Accepted! 50 Successful Business School Admission Essays.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanabe, Gen.

Contributor:

Tanabe, Kelly.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business schools--Admission--United States.

Business schools.

College applications--Authorship--United States.

College applications.

Essay.

Exposition (Rhetoric).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : SuperCollege, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prospective MBA students will find everything they need to prepare successful admission essays in this book. Containing 50 real essays students have written to gain admission to top business schools, this guide details the strengths of each essay, the inspiration of the student who wrote it, and what makes it a winner. The essays represent a diverse group of students and include those with traditional consulting and business backgrounds, as well as those with nontraditional backgrounds in areas such as public service, the military, and culinary arts. Crucial insights are included from business

Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: The Admission Essay: Your First Marketing Test; Marketing yourself in your Essay; How this Book Helps you Write Successful Essays; Essays do make a Difference; Chapter 2: Executive Summary: The Application; Getting into Business School; Application Overview; How many Schools do I Apply To?; What Happens inside the Admission Office; Why you should Apply Early; Be a Smart Shopper; Chapter 3: Admission Officer Roundtable: The Admission Process; Inside the Admission Process

What Qualities do you look for when Selecting Students?What Common Mistakes do Students make with Recommendations?; What are Students Surprised to Learn about the Admission Process?; Interview Mistakes; What Advice do you have for Students Applying to Business School?; Will Gimmicks give you an Edge?; Chapter 4: The Essay Writing Workshop; Finding the Perfect Topic; Brainstorming a Topic Begins with You; Keep Asking Why; Eliminating Bad Topics; Like a Fine Wine, Let your Applications Age over Time; Share your Ideas with a Friend; Aim to be Unique; For Good or Bad News, use the Optional Essay

Use the Thumb TestTake the Passion Test; Time to Write; Chapter 5: Admission Officer Roundtable: The Essay; What makes an Essay Successful; How Important is the Essay in the Business School Admission Process?; What are the Qualities of a Good Business School Admission Essay?; What Common Mistakes do Students Often make on the Essay?; What are Students Surprised to Learn about what you are Looking For?; What Advice do you have for Students Writing their Essays?; What are some of the Essay Topics that just don't Work?; Chapter 6: The 25 most Common Essay Writing Mistakes

Chapter 7: Essays: Why do you want an MBA?Chapter 8: Essays: Why Attend our School?; Chapter 9: Essays: What do you Offer?; Chapter 10: Essays: Leadership; Chapter 11: Essays: Achievements; Chapter 12: Essays: Overcoming Obstacles; Chapter 13: Essays: Teamwork; Chapter 14: Essays: A Day-In-Your-Life; Chapter 15: Essays: Cross-Cultural Experiences; Chapter 16: Essays: Extracurricular Activities; Chapter 17: Essays: Most Valuable Possession; Chapter 18: Essays: Defining People and Moments; Chapter 19: Essays: Passions; Chapter 20: Essays: The Optional Essay; Chapter 21: Finishing Touches

Finding Three Types of EditorsRecycling; Parting Words; Business School is more than an Education; Contributors and Organizations; About the Authors; Back Cover

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781617600906

1617600903

OCLC:

915745090