I'm going to call out the most appropriate title of an MBA Consultant out there. No she is not the one I am using nor did she ask me to say this, but the title of her company is ON POINT! Kaneisha Grayson hit the nail on the head by using the title "The Art of Applying." I could not agree more and there is definitely an art to applying to business school, and yes I'm sure law school as well and every other masters program.
In any event, what I'm struggling with right now is figuring out what I want to include in my essays that I did not include in my interview, or even if what I included in my interview will make it to the admissions committee table. I wish someone would shed some light on how much information from the interview actually makes it into ones file, because yes you go through your resume, but if you interview correctly you add so much more context. Then all of the schools say "We want a holistic view of the applicant, so you don't want to just regurgitate your resume or something you said in your interview." But how do I know that something I said "in passing" while getting to another point will actually make it into my file? So should I include that in my essay but in more depth?
I know in my interview I touched on a lot of things because it was a very conversational interview. Now while writing my essays (I've done 3 first drafts tonight) I'm finding it hard to "tip toe" around topics that are very important. This is the hardest with my video essay for Tuck, because there are so many things I want to say, but just don't have the time. I literally do not have the time... I have 90 seconds!
In any event, I'll figure it out and will see what my reviewer say.
On that note, I have to begin packing! I'm off to visit Michigan tomorrow! My flight is at 6pm from LaGuardia, so I'll probably leave work at 3:45 and then by 8pm I'll be in Detroit headed to A2 (Ann Arbor). I've been emailing back and forth with my friends there and they are patiently waiting my arrival! Excuse me.. that's a lie.. they are recruiting and interviewing and symposium(ing), but with it being Thursday and all, I know that they don't have classes and some are up for showing me the town.
It won't be a late night because I have to be up and at'em early in the AM for the start of the LGBT preview events. But... Friday night... I make no promises!
Until next time! Peace playa!
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