Admissions Advice

This week I read Susan Coll's Admissions, which reminded me of my time as MBA Dean at GW. We had an excellent admissions staff with fine judgment, but they would sometimes ask my opinion about close calls. I remember one mediocre candidate who began his essay with something along the lines of "when people work for me." He then proceeded to describe what everyone would do for him--nothing about what he would do for them. He basically showed himself to be the sort of person with whom no one would wish to work.

So my advice to those writing admission essays: don't be a putz.