How to handle gaps in your education and career in 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. How to tackle career and...
View ArticleWhen to use optional essays in college applications
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 the quirky ones...
View ArticleWhy MBA Now: How to tackle it in business school essays and interviews
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...
View ArticleHow to write MBA essays
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...
View ArticleHow to explain frequent job switching in MBA admissions
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...
View ArticleCareer goals Essay: Short-term and long-term goals
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...
View ArticleHow business schools tackle plagiarism in MBA applications
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...
View ArticleHow to write powerful MBA essays that actually work
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. For many...
View ArticleHow to talk about weaknesses in MBA essays and interviews
“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....
View ArticleSample Harvard Stanford MBA essays: Written by ChatGPT, reviewed by humans
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,...
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