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After writing so many essays we decide to give mock awards for some these essays. Enjoy!
Hardest Essay:
Mads Mom: Consortium Mission Essay A) What have you done pre-MBA in your business, academic or personal life to demonstrate commitment to this mission? What will you do while enrolled in your MBA program to demonstrate your commitment to the mission? What will you do post-MBA with respect to community service and leadership involvement to demonstrate your continued commitment to The Consortium’s mission of diversity and inclusion? I wasn't involved in much community service in college because I played sports, so it was difficult to figure out something that I could relate to but in the end my sport actually turned into a great essay and goal for the essay.
Motown: Wharton - Discuss a time when you have been innovative in your personal or professional life. (600 words). This was difficult b/c I was torn between a project I did in the community and a project I did at work. I ended up writing two separate essays for it...and then going with my original idea of writing about something I did at work...Even though I ended up going back to my original idea, I still heavily revamped the story.
Ms.HR: Johnson - What legacy would you hope to leave as a Johnson graduate?
Legacy is a strong word and after reading all the essays analysis on this question there were so many ways I could approach this essay.With only 200 words and endless possibility it took me awhile to decide on a legacy that I was happy with.
Enjoyed writing the most:
Mads Mom: Ross - Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less. I think my introduction will stand out and would be something my classmates would find informative.
Ms.HR: Johnson - You are the author for the book of Your Life Story. Please write the table of contents for the book. Note: Approach this essay with your unique style. We value creativity and authenticity. (400 words). A chance for me to be creative and tell my story in a unique way. I really enjoyed coming up with chapter names.
Caused the most self- reflection:
Mads Mom: Ross - Describe a personal challenge or obstacle and why you view it as such. How have you dealt with it? What have you learned from it?…There are many to it was hard to pick one and actually say that I learned something.
Motown: Ross - What are you most passionate about? (300 words max)
This one was fun for me and probably was the quickest essay I wrote...not b/c I rushed it...but because it was really genuine. This was also one of the last essays I wrote so it was quite reflective and felt like a good way to end my MBA journey
Ms. HR: Ross - What are you most passionate about?
I know my passion and why I love it but the "so what" was the hard part. Trying to convey my passion and explain why it matters took some self reflection. I really had to sit and think on this essay.
Shortest word limit
Mads Mom: Ross - Introduction to classmates…only 100 words!
Motown - My shortest Word limit was also the Ross Introduction to classmates (100 words). But also, I struggled with the Wharton essay: What are your professional objectives? (300 words). By the time I wrote my Wharton Essay, I had my ST/LT goals down, BUT....to put it into 300 words was pretty dificult. I had to edit, edit, edit to get it down to the word limit w/o losing my message.
Ms. HR: Ross- Introduction to classmates. 100 words is barely nothing... luckily Soojin Kwon Koh gave a few pointers on the introduction.
Most rewrites:
Mads Mom: ST/LT Goals information for all schools…you gotta make sure that is solid.
Motown - HBS Tell us about three of your accomplishments. (600 words). Essentially I had 200 words per accomplishment. Not only did I have to become a master at wordsmithing, I also had to come up with 3 accomplishments and 3 setbacks (the 2nd question)....I kept changing a which 3 accomplishments that I wanted to share. I was super confident about this one project I did in the community, but the other 2 evolved for a while.
Ms.HR - In what ways would you impact Owen as a student and as an alumnus/alumna? How would you create change within the Owen community?(500 words maximum). A whole essay on what I bring to the table. I had plenty to say but not enough words. I think I had to rewrite this essay so many times because I had to keep on editing. Every time I would cut down a few words I would think of some other way I could impact Owen.
Readers Favorite ( The one essay that your feedback person enjoyed reading the most ) :
Mads Mom: Consortium
Motown: When I asked for feedback on my essays from students/peers etc. usually most people really liked my Kellogg essay for the question: Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would you and your peers select you for admission, and what impact would you make as a member of the Kellogg community? (600 word limit)
Ms.HR: Johnson - the book of Your Life Story.
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