EssaySnark's Strategies for the 2017-'18 MBA Application for the Stanford Graduate School of Business
We did a full refresh on this Stanford guide, as we always do — yes, 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. And, there have been some changes and shifts that we’ve observed at Stanford, 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 2017.
The bottom line is that we cannot simply phone it in – just like you won’t be able to phone it in with your Stanford application. As we did last year, we took the time to revise this from cover to cover, including adding whole new sections about recommendations, the GRE, and the in-app questions. We also pared things back and edited out information that was no longer available from the GSB website, which you’d think would have allowed this guide to get shorter. But no! It’s now up to 77 pages of core content including additional introductory details that push the total page count to over 100. This is all actionable advice on how to think about, and construct, your Stanford essays.
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.
Even though on the surface the questions look the same, there have been some subtle changes that Stanford has communicated this year. This newly expanded 2017 guide covers those, to give you the greatest advantage possible in constructing your pitch.
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 2017 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 2017-'18 MBA Application for the Stanford Graduate School of Business
First published in: 2011
Current version published on: 06/08/2017
Specific to: 2017
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We kept that first comment in mind when we revised this book for 2014 (though we hope you’ll account for the two reviews in conjunction with each other! gah didn’t that one person read the whole darn book??).
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