Business School Essays that Made a Difference, 4th Edition (Graduate School Admissions Guides) Review

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Business School Essays that Made a Difference, 4th Edition (Graduate School Admissions Guides) ReviewNote: The book contains outdated essays that have been carried over from the 2nd edition that was published back in 2003. The only new section is the student profiles with some essays (these are from 2007 and 2008).
The book can be summarized as follows:
Part 1: General essays & writing information
Part 2: Student essays with critique (this is organized by school)
Part 3: Student profiles of admitted students and 1-2 essays with each
The book contains 54 essays from real (admitted) business school students (from 15 schools) along with comments and critique from the author and admissions professionals. In addition, the first third of the book has great general admissions/essays overview. It covers a general strategy "How to crafit your essays", Common essay questions (what they are really asking), English grammar check list, interviews with students and also admissions directors from a number of the top 20 schools. Gives you an idea/perspective into what they are looking for in the essays and how decisions are made.
The book is definitely not an admissions guide (there is a lot more than essays) but I felit it was a fantastic starter book - very consice and to the point (every section could probably be elaborated). At times I did feel that it could have provided pages and pages of additional coverage but it is fairly brief - it is a book to get you motivated and started on your MBA journey. It delivered more than I expected for $11.
I have scanned the Table of Contents for you to see what's inside the book, so I won't be typing it out (just click cusomer images next to the book to see the table of contents and back cover).
The very last portion of the book contains student profiles and essays (something that's very hard to come by) - 18 profiles with their most critical essays (usually just one per profile) but supposedly the applicants felt these were most deciding ones. There is no critique with these essays, however.
P.S. A number of people (definitely not the majority) end up using admissions consultants to help them get into the business schools. However, this is not a guarantee to get in. Regardless of your path, you should be writing your own essays and not count for someone to get you in for $2K.
EDITION COMPARISON:
There are just a few changes/updates in the 4th edition:
1. 7 essays removed
2. 0 essays added
3. Changes in the grammar section (style and grammar suggestions)
4. Updated Q&A section with directors of admissions
5. Rose Martinelli (who jumped from Wharton to Booth to University of Chicago) is no longer in the acknowledgments section
BB, GMAT 750
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