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Dec 2023
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How to edit MBA materials down: B-School...

Stacy Blackman Consulting, the leading MBA admissions consulting firm
About this episode
It can be quite a challenge to fit an MBA application, data-form or essay response into the space provided when restrictive character or word counts are in play. This episode focuses on specific ways business school applicants can edit down essays and short-answer responses without compromising the power of their stories, anecdotes or statements. 
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