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How to deal with essay: What would you do with a 'found day'

by MangoYu » Tue Aug 06, 2013 4:00 am
One of this years Richard Ivey essay confuses me a bit:
Imagine that you received an early morning call from your office telling you that due to a technical issue, the office wouldn't be open that day: how would you spend your 'found time?' (250 word limit)

How should I interpret this essay? What kind of information does the school wants to know from the answer to this question?

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by CriticalSquareMBA » Wed Aug 07, 2013 9:07 am
If you were Ferris Bueller, this essay would be so easy for you.

What they're trying to get an understanding of is how would you spend your day? They're trying to learn a little about your personality. Would you go for a morning jog then spend the day in the park? Would you hit the museums with some friends? Would you catch up on work? Would you crash a city wide parade? (That was a Bueller reference)

This is a great essay in which to show some personality and let them know who you are when you aren't working. Take advantage of it. Make it interested but honest! If you would go read a book in the park all day, that's fine. There's no wrong answer but there are some boring ones :)

I hope that helps,

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