The MBA Admissions Secret Nobody Mentions: How to Talk About Doing Good

Most MBA applicants say they want to make an impact -- and admissions committees respond to a clear articulation of that story with acceptances. But far fewer applicants can say who they want to help, why that person, and what in their background makes the goal believable. In this session I’ll walk through how to turn “I want to do good in the world” into career goals an admissions reader can picture, with before-and-after examples from real application-style answers (names and details changed). I’m a dual MBA/MPP candidate at MIT Sloan and Harvard Kennedy School with five years in federal health policy consulting, and I coach MBA and policy applicants on exactly this.