How to Answer Essay #4: "Please provide an example of a situation in which you have made a meaningful impact." (200 words)
None of the essay questions for Darden MBA are by chance.
A big part of Darden’s learning experience is in its Global Experiential learning – Consulting, Immersion, Client and Topic courses. A large percentage (35% by function and 34% by industry) choose consulting. To top it all a $30 million fund (supported by the Batten Foundation and UVA Bicentennial Scholars Fund) enables every student (starting from Aug 2018) to take up at least one Darden Worldwide course (24 countries) and receive a scholarship for the lodging, transportation, meals and course fees.
If you are a career switcher planning to enter consulting, use this essay to demonstrate the IMPACT you had on a client/family friend while offering a consulting solution.
Sample Darden MBA Essay – Meaningful IMPACT (200 Words)
With a full-page Ad, my friend announced the opening of the first multi-cuisine Restaurant in our town. Daily sales crossed Rs 100,000, and the reviews were all in 4 and 5 stars. Last year, when I joined my friend for lunch, the empty tables conveyed the desperation in his face. He had fired 50% of the waiting staff.
The first year was a roaring success. After the peak Christmas season, 10 waiting staff and the chief cook quit. On interviewing the staff, they shared the fear, “no one cares about how hard we work.”
I developed a three-step plan...
