Career Goals essay done

Yes! After much procrastination, I have finally completed the first draft of Essay#1. It looks good, and it shows the real me.

I’ve addressed my long-term goals, short-term path, my last 5-7 years of career progress, and then connected all these with the Why MBA and Why XYZ. Cool.

Now, this is a 1500 word master essay. The tough part will be cut it to 750 words or 1000 words for different schools. But I think that can be done later. Right now, I’ve given this to a couple of people to check it out and provide feedback. I’ve specifically asked them to avoid grammar and style feedback, but only let me know whether the whole flow is in place. Doesnt make sense to start working on grammar before you know the content is fine.

My biggest concern is whether the essay brings out the logic flow of

(1) why I want to do what I want to do – atleast at a basic level, it should tie in with my previous experience.

(2) how the MBA fits in with these goals – I dont want them thinking that I dont need an MBA at this stage, so its really important for me to get this one right.

(3) why now- I intend this to be answered indirectly; if the reader understands my whole life-story the way I intend, this shouldn’t be a problem.

I really want to finalize this essay first, and then plunge into school specifics. So Wharton’s 1000 words  can be done by shifting the leadership example into the fourth essay. If Columbia wants 750 words, I pull out the entrepreneurship example out and put it in the other essay. Easier said than done, hmmm….