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Alternate Short-Term Goal in Essays

by msingh » Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:07 am
I am writing my essay for Cornell's Exec MBA. One of the essay question is about - Short Term and Long Term goals, and how will MBA from Cornell help you achieve them.

My question to the experts - I have a short term and a long term goal. Now, do you i have to mention about Alternate Short term goal in my essay? How important is it to mention alternate short-term goal in this essay?

Can the experts please advice urgently?

Many thanks in advance.
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by essaysnark » Tue Apr 23, 2013 6:43 am
msingh, unless the essay question specifically asks about an alternate set of goals, then we **strongly** recommend that you stick to just one path. The reasons are:

a) you don't have space in most goals essays to sufficiently cover multiple options (most people barely have enough room to cover one!)
b) it often comes across as indecision - if you haven't really figured out what you want to do, the adcom may wonder if you really know why you need an MBA at all
c) this can be especially problematic for the EMBA programs in particular

That being said, the schools know that the future is uncertain. Things change. They do sometimes like to see people talk about alternate paths in an interview, just to see how the candidate is thinking about their life.

Hope this helps.
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by Jon@Admissionado » Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:12 am
I totally agree. ONE short-term goal ONLY. Otherwise it just sounds like you have no clue what you want to do.
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by msingh » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:26 am
Many thanks for your replies.

I was a bit confuse, however i will stick to your advise. i will not include my alternate ST goal in my essays.
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by Jon@Admissionado » Wed May 01, 2013 5:18 am
You got it dude!!!

Good luck to you!
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