{"id":465,"date":"2017-11-29T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T13:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/mba-admission-why-your-mba-essays-are-important\/"},"modified":"2019-07-17T11:46:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T17:46:28","slug":"mba-admission-why-your-mba-essays-are-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/mba-admission-why-your-mba-essays-are-important\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admission: Why Your MBA Essays Are Important"},"content":{"rendered":"

Applying for graduate school<\/a> is a complicated ordeal. You\u2019ve taken an admissions test such as the GMAT<\/a> or the GRE<\/a>. You are now completing the application itself for one or more graduate program, including an essay \u2013 likely a different essay for each program for which you are applying. After taking admissions tests, obtaining transcripts from your undergraduate degree, and completing what may have appeared to be an endless application, you may be wondering how important an essay could possibly be. Very important, it turns out, for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n

You are more than just numbers, grades and scores.<\/h2>\n

Your prospective school can only do so much with objective data. It is very likely that you are one of several students applying for their MBA program. It\u2019s also likely that many other applicants have similar grades and scores. So, the college is faced with a question; why should they let you<\/em> in? What makes you stand out among the other several students with similar academic profiles? Your essay is a chance to answer that question. It gives you a chance to give the numbers associated with you some kind of humanity. The essay provides the opportunity to explain why you are better, why you are the best candidate for the program.<\/p>\n


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Tell your story. How do you apply what you have learned?<\/h2>\n

Most of the time, your personal essay<\/a> is going to give you the opportunity to show the school who you are and what your goals are. It can also be a way for them to determine how you plan to apply what you know. Knowledge is only good when it is applied. From your grades and test scores, your prospective school knows what you have learned. What they don\u2019t know is how well you can use that knowledge. Your essay is a great place to demonstrate your ability to apply your knowledge in the real world.<\/p>\n

Now that we have established the importance of your MBA essay, it\u2019s time to examine some tips on how to write a great one. It\u2019s clear that you\u2019ll want an essay that stands out; that will cause a school to choose you over some other person with similar academics. Here are some quick thoughts.<\/p>\n