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Duke’s Essay Changes for 2012-13

As a follow up to our analysis of Duke’s essays for 2012-13, we are posting excerpts from a blog by the Duke Admissions team. The blog outlines the admissions team’s expectations from applicants, in answering essay questions. So, the 3 short, career related essays are “looking for the facts, with minimal embellishment”. Through the long […]

Cornell Essay Analysis 2012-13

Cornell is out with its essay questions! This year, a lot of b-schools are changing their essays, quite in line with how the business environment is changing rapidly, the world over. In Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Christine Sneva’s words, “We changed the direction of our questions this year to better understand your career […]