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Cambridge MBA: Essay Tips, Analysis, and Strategies

The Cambridge MBA is an intensive one-year program offered by Cambridge Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, benefiting from Silicon Fen - the entrepreneurial and technological hub in the UK. The program, structured with four client-based projects, nine concentrations, and over 50 elective options, includes opportunities for an international study trip and internship.

In this in-depth Essay Tips for the Cambridge MBA program, we cover:

MBA Admissions

MBA Admissions Interview Tip - Composed vs. Presenting vs. Acting

The easiest trick that MBA admissions interviewer plays on applicants is the conversational nature of the interview. The guards are dropped and the meticulously planned talking points we prepared are all thrown out of the window. 

Some schools know this game and quickly switch gears from friendly to poking questions. And those who are not prepared tend to be shocked at how the ‘nice’ interviewer turned into a demon and gave the liver punch.

MBA Resume Mistake: International Applicants

In the US, the immigrant population is still driving most of the startups in Silicon Valley. From an admissions perspective, schools must maintain diversity in nationality. The competition is between Permanent Residents vs. H1B visa holders, vs. International Entrepreneurs or startup candidates. And quite often, schools prefer those already in the US over someone from another country.

International entrepreneurial applicants and candidates with extensive startup experience understand this preference. They try to differentiate themselves and quite often make these two mistakes:

Walk me through your Resume: Three Strategies

Lately, I have been paying attention to the Amazon Prime Movie Description as a fun thought experiment to see how the description adds up to the actual plot of the movie. One consistent flaw I saw is the pain with which the copywriters tried to summarize complex storylines into 3-line snippets, often missing the theme or the emotional core of the movie.

Character profile: 5 Strategies in Essays (MBA & Master's)

Storytelling is an outline of your relationship with time, world, future, and yourself. 

The inner conflict between your ego and the challenge put forward by the outside world is similar to the turmoil that the reviewers go through on a daily basis while reviewing your essays or pondering over their future. 

When the story is about your life journey, the essay should demonstrate why you are interesting. Focus on 5 Strategies:

1. Differentiate Just Enough