Essay #2
Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences (600 word limit).
This essay is giving me a real tough time. 15 drafts later i still feel that my response to this essay SUCKSSS!!! I have interesting and impactful anecdotes to share but i am unable to narrate them in an effective manner.
I am feeling like a dumb who knows the taste of chocolate but can't explain it...and word limit is also not helping me in this case. I am over-shooting the word limit by well over 16%. I am sharing only 2 experiences and still not able to wrap up my response within the word limit. Someone please teach me the art of crisp writing....
11 comments:
hey, maybe you could try Kaneisha at www.theartofapplying.com. She is a Harvard grad of class 2010 and has a great reputation of crafting perfect essays for top B schools. Maybe you could schedule a talk with her and see if she could be of help to you.
You might be interested in these posts:
http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/2008/9/17/mba-admissions-conquer-kelloggs-leadership-essay.html
http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/2008/9/17/mba-admissions-conquer-kelloggs-leadership-essay.html
http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/2009/10/21/application-essay-tip-story-time-part-2.html
@Jyothi -- Thanks a lot!!! and you have some really good craft work pasted on ur blog :)
@Linda -- Appreciate your help..thanks a lot!!! :)
Hope you are linking 'what L areas you hope to develop' to your short term goals and also to the leverage you'd get with Kellogg's strength areas to cite people focus, group dynamics, etc
Hi,Sorry 2 bug u once again.I'm trying to start preparing 4 GMAT.Skimmed thru ur blog,cud u plz advice.Wud appreciate it.My mail id:viveksharma4you@gmail.com
@Sh00nya -- areas of development are clear...only prob is am unable to narrate my story crisply :( ...
@vivek-- request u to drop in a mail @ braveheart4mba{at}gmail.com
KT I can identify with that :) kinda writer's block.
BTW are you applying to 2Y or the MMM and I have read elsewhere a 10% shoot up is acceptable with Kellogg.
@Sh00nya -- applying to 2y.. :) .. different sources suggest diff %age for off-shooting the prescribed limits but i dont want to take the chance...will try and limit my answers to word limits...though i am unable to do so till now...:) ...wat abt you?? which schools??
15 drafts- Man that's amazing.
Since this is not your only school, how do you manage time between other essays?
I am struggling with my first attempt.
@Anon -- it takes a lot of time to put together essays for 1st school...but once u re done with introspection part things become easy ....once plot is finalized.....u need to work hard on narrative only
i am keen on MMM, Tuck and Wharton are the other two, researching two more schools probably for R2. i've been moving at a snail's pace hope to gather some steam in the next few weeks.
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