{"id":5733,"date":"2011-05-19T13:26:12","date_gmt":"2011-05-19T19:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=5733"},"modified":"2022-01-26T14:09:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T19:09:19","slug":"mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/","title":{"rendered":"mbaMission Presents &#8220;Constructing a Standout MBA Application&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Introducing a first of its kind MBA application writing class, led by mbaMission founder Jeremy Shinewald and veteran mbaMission admissions consultant Angela Guido: \u201cConstructing a Standout MBA Application.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Six-Session Class \u2013 18 Hours of Instruction for FREE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Throughout this six-session class, we will guide you step by step through the process of creating a compelling MBA application that reveals your unique character and will inspire the admissions committee to grant you that coveted letter of acceptance. In a classroom \u201cworkshop\u201d environment, you will brainstorm for unique ideas, outline and structure your essays, prepare multiple drafts of your essays and construct an appropriate resume for your target school. Further, you will get a head start on your recommendations and interviews, and develop a timeline for completing the rest of your applications.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Constant Feedback<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During this class, you will complete a series of targeted brainstorming and writing exercises, engage with classmates on your work, receive specific feedback and guidance from your peers and benefit from direct access to the workshop leader to hone your final product. You will also learn the key techniques of effective storytelling, which you can then apply to your future professional communications, including other business school applications and interviews.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Expected Outcomes<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this class you will accomplish the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand how to view essays through the lens of the admissions committee<\/li>\n<li>Learn to identify the characteristics of a great essay and avoid common pitfalls<\/li>\n<li>Dig deep into your past experiences to reveal your most compelling stories<\/li>\n<li>Begin constructing your essays\/resume for one target school, with feedback and direction from your peers and the instructors<\/li>\n<li>Emerge with a clear action plan to complete the rest of your application, including subsequent essay drafts, recommendations and interviews, for both your original target school and any additional schools<\/li>\n<li>Benefit from the workshop leaders\u2019 deep subject matter expertise on the MBA admissions process and top programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Class Dates<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>New York:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tuesdays 6:30 \u2013 9:30 p.m.<br \/>\nJune 7<sup>th<\/sup>, 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 21<sup>st<\/sup><br \/>\nJuly 5<sup>th<\/sup>, 12<sup>th<\/sup>, 19<sup>th <\/sup><\/p>\n<p><em>Attendance at all sessions is mandatory.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chicago:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thursdays 6:30-9:30 p.m.<br \/>\nJune 16, 23, 30<br \/>\nJuly 7, 14, 28<\/p>\n<p><em>Attendance at all sessions is mandatory.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to Apply<\/span>:<\/strong> The six-session class will be <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">free<\/span><\/strong> and capped at 10-20 students. Those chosen to participate (through random drawing) will need to <strong>pay a $275 deposit<\/strong> which will be refunded <strong>if the student attends all six sessions<\/strong> and <strong>completes the course homework and feedback<\/strong>. If you are interested in participating, please complete the following steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>E-mail <a href=\"mailto:class@mbamission.com\">class@mbamission.com<\/a> indicating your interest, and include the subject heading \u201cFree Class \u2013 New York\u201d or &#8220;Free Class\u00a0\u2013 Chicago&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Fill out the form at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/consult.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mbamission.com\/consult.php<\/a>. In the question that asks \u201cIs there a specific mbaMission consultant with whom you have already connected?\u201d please write <strong>\u201cFree Class \u2013 New York\u201d<\/strong> or <strong>&#8220;Free Class \u2013 Chicago&#8221;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Deadline for submissions is <strong>May 27, 2011<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are chosen, you will be notified via email by May 31, 2011. You will then have until June 2 to pay the $275 deposit (via a link you will be sent).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introducing a first of its kind MBA application writing class, led by mbaMission founder Jeremy Shinewald and veteran mbaMission admissions consultant Angela Guido: \u201cConstructing a Standout MBA Application.\u201d Six-Session Class \u2013 18 Hours of Instruction for FREE Throughout this six-session class, we will guide you step by step through the process of creating a compelling &hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/\">Read&nbsp;More&nbsp;&nbsp;<i class=\"fal fa-sm fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5733","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>mbaMission Presents &quot;Constructing a Standout MBA Application&quot; | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"mbaMission Presents &quot;Constructing a Standout MBA Application&quot; | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Introducing a first of its kind MBA application writing class, led by mbaMission founder Jeremy Shinewald and veteran mbaMission admissions consultant Angela Guido: \u201cConstructing a Standout MBA Application.\u201d Six-Session Class \u2013 18 Hours of Instruction for FREE Throughout this six-session class, we will guide you step by step through the process of creating a compelling &hellip; Read&nbsp;More&nbsp;&nbsp;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-05-19T19:26:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-26T19:09:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mbam-yoast-fallback-image.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeremy Shinewald\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeremy Shinewald\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"mbaMission Presents \"Constructing a Standout MBA Application\" | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"mbaMission Presents \"Constructing a Standout MBA Application\" | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","og_description":"Introducing a first of its kind MBA application writing class, led by mbaMission founder Jeremy Shinewald and veteran mbaMission admissions consultant Angela Guido: \u201cConstructing a Standout MBA Application.\u201d Six-Session Class \u2013 18 Hours of Instruction for FREE Throughout this six-session class, we will guide you step by step through the process of creating a compelling &hellip; Read&nbsp;More&nbsp;&nbsp;","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/","og_site_name":"mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","article_published_time":"2011-05-19T19:26:12+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-01-26T19:09:19+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mbam-yoast-fallback-image.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Jeremy Shinewald","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jeremy Shinewald","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/"},"author":{"name":"Jeremy Shinewald","@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/74216774a1761e746e2426c9c8171f5f"},"headline":"mbaMission Presents &#8220;Constructing a Standout MBA Application&#8221;","datePublished":"2011-05-19T19:26:12+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-26T19:09:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/"},"wordCount":502,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Events"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/","name":"mbaMission Presents \"Constructing a Standout MBA Application\" | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-05-19T19:26:12+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-26T19:09:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mbamission-presents-constructing-a-standout-mba-application\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"mbaMission Presents &#8220;Constructing a Standout MBA Application&#8221;"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/","name":"mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","description":"World&#039;s Leading MBA Admissions Consulting Firm","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"mbaMission","url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mbam-yoast-organization-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mbam-yoast-organization-logo.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"mbaMission"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/74216774a1761e746e2426c9c8171f5f","name":"Jeremy Shinewald","description":"In addition to being Founder and President of mbaMission, Jeremy Shinewald is a Darden MBA, published author, and the recipient of Poets&amp;Quants\u2019 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.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/who-we-are\/team\/jeremy-shinewald\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jeremyshinewald\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/author\/jeremy\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5733","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5733"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5733\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5733"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5733"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5733"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}