Here are a few points we鈥檙e looking for when it comes to these md传媒国产剧 College-specific essay questions.


Required Essay:聽Please discuss how you plan to achieve your short and long term career goals聽following graduation from md传媒国产剧 College. What challenges will you face and how will you leverage your academic and professional experiences to achieve these goals?

Our tip:聽Be specific. Show us that you鈥檝e taken the time to consider this question by providing detailed answers. Think about challenges that are specific to your candidacy, and how your strengths will balance them. This is one of our required essays (we read a lot of them), so authentic, thoughtful answers will stand out.

Optional Essay 1: Please introduce yourself to the BC community. Feel free to be creative in expressing your message.

Our tip:聽Admissions essays (even when optional) are a great way to creatively share your personal interests, outside commitments, or passions with the admissions committee. Writing an optional essay shows that you鈥檙e serious about md传媒国产剧 College, and also gives you the opportunity to set yourself apart from other candidates. By telling us about yourself, you鈥檒l become more than just a representation of your resume or scores. Feel free to portray your uniqueness, but ask a friend or colleague to proofread your essay before you submit it to keep it free of embellishments.

Optional Essay 2: If you have not had coursework in core business or if your standardized test scores are low, how you plan to prepare for the quantitative rigor of the BC MBA, MSF, or MSA curriculum?

Our tip:聽This essay is an opportunity to highlight quantitative skills that you may have developed through professional experiences鈥攖hat might not be reflected in your test scores or transcript. If you鈥檝e taken an online course, say in statistics, in preparation for the quantitative aspects of our curriculum, you can also highlight this in the essay. From online courses to management books, the resources are endless. Tell us how you are making use of these to prepare yourself for business school.

Optional Essay 3: Explain an aspect of your candidacy in more detail.

Our tip:聽At md传媒国产剧 College, we value both honesty and integrity. Take this opportunity to give context where it might be beneficial. Perhaps you鈥檙e worried that a low test score or a gap in your work history will jeopardize your chances of acceptance. Rather than listing excuses, provide background, tell us how you鈥檝e grown from it, and why it will or will not affect you in your pursuit of a graduate management degree. (Or, use this as a chance to talk passionately about something on your resume鈥攙olunteer work, a previous internship, or anything else that you think makes you the perfect business school applicant.)

Optional Essay 4: What unique perspective will you bring to the md传媒国产剧 College community?

Our tip: As a Jesuit, Catholic institution, md传媒国产剧 College seeks to foster among its community a 鈥渃are for the whole individual鈥 (cura personalis). BC鈥檚 mission is rooted in the Jesuit principles of equality, respect, and care for everyone. Our students and alumni share a desire to positively influence and impact communities and organizations they serve by sharing their unique backgrounds and experiences with those around them. Taking into consideration your educational, cultural, social, economic, and/or other life experiences, share how your unique perspective will make an impactful contribution on our community.

Now that you know what to expect鈥攁nd what we expect from you鈥攕tart planning out your essays if you haven鈥檛 already. Once you鈥檙e finished, proofread, and proofread again, then send them our way. We look forward to hearing from you.


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