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More Online Entrepreneurialism: MBA Admissions Essay

From the San Francisco Chronicle today:

For years, applicants looking to read examples of admissions essays submitted to top business schools could buy books with such names as “101 Business School (MBA) Essays That Made a Difference” or “65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays.” The books promised readers an inside look at what admissions officers were looking for, along with elements of a successful business school essay. The latest player is a new essay service and website called Wordprom.com, founded by MBA graduates Gili and Ori Elkin, who are looking to turn that old-fashioned model on its head -and raising the hackles of B-school admissions officers…


The website has emerged at a time when many business schools are cracking down on plagiarism in admissions essays – including some schools with essays listed on Wordprom.com. For example, UCLA’s Anderson School of Management rejected 52 MBA applicants last year after the school discovered plagiarism in admissions essays by using Turnitin for Admissions, an antiplagiarism database service that compares student essays with a wide collection of writings. Wordprom currently has six Anderson essays posted for sale…


Full story at
http://www.sfgate.com/education/article/MBA-admissions-essays-for-sale-3907525.php

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