For years, applicants looking to read examples of admissions essays submitted to top business schools could buy books with such names as 101 Business School (MBA) Essays That Made a Difference or 65 ...

When I wrote my own MBA admissions essay, I remember feeling lost, rambling without a clear direction. Crafting a standout essay requires self-awareness, authenticity, and alignment with the program.

Simply sign up to the Business education myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Writing the perfect MBA application essay involves brevity, a degree of literary panache, and total honesty.

The essay component of the MBA application is a chance to really wow the admissions committee and stand out from potentially thousands of other candidates with similar GMAT scores or GPAs. There are ...

For years, applicants looking to read examples of admissions essays submitted to top business schools could buy books with such names as "101 Business School (MBA) Essays That Made a Difference" or ...

Ten years ago, lengthy MBA essays were a staple of business school applications. Flash forward to today, and admissions departments worldwide have reduced the word count and number of essays ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There is no easy answer to what makes the perfect business school application essay. Many schools no longer ...

A decade ago, business school applications commonly included up to six essay questions for applicants to fret and labor over. For at least the past three application seasons, however, many top-ranked ...

As soon as you decided to apply to their MBA program, the school had to have you. Your resume earned universal admiration, your essay made them swoon and the interview was a formality. Welcome to the ...

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