{"id":24642,"date":"2017-10-22T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T14:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=24642"},"modified":"2022-07-30T01:33:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T05:33:33","slug":"mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-i-love-you-so-much-that-i-cannot-stop-writing-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-i-love-you-so-much-that-i-cannot-stop-writing-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: I Love You So Much That I Cannot Stop Writing About It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although admissions officers want to know that you are interested in their school, they do\u00a0<em>not<\/em>\u00a0want to read your repeated professions of love for it. Some candidates mistakenly believe they must include in each essay numerous enthusiastic statements about how they will improve their skills at their target school, regardless of whether the school asks for such information.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, consider this entirely fictitious example of an individual who responds to the essay question \u201cWhat achievement are you most proud of and why?\u201d by writing the following:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn starting ABC Distributors, I learned a great deal about entrepreneurship, and I hope to formalize this knowledge at the XYZ School of Management. Only with XYZ\u2019s vast entrepreneurial resources and profound alumni connections will I be able to take my next venture to a higher level. At XYZ, I will grow my business skills and potential.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We can identify numerous problems with this submission\u2014including that the statements are cloying and have no real substance. However, the most egregious issue is that the school never asked the applicant to discuss how the program would affect his\/her abilities. Thus, the \u201cWhy our school?\u201d component is just empty pandering.<\/p>\n<p>As you write your essays, always focus on answering the essay questions\u00a0<em>as they are written<\/em>\u2014do not try to anticipate or respond to unasked questions. So, if your target school does not explicitly request that you address the question \u201cWhy our school?,\u201d do not look for ways to sneakily answer that question in your essay(s).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, if the school <em>does<\/em> ask for this information, then certainly do your research and provide it. 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