Growth-Oriented Essay: Curiosity can be seen in many ways. Please share an example of how you have demonstrated curiosity and how that has influenced your growth. (up to 250 words)
Background Information: The applicant, a beneficiary of the foster home system, captures the sacrifice his adopted grandparents made to save him from a path of addiction. Paying it back to the community through early intervention is the curiosity and growth narrative.
Curiosity: Gaming
Curiosity (Explained): Excessive gaming is considered an addictive behavior primarily because of the lack of in-person interaction and the opportunity cost to academic learning and social engagement.
MBA Essay Strategy: My strategy is to capture a gratitude narrative in the first one-third of the essay to demonstrate motivation for starting the venture and dedicate the latter part of the essay to the unique solution.
Theme: Addiction
Theme (Explained): Intervention in addiction is relatable only if applicants themselves have overcome some form of addiction or a close family member (parents, siblings, partner) faced a similar challenge.
Profile: Entrepreneur
Industry: Non-Profit
Opener: The opener establishes why addiction and its ripple effect on family and communities are personal for the applicant.
Sample Harvard MBA Curiosity and Growth Essay – Drug Addiction and Gaming for Good (244 Words)
My mother worked in three jobs and didn’t show up for weeks. Finally, when I had the courage, I asked my grandfather about her erratic behavior.
His words still haunt me, “As an engineer, I had a comfortable life, but if I had just pursued my career, you would not have become a capable young man.”
In 1992, I lost my father in a ..
