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Tue, 02/05/2017 - 15:41
Topic #5: Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
I love the game of football and in sixth grade I...
Tue, 02/05/2017 - 15:26
Topic #1: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please...
Tue, 22/03/2016 - 13:53
If you’re applying for a business school program, you will need to sit the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) as part of the application process.
It is a computer adaptive test designed to...
Tue, 22/03/2016 - 13:45
Browse our collection of Business School personal statement examples to inspire you to write your own unique statement.
Example #1
My father was born in Tehran, Iran. He and his side of the family...
Tue, 22/03/2016 - 13:43
Writing a personal statement for business school that stands out from the crowd can seem like a daunting task. Admissions tutors want to read about you and why you’re passionate enough about business...
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 10:19
After working for 13 years as an elementary school teacher, I have decided to step out of my comfort zone and follow my dreams of pursuing a career as an attorney. Becoming an attorney has been a...
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 10:13
My father was born in Holguin, Cuba. He and his side of the family migrated to America as political refugees. My grandfather worked for Castro at the time of the revolution, and when Castro became...
Fri, 18/03/2016 - 09:50
Both of my parents are attorneys and alumni of Lawman University. I always joke that “I grew up in law school”. Lawman was where I would come and do my homework after school on nights when my father...
Wed, 16/03/2016 - 19:40
If you’re applying to grad school, you will have to sit the GRE (Graduate Recorded Examinations) test as part of the admissions process.
The aim of the test is to measure applicant’s:
Verbal...
Wed, 16/03/2016 - 09:16
When my mother, a native of Michoacan, Mexico, was 28 weeks pregnant with me, she took a trip to visit relatives in Carpinteria, California and stayed long enough to give birth so that I would be a...
Mon, 14/03/2016 - 12:27
James Broughton said, “The only limits are, as always, those of vision”. Truer words have never been spoken, for I believe that vision is the foundation upon which the impossible is built. Leadman...
Mon, 14/03/2016 - 12:24
Everyone wants to be inspired by their leaders. History provides us with multiple examples of leaders who—for better (i.e., Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs) or for worse (Adolph Hitler)—inspired...
Mon, 14/03/2016 - 12:18
I grew up poor on the Southside of Chicago in a neighborhood called Roseland. I was raised by my single mother along with my two brothers in a community comprised mostly of low income black and...
Mon, 14/03/2016 - 12:13
It is with great excitement that I submit my application for consideration for inclusion in the 2021 graduating class from Wellmann Medical College. My parents met at Wellman, so the institution, its...
Mon, 14/03/2016 - 12:08
My father was born in Tehran, Iran. He and his side of the family migrated to America as political refugees. My grandfather worked for the government at the time of the revolution, and when the...
Mon, 14/03/2016 - 12:05
I come from a family of healers. I remember spending nights with my grandmother as a little girl when my mother had to work late shifts as a nurse. Nanna was a doula and raw foodist who studied...
Fri, 04/03/2016 - 15:51
Prompt #5: Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
Forget MTV’s images of spoiled...
Fri, 04/03/2016 - 15:47
Prompt #5: Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
Many of my friends seem to be in...
Fri, 04/03/2016 - 15:45
Prompt #4: Describe a problem you’ve solved or a problem you’d like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma-anything that is of personal importance, no...
Fri, 04/03/2016 - 15:43
Prompt #3: Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
Raised in a proud, traditional Catholic family, I wasn’t sure...