Atul Jose (MBA Admissions Consultant, F1GMAT): The answer is – it depends.

We have collected the Essays for Top 50 MBA programs for the 2024 Entering class.  We will keep updating the list as schools update and release the essays.  If you are targeting only the top 15, Download F1GMAT’s Winning MBA Essay Guide, where we have captured 100+ Sample Essays.

Q) I had a 6-month gap in 2021 when the Pandemic was at its peak, and layoffs were common. During this period, I volunteered to assist a couple of small businesses in pivoting to a digital-first strategy. I am from a Finance background. Does the consulting experience have any value since I joined back in an Investment Banking role in late 2021? How many gap months is an acceptable gap for M7 and the top 10 schools in the world?

I have a question from a reader who asks, “Should I include my failures in MBA Resume.”

Required Haas MBA Essay #2: How will an MBA help you achieve your short-term and long-term career goals? (300 words max)

Although Haas School of Business has not asked how Haas MBA will help you achieve the post-MBA goals, spend 50% of the 300-word on connecting the experience at Haas with the goals.

In today’s MBA application strategy tips, I will talk about the difference between vulnerability, sympathy, and empathy and why a vulnerability narrative is essential for your goals and personal MBA application essays.

In this Haas Video Essay Strategy tips, I explain the optimum speed of delivery, incorporating more than one principle, personal vs professional experience, and understanding leadership traits vs. principles.

The Video Essay question is:

In this Extracurricular tips series for MBA Applications, I will cover 3 Impactful Education related narratives that worked for top MBA programs:

For this MBA Application Time Management Series, I will share 4 Strategies for your GMAT/GRE prep and your MBA Application.

1)  Plan According to your Starting Hour