We have gone on and on about that essay for Harvard Business School on this here blahg because, well, Harvard. There’s like everyone interested in going there. And there’s like everyone telling you how to write your essay for your HBS app. Here’s a subtle reinforcement — since that’s all you ever really get from […]
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We’ve offered lots of past warnings about tone and messaging in the context of “contribution” essays for your MBA app, and today is another that’s worth studying if you’re tackling one of these beasts. The essay prompt may ask, explicitly or implicitly, “What will you contribute?” It comes up in the MIT “mission” essay that […]
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