{"id":113,"date":"2006-09-01T10:33:04","date_gmt":"2006-09-01T10:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mbamission.neuro-designs.com\/blog\/2006\/09\/01\/ucla-essay-analysis\/"},"modified":"2010-10-07T08:10:45","modified_gmt":"2010-10-07T14:10:45","slug":"ucla-essay-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/ucla-essay-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA Essay Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. Please provide us with a summary of your personal and family background. Include information about your parents and siblings, where you grew up, and perhaps a highlight or special memory of your youth. (Limit to 2 pages.) <\/strong><\/p>\n

The power in this essay comes not from stating facts, but from being reflective and thinking about the events, experiences and people that have shaped your life. While this can be a brief whimsical memoir, it is important that you identify the factors that have made you who you are today. This does not need to be a chronological story, but the reader needs to gain an understanding of a set of values that are imbued in you \u2013 whether overtly or implicitly — via your experiences. Not all of this essay needs to be \u201csunshine\u201d, but if you are going to approach difficult topics it is essential that you do so without bitterness or resentment. This is the committees first and only truly personal introduction to you and you want to implicitly give them a sense of the type of personality and contributor you will be on campus.<\/p>\n

2. Discuss a situation, preferably work related, where you have taken a significant leadership role. How does this event demonstrate your managerial potential? (Limit to 1 page.) <\/strong><\/p>\n

With one page, it can certainly be a challenge to keep this essay within its limits. If you are like most candidates, you probably have one obvious choice from your work experience; still, if there is something absolutely remarkable that you achieved elsewhere, via your community experience for example, then it could be worth discussing. As you write your leadership essay, consider whether there is direct cause and effect between your intentions and actions. The reader needs to understand that you were decisive and led with a clear sense of purpose. After you have established how you led effectively, it is important to remember that there is a reflective piece; you need to analyze your skills and offer insight into how you will rely on them again going forward. Note: Many people attempt to write about how the experience gave them more confidence as a leader and that they will be more inclined to seek leadership in the future; this is the most obvious conclusion and thus is terribly clich\u00e9d; it does not even directly address your managerial potential.<\/p>\n

3. Discuss your career goals. Why are you seeking an MBA degree at this particular point in your career? Specifically, why are you applying to UCLA Anderson? (Limit to 2 pages.) <\/strong><\/p>\n

Again, because of significant overlap from school to school, we have produced a document on personal statements and are more than happy to offer it to anyone interested. Please email info@mbamission.com for an electronic copy which will help you approach this essay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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