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Writing
Application Essays
As I look back
this was the best part in the whole exercise of applying for
admission. It seemed difficult before I got into it. But while I was
working on the essays it allowed me to visit parts of me that were
previously unexplored. I'm a better person because of it and know
myself much better.
I started by addressing these questions which I found on Infozee. They
were very useful in getting me to think in the right manner.
- Write down all your past
accomplishments - academic, extra curricular, social
contributions, sports - whatever you've done well in life. Also
write down all the things that you feel or care for strongly.
- What is it that you want to
do in life? What is the career you want to choose for yourself in
the future and why?
- Write down the area that you
want to study further in. How will taking up this course of study
help you achieve your long term career goals that you described
above?
- Now, write down why should
you have the life that you want? Why should you get all the things
you listed above? What qualifies you to have all the success you
desire
Once I completed this initial
exercise, writing answers to the essay questions of almost all schools
seemed extremely easy.
While I knew I could write my
achievements, I was not sure if they were right for the business
school, especially as some of them involved things which were quite
technical to explain. Also, the word limits were a little scary. That
is when I decided to take up professional counselling and editing
services.
Professional editing also
helped me in understanding how admission committee looks at the
application essays.
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International student getting an admission into Wharton Business
School, one of the top business schools in the world. The study
discusses the process as well as the important application issues for
the business school admission process.
(This story is meant to
describe the MBA admission process in the U.S. The name of the person,
and some facts have been changed to conceal the identity of the
person. The story must be considered fictitious.)
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