Darden’s Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions, Sarah Neher’s latest blog gives tips on this year’s essay, recommendations and the additional question.
Surprisingly, other than two small answers in other parts of the application, Darden has just one question to answer this year : Share your perspective on leadership in the workplace and describe how it has been shaped by the increasing influence of globalization. (500 words maximum)
Ms. Neher’s most important advice is that you give insights into who you are as a person, such that the adcom is able to comprehend how you will fit into the Darden classroom and community. Given the b-school’s emphasis on diversity, leadership and its global outlook, they are particularly looking for what leadership means to you in a global context and how you will leverage your leadership skills in the diverse and intenational- focussed class at Darden.
Here’s a look at the video blog itself: