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Creating Compelling Essays: Day 8- Tip 8- Do Not Use Jargon

Posted on September 25, 2015
It has been a common experience for me to review essays filled with technical terms of the applicant’s industry. Whether it is ‘leadership’ essay, ‘setback’ essay, ‘goals’ essay, ‘ethical dilemma’ or even ‘background’ essay, some applicants inadvertently provide lengthy technical details that are comprehensible only to their industry people. In their enthusiasm to showcase their…
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Creating Compelling Essays: Day 7- Tip- 7- Do Not Use Passive Voice

Posted on September 24, 2015
When narrating your personal and professional stories, make sure they are personal. Your experiences and accomplishments, irrespective of how impressive they are, will fail to make an impression on the reader if they are written in the passive voice. I often come across essays composed in flawless English, but they still don’t succeed in making…
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Creating Compelling Essays: Day 6- Tip 6- Provide Specific Details

Posted on September 23, 2015
One of the most common pitfalls of admission essays is the writers’ inability to use specific details or examples and share stories that are filled with vague generalities. To be able to make sense of your story and appreciate it as well, the reader needs to know the specifics of your story. Please note that…
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Creating Compelling Essays: Day 2- Tip 2- Brainstorm Ideas/Stories

Posted on September 19, 2015
Yesterday, we discussed the first step in the process of crafting compelling stories for MBA essays i.e. Comprehend the Essay Prompt. Once you get an understanding of what the question expects you to discuss, begin brainstorming ideas/stories to be able to address that prompt appropriately. You will have to do a lot of souls searching…
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Creating Compelling Essays: Day 1- Tip 1- Comprehend the Essay Prompt

Posted on September 17, 2015
Developing engaging stories is one of the most important aspects of putting together strong MBA application essays. Over the years, while working with B-school applicants on their application essays, I have noticed that one major issue many applicants face is coming up with relevant stories and real-life examples or presenting them effectively. Some applicants simply…
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Creating Compelling Essays: Day 3- Tip 3- Address Each Part of the Essay Question

Posted on September 17, 2015
So far, I have covered the following first three important steps in the process of developing engaging stories for MBA essays: 1. Comprehend the essay prompt, 2. Brainstor/gather ideas for the essay prompt, and 3. Put down those ideas on paper Now let’s discuss one of the key components during this ‘writing’ stage. Address Each…
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