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Sample Darden MBA Essay: Short-term Post-MBA career goal (149 words)

How to Answer Essay #5: "What is your short-term, post-MBA career goal and why?" (150 words)

For Essay questions on post-MBA goals, the first action item is to analyze the school’s curriculum.

Darden MBA Curriculum – Summary

The 21-month Darden Full-time MBA program relies heavily on case study method and experiential learning to impart skills in leadership and General Management.

Darden MBA is among the very few top programs that offer a General Management focus in the core. Like most top Business Schools, customizability has been introduced in the first year itself.

Darden took a step further and added Leadership Development, experiential learning, and electives in the final term of year one.

The core at Darden covers Marketing, Accounting, Operations Management, Leadership, Financial Management, and Management Communication.  

Full Darden MBA Curriculum Analysis here

You might think that 150 words kill all the chance to structure your essay on interesting narratives. Even I thought so before writing a Sample.

I could fit quite a bit of a story arc in 150 words. So here you go.

This fictitious profile is that of the same person who helped a friend turn around his restaurant Business. The part-time consulting had limited his opportunities to local Businesses, and Darden MBA would give him the chance to serve diverse customers (size, specialties, and goals – profit and non-profit).

Sample Darden MBA Essay: Short-term Post-MBA career goal (149 words)

“Organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful” has driven me to solve some of the most challenging Engineering problems. The side-business of helping friends and family got the biggest boost this year when I helped turn around my friend’s restaurant Business with a 150% increase in revenue.

The brainstorming sessions, finding the process flaws and the interviews with employees at all levels, pushed my creative thinking
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