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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 Posted by Cindy Tokumitsu on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:18:20 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

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  Posted by Linda Abraham on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:33 +0000 | Permalink | Post a comment

Average 2007 GMAT: 705
Average 2007 Acceptance Rate: 20%
Average 2007 GPA: 3.46
Class Size: 350
2008 application deadlines: October 30, 2007, January 15, 2008
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Date Title 2/20/2008 2008 MIT Sloan MBA Waitlist Chat with Jennifer Burke Barba 10/22/2007 2008 MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Chat with Jennifer Burke Barba 4/12/2007 MIT Sloan Waitlist Chat with Jen Burke 3/8/2007 MIT Quant Experience Chat with Dr. Peter Regan 10/31/2006 MIT Sloan MBA with with Rod Garcia 11/15/2005 MIT Sloan MBA with Jon McLaughlin 2/17/2005 MIT MBA Waitlist Chat 9/23/2004 MIT Sloan Chat with Rod Garcia 1/8/2004 MIT/Sloan Chat with Rod Garcia 11/20/2003 MIT Sloan MBA Chat with Rod Garcia 9/17/2002 MIT Sloan Chat with Rod Garcia 11/19/2001 MIT with Rod Garcia 12/7/2000 MIT/Wharton Chat 11/6/2000 Sloan Chat