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Great question shyamprasadrao! This also comes up with Haas essays too, and a few others as well.

In these cases, you would want to write a single essay to a single question - even when there are multiple parts. If you break it down to an A, B, and C section, then it ends up feeling choppy. You want to create an integrated presentation, with polish, and one that flows for the reader. So, use a formal introduction, include transitions between the sections to bridge from one to the next, and don't forget a conclusion at the end to wrap it all together.

Note that Yale specifically asks for four short answers for their main career goals essay - even though those four questions are essentially the same as what many schools ask to be covered in a single essay. In the case of Yale, then, you'd want to have them separated (obviously).

Basically you should follow the cue of the school - if it's a single essay, then it needs to be presented as a cohesive whole, with each of the parts addressed within in an integrated fashion.

Hope this helps!
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Thanks Essaysnark.

Hi

Any essay or essay part finds its way in the word limit. The essay part should be answered as a whole depending on how related each part is.

If the related parts are not related then use the general structure of essays. First a start(may be a catch phrase sentence).Then there should be the show in the middle part. Finally a line or two to finish with a conclusion.

In my opinion I would never answer them as one single answer. I would, to the least, use three paragraphs. Thats how we do it.

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Hi Shyam,

This particular question ( with its 3 subsections) is generally a single question in most schools i.e. Why MBA, Why now and Why school ABC...

We would recommend structuring this essay into 5 paras:

Para 1: intro
Para 2 : Your journey till your current position
Para 3: Why MBA now
Para 4: Short term and long term goal with something on how NYU will help.
Para 5: A few lines concluding the essay

Hope this helps.

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