by Transcend Admissions | May 16, 2024 | MBA Essays
In an effort to get to know their prospective students, business school application essays span an array of topics, from career goals to personal values to strengths and weaknesses. But there is one business school that asks a question that its applicants will never...
by Transcend Admissions | Sep 21, 2023 | MBA Essays
If you are preparing to undertake an MBA with the intention of pivoting into a new career, you may find yourself at a bit of a crossroads when it comes time to write a convincing essay. Although most MBA students intend to make career shifts, each person’s career...
by Transcend Admissions | Sep 14, 2023 | Application Strategy, MBA Essays
One of the great things about an MBA is its flexibility, which allows students to enter many different career paths upon graduation. Using an MBA to transition into a new career is very common – as many as 50% of MBA graduates accept jobs that are in different...
by Transcend Admissions | Aug 10, 2023 | Application Strategy, MBA Essays
Applying to universities is a stressful and potentially life-changing experience, so it’s understandable that applicants want to persuade the admissions committee that they fit the mold of the type of student that is typically admitted to their program. The problem...
by Transcend Admissions | Aug 3, 2023 | MBA Essays
We often gravitate towards the easiest way to do something because it saves time and energy for other more productive activities. For example, in the Internet age, we would rarely bother to leaf through an encyclopedia in search of a random fact for an hour when we...
by Transcend Admissions | Jul 6, 2023 | Application Strategy, MBA Essays
Following up on our recent post encouraging applicants not to write generic essays, let’s look at some ways to increase the likelihood that your essays will stick in the mind of admissions officers. Applicants commonly fret that they don’t have interesting or...
by Transcend Admissions | Jun 22, 2023 | Application Strategy, MBA Essays
Each application cycle thousands of applicants grapple with challenging and sometimes opaque essay questions. During the process, people often find themselves pondering not just the essay prompt, but the purpose of the essay itself. How heavily are the essays weighed...
