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Chicago Booth Essay Questions Analysis- 2011-2012

Posted on February 25, 2012
Essay #1: What are your short-and long-term goals, and how will a Chicago Booth MBA help you reach them? (600 words) A Goals Essay connects past, present, and future i.e. your past work- experience (past), your goals, (future), and the need for an MBA from a particular school to achieve your goals (present). Schools want…
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LBS (MiF) Essay Questions Analysis -2011-2012

Posted on February 23, 2012
In the second round of 2011-2012 LBS added two more questions to its 'four-questions Personal Statement' for MiF and made the existing questions more comprehensive. Also, they increased the page-limit from two to three pages. Essay Question #1: Your Motivation What has prompted your application to the master's in finance? Why do you believe you…
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The Importance of Essays in B-School Applications

Posted on February 7, 2012
Undoubtedly, essays are the most critical part of the application package. In fact, they are the heart of the application package that reveals the humane side of the applicant which other parts of their application package cannot do. Unfortunately, some applicants do not put enough effort and time in their essays assuming their high GPA,…
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Optional Essay

Posted on January 30, 2012
The optional essay provides you with an excellent opportunity to tell the Ad Com what you could not tell because you were bound by the specifications of essay questions. This question is also meant to shine a spotlight on the experience or a side of your personality that has not been revealed in the other…
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