Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday.
This week, with deadlines looming for so many candidates, we thought we would share a piece of advice that might help remove some deadline stress. When you complete your application(s), it is always a good idea to find one individual (two at the most) you trust—whether a professional consultant or someone with insight into the application process—to read your essays one last time and give you feedback. However, we strongly suggest that when you do so, you limit yourself to requesting feedback from just one or two individuals.
Because the application process is subjective, you will discover that as you add readers, you will also add new and different opinions. Soon, a multitude of alternatives might appear, and while these varying ideas will not necessarily be “right” or “wrong”—considering that there are countless ways to market a single candidate’s stories—they can create unnecessary uncertainty.
So, we are not suggesting that you ignore critical feedback, but instead that you not complicate your final days and create doubt where it may not be due. If one or two readers support your ideas and emphasize that your application needs minimal work, you are probably best off ending your feedback loop there and pressing submit.
Read the full article: Mission Admission: A Second or Third Look, but Not A Fourth, Fifth and Sixth