Personal Story

circumspice
Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:29:35 +0000

Hi
First post here ;)

I am going to apply to MBA programs in the coming months for classes starting fall 2012. I have a question about one’s ‘personal story’

I was born and raised 6000 miles away in the middle east, and came to the US when I was 20. I was the first in my family to go to college, and I had to work full time through university to support myself and my parents - still got a GPA>3.9 - I graduated from the a top State university in the US by the way. I’ve been an engineer in the automotive industry for two years now; started right after graduation.

Is this story something interesting to mention on my application? How much will it support my application? What do you know about this personal story section, and where should I indicate it on my application…

At the moment I am considering 5 of the top 10 MBA programs only
thanks