<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>MBA Essay – GRE</title> <atom:link href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/tag/mba-essay/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre</link> <description>GRE Prep | Best GRE Test Preparation | Manhattan Prep GRE</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2019 16:40:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2</generator> <item> <title>Mission Admission: How to Show Rather than Tell and Write with Connectivity in Your MBA Essay</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/mission-admission-show-tell-write-connectivity-mba-essay/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[mbaMission]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:20:24 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Apps and Admissions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MBA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mbaMission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Partners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE for MBA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MBA Essay]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mission Admission]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/?p=10942</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Taking the GRE for your business school application? You’re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of MBA admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner, mbaMission. You may have heard the old journalistic maxim “Show, don’t tell,” which demands that writers truly illustrate the actions involved in an event or a story rather […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/mission-admission-show-tell-write-connectivity-mba-essay/">Mission Admission: How to Show Rather than Tell and Write with Connectivity in Your MBA Essay</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-11005" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/10/show-tell-write-connectivity-mba-essay-mbamission.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - Mission Admission: How to Show Rather than Tell and Write with Connectivity in Your MBA Essay by mbaMission" width="1200" height="628" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/10/show-tell-write-connectivity-mba-essay-mbamission.png 1200w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/10/show-tell-write-connectivity-mba-essay-mbamission-300x157.png 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/10/show-tell-write-connectivity-mba-essay-mbamission-768x402.png 768w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/10/show-tell-write-connectivity-mba-essay-mbamission-1024x536.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <p><b><i>Taking the GRE for your business school application? You’re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of MBA admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner, </i></b><a href="https://www.mbamission.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b><i>mbaMission</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may have heard the old journalistic maxim “Show, don’t tell,” which demands that writers truly illustrate the actions involved in an event or a story rather than simply stating the results of what happened.</span><span id="more-10942"></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here is an example of “telling” in an MBA essay (results-oriented):</span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I arrived at ABC Bank and took on a great deal of responsibility in corporate lending. I managed diverse clients in my first year and earned the recognition of my manager. Because of my hard work, initiative, and leadership, he placed me on the management track, and I knew that I would be a success in this challenging position.”</span></i></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In these three sentences, the reader is told that the applicant “took on a great deal of responsibility,” “managed diverse clients,” and “earned recognition,” though none of these claims are substantiated via the story. Further, we are given no real evidence of the writer’s “hard work, initiative, and leadership.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Here is an example of “showing” in an MBA essay (action-oriented):</span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Almost immediately after joining ABC bank, I took a risk in asking management for the accounts left behind by a recently transferred manager. I soon expanded our lending relationships with a children’s clothing retailer, a metal recycler, and a food distributor, making decisions on loans of up to $1M. Although I had a commercial banking background, I sought the mentorship of our district manager and studied aggressively for the CFA exam (before and after 14-hour days at the office); I was encouraged when the lending officer cited my initiative and desire to learn, placing me on our management track.”</span></i></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this second example, we see evidence of the writer’s “great deal of responsibility” (client coverage, $1M lending decisions) and “diverse clients” (a children’s clothing retailer, a metal recycler, and a food distributor). Further, the candidate’s “hard work, initiative, and leadership” are clearly illustrated throughout. The second example paragraph of the MBA essay is more interesting, rich, and humble—and more likely to captivate the reader. By showing your actions in detail, you ensure that your reader draws the desired conclusions about your skills and accomplishments, because the necessary facts are included to facilitate this. Essentially, facts become your evidence!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Similar to showing instead of telling, “connectivity” is another important element of professional writing. Simply put, an adept MBA essay writer ensures that each sentence is part of a chain—each sentence depends on the previous one and necessitates the next. With this linkage in place, the central idea is constantly moving forward, giving the story a natural flow and making it easy to follow. Although you do not need to write at the same level as a professional journalist, you should still embrace this concept, because it is central to excellent MBA essay writing. With a “connected” MBA essay, you will grab and hold your reader’s attention.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You can test your essay’s connectivity by removing a sentence from one of your paragraphs. If the central idea in the paragraph still makes complete sense after this removal, odds are you have superfluous language, are not advancing the story effectively, and should revise your MBA essay draft.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Try this exercise with a random selection from the </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">“For many grocery shoppers, the feeling is familiar: that slight swell of virtue that comes from dropping a seemingly healthful product into a shopping cart. But at one New England grocery chain, choosing some of those products may induce guilt instead. The chain, Hannaford Brothers, developed a system called Guiding Stars that rated the nutritional value of nearly all the food and drinks at its stores from zero to three stars. Of the 27,000 products that were plugged into Hannaford’s formula, 77 percent received no stars, including many, if not most, of the processed foods that advertise themselves as good for you. These included V8 vegetable juice (too much sodium), Campbell’s Healthy Request Tomato soup (ditto), most Lean Cuisine and Healthy Choice frozen dinners (ditto) and nearly all yogurt with fruit (too much sugar).”</span></i></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you were to delete any of these sentences, you would create confusion for the reader, proving that each sentence is connected and vital. ?</span></p> <hr /> <p><img decoding="async" class="alignleft wp-image-9899 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/01/logo-150x150.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - mbaMission Logo" width="150" height="150" /><a href="http://www.mbamission.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b><i>mbaMission</i></b></a><b><i> is the leader in MBA admissions consulting with a full-time and comprehensively trained staff of consultants</i></b><i>, all with profound communications and MBA experience. mbaMission has helped thousands of candidates fulfill their dream of attending prominent MBA programs around the world. Take your first step toward a more successful MBA application experience with a free 30-minute consultation with one of mbaMission’s senior consultants. </i><a href="http://mbamission.com/consult" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>Click here to sign up today.</i></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/mission-admission-show-tell-write-connectivity-mba-essay/">Mission Admission: How to Show Rather than Tell and Write with Connectivity in Your MBA Essay</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Can Use the Same MBA Essay for Multiple Schools</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-same-mba-essay-multiple-schools/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[mbaMission]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:53:03 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Apps and Admissions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MBA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mbaMission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Partners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MBA Essay]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/?p=10672</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>What have you been told about applying to business school? With the advent of chat rooms, blogs and forums, armchair “experts” often unintentionally propagate MBA admissions myths, which can linger and undermine an applicant’s confidence. Some applicants are led to believe that schools want a specific “type” of candidate and expect certain GRE scores and […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-same-mba-essay-multiple-schools/">MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Can Use the Same MBA Essay for Multiple Schools</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10740" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/09/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-same-mba-essay-multiple-schools.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Can Use the Same MBA Essay for Multiple Schools by mbaMission" width="1200" height="628" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/09/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-same-mba-essay-multiple-schools.png 1200w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/09/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-same-mba-essay-multiple-schools-300x157.png 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/09/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-same-mba-essay-multiple-schools-768x402.png 768w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/09/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-same-mba-essay-multiple-schools-1024x536.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /></p> <p><b><i>What have you been told about applying to business school? With the advent of chat rooms, blogs and forums, armchair “experts” often unintentionally propagate MBA admissions myths, which can linger and undermine an applicant’s confidence. Some applicants are led to believe that schools want a specific “type” of candidate and expect certain GRE scores and GPAs, for example. Others are led to believe that they need to know alumni from their target schools and/or get a letter of reference from the CEO of their firm in order to get in. In this series, </i></b><a href="http://www.mbamission.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b><i>mbaMission</i></b></a><b><i> debunks these and other myths and strives to take the anxiety out of the admissions process.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p><b><i></i></b><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have poured your heart and soul into your business school applications and taken the time to craft the perfect essays. Now, you are eagerly looking forward to finishing up a few more applications to your target schools. You have heard that you can expect to spend as much time on your second, third, and fourth applications combined (!) as you did to produce your very first one. Encouraged by this claim, you might scan your third application and think, “Oh, look—here’s a ‘failure’ question. I can just adapt my Harvard ‘mistake’ essay to answer that one!” or “There’s a question about leadership. I’ve already written an MBA essay on that, so I can just reuse it here. It’s all so easy now!”</span><span id="more-10672"></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Not so fast. First applications usually do take longer to complete than subsequent ones. However, this is </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">not</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> because once you have crafted several essays for one or two schools, you can then simply cut and paste them into other applications, adjust the word count a bit, change a few names here and there, and be done.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Admissions committees spend a lot of time crafting their application questions, thinking carefully about the required word limit and about each component of the questions. Schools pose questions that they believe will draw out specific information that will help them ascertain whether the applicant would be a good fit with their program. Therefore, if you simply paste an MBA essay you previously wrote for School A into the application for School B because you believe the schools’ questions are largely similar, you will most likely miss an important facet of what School B is really asking about. For example, consider these two past questions:</span></p> <h4><b>Northwestern Kellogg: Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences. (600-word limit)</b></h4> <h4><b>Dartmouth Tuck: Discuss your most meaningful leadership experience. What did you learn about your own individual strengths and weaknesses through this experience? (approximately 500 words)</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Even though both MBA essay prompts ask you to explore leadership experiences, they certainly </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">do not</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> ask the exact same question. Kellogg wants you to share more than one leadership experience as well as a forward vision of the areas you want to develop while at Kellogg. Tuck, on the other hand, asks about only one leadership experience—your </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">most meaningful</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> leadership experience, in particular—and wants to know what you learned about yourself as a result.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you were to simply paste your 600-word Kellogg MBA essay as your response to Tuck’s question and cut 75–100 words, its admissions committee would know that you did not answer the question appropriately—a “mistake” and a “failure” are not necessarily the same thing. And believe us, the schools have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of cases in which applicants clearly submitted their “failure” MBA essay for one school in response to another program’s “mistake” question—and vice versa. Understandably, this is not the way to win over the admissions committee. Although you may use the same </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">core story</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> for more than one application essay, take the time to examine that story from the angle proposed by your target school’s question and respond accordingly.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One simple rule will always stand you in good stead: answer the question asked. ?</span></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-9899 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/01/logo-150x150.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - mbaMission Logo" width="150" height="150" /></span><a href="http://www.mbamission.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b><i>mbaMission</i></b></a><b><i> is the leader in MBA admissions consulting with a full-time and comprehensively trained staff of consultants</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, all with profound communications and MBA experience. mbaMission has helped thousands of candidates fulfill their dream of attending prominent MBA programs around the world. Take your first step toward a more successful MBA application experience with a free 30-minute consultation with one of mbaMission’s senior consultants. </span></i><a href="http://mbamission.com/consult" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Click here to sign up today. </span></i></a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-same-mba-essay-multiple-schools/">MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Can Use the Same MBA Essay for Multiple Schools</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title>Avoiding MBA Essay Pitfalls</title> <link>https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[mbaMission]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2017 21:15:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Apps and Admissions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MBA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mbaMission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Partners]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GRE for MBA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MBA Essay]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/?p=10384</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Taking the GRE for your business school application? You’re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of MBA admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner, mbaMission. Understandably, MBA candidates have an almost endless number of questions about how to master their MBA essay. Here, we present our advice on several facets of […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls/">Avoiding MBA Essay Pitfalls</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><i><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-10422" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/05/avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls-mba-mission-manhattan-prep-gmat-blog.png" alt="avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls-mba-mission-manhattan-prep-gmat-blog" width="1200" height="628" srcset="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/05/avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls-mba-mission-manhattan-prep-gmat-blog.png 1200w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/05/avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls-mba-mission-manhattan-prep-gmat-blog-300x157.png 300w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/05/avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls-mba-mission-manhattan-prep-gmat-blog-768x402.png 768w, https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/05/avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls-mba-mission-manhattan-prep-gmat-blog-1024x536.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />Taking the GRE for your business school application? You’re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of MBA admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner,</i></b><a href="https://www.mbamission.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <b><i>mbaMission</i></b></a><b><i>.</i></b></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Understandably, MBA candidates have an almost endless number of questions about how to master their MBA essay. Here, we present our advice on several facets of this challenging portion of the MBA application, in hopes of helping you craft compelling submissions that will stand out to the admissions readers.</span><span id="more-10384"></span></p> <h4><b>Consider Sharing Your Personal Stories</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">MBA candidates often fixate on their professional and community-based stories when writing their MBA essay, completely unaware of the potential their personal stories have to be powerful differentiators. Because so many applicants have similar career experiences, personal anecdotes can help candidates stand out from their fellow applicants. In particular, stories of commitment to oneself or others can have a strong emotional impact on an admissions reader, making the candidate much more memorable.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As far what types of experiences you should discuss, the first criterion is that they be truly distinct and specific to you. For example, one individual may have helped his adopted cousin relocate his birth mother, while another might have taken a six-month leave of absence to take her disabled grandmother on a tour of her home country. Each of us has interesting anecdotes we can tell about ourselves, and these kinds of stories can be nicely showcased in your MBA essay with a little bit of thought and creativity.</span></p> <h4><b>Connect with the School in a Sincere and Personal Way</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To start, let us say that if your target MBA program has not explicitly asked, “Why our school?,” do not try to find a way to answer that question in your MBA essay anyway. This is not a test, and the admissions committee has not asked the question for a reason. If, however, the school has asked you to explain your reasons for choosing it, you must be sure to provide an authentic and well-researched answer.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Some candidates mistakenly believe that they must aggressively and enthusiastically state their love for their target school, sometimes resorting to pandering or speaking merely in glowing generalities. Rather than showering a program in compliments, focus on demonstrating a thorough understanding of what the MBA program offers and of how that connects with you personally. A common mistake is discussing one’s firsthand experience with a specific program in a very vague and general way. Consider the following example:</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“During my visit to Cornell Johnson, I was struck by the easygoing classroom discussion, the warmth of the professors, and the time spent by the first-year student who not only toured the facilities with me but also took me for coffee and asked several of his colleagues to join us.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Although these statements are positive and may in fact be true, the text contains no school-specific language. If the Yale School of Management, Michigan Ross, or the name of any other school were substituted for Cornell here, the statement would not otherwise change at all. It could easily apply to any MBA program—and this is not good. In contrast, the following statement could refer only to the University of Virginia’s Darden School:</span></p> <p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">“While on Grounds, I was impressed by Professor Robert Carraway’s easygoing and humorous style as he facilitated a fast-paced discussion of the ‘George’s T-Shirts’ case. Although I admittedly felt dizzied by the class’s pace, I was comforted when I encountered several students reviewing the finer points of the case later at First Coffee. I was impressed when my first-year guide stopped mid-tour to check in with a member of her Learning Team and reinforce the case’s central point. That was when I knew for sure that this is the right environment for me.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you were to replace the Darden name and even the professor’s name with those of another school and professor, the paragraph would no longer work. The Darden-specific information regarding the day’s case, First Coffee, and Learning Teams ensures that these sentences have a sincere and personal feel—showing that the candidate truly understands what the school is about and resulting in a compelling personal statement that will catch the attention of the admissions committee.</span></p> <h4><b>Respect Word Limits, But Do Not Be Constricted by Them</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Candidates often worry about exceeding a school’s stated word limits, even by a mere word or two. Although we certainly feel that adhering to a program’s guidelines is best and encourage candidates to do so, we also believe that admissions directors are rational individuals and are not unnecessarily punitive. We doubt that any admissions director would ever say, “We think this candidate is great, but he exceeded the word limit by 20 words, so we are going to have to reject him.” Basically, we recommend that candidates not exceed word limits by more than 5%, but we also feel that applicants should exercise this flexibility judiciously and sparingly—and avoid consistently exceeding the limit on every MBA essay.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">That said, we feel slightly differently about page limits and advise very strongly that candidates stay within any stated page limits. Although a line or two beyond a school’s word limit may not be readily obvious, an admissions reader can immediately tell when an applicant has exceeded a page limit. Adding an additional page, even for just one extra sentence, sends a clear message to the admissions committee that you are disregarding the rules—something you obviously do not want to do!</span></p> <h4><b>Limit Outside Reviews of Your Essays</b></h4> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Before you submit your application to your target school, ask someone you believe will give you honest feedback to read your MBA essay and offer their evaluation and advice. However, limit yourself to requesting input from no more than two people. Because the application process is subjective, the more individuals you involve, the more opinions you will receive, and if these opinions differ markedly, they can create unnecessary uncertainty.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We are not suggesting, of course, that you ignore critical feedback, but take care not to complicate the final days before you submit your application by creating doubt where it may not be due. If one or two readers support your ideas and feel that your application needs minimal work, you are probably best off ending your feedback loop there and submitting your application. ?</span></p> <hr /> <p><a href="http://www.mbamission.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><i><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="alignleft wp-image-9899 size-thumbnail" src="https://cdn2.manhattanprep.com/gre/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/01/logo-150x150.png" alt="Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - mbaMission Logo" width="150" height="150" />mbaMission</i></b></a><b><i> is the leader in MBA admissions consulting with a full-time and comprehensively trained staff of consultants</i></b><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">, all with profound communications and MBA experience. mbaMission has helped thousands of candidates fulfill their dream of attending prominent MBA programs around the world. Take your first step toward a more successful MBA application experience with a free 30-minute consultation with one of mbaMission’s senior consultants. Sign up today at</span></i><a href="http://www.mbamission.com/consult/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.mbamission.com/manhattangmat</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></i></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre/blog/avoiding-mba-essay-pitfalls/">Avoiding MBA Essay Pitfalls</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.manhattanprep.com/gre">GRE</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>