Diversity Essay for the MBA: Tips + Samples

[View this email in your browser]( This Week's Trending Articles [Diversity Essay for the MBA: Tips + Samples]( by [S]( Blackman Consulting]( It’s no secret diversity, equity, and inclusion are incredibly important in MBA admissions. Business schools value broad representation in the admitted student class to enrich the program’s experience for all. For this reason, many schools have a diversity essay within the application. Here, candidates can preview how they would contribute to class discussions with their unique personal history, values, or life experiences. [Avoid These Three MBA Application Pitfalls]( by [Vantage Point MBA]( This time of year, our team is doing a lot of “ding analysis”, which is when someone who applied this past year asks our team to help them understand what went wrong. Here are some of the common pitfalls we see, which we hope will help you know what to avoid as you start the MBA application process this year. This Week's Featured Forum Discussions [Can you answer this GMAT Problem Solving Question?]( Ms. Kessler bought 100 bonds for $91.25 each. At the end of 2 years, the bonds matured and she collected the par value of $100 each. In addition, she collected interest for the 2 years at an annual rate of 2.75 percent of par value. What was Ms. Kessler's effective simple annual interest rate of return on her investment, to the nearest tenth of a percent? [Can you answer this GMAT Critical Reasoning Question?]( Which of the following most logically completes the passage below? Heavy rains during Centralia’s corn planting season prevented some farmers there from planting corn. It is now the planting season for soybeans, another of Centralia’s principal crops, and those fields originally intended for corn are dry enough for planting. Nonetheless, even though soybean prices are unusually high at present, the farmers will leave most of these fields empty rather than plant them with soybeans, since ‗‗‗‗‗‗ Hall of Fame I Beat the GMAT Success Story [750 in 6 Months: Don't Make Perfect the Enemy of Good!]( by VCPanda VCPanda dreamed of going to Harvard, Stanford, or Wharton, so in October 2016 he started studying hardcore for the GMAT. After six months, he scored a stunning 750. Get his number one tip on how to beat the GMAT. Follow us for the latest Beat the GMAT News and Events! Copyright © 2021 Beat The GMAT, All rights reserved. Beat The GMAT Membership Our mailing address is: Beat The GMAT 3900 W. Alameda AvenueBurbank, CA 91505 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.