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November 4: Essay Workshop (Philadelphia Classroom)

How can you write essays that grab the attention of MBA admissions committees? mbaMission Senior Consultant Jessica Shklar will use this basic but often perplexing question as the starting point in a workshop for prospective business school applicants. Attendees will complete a series of exercises that will challenge them to uncover their personal and nuanced stories, craft compelling opening statements, develop meaningful goal statements, connect their goals to their target school’s resources, and more.

A Q&A session will follow the presentation, after which Jessica will remain online to respond to additional inquiries.

Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010
Time: 6:30-8:00 p.m. EST
Location: The Hub CityView, 30 South 17th Street (14th Floor), Center City, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Price: Free!

To register, please click here.


Jeremy Shinewald

Jeremy Shinewald  

In addition to being Founder and President of mbaMission, Jeremy Shinewald is a Darden MBA, published author, and the recipient of Poets&Quants’ Lifetime Achievement Award in MBA Admissions Consulting. With more than 20 years of experience and a background as a professional speechwriter, he combines deep industry insight and exceptional storytelling skills to help applicants create powerful, distinctive MBA applications.

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