What a Good MBA Application Looks Like

Description:

Before you write a single essay, you should know what "good" looks like — and what separates an admit from a ding when two candidates have the same score.

This session pulls back the curtain on the full application as a system: how essays, CV, recommenders, and goals have to tell one coherent story. I'll walk you through what worked in my own successful application and what I see people consistently get wrong.

This is not an essay-editing session — it's the strategic layer that should come before editing. (Essay review is a separate booking.)

We'll cover:

1. The one story your whole application has to tell
2. What makes a career goal believable vs. generic
3. CV: turning responsibilities into achievements that signal MBA-readiness
4. Choosing and briefing recommenders so they actually help
5. The most common reasons strong profiles get rejected

Best for: applicants 2–4 months out from a deadline who want a strategy before they start writing.