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Introduction The easiest way to sabotage all the work you have done so far is […]
EXERCISE #2: SELECTING A TOPIC In this exercise, you will find a list of Do’s and Don’ts for selecting a topic, along with comments from long-time admissions officers. For each of your five to seven potential topics, fill in this checklist. If you find yourself […]
EXERCISE #1: BRAINSTORMING First please complete our Brainstorming Worksheet. After Completing the Worksheet… You should now have between 25 and 75 potential essay topics. The next step is to narrow this list down to the topics that are most suited to an admissions essay. For […]
Introduction Choosing an essay topic can be one of the most difficult aspects of the entire admissions process. Questions often ask you to think about your entire life, pick just one thing, and talk about it in great depth. Even the most reflective writers are […]
Please select from the following common medical school topics: Why I Want to Be a Doctor Why I am an Exceptional Person Why I am a Qualified Person Note: The below essays appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions officers. Theme 1: Why I […]
Please select from the following common law school topics: Why I Want to Be a Lawyer Why I am Qualified Why I am an Exceptional Person Issues-Based Essays Note: The below essays appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions officers. Theme 1: Why I […]
Please select from the following common MBA question topics: Why M.B.A.? Questions Contribution and Diversity Questions Accomplishment Questions Leadership Ability Questions Hobby and Extracurricular Questions Role Model Questions Failure Questions Very Personal Questions Note: The below essays appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions […]
Please select from the following sample application essays: Sample Essay One: Georgetown Sample Essay Two: Johns Hopkins Note: The below essays were not edited by EssayEdge Editors. They appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions officers. SAMPLE ESSAY 1: Georgetown, School Target When […]
Please select from the following sample application essays: Sample Essay One: Wellesley Sample Essay Two: Harvard Sample Essay Three: Harvard Note: The below essays were not edited by EssayEdge Editors. They appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions officers. SAMPLE ESSAY 1: Wellesley, […]
Please select from the following sample application essays: Sample Essay One: Carnegie Mellon Sample Essay Two: Harvard Note: The below essays were not edited by EssayEdge Editors. They appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions officers. SAMPLE ESSAY 1: Carnegie-Mellon, current affairs: Middle […]
Please select from the following sample application essays: Sample Essay One: Princeton Sample Essay Two: Harvard Sample Essay Three: Princeton Sample Essay Four: Brown Note: The below essays were not edited by EssayEdge Editors. They appear as they were initially reviewed by admissions officers. […]
Please select from the following common application essay question topics: Significant Experience, Achievement, or Risk Important Issue Influential Person Future Goals Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, or risk that you have taken and its impact on you. EssayEdge says: This question is actually a combination […]
Introduction Think of the essay as the face of your application. An application without an essay is a statistic—just another faceless person in a crowd. An application with a poorly written essay does not give admissions officers the chance to care about you. Use simple […]
Prompt: Please comment on the following quotation, giving relevant reasons and/or examples from your personal experience to support your answer “mistakes are the portals of discovery” – James Joyce When I was still a teenager, I spent many hours reading comic books and frequenting comic […]
Prompt: Think about the decisions you have made in your life. Describe the following: PAST: What choices have you made that led you to your current position? PRESENT: Why is a Stern MBA necessary at this point in your life? FUTURE: What is your desired […]
Prompt: Think about the decisions you have made that led to your current position. Past: What choices have you made that led to your current position Present: why is a stern mba necessary at this point in your life? I have always desired a career […]
Prompt: Describe a situation that tested your leadership skills. How did you manage the situation? The Lead-In: Championship Game, Great Lakes Invitational Tournament Sellout crowd of 19,000, National T.V. audience Harvard 1 Michigan 1, late in the final period. I carried the puck up the […]
Prompt: Describe an ethical dilemma you experienced firsthand. How did you manage and resolve the situation? Example of What Not To Do. This is a poor answer to this question. In April 1995,[company] had been repeatedly contacted by the management team of a factory in […]
Essay submitted by Daniel Anorga Cook Isolating a single cross-cultural experience is an interesting challenge in itself. I have been raised by my native Peruvian mother, with a family spread across many countries, including Argentina, Brazil, England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Peru. My life […]