Partly out of curiosity and largely to evaluate its impact on our own future, we asked ChatGPT to do what many have already started asking – write sample MBA essays for Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB and other top business schools. In an earlier post, we covered how to (and not to) write an MBA … Read more
“I have my flaws. I sing in the shower, sometimes I volunteer too much, occasionally, I’ll hit somebody with my car.” – Michael Scott, Regional Manager, Scranton Branch, Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In two delightfully short sentences, Michael Scott from The Office, with his trademark humor, summed up the contradictions and complexities involved in confronting … Read more
Candidates often wonder what it takes to write strong MBA essays that work. It can be a scary and confusing process. Let’s try to figure out a step-by-step process to write a great MBA essay.
In 2011, the UCLA Anderson School of Management rejected 52 applicants for plagiarism, 1 percent of its applicant pool. The next year, Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business rejected 48 applicants, 10 percent of its pool. These schools used plagiarism-detection software.
What career goals should you write in your MBA applications? How do you ensure that the short-term career goals are aligned with the long-term goals? Vibhav Agarwal sure knows a thing or two about crafting winning MBA applications. He’s helped many applicants get into the most selective programs in the world. In this post he … Read more
British comedian and Monty Python star, John Cleese, has been known to say that he has been married for over forty years…just to different women. And while John may be able to make endless jokes about his past, like in his comic sketches, we are assuming that’s not the approach, you would prefer, to explain … Read more
Business school essays for MBA and MiM degrees can be looked upon as a variation of the elevator pitch. You’re sharing your credentials (within word limits) with someone whose decision may be a turning point in your life. You have to give it your best shot in order to grab their attention and create an … Read more
In the ideal world, if you have decided to do an MBA, you should have complete clarity on the what, when, where and how. But then, we all know that the world is far from ideal. Many MBA aspirants start off from scratch and only have a vague sense on these interrogative words.
We have written nearly a dozen or more blogs on various essays that one might encounter in a bschool application; from the all important career goals essay to why MBA essay as well as some quirky ones such as the career failure essays (Read How important are MBA essays).
Sudershan ‘Suds’ Tirumala, Regional Director at Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth), provides advice and tips on how to tackle breaks and gaps in the career and education.
The failure essay commonly comes up in college applicants. Sudershan ‘Suds’ Tirumala provides perspectives on how to deal with the failure essay (with an example) in MBA essays.
Too many career change aspirants think management consulting is a good career option after completing their MBA. And that’s what they write in their MBA application essays without trying to learn more about what it means to be a consultant. Not many ask themselves, “Is consulting really a good career option for me?” Sudershan ‘Suds’ … Read more