Stanford GSB requires only two essays, though its long-standing first essay question—about “what matters most” to applicants—is one we have seen many people struggle with over the years. This question’s answer must be related to your intrinsic values, and shallow answers will be immediately branded as "disqualified". And the second question “Why Stanford?” should be associated with your first question’s answer.
The Admissions committee read every single essay. Thus the quality and depth is crucial. Writing Stanford essays needs to evoke your intrinsic values and primal experiences. That’s the reason why many candidates struggle with it over the years.
1, What Matters Most To You, And Why?
We encourage you to contemplate this question in depth and push yourself to explore the real motivations behind your goals and achievements—behind who you are today. There are no typical and general answers. Initially, you should start with analysis yourself. Meet and speak with your old friends and family and identify what makes yourself. The process to seek this answer is the journey to know yourself.
2, Why Stanford?
Upon identifying your intrinsic motivation, you can go to the next question, “Why Stanford?”. Behind the question, the admissions committee wants to know the reason why you have to learn at Stanford to make your goals reality. To be able to answer the question, you need to know Stanford well. Go to HP and look through it in depth. Meet Stanford alumni and interview about school. This research process makes you understand about school well (you should do the same things not only at Stanford but also other schools).
Conclusions
As you can see, the first question and second one should be associated. The first simple question makes your passion, motivation, and goal clear, and the second one asks the reason why Stanford is the first choice to make your goal achieve. These simple two questions discover your true motivations and goals. Therefore, clarifying your past and future is the only way to answer this question.
I would say it is very tough to identify them, and almost impossible to prepare for your answer being able to persuade the Stanford admission committee without any help. Alpha can discover your true motivation through a kick-off meeting within one hour, and clients are surprised!
That’s why many students come to Alpha! Join us if you want to discover yourself and create a powerful essay being able to persuade the Stanford admission committee!
CEO Toshihiko Irisumi (TJ) worked in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs after graduating from the Chicago Booth MBA. Before studying at Chicago Booth, he worked at Sumitomo Corporation, which is a Japanese top trading company. As an ex-Goldman and Chicago Booth MBA holder, he has deep and wide knowledge about MBA application and Post MBA career. Thanks to his outstanding advices’ quality, a large number of Alpha students succeed in application of MBAs, such as Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, UC Berkeley, USLA, USC, LBS, Oxford, and Cambridge!
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Stanford GSB requires only two essays, though its long-standing first essay question—about “what matters most” to applicants—is one we have seen many people struggle with over the years. This question’s answer must be related to your intrinsic values, and shallow answers will be immediately branded as "disqualified". And the second question “Why Stanford?” should be associated with your first question’s answer.
The Admissions committee read every single essay. Thus the quality and depth is crucial. Writing Stanford essays needs to evoke your intrinsic values and primal experiences. That’s the reason why many candidates struggle with it over the years.
1, What Matters Most To You, And Why?
We encourage you to contemplate this question in depth and push yourself to explore the real motivations behind your goals and achievements—behind who you are today. There are no typical and general answers. Initially, you should start with analysis yourself. Meet and speak with your old friends and family and identify what makes yourself. The process to seek this answer is the journey to know yourself.
2, Why Stanford?
Upon identifying your intrinsic motivation, you can go to the next question, “Why Stanford?”. Behind the question, the admissions committee wants to know the reason why you have to learn at Stanford to make your goals reality. To be able to answer the question, you need to know Stanford well. Go to HP and look through it in depth. Meet Stanford alumni and interview about school. This research process makes you understand about school well (you should do the same things not only at Stanford but also other schools).
Conclusions
As you can see, the first question and second one should be associated. The first simple question makes your passion, motivation, and goal clear, and the second one asks the reason why Stanford is the first choice to make your goal achieve. These simple two questions discover your true motivations and goals. Therefore, clarifying your past and future is the only way to answer this question.
I would say it is very tough to identify them, and almost impossible to prepare for your answer being able to persuade the Stanford admission committee without any help. Alpha can discover your true motivation through a kick-off meeting within one hour, and clients are surprised!
That’s why many students come to Alpha! Join us if you want to discover yourself and create a powerful essay being able to persuade the Stanford admission committee!
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CEO Toshihiko Irisumi (TJ) worked in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs after graduating from the Chicago Booth MBA. Before studying at Chicago Booth, he worked at Sumitomo Corporation, which is a Japanese top trading company. As an ex-Goldman and Chicago Booth MBA holder, he has deep and wide knowledge about MBA application and Post MBA career. Thanks to his outstanding advices’ quality, a large number of Alpha students succeed in application of MBAs, such as Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Chicago, Columbia, NYU, UC Berkeley, USLA, USC, LBS, Oxford, and Cambridge!
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