When I wrote my own MBA admissions essay, I remember feeling lost, rambling without a clear direction. Crafting a standout essay requires self-awareness, authenticity, and alignment with the program.

Two of the most challenging questions asked of MBA applicants who aspire to the most highly selective business schools in the world are probably given more thought than a marriage proposal or the ...

Challenged by fellow writers to tell a full story in six words, novelist Ernest Hemingway wrote, “For sale: baby shoes. Never worn.” According to legend, Hemingway penned the story in a few minutes on ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The personal essay is an essential component of your application to a top MBA program. How compelling ...

Rick Weiland got his Executive MBA from Chicago Booth in 1980 as part of XP-45. He spent most of his career at a software consultancy firm that transformed into a starter of new technology businesses, ...

Smile! You're on camera -- a video camera, now integral to our lives. Video Conferencing applications have gone from nouns to verbs. Most of us Skype, Google Hangout, or FaceTime friends and relatives ...

Over my 15 years in admissions at Kellogg I have read A LOT of essay questions. I am often asked about the “best essays” and believe me, there have been many wonderful answers. And I will write about ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The personal essay is arguably the most difficult, and often most dreaded, part of the entire MBA ...

Our MBA students don’t believe in business as usual. They’re committed to making waves in the field, and come here to challenge themselves and the future of management. They don’t want to just keep ...