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Approaching short essays

“I want to explain how lacrosse involves determination, sacrifice, never giving up, never losing confidence, grit, unselfishness, quick thinking on the fly, looking out for others, etc.” These were my client’s initial wishes for his 250-word Columbia “greatest passion” essay. My response: “Sorry! That’s too much... And even if you could fit all these points in, the result would only be blur – not a clear or vibrant message.”

As essay questions seem to trend shorter and shorter, I more and more often hear a client ask, on starting a given essay, “I have to figure out how to fit everything in.” By “everything” he usually means all the positive reflections arising from that experience. For example, if it’s a leadership essay, those reflections might include: vision, motivational skill, big-picture thinking, ability to tap others’ talents and interests, commitment to a cause, etc.

Instead, I suggest making a note of all those points you could discuss, but then selecting one or two that (a) are backed up by engaging and revealing examples, (b) complement the messages conveyed by your other essays without being redundant, (c) don’t just make an obvious point (e.g., you have a strong work ethic), and (d) fill in an important point missing elsewhere (or perhaps only touched on elsewhere). For example, my client’s lacrosse essay could focus on quick thinking and responsiveness, or learning to sacrifice and push himself to the limit. The other relevant points were addressed (with vivid examples) in other essays.

-- Cindy Tokumitsu, Senior Editor, Accepted.com


MBA Admissions Deadlines Start to Appear

The application deadlines have started to appear. Essay questions can't be too far behind. In any case and in no particular order, here are recently announced application deadlines:

UC Berkeley 's Haas School of Business MBA 2009 Deadlines 

                    Submission Deadline            Notification Date

Round 1    November 4, 2008                  January 28, 2009

Round 2     December 9, 2008                  March 18, 2009

Round 3    January 30, 2009                     April 28, 2009

Round 4    March 11, 2009                        May 19, 2009

 

Michigan Ross School of Business 2009 Deadlines 

Round 1   October 10, 2008                  January 15, 2009

Round 2    January 2, 2009                    March 15, 2009

Round 3     March 1, 2009                      May 15, 2009

 

MIT Sloan School of Management  2009 Deadlines

Round 1   October 28, 2008               February 2, 2009

Round 2   January 13, 2009               April 6, 2009

 

Stanford Graduate School of Business 2009 Deadlines

Round 1    October 29, 20008             January 22, 2009

Round 2    January 7, 2009                   April 2, 2009

Round 3    April 8, 2009                        May 21, 2009 


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