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1、说明1.本资料来源于英文版《HowtogetintothetopMBAprograms》,作者为DonMartin.2.第一部分为115份真实的ESSAY,分别来自于17个不同背景的申请人.3.第二部分为对21个常见ESSAY问题的分析,包括问题的关键,常见错误,正确的回答方式.个人认为这一部分比真实的ESSAY更重要.4.由于文件采用扫描和文字识别方法输入,可能存在一些错误.5.此文件仅供CHASEDREAM网友参考使用,请尊重原书版权,切勿用于商业用途.Xiearmyxiearmy零四岁末于美国穷乡僻壤ChapterIApplicationEssay
2、ExamplesINTRODUCTIONThisappendixcontains115actualessayswritten,by17differentapplicants,forleadingMBAprograms.Theyaddressdozensofdifferentessaytopics.Theapplicantsandtheiressayshavebeenselectedtogiveyouthewidestpossiblerangeofmaterialsfromwhichtoprofit.Thefirstfourapplicantsallapp
3、liedtotheUniversityofChicago.TheywerechosenbyChicago’sadmissionsdirector,DonMartin,accordingtomydesirethattheybefromfourverydifferentpeopleandofaveragequalityforthoseadmitted.Inotherwords,theseessayswillshowyouexactlywhatyouarecompetingagainst.Theyareofperfectlyacceptablequality,
4、buttheyshouldnotdiscourageyou.Ifyoufollowthelessonsofthisbookyoushouldbeabletosurpasseachoftheseefforts.Thesecondsetofthreeapplicants—Melissa,Doreen,andCarol—istakenfromColumbiaUniversity’sfiles.Columbia’sadmissionsdirector,LindaMeehan,wasaskedtosupplyseveralapplications,againfro
5、mpeopleofwidelydifferingbackgrounds,butthistimeofsuperiorquality.Ithinkthatthisgroup’sapplicationsareofasomewhathigheraveragestandardthantheChicagoapplications,truetomyrequest,butIdonotthinkthatanyofthemshouldprovedauntingtoreadersofthisbook.Theremainingapplicantsfeatureahighprop
6、ortionofcandidateswhomEducationU.S.A.helpedapply.Thisisnottrueforallofthem,butwhatistrueisthatalloftheirapplicationsareofahighstandard.Theyhavebeenchosenbecausetheyoffergoodmodelsforlearninginadditiontorepresentingthewidestpossiblerangeofbackgroundsandfuturegoals.Thushereyouwillf
7、indeverythingfromanAmericancommercialphotographertoaCameroonianelectricalengineeringconsultant.Therangeofapplicants,however,extendsbeyondquestionsoftheirjobanduniversitybackgrounds.Approximatelyhalfoftheapplicantsarewomen,theotherhalfmen.AslightmajorityoftheapplicantsareAmerican,
8、buttheotherscomefromarangeofcountries.(M