MBA Application Essay Tip 4 - Action

End of the day the admission committee wants to select people who are action oriented and who get along with other students. Write about the situations that you have to face. Once you have written your situation as a story, answer the following questions as objectively as possible.

1. What were the steps or strategies that you followed in facing the situation?

2. What were the skills that you used or developed in facing the situation?

Remember that the skills should be relevant to the admission committee. The skills to highlight are:

1. Leadership (Initiative) - Don't worry if you haven’t taken up any direct leadership role. Initiative counts as leadership.

2. Problem Solving - Were you able to articulate the problem and come
up with an effective solution?

3. Communication - How effectively were you able to communicate your plans to your team members?

4. Team player - Did you shout at your team members who were behind the schedule or did you help them catch up with the schedule?

5. Emotional maturity - Were you unruffled with your client's constant change in requirements and demanding deadlines?

6. Persistence - Do you give up too easy or do you keep working on your goals until you achieve it?

7. Planning - Do you plan your work or your work plans your life?