{"id":10425,"date":"2017-06-16T20:12:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T20:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/?p=10425"},"modified":"2019-08-30T16:38:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T16:38:45","slug":"the-value-of-current-community-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/blog\/the-value-of-current-community-service\/","title":{"rendered":"The Value of Current Community Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10444\" src=\"\/\/cdn2.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/value-current-community-service-mbamission.png\" alt=\"Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - The Value of Current Community Service by mbaMission\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/value-current-community-service-mbamission.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/value-current-community-service-mbamission-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/value-current-community-service-mbamission-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/06\/value-current-community-service-mbamission-1024x536.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Taking the GRE for your business school application? You\u2019re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of MBA admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner,<\/i><\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><i>mbaMission<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA admissions committees try to identify applicants who are constantly active, challenging themselves in all spheres of their lives. So, not only are extracurricular and community activities powerful in showing an MBA candidate\u2019s benevolence, but they also help create the impression that the applicant is constantly pursuing goals and is therefore predisposed to success.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We regularly encounter applicants who say, \u201cI have been so busy professionally that I haven\u2019t had time to volunteer, but I was really active during college.\u201d In almost all cases, however, as candidates get further from their college years, their undergraduate experience becomes decreasingly relevant. Although having a record of consistent achievement throughout college and into one\u2019s professional life is best, MBA applicants are often evaluated on a \u201cWhat have you done for me lately?\u201d basis\u2014meaning that current community service is generally more important.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MBA admissions officers know that finding time to commit to external activities can sometimes be challenging, but they still see many applicants from the most competitive fields who indeed find time to give back to others. So, if you had a rich and rewarding college experience filled with leadership, in short, keep that trend going. You have a powerful complement to your contemporary involvements, but not a substitute. ?<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9899 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2017\/01\/logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"Manhattan Prep GRE Blog - mbaMission Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/\"><b><i>mbaMission<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> is the leader in MBA admissions consulting with a full-time and comprehensively trained staff of consultants<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, all with profound communications and MBA experience. mbaMission has helped thousands of candidates fulfill their dream of attending prominent MBA programs around the world. Take your first step toward a more successful MBA application experience with a free 30-minute consultation with one of mbaMission\u2019s senior consultants. Sign up today at<\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/consult\/\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.mbamission.com\/manhattangmat<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking the GRE for your business school application? You\u2019re in luck. Each month, we are featuring a series of MBA admission tips from our exclusive admissions consulting partner, mbaMission. MBA admissions committees try to identify applicants who are constantly active, challenging themselves in all spheres of their lives. So, not only are extracurricular and community [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[645523,3,754434,645522,1362363,672694],"tags":[1362433],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-10425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-apps-and-admissions-mba-2","category-grad-school","category-grad-school-admissions","category-mba-2","category-mbamission","category-partners","tag-community-service"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10446,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10425\/revisions\/10446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10425"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.manhattanprep.com\/gre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=10425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}