5 tips for applying to nyu stern for round 1

5 Tips for Applying to NYU Stern for Round 1

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This time of year we see two things from the people contacting us about Round 1: panic about the deadlines October 18 and earlier, and some planning for the later Round 1 deadlines. It's a little late for the former (although we can take people on for late-stage essay editing), but there is still plenty of time to do a fantatic job on an MIT, UCLA, Texas, Duke (round 1, not early action, obviously), or NYU application.



1. Understand the applicant pool


It is important to be aware of the fact that Stern gets saturated with “I guess I’ll apply to Stern” applications. You may be one of these people.

2. Make it personal.


The implication of the above fact, coupled with Stern’s very personal approach to the process (requiring an on-campus interview), means that nailing “Why Stern” is probably more important here than any other school to which you apply (Tuck is the only school that might put more emphasis on this).

3. Show comprehension.


The collaborative nature at Stern is not super unique … until you consider that the school is in New York and facing the same challenges that Columbia faces (big NY population, big international population, meaning relatively few students who fit the typical “U.S. student packing bags and moving to a new city” model).

4. Differentiate your Essay 3.


Don’t just use the PDF you submitted to Booth. It will be so obvious and will reflect a lack of effort that has major ramifications considering the points above. That said, you also don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Connect an audio essay to that slide show and make it a combined multimedia presentation.

5. Use Essay 1 and 2 to portray your career goals.


Most traditional career goals essays ask you to explain what, why, how, and where (and sometimes when). That’s the formula for Columbia, Haas, Duke, and a host of others. A few schools throw wrinkles at you. Booth doesn't really need the "how." Yale specifically asks the “when” question. Kellogg asks you to “assess” your career progress.

Continuation from # 5.


The wrinkle with Stern - like Wharton - is that your career goals answer isn’t contained to the career goals question. “How” is 1a (examining the choices you’ve made to date), “why” is 1b (why an MBA), “what” is 1c (short and long-term goals) … that is all pretty straight forward. But the trick is that the “where” comes in Essay 2, particularly 2b. The fragmented nature of Essay 1 and the tricky nature of Essay 2 often leads candidates to miss what is an easy opportunity to lay out the usual career goals argument – it just happens to take place over two essays. (The rest of Essay 2 can be strategically approached as well, so fear not).

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