We began the discussion of diversity in MBA applications awhile back by talking about candidate profiles and individual elements of identity that might contribute to a school’s “diversity.” Some schools are emphasizing this more than others, including Berkeley Haas and Darden. Stanford has had questions asking for discussions of how “your background influenced your participation” […]
Continue reading...($) Here’s a test for Stanford “What matters most?”
Seems like we’re writing a lot about Stanford just lately. (Even those posts weren’t explicitly about Stanford — yeah, they’re about Stanford.) It’s because the Stanford essays are so hard! If you’re trying for Stanford, then first step is to pick up our Stanford Essay Guide. Because we go into a lot more stuff there […]
Continue reading...($) “Is a regular text essay OK for Booth?”
That was a question we got after our post on how to do the Booth essay. Can you write an essay-essay for Booth? Instead of a PowerPoint-essay? Of course you can. But is it OPTIMAL? That’s a question only you (or perhaps with EssaySnark’s help) can answer. It really depends on what you have to...
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($) If you’re doing a PowerPoint for Stern, Booth, or MIT
We’re going to go through the instructions for Stern Personal Expression today because we’ve seen some people get confused. This post mostly deals with the many BSers who’ll be submitting a PowerPoint presentation for this option. Some of this also applies to the Booth presentation, which can be either a written essay or an, uh,...
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NYU didn’t change its essays. But they did.
Don’t know which is more newsworthy, the addition of an October round at NYU, or the fact that their classic Personal Expression essay 3 is now optional. This is indeed shocking to the ‘Snark. Although it shouldn’t be. After all, NYU has had it for years and years and years. They were one of the...
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Columbia’s new essay question
EssaySnark heard rejoicing when Columbia Business School released their 2010-11 application. Brave Supplicants the world over celebrated. Just two essays! Hurray! Hurrah! Not so fast, dearies. This is not a simple situation. Thankfully, the adcom kept their tried-and-true essay 1: What are your short-term and long-term professional goals? How will Columbia Business School help you...
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essay critique: NYU Stern essay 3
And we have our first victim volunteer! NYU STERN ESSAY 3 PERSONAL EXPRESSION: Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use any method to convey your message: words, illustrations, etc. (feel free to be creative). Here’s the whole essay: My decision to go to a full-time MBA program is the biggest decision in...
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