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Insights and Tips on MBA Application and Essays

MBA Essay Writing Exercise #1 – Exaggerate the Opening Line

The opening line for Franklin D Roosevelt's Dec 1941 speech that led the United States to World War II, didn’t start in the form that we know now.

Roosevelt began his draft in a formal written format, "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 - a date which will live in world history, the United States of America was simultaneously and deliberately attacked by Naval and Air forces of the Empire of Japan without warning."

NYU Stern MBA Change Essay Tip – Change Slogans (4 New Ideas)

The change essay can be approached in two ways. The first is by aligning with the historical perspective of how Stern branded its experiential learning and the second with what the phrase suggests.

The first strategy might have led to the forced matching of stories to themes with less than spectacular results. That is why the Stern MBA Admissions team expanded its slogan to include:

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