Communication is key for INSEAD – in part because it is a key factor that their recruiters look for. Hence the INSEAD application elicits your communication effectiveness. First, INSEAD asks you to write reflective essays – and to do so succinctly. Balancing this emphasis on written communication is a video component – the adcom wants to…
London Business School MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023]
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If you are looking for a globally focused MBA program in a city bursting with culture, finance, and industry, then LBS is certainly a program to consider. Strong applications to London Business School demonstrate applicants’ global interest (even without global experience per se), curiosity to learn with people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and a…
Yale SOM MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023], Class Profile
This application is unchanged from last year. As applicants have done for the last few years when applying to Yale SOM, you need to make the most of its single required essay, but you also need to take the time to make every box in the application a homerun. They are not afterthoughts; your job…
NYU Stern MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022-2023], Class Profile
In addition to its traditional two-year, full-time MBA, NYU Stern offers a menu of options in graduate management education including a one-year Tech MBA and a one-year Fashion and Luxury Goods MBA. Stern MBA students can select up to three specializations or choose not to specialize at all. Ready to get to work on your…
University of Texas McCombs MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023]
McCombs combines its rigor with a passionate community, including passion for the program. The single required question below reflects this value; it invites you to demonstrate deep familiarity with the program connected to your unique vision for the future. It has a practical slant; convey concrete goals and make a case for how this program…
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023], Class Profile
Tuck has developed a very purposeful process focused on admitting people who meet its four criteria, summed up as: smart, accomplished, aware and encouraging. The criteria match my understanding of the Tuck community, and also are relatively easy to grasp. Once Tuck established and defined these criteria, it designed its application process to unearth the…
Wharton MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023], Class Profile
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Wharton changed its first essay question last year and left its second required question and optional questions as they have been for the last couple of years. They did not change the questions this year. The “change” to the first question last year was really more of a clarification. Wharton is more specific in what…
Columbia Business School MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023], Class Profile
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Columbia Business School changed its application a bit this cycle. It removed choice from the essays and is now requiring three essays as well as providing an optional question. Last year it required two essays with one optional, but you had a choice of topics in responding to the second question. Ready to get to…
Harvard Business School MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023], Class Profile
HBS has not changed its essay question (one of my favorites) this year, BUT it has provided a word limit (900 words). Per Chad Losee, Director of HBS Admissions, the admissions staff hopes that “including a limit provides applicants with a little more direction and eliminates the stress about how much is too much to…
HEC Paris MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022 – 2023]
The HEC Paris MBA application essays – and there are many compared to most MBA applications these days –give the adcom a well-rounded view of you. They go beyond what you’ve done to capture how you think and respond, even how you imagine. Moreover, they require you to communicate complex thoughts and experiences succinctly. For…
