, Stanford, Wharton, Stern, Yale, Ross

Tom Williams — July 5, 2012 — 1 Comment

Our good friends at mbaMission have released their 2012 Essay Analyses for Columbia Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton, Stern School of Business, Yale School of Management, and the Ross School of Business. We’ve compiled these six analyses into one handy 2012 Essay Analysis Resource for you. Enjoy!

Columbia Business School Essay Analysis, 2012-2013

Applicants to Columbia Business School (CBS) this year must complete one short-answer question and two essays. Perhaps CBS is returning to the mind-set that “less is more” by getting rid of the third full essay from last year and adding a 200-character, career goal mini essay instead.

Stanford Graduate School of Business Essay Analysis, 2012-2013

The Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) has tweaked its essay questions and word limits this year, moving from an 1,800 word count across four essays to a 1,600 word count across three. Some quick math will reveal that you have more words per essay now—maybe the admissions committee felt it was not getting the true depth of candidate experiences previously? The most important broad advice we can give you is to be sure that you keep the reader learning. Keep your audience in mind—your admissions reader will be going through hundreds of essays this application season. If he/she gets to your essay three and has to read about the same theme yet again, he/she will be bored or frustrated or both. So as you write, be sure that you are introducing new experiences and dimensions of your profile. This will greatly improve the likelihood that you will be able to hold your reader’s attention throughout.

In Essay Analysis, MBA/B-School columbia, mbaMission, michigan, Ross, Stanford, Stern, Wharton, yale

Patty’s Path to Wharton: Staying Sane While Waiting To Hear Back (Part 8 of 8)

Tom Williams — December 6, 2011 — 5 Comments

Patty at Wharton This is part 8 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 7 here.

Today, we talk to Patty about the dreaded waiting period. “The process was agonizing, because you have nothing else to do,” she says.

In Admissions Tips, MBA/B-School admissions, Patty's Path, Wharton

Patty’s Path to Wharton: Admissions Interview (Part 6 of 8)

kfaircloth — October 11, 2011 — 3 Comments

Patty at Wharton This is part 6 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 5 here.

This week, we’re chatting with Patty about the admissions interview. She compares the experience—especially when it takes place at a coffee shop—to a first date. “You wonder what they look like, but you don’t want to be creepy and you don’t want to ask every person in the café. Should I have worn a rose?” As for the awkward question of who buys, she says there are two solutions. “You can get there early and buy your own, or just pay if you arrive at the same time. Offer politely, but if they say no and insist, that’s fine. Like a date.”

In Admissions Tips, MBA/B-School admissions interview, interview, Patty's Path, Wharton

Patty’s Path to Wharton: Recommendations (Part 5 of 8)

kfaircloth — August 29, 2011 — 1 Comment

Patty at Wharton This is part 5 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 4 here.

Recommendations are one of the more fraught aspects of your b-school application, because you’ve got the least control over the process. But, once again, Patty’s experiences can provide some guidance.
If you’re wondering who to approach, here’s her advice:

People always want to know who to ask for recommendations, the person you work with or the person with the best titles. I already knew who I wanted because I’d worked with them closely. I just knew I wanted people who knew me best as a person and as a professional. My only advice for people who do have that question is to think about it: If you’re on the ad com, do you want a generic form letter or a genuine note? And which one do you think is going to distinguish you from a sea of a thousand.

Once you’ve selected recommenders, be sure to Continue Reading…

In Admissions Tips, MBA/B-School Patty, Patty's Path, recommendations, Wharton

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

kfaircloth — July 28, 2011 — 1 Comment

Patty at Wharton This 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…

In Admissions Tips, MBA/B-School essays, Patty, Patty's Path, Wharton

Patty’s Path to Wharton: The GMAT (Part 2 of 8)

kfaircloth — July 19, 2011 — 2 Comments

Patty at Wharton This is part 2 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 1 here.

Today, Patty’s advice for the GMAT: Take it as soon as possible. “Everyone always says take the GMAT early, but no one actually does that—unless you are me and kind of crazy!” Patty studied on her own before taking her first crack at the exam, and she didn’t get the score she wanted. “I was so traumatized, I was like, forget it,” she tells us. She knew she had to retake the test, but it was tough to overcome the “inertia” after a disappointing first result. “You get so dejected—I shelved it for like 3 months.”

But after taking a short break, she steeled herself for another try and took a Manhattan GMAT class. “I was glad I did it,” she says. “A lot of people do the GMAT and then applications, and you just get so burned out.” “I could take a mental break and then focus on my story. In the beginning you’re so exhausted you don’t even have the energy to focus on another big task.”

Read Part 3 Here.

In Admissions Tips, MBA/B-School business school, Business School applications, GMAT, Patty, Patty's Path, Wharton

Patty’s Path to Wharton: The Decision (Part 1 of 8)

kfaircloth — July 7, 2011 — 7 Comments

Starting today, we’ll be 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.”

Even as an undergraduate, Patty knew she wanted to go to grad school. The complicated question was when. “I had always been very mindful that my Yale degree is probably not going to get me to where I want to go,” she says. As she made her way into the consulting industry, Patty found herself unsatisfied with her skill set, and she wanted both a broader network and a more fundamental understanding of business principles. While she still believes a liberal arts degree is great in many ways, “there are gaps in my fundamental education,” she explains. She’d hit a plateau, and business school could get her to the next level. Continue Reading…

In Admissions Tips, MBA/B-School application, b-school, business school, consulting, decision, Patty, Patty's Path, Wharton

From The Bench To B.School: A Scientist’s Road To Enrollment (V and Final)

JonMcEuen — June 30, 2011 — 6 Comments

by Jonathan McEuen, guest blogger

Jonathan McEueun is a Manhattan GMAT grad who is off to Wharton this fall. We asked him to share his application process with us. What follows is Part 5 of 5 posts in a series about his experiences. You can read Part 4 here.

Decisions, decisions

I’ve written so far about my experience preparing for and taking the GMAT, writing and editing (and occasionally re-writing) essays and gaining confidence for the interview process, all of which led into the result – in broad strokes, a yes or a no. In this last post, I’m going to describe my experience after getting the “yes” I was hoping for and the process of confirming my enrollment in a full-time MBA program. Continue Reading…

In Admissions Tips, BSchool Apps, MBA/B-School business school, decision, Jon McEuen, MBA, Wharton

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