This is supposed to be the final day of our recent Writing Week (post 1 here if you want to catch up!) however today we’re going to veer off in another direction and post an essay critique for Wharton. This was sent in by a Brave Supplicant recently and we got another one that we’re […]
Continue reading...($) Writing Week! Day 4: The problem of the parrot.
You may be wondering why we’re spending so much time talking about issues of writing style on a blahg that’s supposed to be about strategies for getting in. A good set of essays for an MBA application will answer the question that the school has posted in its essay prompt. That goes without saying. Anyone […]
Continue reading...($) Citation needed.
No no no no no — not really. We may have titled this post “Citation needed” but PLEASE do not include footnotes or references or links or what have you in your essays!!! No no no no no. HOWEVER: You do need to establish from whence comes the statements you make!! Premium content starts here…...
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($) In your career goals / why MBA essay, everything needs to line up just so.
When you’re putting together your pitch for admission to the business school of your dreams, the task really is about assembling chunks of content that fit together into an argument. (See: Good first drafts aren’t written. They’re assembled.) That’s what a pitch is, right? You’re making the case that you belong at that school. Premium...
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($) A question to explore before starting to understand why you want an MBA
Most readers of this blahg who are pre-MBA are in the age range of about 26 to perhaps 32 years old. There’s some older folks too but today’s post is more focused on this age range. When you’re trying to figure out what to say in your MBA essays about why you want to go […]
Continue reading...($) A great way to brainstorm about your post-MBA career goals
Here’s a follow-up to our post from yesterday about how you’re — MBA or otherwise — going to go out there and change the things in the world that need to be changed. Today’s idea was actually inspired by an exercise that came out of Stanford’s d.school, which is what the “Design School” is commonly […]
Continue reading...($) Backup plans and next steps: What if it’s looking like you might not get in?!??
Some of you are starting to worry, which may or may not be justified. If you tend to be a worrier, you already know that about yourself, and you may intellectually recognize that you’re doing it, and be unable to stop. Worrying in this case only adds to your stress levels and is not productive,...
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($) An essay is an argument redux (with some comments on MBA application theme)
We’ve talked about this before – “an essay is an argument” post from 2012 – but it’s unlikely many of you have seen it, and this concept keeps coming up in feedback we’re giving to BSers. So we thought we’d do it front-and-center on the main page today for all of you. Let’s break things...
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($) “Yo EssaySnark! Please explain again what this ‘school fit’ thing is about?”
It’s Labor Day – when like any American, we’re supposed to be not-laboring – but here we are! Are you here too? Are you writing essays? Because we’re reading ’em! EssaySnark is around and available to help you out! Check out the services on the Admissions Consulting menu and let us know if you have...
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($) Already have a Master’s degree? Why do you also need an MBA now?
Some schools don’t really focus on this issue but a few of them do – including Tuck in particular, who in the past wouldn’t even consider a candidate with a prior MBA or MBA-similar degree, like the PGP from India. They are (somewhat?) loosening those restrictions in the new admissions climate but even if you...
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