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University of Virginia (Darden) Essay Analysis, 2017–2018

*Please note: You are viewing an essay analysis from the 2017-2018 admissions cycle. Click here to view our collection of essay analyses for the current admissions season.  This application season, the University of Virginia’s Darden School is maintaining its single essay question approach, though the content of the query has changed. The school has been known … Read More  

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Northwestern University (Kellogg) Essay Analysis, 2017–2018

*Please note: You are viewing an essay analysis from the 2017-2018 admissions cycle. Click here to view our collection of essay analyses for the current admissions season.  The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University has made minimal changes to its application essay prompts this year. The school’s required first essay has maintained its focus on … Read More  

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Duke University Fuqua School of Business Essay Analysis, 2017–2018

*Please note: You are viewing an essay analysis from the 2017-2018 admissions cycle. Click here to view our collection of essay analyses for the current admissions season.  Unlike a number of the top U.S. business schools, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business has made no changes at all to its application essay questions this year, meaning … Read More  

Business School Duke University (Fuqua) MBA Essay Tips

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New York University (Stern) Essay Analysis, 2017–2018

*Please note: You are viewing an essay analysis from the 2017-2018 admissions cycle. Click here to view our collection of essay analyses for the current admissions season.  After making no changes to its application essay questions last year from the year before, New York University’s (NYU’s) Stern School of Business has this season made a rather … Read More  

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Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley Essay Analysis, 2017–2018

*Please note: You are viewing an essay analysis from the 2017-2018 admissions cycle. Click here to view our collection of essay analyses for the current admissions season.  One look at the first application essay question for the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, this year may make applicants think the program has … Read More  

Berkeley-Haas Business School MBA Essay Tips

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