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The #1 Mistake MBA Applicants Make in Essays

This is a big holiday weekend in the United States.

Not only is it the “unofficial” end of summer with Labor Day suddenly here, but for those who are applying to business school in the 2024-2025 admissions cycle, this is also the last weekend before some important Round 1 Full-time MBA deadlines next week. (Looking at you, Harvard Business School!)

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How has COVID-19 Changed the way MBA Admissions Officers are Reading Your Application?

Thanks to COVID-19, a lot of us no longer know what our life may look like in the next month, let alone a year from now. This shaky environment has caused many people to seek stability -- and for some, one way of doing so is heading back to school. Whether it be losing a job, or having more time to visualize a career shift -- MBA applications have increased. In September, the editor-in-chief of Poets and Quants wrote that applications are soaring in an article for Forbes. And since the pandemic has permeated every aspect of our world, surely it has affected the perspective of MBA admissions offices, too?

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