Product Description

If you're applying to a business school these days, you need more than good grades, high GMAT scores, and an impressive resume. You need to write attention-grabbing essays that express your individuality, identify your goals, and play up your talents and strengths.

Written by a renowned admissions consultant who has helped applicants get accepted into the nation's top schools, this all-in-one guide will show you what today's top-level admissions offices are looking for. Filled with clear guidelines, insider tips, and winning samples, it will lead you through every step of the application essay process. You'll learn how to organize and structure your writing, avoid common pitfalls, and market yourself like a pro. The book includes:

• The 8 most common essay questions--and how to answer them
• 22 actual essays by successful applicants to top schools
• Interactive exercises and self-quizes to guide you in the right direction
• Self-marketing strategies to highlight your individual talents
• Candid insights from admissions officers at top-ranked business schools

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28835 in Books
• Published on: 2005-11-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780071452991
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover

If you're applying to a business school these days, you need more than good grades, high GMAT scores, and an impressive resume. You need to write attention-grabbing essays that express your individuality, identify your goals, and play up your talents and strengths.

Written by a renowned admissions consultant who has helped applicants get accepted into the nation's top schools, this all-in-one guide will show you what today's top-level admissions offices are looking for. Filled with clear guidelines, insider tips, and winning samples, it will lead you through every step of the application essay process. You'll learn how to organize and structure your writing, avoid common pitfalls, and market yourself like a pro. The book includes:

• The 8 most common essay questions--and how to answer them
• 22 actual essays by successful applicants to top schools
• Interactive exercises and self-quizes to guide you in the right direction
• Self-marketing strategies to highlight your individual talents
• Candid insights from admissions officers at top-ranked business schools

About the Author

Paul Bodine is the Senior Editor at Accepted.com, one of the oldest and most successful online admissions consulting services. His clients have consistently earned admission to such elite business schools as Harvard, Stanford, the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), MIT (Sloan), Northwestern (Kellogg), Columbia, and the University of Chicago.

Customer Reviews

Well written, valuable resource for assisting in the admissions process.
This book was very important during my graduate school admissions process. With excellent real-world examples and insightful writing on what it takes to get into some of the best business schools in the nation, I was very impressed. With help from this book, I was admitted to my first choice school!

Excellent!
My essays were awful before I got this book. I was basically extrapolating my resume into essay form, which didn't make for a very persuasive or compelling story.

But this book really helped me write a solid "goals" essay, which is the most important essay. Mr. Bodine shows you how to tie your conclusion into your introduction, for a nice snappy finish. He gets you to focus on "why's" in your life, not the "what's". And he really helps with the structure of the essay, which was the most challenging part for me.

Bottom line: This book is really a must-have if you're applying to business school. Many of my buddies and coworkers are applying now, and I'm almost reluctant to recommend this book to them because I know how much it will help them (and thus make it harder for me to get in!)

Great advice, excellent analysis of the sample essays
This is by far the best B-schools application guides on the market. Paul has done a fabulous job of providing great tips for writing application essays. His "inline" analysis of sample essays helps you analyze your essays critically.

The best part about this book is the process that the author walks you to through to help you think about "your stories" and how do you best present them. His second chapter on "goals essays" is worth alone the price of the book. I only wish this book was published earlier.

Highly recommended.