why the Essay/Resume/personal statement are so important

[jwu]

Most of students worry about their test score. But, besides that, you should pay more attention of packaging yourself. Having interview with school and writing application are two main sources for schools to find out whether you fit or not. There is a student asking a question of the differences between essay, resume, and personal statement, and I think it may benefit you in some degree.
Enjoy!


Essay -- is who are you and how you're going to impress school within 500 words (each essay) and what you're going to benefit school in the future if they take you. However, you have to convince admission for your leadership, ability, networking skill, and your thinking of the future career (can be changed when getting in school, but has to be cleared one direction while your are applying)
Aware of your story making, it’s the key to show your personality, skill, ability, and strengths.


Resume – is again for the leadership skill, and what you did in the past. It’s equally important to clear your background and who you are, and where you are in the career path.


Personal statement – is a good chance for you to add any additional information you’d like reader to know. It’s could be for example one, wants to do finance in the future, never took accounting or e-count at college but taking many of this courses at this moment and having very good grade to show off….. . Or, one failed one particular course and try to explain why…

Good luck

[davidlee0222]

Agreed

"Fit" is the most important issue, whether applying a B-school or building your career.

MBA programs provide diverse courses that accommodate different career paths for future managers.

In these documents, applicants need to demostrate their clear self-awareness about career goals and logic, strength and weakness in specific dimensions, academic as well as professional background, and the most importantly, why and how they fit certain programs.

These documents are platforms for applicants to express their total resource package, and how these resources make them fit in given programs. The fewer words required, the more sophisticated skills are needed. Each document is related to one another, so fully self-awared and a profound understanding of the program details are the key.

Admission committee selects applicants mostly by these resource packages. Scores are only the basic indications for reference.