The importance of essays in the selection procedure of IIMs
is known to all. Here we are discussing few points that student should consider
while writing essays.
Be yourself in your essays
Do not assume personalities based
on what you think a particular B School wants from you. Many of you may not
realize this but an essay smells of a personality always. If someone is reading
4- 5 essays about you, he can feel what kind of personality you are and his
sixth sense will spot all the inconsistencies and false portrayals. If you be
yourself in your essays, you will invariably avoid these inconsistencies.
Be Interesting
People don’t care whether you're
good or evil. But no one will forgive you for being boring. Funny but true!! So
be interesting in your essays. You don’t have to be a creative writer to do
this. Imagine that you are going to tell something interesting about yourself
to your friends. Then think about how you would narrate it. And then write it
down.
Show the person that you are
It is very strange that many
students do not realize that B-Schools genuinely want to know them as a person.
They want to know what choices you have made in life and why. Essays are
personal statements you can make about yourself. Keep your essays full of
insight about yourself. Don’t keep your essays so superficial that someone
reading them doesn’t have a clue about you. For this to happen, you need to go
through a lot of introspection about yourself. The sooner you start the better.
Stay focused
While answering an essay
question, do not wander into details that are irrelevant to the essay. Keep
your focus and include only those details which are crucial for building your
essay.
Go ahead and achieve mission CAT 2012
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