GET A SAMPLE MBA PERSONAL BACKGROUND ESSAY

Your academic record, GMAT scores, and GPA are important factors in the MBA application process. But, more than that, business schools ultimately care about who you are and whether you would be a good fit for their program.

This is where a personal background essay can help you shine. You can demonstrate your values and personality, the obstacles you’ve overcome, and how your life has shaped you into the person you are today. You can demonstrate your talent and win over the admissions committee — all in just one essay.

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WRITING THE PERFECT BACKGROUND ESSAY IS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT SOUNDS. THE IDEAL BACKGROUND ESSAY MUST:

 

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SET YOU APART FROM OTHER APPLICANTS

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BE ENTICING, ENGAGING, AND THOUGHTFUL

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PAINT A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHO YOU ARE

...ALL WHILE BEING BRIEF
AND CONCISE.

All of that can be overwhelming, particularly when you don’t know where to start.

So how do you write a personal background essay that is engaging and professional while still representing the core of who you are?

Read the sample personal background essay below and see how one student won over the adcom and got into their dream MBA program.

SAMPLE PERSONAL BACKGROUND ESSAY

Everyone was Korean in Seoul. No one was Korean in Prichard. Motorcycles and mopeds crammed Seoul's roads. Trees and flowers lined Prichard's streets. In cosmopolitan Seoul, I was a favorite son showered with attention from a large circle of extended family. In suburban Prichard, knowing no one but my parents, I was the only Asian child in the neighborhood. Indeed immigrating to the U.S. from Korea and settling down in a suburb of Mobile as a twelve-year-old child dramatically changed my life. Uprooted from the people I knew and the things I was used to, I felt lonely, helpless, and uncomfortable in my new surroundings. However, I redirected the negative feelings into a force of strength that propelled me to excel in academics. Furthermore, the immigrant experience gave me adaptation skills that helped me as a foreign exchange student in Japan and as a businessman working with people of different cultures and backgrounds.

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In the full essay, you will learn what format is the most effective and get inspiration for how to apply it to your essays, so you can get accepted into the MBA program of your dreams.

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