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Wharton Releases 2011-2012 Essays & Deadlines
The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has announced the deadlines and essay questions for the 2011-2012 MBA application season. Deadlines: Round 1 Deadline: October 3, 2011 Notification: December 20, 2011 Round 2 Deadline: January 4, 2012 Notification: March 23, 2012 Round 3 Deadline: March 5, 2012 Notification: May 8, 2012 Essay Questions: Required Question: What are your professional objectives? Respond to two of the following three questions: 1. Reflect on a time when you turned down an opportunity. What was the thought process behind your decision? Would you make the same decision today? 2. Discuss a time when you faced a challenging...
Read MoreChicago Booth Releases 2011-2012 Essays & Deadlines
The Chicago Booth School of Business announced the deadlines and essay questions for 2011-2012 Application cycle. Deadlines Online Application Release: Early August 2011 Round One Deadline: October 12, 2011 Round Two Deadline: January 4, 2012 Round Three Deadline: April 4, 2012 Essay Questions 1. What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will a Chicago Booth MBA help you reach them? (600 words) 1a. RE-APPLICANTS ONLY: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (300 words) 2. At Chicago Booth, we believe each individual has his or her own leadership...
Read MoreUG Degree Requirement in US B-Schools: 3 years or 4?
This is one question which comes up so many times that it’s almost cruel to expect an answer. Mainly because the best way to answer this is to look up the school’s website. But for all those distressed souls out there, who want it in one place, here it goes. In summary, only Haas, among the top B-Schools takes a NO stand on this. But again, check for yourself. I have taken the text verbatim from their site. University of Chicago Booth School of Business In light of the Bologna Accord, Chicago Booth will also accept all three-year international degrees to fulfill the undergraduate prerequisite for application to Chicago Booth. Admissions | FAQs Harvard...
Read MoreThe Road to B-School: Part 3
If you are still reading it, then probably you want to get to the part where Frodo manages to destroy the ring. Every story deserves a happy ending and I will give you one. End of part 2 was worse than end of part 1 on so many levels. Because that’s when hope starts to waver and confidence starts to shake. At such a time choices are costly. For me it was apply to schools where I didn’t want to go but where I had a better chance of getting in or wait for another year and apply to “my school” with the little hope still left, but risk everything. I am a hard-ass. What do you think I would choose? This time I decided to change my strategy. First change was to take it...
Read MoreThe Road to B-School: Part 2
One thing that failure does to you every time is make you tougher. You may not realize it then, but it always does. People don’t realize how often people fail, people around them, successful people, people who seem to have it all. But the truth is failure is the only way we can move forward. We just have to learn from them. One application season made me so much smarter than what I was just four months back. I started telling people what NOT to do, and immediately I could see how much I had learnt, only by doing things I shouldn’t have. Lesson learnt: Failure is good. Keep a positive attitude in life. Glass half full, half empty may sound clichéd but it’s...
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