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by: Paul Bodine
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Expert guidance to help you write the essay that gets you accepted by the best business schools

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
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Great Application Essays for Business School (Great Application for Business School)
  • Paperback: 10 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 2005-11-15
  • Label: McGraw-Hill
  • Studio: McGraw-Hill
  • ISBN: 0071452990
  • Sales Rank in Books: #559405
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great advice, excellent analysis of the sample essays, January 9, 2006
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This review is from: Great Application Essays for Business School (Great Application for Business School) (Paperback)
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.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, November 29, 2006
This review is from: Great Application Essays for Business School (Great Application for Business School) (Paperback)
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!)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Accepted, March 10, 2007
This review is from: Great Application Essays for Business School (Great Application for Business School) (Paperback)
I got started on my essays very late in the game after having spent the majority of my time taking (and retaking) the GMAT. As a result I was considering blowing $2,000 on an admissions consultant and essay service...

Then I found this book. Most of the other books are full of *other* people's essays. This one will walk you through creating *your* essays and uses the examples as a teaching aid rather than just compiling essays that worked (not useful to me).

To make a long story short, this book helped me construct my key essays including finding your story for constructing the basic 'why mba,' creating a 'packet' for recommenders that is specific and reinforces your story with credibility, and, especially for me, putting the *optional* essay to good use. I was especially concerned about the optional essay because of a sub-par gpa.

This past year I applied to 5 schools, am yet to get my first 'ding,' and have a scholarship offer from a top 10...Read more
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