mbaMission 2012 Essay Analyses: Columbia, Stanford, Wharton, Stern, Yale, Ross
Our good friends at mbaMission have released their 2012 Essay Analyses for Columbia Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Wharton, Stern School of Business, Yale School of Management, and the Ross School of Business. We’ve compiled these six analyses into one handy 2012 Essay Analysis Resource for you. Enjoy!
Columbia Business School Essay Analysis, 2012-2013
Applicants to Columbia Business School (CBS) this year must complete one short-answer question and two essays. Perhaps CBS is returning to the mind-set that less is more by getting rid of the third full essay from last year and adding a 200-character, career goal mini essay instead.
Stanford Graduate School of Business Essay Analysis, 2012-2013
The Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) has tweaked its essay questions and word limits this year, moving from an 1,800 word count across four essays to a 1,600 word count across three. Some quick math will reveal that you have more words per essay now”maybe the admissions committee felt it was not getting the true depth of candidate experiences previously? The most important broad advice we can give you is to be sure that you keep the reader learning. Keep your audience in mind”your admissions reader will be going through hundreds of essays this application season. If he/she gets to your essay three and has to read about the same theme yet again, he/she will be bored or frustrated or both. So as you write, be sure that you are introducing new experiences and dimensions of your profile. This will greatly improve the likelihood that you will be able to hold your reader’s attention throughout.
Winning Ugly on the GMAT
[Editor’s Note: This is the first post by Manhattan GMAT Instructor Ryan Jacobs! Welcome him in the comments.]
Have you ever heard of a guy named Brad Gilbert?
Brad Gilbert was a professional tennis player in the 1980’s and early 1990’s. He was not particularly skilled or highly ranked. Tennis champion Andre Agassi says, Every shot Brad hit, you were like, ‘Are you kidding me?’ His shots aren’t pretty. The first time we played, I was convinced the guy couldn’t play tennis.” But Gilbert was known for his surprising victories over some of the best tennis players in the world, most notably John McEnroe. When Gilbert retired from tennis, he became Agassi’s coach and helped Agassi beat superstar talents such as Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter. The way Gilbert won despite having less raw physical capability than his opponent, and the way he taught Agassi to do the same, is important to understand if you’re a tennis player.
It’s also important to understand if you’re a GMAT student.
Challenge Problem Showdown – July 2nd, 2012
We invite you to test your GMAT knowledge for a chance to win! Each week, we will post a new Challenge Problem for you to attempt. If you submit the correct answer, you will be entered into that week’s drawing for a free Manhattan GMAT Prep item. Tell your friends to get out their scrap paper and start solving!
Here is this week’s problem:
Ax(y) is an operation that adds 1 to y and then multiplies the result by x. If x = 2/3, then Ax(Ax(Ax(Ax(Ax(x))))) is between