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NYU Stern Langone 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines

The two Stern Langone part-time MBA essays, together, cover “the whole you” – your professional side and your non-work side.  And they require you to address both highly structured, specific questions (essay 1) and very open, “free form” questions (essay 2).  The applicants who can best handle this duality are confident, mature applicants; they know …

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INSEAD 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines

INSEAD continues to buck a trend – whereas many b-school applications have recently leaned toward “minimalist” essays and/or just require one, INSEAD still asks you to write several thought-provoking and challenging essays.  In the program with perhaps the most intensive global focus, verbal acuity matters, because the ability to reflect on, synthesize, actualize, and communicate …

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Kellogg 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines

In September 2014, Kellogg “rebranded” itself and adopted a more concrete (and in my opinion better) mission statement: “Inspiring growth.” The video below explores and clarifies this mission as well as the values Kellogg holds dear. I highly recommend that you watch it to grasp Kellogg’s fundamental principles.  A couple of key takeaways from the video: Kellogg seeks individuals …

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Georgetown McDonough 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines

Georgetown McDonough, the top MBA program at the intersection of business and government, takes advantage of its Washington D.C. location, its connections to the greater Georgetown University community, and its Jesuit roots while at the same time focusing on the global nature of twenty-first century business.  Your application should show that you need the education provided by …

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Columbia Business School 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines

Columbia tweaked last year’s questions for this year. Relatively minor changes. Specifically: • Its short-answer question about your immediate post-MBA goal has gone from 75 to 50 characters. Yes, that was  characters, not words. Two years ago it was a generous 100 characters. And those applicants thought they had it tough.  • There are wording changes to all …

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