You’ve already written the required essays that most business schools ask for – do you really need to write the optional essay? If you’re a strong applicant who doesn’t need to explain weaknesses, low stats, or application inconsistencies, then you may be able to skip the optional question. But the optional essay is NOT AN…
3 Tips for Writing the Optional Essay in Medical School Secondary Applications
Many medical schools include an optional essay in their secondary applications. Obviously, this “optional” essay is not required, and the essay prompt sometimes emphasizes this point. Often, the question will include the stipulation that you cannot include anything that was already mentioned in your primary application or other essays. Some schools even state that most…
How to Choose X Essay Questions to Answer from Y Choices
If you face multiple essay questions on an application, how are you going to choose which one(s) you should answer and which one(s) you should skip? What factors should you consider when choosing the best essays for you? Appreciate Your Options! First, options are good! But they do force you to think (a task we’re…
Add-Ons and Extras: Supplements to Your Law School Application
If your law school’s application offers optional or extra opportunities for submitting supplementary materials, you are wise to take advantage and give the admissions committee members more information about their most desirable applicant – you! Yet you want to choose carefully and write an essay that will make the admissions committee glad that they have…
Are the Optional Law School Essays Optional?
Many law schools include their own optional essays. For example, the University of Pennsylvania Law School provides the following optional essays prompts: • Describe how your background or experiences will enhance the diversity of the Penn Law community (e.g., based on your culture, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, ideology, age, socioeconomic status, academic background,…
Law School Admissions Tip #7: The not so optional “optional” essay
The Top 15 Things Every Law School Applicant Should Know is a series that will teach you the ins and outs of successful law school applications. Stay tuned for the remaining elements. This week we’ll discuss the not so optional “optional” essay. Almost every law school will ask for a personal statement as part of…
Optional Essays: When and How to Write Them
In this short video, Linda Abraham explores the two kinds of optional essays, who should write them, and what should go into them. Don’t miss the crucial warning at the end. Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best
Emory Goizueta 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
The 2013 Emory MBA tips are now available. Click here to check them out! Emory Goizueta 2012 MBA Essay Questions This Emory Goizueta2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA…
UNC Kenan Flagler 2012 MBA Essay Questions and Deadlines
The UNC Kenan Flagler 2013 tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This UNC Kenan Flagler 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series…
Tips for Completing Your Brown Supplement to the Common Application
This post about the Brown supplement to the Common Application is part of a series of posts written to help you complete the 2012 Common Application supplement for Ivy League schools. Today, when I visited the Brown website, the academic page banner proclaimed, “Brown gives students the freedom to direct their education.” If that…
INSEAD 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
The 2013 INSEAD tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This INSEAD 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for more valuable MBA…
MIT Sloan 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
The 2013 MIT SLOAN tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This MIT Sloan 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for more…
NYU Stern 2012 MBA Application Questions, Tips, Deadlines.
The 2013 NYU Stern tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This NYU Stern 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for more…
UCLA Anderson 2012 MBA Application Questions, Tips.
The 2013 UCLA Anderson MBA tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This UCLA Anderson 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for…
Chicago Booth Executive MBA 2012 Admissions Tips
The 2013 Chicago EMBA Tips are now available. Click here to check them out! Chicago 2012 EMBA Application Essay Questions This 2012 Chicago Booth Executive MBA Admissions tip post is the first in a series of posts providing Executive MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top EMBA programs around the world for the…
Georgetown McDonough 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
The Georgetown McDonough 2013 MBA tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This Georgetown McDonough 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series…
CMU Tepper 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
The 2013 CMU Tepper MBA Tips are now available. Click here to check them out! CMU Tepper 2012 MBA Essay Questions ESSAY A. What are your short-term and long-term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you to achieve these goals? (Please include any information regarding what steps you have taken to learn more about…
Dartmouth Tuck 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips
Dartmouth Tuck 2012 MBA Essay Questions Please respond fully but concisely to the following essay questions. Compose each of your answers offline in separate document files and upload them individually in the appropriate spaces below. Although there is no restriction on the length of your response, most applicants use, on average, 500 words for each…
Wharton 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
The 2013 Wharton MBA tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This Wharton 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for more valuable MBA essay…
Yale SOM 2012 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.
The 2013 Yale SOM tips are now available. Click here to check them out! This Yale School of Management 2012 MBA Application tip post is one of a series of posts providing MBA application and essay advice for applicants to top MBA programs around the world. Check out the entire 2012 MBA Application Tips series for more…
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