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How can you write essays that grab the attention of MBA admissions committees? With these thorough essay analyses, our friends at <\/i><\/b>mbaMission<\/b><\/a> help you conceptualize your essay ideas and understand how to execute, so that your experiences truly stand out.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n This week, we round up essay analyses for <\/span>INSEAD, the UCLA Anderson School of Management<\/span>, and t<\/span>he University of Virginia\u2019s Darden School.<\/span><\/p>\n We noted no adjustments in INSEAD\u2019s MBA application essay prompts this year. This season\u2019s candidates must respond to four short career-focused queries and provide three motivation essays that together total 1,200 words. Applicants are also tasked with completing a video component for which they answer four questions as four separate video recordings. Given the sheer number of prompts, tasks, and questions involved, some candidates may find INSEAD\u2019s essay gauntlet a bit intimidating, if not outright punishing. <\/span>Read on for our full analysis<\/b><\/a> of the school\u2019s prompts, which we hope will make the process a little easier to manage.<\/span><\/p>\n The UCLA Anderson School of Management appears to be embracing a kind of \u201cless is more\u201d approach with its application essay prompts this year, having cut its total word count for its essays from 800\u2014which we already considered rather sparse\u2014to just 550. What was previously its first required essay (500 words) about applicants\u2019 short- and long-term professional aspirations and why Anderson is the right school for them has been broken down into two mini-essays (150 words each) that cover essentially the same information but now in a more succinct and direct way. Meanwhile, its 300-word \u201cshort answer\u201d question from last year about candidates\u2019 passions has been replaced with a 250-word submission on a characteristic applicants share with Anderson\u2019s student community. Even the school\u2019s reapplicants must contend with a stricter limit on what they can share with the admissions committee, now that that essay has been cut from 750 words to 500. All this minimization might tempt more candidates to consider taking advantage of the school\u2019s optional essay, but Anderson specifies that this submission is for \u201cextenuating circumstances\u201d only, so applicants need to be prudent about doing so. <\/span>Read on for our full analysis<\/b><\/a> of the school\u2019s essay questions for 2019\u20132020.<\/span><\/p>\n After completely reworking its MBA application essay questions last season, the admissions committee at the University of Virginia\u2019s Darden School has done just a little fine-tuning this year. Candidates must still respond to five prompts and do so within a 700-word limit, but a new query has been added, while two previous ones have been combined into a single question. As a whole, the prompts again cover applicants\u2019 personal, educational, and career objectives while touching on aspects of Darden\u2019s particular character and ethos\u2014notably, its learning teams, vast international reach, and (now) diversity. <\/span>In this analysis<\/b><\/a>, we offer our best essay advice for all of the school\u2019s 2019\u20132020 questions.<\/span><\/p>\n Download: Before you apply, be sure to check out the following free resources from mbaMission\u2026<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n For a thorough exploration of each business school\u2019s academic program, unique offerings, social life, and other key characteristics and resources, we recommend downloading a complimentary copy of our school-specific Insider\u2019s Guides. Informed by firsthand insight from students, alumni, program representatives, and admissions officers, our Insider\u2019s Guides offer a detailed look at each business school\u2019s most defining characteristics. According to <\/span>Poets & Quants<\/b><\/a>, \u201c<\/span>A more thorough analysis of a school will not be found elsewhere on the web.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Take the next step towards mastering your business school interview by downloading<\/span> mbaMission\u2019s free Interview Guides.\u00a0 Many MBA candidates find admissions interviews stressful and intimidating, but mastering this important element of the application process is definitely possible\u2014the key is informed preparation. And, on your way to this high level of preparation, we offer our<\/span> free Interview Primers<\/b><\/a> to spur you along.<\/span><\/p>\n How can you write essays that grab the attention of MBA admissions committees? With these thorough essay analyses, our friends at mbaMission help you conceptualize your essay ideas and understand how to execute, so that your experiences truly stand out. 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