The traditional entrepreneurial applicant is unlikely to take a break from their pursuit to find product-market fit, scaling or exit, with an MBA program. However, most entrepreneurial applicants targeting Business Schools had some success or failure to scale before pivoting to a corporate job.
In this example, an entry that seems like a side-business in college has special meaning when you read the constraints and the exceptional time management of the applicant.
Simultaneously managing a business, featuring on the Dean’s list with exceptional academic performance, and leading a student-run club are contributions that would have been lost if the context was not offered.
The narrative has the right transition in the middle when the applicant reveals that his side-hustle funded the college costs.
Sample Essay – Pick One Thing from your resume and tell us more (Entrepreneurship) (100 Words)
• Secured and maintained 12 clients while managing two billable employees with day-to-day operations for a $50k Z dry cleaning business
Establishing Z dry cleaning business while managing 2 employees, 12 clients, and completing my bachelor’s in finance from <R> School of Business, was the most satisfying experience in my life.
