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The New York Times recently published an article (“Making a Hard-Life Story Open a Door to College<\/a>“) on College Summit<\/a>, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping under-privileged candidates excel in the admissions process.<\/p>\n

What is noteworthy in this article, beyond the benevolence of the non-profit itself, is the organization\u2019s powerful belief in each candidate\u2019s story as a differentiator.\u00a0 As the New York Times writes, \u201cThe workshop is intended to help them discover \u2014 and prove to college admissions officials \u2014 that their life stories can be as powerful as high SAT scores and stellar grades.\u201d Indeed, the MBA Admissions process is no different. Your personal story can and will make the difference.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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