All MBA Application Related Tips

The technology applicant demographic that have fast-tracked into a career in technology has gained the insight that an ML career and super specializing in technology has its limitations.

Despite the 3-year ROI, an MBA is a path to mitigate any future risks for master’s degree holders in Data Analytics, Machine Learning, and those with a super specialization in Technology.

Unusual career paths to Investment Banking, Portfolio Management, or PE are some of the best narratives I have read in open-ended essays.

You should incorporate the narrative even for the goals essay for these 3 scenarios:

Venture Capital professionals are often subject matter experts from the Technology, Law, or Finance industry. A big challenge for those used to the hands-on experience is the increasingly soft touch a VC role demands.

Career Pivoting is increasingly the largest motivation for applying to a top MBA. For Tuck, the transition need not be dramatic. Marketing to Branding. Technology Consulting to Consulting in Technology and broader lateral moves often are more believable than dramatic shifts in functions, industries, or both.

Business School graduate programs are ahead of the job market. When Oil and Gas experienced a 20% decline in jobs from 2014 to 2023, top Business Schools were ahead of the curve, limiting the class size of Oil and Gas courses or completely stopping such programs.

For the Tuck MBA meaningfully contributed to the sense of inclusion essay, applicants often ignore the ‘meaning’ part while drafting the essay. The meaning is not just from a company’s IMPACT perspective, narrowly focused on the performance metrics – money saved, clients earned, increase in revenue, and contribution towards the productivity of the team.

The school’s culture and openness to embrace the idealistic values of the current generation determines the language you use in MBA Essays. For Tuck, emotionally strong words are not the norm. However, the school is open to reading challenging scenarios and debate-inducing political subjects if the applicant has the skills to define the problem in an apolitical narrative. That is the first iteration of our edit – removing redundant political statements.

The Tuck Sense of Inclusion professional examples are broad. Depending on your industry and the performance metrics, you are likely to attract peers with different social, communication, and ethical perspectives.

When you work in Finance, Creative (YouTube) or Consulting, there is self-regulation and ethical behavior that is paramount for the health of the entire ecosystem.

Technology as a lever is a common theme for applicants from developing economies. African applicants use this narrative to demonstrate the gaps in policy and infrastructure. Many such essays feel like the FIELD courses that Harvard Business School initiated for their MBA program. Some MBA admission consultants nudge clients to include the narrative to show fit with Harvard.