Darden information session
由 henrychentw » 2005-01-14 20:20
下面是關於Darden essay建議的寫作方向，給大家參考 :D
(朋友轉寄的)想申請下一個round的可以看看..
Let's take a look at Darden's essay questions to see where you could work a mention of your career progress:
1. Write your life story in one page or less.
This is certainly a tall order, and it's easy to be overwhelmed by the task at hand and forget your audience and the information you need to convey. While it would certainly make sense to include some comment on your family background and years preceding your college career, a good portion of this essay should be devoted to your outside interests and professional experience, since these are the things that are really of interest to the adcom (ideally, your previous experiences should establish the foundation for your current interests and more recent endeavors).
2. Why do you want to earn an MBA? In an ideal scenario, what would you be doing in fifteen years?
It would make sense to preface a discussion of your goals and reasons for pursuing an MBA with some information about the professional experiences that have brought you to this point in your path. Because the length of this and the following responses is left to your discretion, you should easily be able to incorporate some discussion of the points that you would be using an optional essay to cover.
3. What is your understanding of how Darden is different from the other schools to which you are applying? Why do you feel Darden is a good fit for you?
This would be a good place to incorporate some mentions of your outside activities (by way of comments about future participation in related campus clubs), and to comment on the ways that your professional experiences to date would enable you to lend valuable insight to some specific courses.
4. Describe your most rewarding leadership experience and what it means to your development as a potential leader.
The natural thing to do here would be to present a detailed account of your most impressive professional experience in a leadership role. If you are concerned about commenting about your career progression as a whole, you could write about the way you drew on your previous positions and projects in this one instance, and also discuss the ways the lessons you learned have served you in your work since the situation in question.
As you can see, if you are careful about your topic selection, you should be able to cover your career to date in sufficient detail in the required essays. While Darden might not take as firm a stance as some other schools on the use of the optional essay only for extenuating circumstances, you should keep in mind that in answering this, you are creating extra work for the person reviewing your profile. As such, you should make sure that you make it worth his or her while by presenting some new interesting detail of your background that you could not have introduced into your application otherwise.
(朋友轉寄的)想申請下一個round的可以看看..
Let's take a look at Darden's essay questions to see where you could work a mention of your career progress:
1. Write your life story in one page or less.
This is certainly a tall order, and it's easy to be overwhelmed by the task at hand and forget your audience and the information you need to convey. While it would certainly make sense to include some comment on your family background and years preceding your college career, a good portion of this essay should be devoted to your outside interests and professional experience, since these are the things that are really of interest to the adcom (ideally, your previous experiences should establish the foundation for your current interests and more recent endeavors).
2. Why do you want to earn an MBA? In an ideal scenario, what would you be doing in fifteen years?
It would make sense to preface a discussion of your goals and reasons for pursuing an MBA with some information about the professional experiences that have brought you to this point in your path. Because the length of this and the following responses is left to your discretion, you should easily be able to incorporate some discussion of the points that you would be using an optional essay to cover.
3. What is your understanding of how Darden is different from the other schools to which you are applying? Why do you feel Darden is a good fit for you?
This would be a good place to incorporate some mentions of your outside activities (by way of comments about future participation in related campus clubs), and to comment on the ways that your professional experiences to date would enable you to lend valuable insight to some specific courses.
4. Describe your most rewarding leadership experience and what it means to your development as a potential leader.
The natural thing to do here would be to present a detailed account of your most impressive professional experience in a leadership role. If you are concerned about commenting about your career progression as a whole, you could write about the way you drew on your previous positions and projects in this one instance, and also discuss the ways the lessons you learned have served you in your work since the situation in question.
As you can see, if you are careful about your topic selection, you should be able to cover your career to date in sufficient detail in the required essays. While Darden might not take as firm a stance as some other schools on the use of the optional essay only for extenuating circumstances, you should keep in mind that in answering this, you are creating extra work for the person reviewing your profile. As such, you should make sure that you make it worth his or her while by presenting some new interesting detail of your background that you could not have introduced into your application otherwise.
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. -- Aristotle
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由 henrychentw » 2005-01-14 22:29
這是我米國阿斗仔朋友前幾天寄的啦！我收到時，就像我發現nyu的application checklist也要寄的感覺一樣，有為時已晚之憾呀！！ :'(
agk大哥，請多海涵！！ :)
agk大哥，請多海涵！！ :)
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由 Chinghaowu » 2005-01-16 03:17
說到darden的特色，請別忘記一定要提case study。另外，我們的課程是整合式的，所以有個特別的東西叫做learning team，一整個學期裡你都要跟另外五個擁有不同背景的同學每天晚上開會討論明天的case，透過這個過程可以讓你學到很多不同的perspective，此外也可增強你的學習效果，像我是財務背景，講到財務及會計等方面的東西的時候，我就得負責教會那些別的背景的人，而當準備marketing時，我就可以問那些marketing背景的人一些我不懂的東西。對於國際學生而言，這個過程也可以訓練你用英文articulate你的論點的能力。另外，我們的成績有50%來自於你上課的發言，所以同學們會很積極的發言，想獲得好成績的話，你得在上課時學美國人一樣拼命講話 (當然，很多時候是在bs啦…:D)，也是另一個學用英文辯論的好機會。就我所知在很多其它學校裡，因為你每天只是坐在那邊聽課，下課後同學各走各的，若自已沒有利用機會交美國朋友，其實講英文的機會很少，也不容易交到美國朋友，但在DARDEN因為有LEARNING TEAM的關係，會逼得你每天一定得開口講幾個小時的英文，也自然而然跟LEARNING TEAM的美國人很熟 (我這個WINTER就被我的兩個teammates邀去波士頓及紐澤西他們的家玩)，對於你的留學生活也很有幫助。
希望大家都能順利申請上囉，希望這裡可以有多一些台灣人
希望大家都能順利申請上囉，希望這裡可以有多一些台灣人
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由 henrychentw » 2005-01-17 00:00
agk大哥你是要去Darden interview？
又你會去那幾個點 and 大致的行程，也許可以安排
很想去看看很有氣質的鄉下（我一個學長跟我強力推薦） :D
又你會去那幾個點 and 大致的行程，也許可以安排
很想去看看很有氣質的鄉下（我一個學長跟我強力推薦） :D
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We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit. -- Aristotle
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由 Chinghaowu » 2005-01-17 05:05
我們這邊有機場，但班次不多，且機票價格也不便宜
但若預算許可且時間有限的話，還是比較建議坐飛機
但若是從DC過來的話，就可搭巴士或火車，兩個多小時會到
還算方便
但若預算許可且時間有限的話，還是比較建議坐飛機
但若是從DC過來的話，就可搭巴士或火車，兩個多小時會到
還算方便
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由 Chinghaowu » 2005-01-17 12:50
我沒坐飛機來這兒過，但至少有從紐約過來的班機
如果要從別的地方來，大概要轉機吧
從dc來的話沒有人會坐飛機，因為才兩個小時多一點的車程而已
如果要從別的地方來，大概要轉機吧
從dc來的話沒有人會坐飛機，因為才兩個小時多一點的車程而已
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由 Chinghaowu » 2005-02-23 13:35
呃…才說了嘴就被打了嘴 :D
對啦，還是可以從DC坐飛機來啦
但那個距離就像是台中台北。
一秒鐘幾十萬上下的高級顧問當然是坐飛機囉
至於還在苦哈哈找SUMMER INTERN的我只好乖乖的坐巴士
嗚…貧富不均啦~~
對啦，還是可以從DC坐飛機來啦
但那個距離就像是台中台北。
一秒鐘幾十萬上下的高級顧問當然是坐飛機囉
至於還在苦哈哈找SUMMER INTERN的我只好乖乖的坐巴士
嗚…貧富不均啦~~
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