All MBA Application Related Tips

When I guide clients to write their draft MBA essays, they worry about the emotional context of the opening act.

Should it be an uplifting moment or a negative moment that depresses the admissions team?

An essay without any conflict is just a rephrased MBA Resume – the most boring essay. Now, with creators uploading their stories with just a click of a button, diverse themes, and storylines are part of popular consciousness.

I was watching the 1944 movie Laura (spoilers), where one of the main characters, played by Clifton Web, spoke with a diction and style that was commonplace in 1910-1920 plays but came across as snobbish for 1940 talkies.

When you read MBA Essays like me for editing, you begin to see the vast range of consciousness poured into the paper – all to get the coveted seat in an M7 or T15 school.

How do you plan to use the Wharton MBA program to help you achieve your future professional goals? You might consider your past experience, short and long-term goals, and resources available at Wharton. (Professional Gain)(500 words)

How do you plan to use the Wharton MBA program to help you achieve your future professional goals? You might consider your past experience, short and long-term goals, and resources available at Wharton. (Professional Gain)(500 words)

How do you plan to use the Wharton MBA program to help you achieve your future professional goals? You might consider your past experience, short and long-term goals, and resources available at Wharton. (Professional Gain)(500 words)

Without a personal crisis narrative, there is nothing at stake. Life goes linearly with no bumps to surprise the admissions team and no lessons to share for the reader’s survival machine.

Without setbacks, there is no story. Without a story, there is no essay.

How do you plan to use the Wharton MBA program to help you achieve your future professional goals? You might consider your past experience, short and long-term goals, and resources available at Wharton. (Professional Gain)(500 words)