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($) The *really* best essays… tell a story.

June 23, 2022 by EssaySnark

Recently we had a rather simple post saying what you should already know: The best essays communicate clearly.  That may be in the category of so obvious that it’s unhelpful. The biggest issue with that advice is that nobody intentionally does it differently. We’re certain that we’ve never received a mystifying and obtuse and unfathomable...


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($) How to show your authenticity: Storytelling

June 2, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

What does authenticity mean when you think about execution of MBA apps? It means showing up as you really are. Premium content starts here… ———–   ———– Premium content ends.   You may also be interested in: Applying to bschool? The Strategy of Authenticity Authenticity test Don’t be satisfied with fools’ gold Seeing sample essays […]

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Filed Under: branding and theme, writing essays Tagged With: authenticity, storytelling

($) The MBA app dataset: A real opportunity

December 1, 2021 by EssaySnark - Discusses Harvard Leave a Comment

If you haven’t already done this, then do it now: Go create an account to start an application at one of your firm targets. Or if you have already done so, then go log onto that app and actually read it. Like, read it carefully. Don’t just skim. Do you see all the fields there? […]

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Filed Under: app dataset Tagged With: storytelling Bschools: Harvard

Special Feature: (Last Year’s) Journey Complete!!!

October 5, 2018 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Last year we shared with you the journey of one Brave Supplicant who was reapplying to top U.S. schools. This came in the form of audio posts where he recapped what he did differently and how his approach changed after not making it in the first time. In case you missed it (which most of […]

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Filed Under: interviewing, Success Stories Tagged With: storytelling

($) essay critique! Storytelling and the Darden MBA essay: “A time when your opinion evolved”

October 26, 2017 by EssaySnark - Discusses Darden 2 Comments

We’re still in catch-up mode, cleaning out the piles of junk mail sitting on the kitchen counter, sorting through the mounds of laundry that piled up in the corner, trying not to forget to pick up the dry cleaning when we’re out doing errands, and working diligently to knock out all the less-urgent but still-important […]

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Filed Under: essay critique, writing essays Tagged With: storytelling Bschools: Darden

($) Look back over your life

September 1, 2017 by EssaySnark - Discusses Kellogg, Dartmouth Tuck Leave a Comment

Writing essays may be akin to navel-gazing. You need to understand who you are and where you’ve come from. One of the most difficult parts of writing many essays is coming up with the “lessons learned” out of a story. Schools like Tuck and Kellogg specifically ask you what you learned from an experience. It’s […]

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Filed Under: "achievement" essays, "failure" essays, lessons learned Tagged With: lessons learned, storytelling Bschools: Kellogg, Dartmouth Tuck

Doing the right thing.

August 14, 2017 by EssaySnark - Discusses INSEAD, Berkeley Haas, Darden, Yale SOM, Stanford GSB 2 Comments

Today we’ll tell you a story. This one time, EssaySnark was coming home from a business trip, and we were on that little bus that takes you to the airport after you drop off your rental car. Right when the bus driver was about to close the door, a woman came running up behind. EssaySnark […]

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Filed Under: values Tagged With: storytelling Bschools: INSEAD, Berkeley Haas, Darden, Yale SOM, Stanford GSB

($) essay critique! Stanford “What matters most and why” military version

July 24, 2017 by EssaySnark - Discusses Stanford GSB 2 Comments

Hello BSers! It’s time! We have a submission for a Class of 2020 essay for the Stanford GSB that we’re going to discuss today, sent in by an earnest Brave Supplicant who’s undoubtedly thinking that this is a good essay. 🙂 We hate to be the one to dispel the illusion, but… Here’s what we […]

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Filed Under: "personal interest/life experience" essays, essay critique Tagged With: storytelling Bschools: Stanford GSB

($) Authenticity Test

June 5, 2017 by EssaySnark - Discusses Berkeley Haas 4 Comments

In our series on authenticity we posted a great video with co-speakers David Aaker and Jennifer Aaker which we hope you watched. No? Didn’t get a chance to? Here it is again: The whole thing is absolutely worth viewing in its entirety — especially now that Haas has released its essay questions which focus on […]

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Filed Under: writing essays Tagged With: authenticity, storytelling Bschools: Berkeley Haas

($) Lessons learned in essays: “This experience taught me…”

August 3, 2016 by EssaySnark - Discusses Dartmouth Tuck, Yale SOM

Ah those well-meaning BSers. They’re always trying to say the right thing in their essays. Here’s a snippet of an essay that we get all the time: When I started being a better listener, and not being so assertive with my opinions, I started realizing that my teammates were guided by different values and experiences....


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Filed Under: "failure" essays, lessons learned Tagged With: lessons learned, storytelling Bschools: Dartmouth Tuck, Yale SOM

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