Stanford 2018 Essay Guide

EssaySnark's Strategies for the 2018-'19 MBA Application for the Stanford Graduate School of Business

For the 2018 Stanford MBA essays, we did a full refresh on our GSB application guide, as we always do — yes, we do it even when the school’s questions don’t change. Why? Because we learn more and more each and every year, based on working with yet another crop of Brave Supplicants who are successful in their apps to Stanford. And, there have been some changes and shifts that we’ve observed at Stanford (particularly with a new admissions director at the helm), even if the school does not broadcast news of them loudly. We are tuned in, and we are able to share what we learn with you in this updated and revised GSB essay strategy guide for 2018.

This year’s version is streamlined to make it easier for you to focus on the essentials with your application while still supporting you through an intensive process of introspection, as is needed for essays on “what matters most and why”. This 2018 edition offers 77 pages of core content and actionable advice on how to think about, and construct, your Stanford essays, and we posted a small update in mid-October to version 8.1, to capture a few points that we found meaningful as we supported Round 1 applicants to the Class of 2021.

Stanford is looking for similar qualities, year in and year out, and they don’t need to revamp their essays all the time in order to find the best candidates. They’re in the “if it works, don’t fix it” camp. The consistency of the Stanford application shows that their essays – “What matters most, and why?” and “Why Stanford?” – are reliably delivering information about candidates that the adcom values in their assessment processes.

This guide will show you:

• How to identify the information that the adcom will value
• An ideal structure for these two essays
• How much career goals matter (if at all)
• How to show the adcom who you really are

EssaySnark’s 2018 MBA Application Strategy Guide for Stanford gives you a specific process with detailed exercises to complete that will generate the raw material you need to authentically answer the questions. We do this while operating within the guidelines that Stanford has around seeking outside help. When you use this guide, you can be confident in your application, and confident in yourself, knowing that your work is your own.

EssaySnark's Strategies for the 2018-'19 MBA Application for the Stanford Graduate School of Business

First published in: 2011
Current version published on: 06/18/2018  
Specific to: 2018 MBA admissions season

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