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"Atul has been my favorite consultant since I started following him on LinkedIn. The Stanford What Matters Essay that requires sharing vulnerable moments from my life was not an easy draft. He shows examples of capturing authentic emotions in a narrative style that is true to an essay format. I retained quite a significant part of the shortcuts and hacks while rewriting my Stanford MBA Essays. Insightful!" - Verified Purchase
"A book on writing is not a small task. That too in the consulting market where one is inundated with quick fixes. The author explains the core principles of storytelling for MBA applications that I feel transcends to other forms of writing as well. The show don't tell approach and the W-pattern chapters reinforced some lessons I had analyzed as a budding filmmaker. The sample essays in the book are standouts. Although a lot of the examples are of profiles with numerous setbacks, I understood how emotions and themes are applied across the length of the essay to retain the thread of the story." - Verified Purchase
"This book breaks down storytelling, going through narrative concepts, characters, and setback events to analyze what makes an essay engaging and authentic. The sample essays give concrete ideas about openers, transitions, and balancing personal stories and professional accomplishments. The chapters on editing and reviewing essays are valuable." - Verified Purchase
"Such a wonderful learning tool. Just reading the chapters on capturing implicit leadership traits and on storytelling taught me a lot. It is littered with samples and anecdotes that upgraded my essay to an engaging and human story. This book is for those writers who have decent skills in writing but can’t seem to get the What Matters Essay jump off the page. Atul uses solid examples and has a thorough approach to creating meaningful narratives." - Verified Purchase
"F1GMAT's Stanford Essay Guide is a thoughtful checklist for writing a persuasive and authentic essay. I found the section on storytelling to be helpful and dispel my notion of how to transition between lines and paragraphs. No vague best writing tips here. The author explains every ploy in a narrative that we find engaging. The editing tips are the cherry on top. Deeply practical and helpful" - Verified Purchase
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