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11 Strategies to Meet Strict Word Limits of MBA Essays
Mar 17, 10:52 AM Comments [0]
Shorter and fewer essays have been an ongoing trend of business school application essays for the past few years. Every year, B- schools have been cutting down on the number of application essays and their word limits. Continuing with this trend, Stanford has reduced the word limit of two required essays from 1150 to 1050. Duke Fuqua has cut down its second essay from two pages to only 300 words. Ross has further reduced the length of its two required essays from 600 to 400 words. UCLA Anderson now asks applicants to submit a single required essay of 250 comments instead of two required questions of 300 words and 250 words each from last year.
Addressing Round 3 Deadline Dilemmas
Mar 9, 06:53 AM Comments [0]
The round 3 deadline window is nearly upon us. While the final round is the biggest gamble of the application cycle, schools have that round for a reason. Typically, they use it to admit those stellar students that add something special to their classes.
Successful applicants might have unusual work experience, substantial community service, a diverse background, compelling leadership examples, unique or uncommon interests outside of business, or entrepreneurial success of some sort.
Here’s a sampling of reactions from the admissions teams at well-ranked MBA programs on whether round 3 is a viable option for applicants.
12 Inspiring Female B-School Deans Share Leadership Lessons
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The world’s top women who lead business schools share what they’ve learned
“To confront any kind of uncertainty, you need to be flexible.”
Francesca Cornelli could tell you a thing or two about leading during a crisis. A veteran of the business school scene, previously holding positions at global heavyweights London Business School, the LSE, Duke Fuqua and The Wharton School, Cornelli has steered Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management through one of the most challenging years for academic institutions in recent history. She cites flexibility as one of the key skills needed for leaders during a crisis, as well as empathy: “You need to be able to bring others along with your vision…empathy through collaboration is what allows you to pivot together.”