OK cool! That’s a noble inclination. And you think being a Product Manager at Facebook will let you do that? . . . [letting that sink in] . . . Nothing wrong with being a Product Manager at Facebook. However, putting that career goal in the same essay with “I want to make a […]
Continue reading...($) essay critique! LSE Personal Statement
We spoke recently about the Personal Statement as part of an application to many (non-MBA) master’s programs, and voila! A Brave Supplicant has surfaced with a draft they want to be snarked up. This is for one of the Master of Science programs at the London School of Economics (good school!), in this case their […]
Continue reading...($) Greenwashing.
We see lots of BSers with noble and impressive-sounding goals. The problem is, those BSers frequently don’t make it into bschool. There’s often an issue if the goal you’re pitching to the adcom is too trendy. A career path square in that category that we see over and over these days is sustainable energy. If...
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Beware the buzzword.
Or maybe this post should be titled, Behold the Buzzword! Because when BSers discover such things as buzzwords, they become preternaturally attracted to them. The problem with buzzwords is the exact same problem with cliches: They don’t actually communicate anything. It might seem like you’re communicating, because, heck, isn’t everyone familiar with that term you’re […]
Continue reading...($) Why the adcom won’t believe your career goals.
We helped a transitioning servicemember with an application to top schools several years back. This person ended up in a nice position, with admits to Columbia and Wharton. The process of figuring out the career goals was not easy though. The original ideas that were submitted to us as part of the Career Goals App...
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