UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Essay Tips Deadlines [2019 - 2020]

Are you a team leader? Are you committed to sustainable enterprise? Are you seeking resources and intellectual capital needed to shape both business and government? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented, innovative individual? UNC Kenan-Flagler adcoms are interested in seeing your multidimensional personality and capabilities. Your challenge: Prove that your goals mesh with the school’s goals and that your talents will contribute to the program’s collaborative nature. UNC made some changes to its application this year: Essay 2 is entirely new. It gives you three options to choose from, whereas last year there was only one prompt. They’ve shortened the optional essay and only give you 150 words this year to provide additional information, if you need to do so. Last year, the optional question had a 300-word limit. How should you respond to these changes as well as the questions themselves? Read on! My tips are in blue below. UNC Kenan-Flagler 2019-2020 MBA application essays The Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina has two required essay and one optional essay. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #1 Please respond to the questions below that will assist us in learning more about you:  (500 words) Tell us what your immediate career goals are and how you will benefit personally and professionally from earning an MBA at Kenan-Flagler Business School. As the business world continues to evolve, circumstances can change and guide you in a different direction. Should your goals that you provided above not transpire, what other opportunities would you explore? What do you see yourself doing immediately upon graduation and why? Perhaps include the most influential experience that convinced you to go down this path? And then the critical: Why do you need an MBA from UNC with its approach to business education to realize your dream? UNC also wants to know your Plan B. If you are aiming for Goldman Sachs and a career in investment banking, would your backup plan be a similar position with, let’s say, Bank of America or would it be a position in corporate finance or with a startup? If you are aiming for McKinsey, Bain, or BCG, what would your Plan B be? Perhaps a position in a leadership rotation program? Or would it be working for a company like Deloitte or A. T. Kearney? Your Plan B needs to be at least as achievable as Plan A – if not more so. It should also be related to A so that the education you receive can also help you attain it. Check out our free guide, Why MBA? for more tips on writing about post-MBA goals. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #2 Please select one topic below and respond to the prompt. (250 words) UNC Kenan-Flagler provides you with three excellent prompts to choose from. Select the one that you will find easiest to respond to, that complements the other information you provide in the application, and that allows them to most vividly see how you will add to the Kenan-Flagler community. One thing that all three prompts have in common: Whichever question you choose to answer, include one example – not more and not less. Topic 1: What is one thing that we do not know about you that you want us to know? Topic 1 is an excellent question and gives you an opportunity to highlight a distinctive aspect of your background, an unusual hobby or interest, or a challenge that you have overcome that appears nowhere else in your application. Those are a few of the ways you could use this prompt, but there are lots of other possibilities too. Topic 2: Provide us an example of a time you were able to be creative with your work. What was exciting or difficult about it? Did you achieve the results you were looking for? There are so many ways to be creative. You can be creative in your analysis of data. You can be creative in examining scientific processes. You can look at something from a different angle to solve a logistical, business, or interpersonal problem. Write about one such situation and answer the last two questions in this prompt. Topic 3: Tell us about a time when you felt or witnessed someone being marginalized. How did you feel? What did you take away from the experience and how has it encouraged you to be an inclusive leader? The question is pretty clear and highlights UNC’s emphasis on inclusion. Make sure you answer all parts of it. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #3 (Optional) Is there any additional information not presented elsewhere in your application that you would like the admissions committee to consider? Optional areas to address include (150 words): If you have not had coursework in the core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), how will you prepare yourself? Inconsistent academics, gaps in work, or low standardized test scores Choice of recommenders This optional essay is pretty straightforward. Just answer it. You may also want to highlight professional preparation that you have already had in quantitative areas. Kenan-Flagler explicitly says that it’s important for its students to have a â€Å"working knowledge† of financial accounting, statistics, microeconomics, and calculus. If you don’t have it, acquire it. UNC Kenan-Flagler 2019-2020 MBA Application Deadlines Application Deadline Decisions Released   Round 1 (Early Action) October 14, 2019 December 9, 2019   Round 2 January 6, 2020 March 2, 2020   Round 3* March 2, 2020 April 14, 2020 Round 4 April 6, 2020 May 18, 2020 *Recommended deadline for International applicants. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the application date. ***Disclaimer: Information is subject to change. Please check with individual programs to verify the essay questions, instructions and deadlines.*** For expert guidance with your UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA application, check out Accepted’s MBA Application Packages, which include comprehensive guidance from an experienced admissions consultant. We’ve helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA program and look forward to helping you too! By Linda Abraham, president and founder of Accepted. Linda earned her bachelors and MBA at UCLA, and has been advising applicants since 1994 when she founded Accepted. Linda is the co-founder and first president of AIGAC. She has written or co-authored 13 e-books on the admissions process, and has been quoted by The  Wall Street Journal, U.S. News, Poets Quants, Bloomberg Businessweek, CBS News, and others. Linda is the host of Admissions Straight Talk, a podcast for graduate school applicants.  Want an admissions expert help you get accepted? Click here to get in touch! Related Resources: †¢Ã‚  Why MBA?, a free guide †¢ Three MBA Application Poisons and Their Antidotes, a short video †¢Ã‚  5 Elements to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Essay Tips Deadlines [2019 - 2020] Are you a team leader? Are you committed to sustainable enterprise? Are you seeking resources and intellectual capital needed to shape both business and government? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented, innovative individual? UNC Kenan-Flagler adcoms are interested in seeing your multidimensional personality and capabilities. Your challenge: Prove that your goals mesh with the school’s goals and that your talents will contribute to the program’s collaborative nature. UNC made some changes to its application this year: Essay 2 is entirely new. It gives you three options to choose from, whereas last year there was only one prompt. They’ve shortened the optional essay and only give you 150 words this year to provide additional information, if you need to do so. Last year, the optional question had a 300-word limit. How should you respond to these changes as well as the questions themselves? Read on! My tips are in blue below. UNC Kenan-Flagler 2019-2020 MBA application essays The Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina has two required essay and one optional essay. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #1 Please respond to the questions below that will assist us in learning more about you:  (500 words) Tell us what your immediate career goals are and how you will benefit personally and professionally from earning an MBA at Kenan-Flagler Business School. As the business world continues to evolve, circumstances can change and guide you in a different direction. Should your goals that you provided above not transpire, what other opportunities would you explore? What do you see yourself doing immediately upon graduation and why? Perhaps include the most influential experience that convinced you to go down this path? And then the critical: Why do you need an MBA from UNC with its approach to business education to realize your dream? UNC also wants to know your Plan B. If you are aiming for Goldman Sachs and a career in investment banking, would your backup plan be a similar position with, let’s say, Bank of America or would it be a position in corporate finance or with a startup? If you are aiming for McKinsey, Bain, or BCG, what would your Plan B be? Perhaps a position in a leadership rotation program? Or would it be working for a company like Deloitte or A. T. Kearney? Your Plan B needs to be at least as achievable as Plan A – if not more so. It should also be related to A so that the education you receive can also help you attain it. Check out our free guide, Why MBA? for more tips on writing about post-MBA goals. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #2 Please select one topic below and respond to the prompt. (250 words) UNC Kenan-Flagler provides you with three excellent prompts to choose from. Select the one that you will find easiest to respond to, that complements the other information you provide in the application, and that allows them to most vividly see how you will add to the Kenan-Flagler community. One thing that all three prompts have in common: Whichever question you choose to answer, include one example – not more and not less. Topic 1: What is one thing that we do not know about you that you want us to know? Topic 1 is an excellent question and gives you an opportunity to highlight a distinctive aspect of your background, an unusual hobby or interest, or a challenge that you have overcome that appears nowhere else in your application. Those are a few of the ways you could use this prompt, but there are lots of other possibilities too. Topic 2: Provide us an example of a time you were able to be creative with your work. What was exciting or difficult about it? Did you achieve the results you were looking for? There are so many ways to be creative. You can be creative in your analysis of data. You can be creative in examining scientific processes. You can look at something from a different angle to solve a logistical, business, or interpersonal problem. Write about one such situation and answer the last two questions in this prompt. Topic 3: Tell us about a time when you felt or witnessed someone being marginalized. How did you feel? What did you take away from the experience and how has it encouraged you to be an inclusive leader? The question is pretty clear and highlights UNC’s emphasis on inclusion. Make sure you answer all parts of it. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #3 (Optional) Is there any additional information not presented elsewhere in your application that you would like the admissions committee to consider? Optional areas to address include (150 words): If you have not had coursework in the core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), how will you prepare yourself? Inconsistent academics, gaps in work, or low standardized test scores Choice of recommenders This optional essay is pretty straightforward. Just answer it. You may also want to highlight professional preparation that you have already had in quantitative areas. Kenan-Flagler explicitly says that it’s important for its students to have a â€Å"working knowledge† of financial accounting, statistics, microeconomics, and calculus. If you don’t have it, acquire it. UNC Kenan-Flagler 2019-2020 MBA Application Deadlines Application Deadline Decisions Released   Round 1 (Early Action) October 14, 2019 December 9, 2019   Round 2 January 6, 2020 March 2, 2020   Round 3* March 2, 2020 April 14, 2020 Round 4 April 6, 2020 May 18, 2020 *Recommended deadline for International applicants. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the application date. ***Disclaimer: Information is subject to change. Please check with individual programs to verify the essay questions, instructions and deadlines.*** For expert guidance with your UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA application, check out Accepted’s MBA Application Packages, which include comprehensive guidance from an experienced admissions consultant. We’ve helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA program and look forward to helping you too! By Linda Abraham, president and founder of Accepted. Linda earned her bachelors and MBA at UCLA, and has been advising applicants since 1994 when she founded Accepted. Linda is the co-founder and first president of AIGAC. She has written or co-authored 13 e-books on the admissions process, and has been quoted by The  Wall Street Journal, U.S. News, Poets Quants, Bloomberg Businessweek, CBS News, and others. Linda is the host of Admissions Straight Talk, a podcast for graduate school applicants.  Want an admissions expert help you get accepted? Click here to get in touch! Related Resources: †¢Ã‚  Why MBA?, a free guide †¢ Three MBA Application Poisons and Their Antidotes, a short video †¢Ã‚  5 Elements to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Essay Tips Deadlines [2019 - 2020] Are you a team leader? Are you committed to sustainable enterprise? Are you seeking resources and intellectual capital needed to shape both business and government? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented, innovative individual? UNC Kenan-Flagler adcoms are interested in seeing your multidimensional personality and capabilities. Your challenge: Prove that your goals mesh with the school’s goals and that your talents will contribute to the program’s collaborative nature. UNC made some changes to its application this year: Essay 2 is entirely new. It gives you three options to choose from, whereas last year there was only one prompt. They’ve shortened the optional essay and only give you 150 words this year to provide additional information, if you need to do so. Last year, the optional question had a 300-word limit. How should you respond to these changes as well as the questions themselves? Read on! My tips are in blue below. UNC Kenan-Flagler 2019-2020 MBA application essays The Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina has two required essay and one optional essay. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #1 Please respond to the questions below that will assist us in learning more about you:  (500 words) Tell us what your immediate career goals are and how you will benefit personally and professionally from earning an MBA at Kenan-Flagler Business School. As the business world continues to evolve, circumstances can change and guide you in a different direction. Should your goals that you provided above not transpire, what other opportunities would you explore? What do you see yourself doing immediately upon graduation and why? Perhaps include the most influential experience that convinced you to go down this path? And then the critical: Why do you need an MBA from UNC with its approach to business education to realize your dream? UNC also wants to know your Plan B. If you are aiming for Goldman Sachs and a career in investment banking, would your backup plan be a similar position with, let’s say, Bank of America or would it be a position in corporate finance or with a startup? If you are aiming for McKinsey, Bain, or BCG, what would your Plan B be? Perhaps a position in a leadership rotation program? Or would it be working for a company like Deloitte or A. T. Kearney? Your Plan B needs to be at least as achievable as Plan A – if not more so. It should also be related to A so that the education you receive can also help you attain it. Check out our free guide, Why MBA? for more tips on writing about post-MBA goals. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #2 Please select one topic below and respond to the prompt. (250 words) UNC Kenan-Flagler provides you with three excellent prompts to choose from. Select the one that you will find easiest to respond to, that complements the other information you provide in the application, and that allows them to most vividly see how you will add to the Kenan-Flagler community. One thing that all three prompts have in common: Whichever question you choose to answer, include one example – not more and not less. Topic 1: What is one thing that we do not know about you that you want us to know? Topic 1 is an excellent question and gives you an opportunity to highlight a distinctive aspect of your background, an unusual hobby or interest, or a challenge that you have overcome that appears nowhere else in your application. Those are a few of the ways you could use this prompt, but there are lots of other possibilities too. Topic 2: Provide us an example of a time you were able to be creative with your work. What was exciting or difficult about it? Did you achieve the results you were looking for? There are so many ways to be creative. You can be creative in your analysis of data. You can be creative in examining scientific processes. You can look at something from a different angle to solve a logistical, business, or interpersonal problem. Write about one such situation and answer the last two questions in this prompt. Topic 3: Tell us about a time when you felt or witnessed someone being marginalized. How did you feel? What did you take away from the experience and how has it encouraged you to be an inclusive leader? The question is pretty clear and highlights UNC’s emphasis on inclusion. Make sure you answer all parts of it. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #3 (Optional) Is there any additional information not presented elsewhere in your application that you would like the admissions committee to consider? Optional areas to address include (150 words): If you have not had coursework in the core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), how will you prepare yourself? Inconsistent academics, gaps in work, or low standardized test scores Choice of recommenders This optional essay is pretty straightforward. Just answer it. You may also want to highlight professional preparation that you have already had in quantitative areas. Kenan-Flagler explicitly says that it’s important for its students to have a â€Å"working knowledge† of financial accounting, statistics, microeconomics, and calculus. If you don’t have it, acquire it. UNC Kenan-Flagler 2019-2020 MBA Application Deadlines Application Deadline Decisions Released   Round 1 (Early Action) October 14, 2019 December 9, 2019   Round 2 January 6, 2020 March 2, 2020   Round 3* March 2, 2020 April 14, 2020 Round 4 April 6, 2020 May 18, 2020 *Recommended deadline for International applicants. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the application date. ***Disclaimer: Information is subject to change. Please check with individual programs to verify the essay questions, instructions and deadlines.*** For expert guidance with your UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA application, check out Accepted’s MBA Application Packages, which include comprehensive guidance from an experienced admissions consultant. We’ve helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA program and look forward to helping you too! By Linda Abraham, president and founder of Accepted. Linda earned her bachelors and MBA at UCLA, and has been advising applicants since 1994 when she founded Accepted. Linda is the co-founder and first president of AIGAC. She has written or co-authored 13 e-books on the admissions process, and has been quoted by The  Wall Street Journal, U.S. News, Poets Quants, Bloomberg Businessweek, CBS News, and others. Linda is the host of Admissions Straight Talk, a podcast for graduate school applicants.  Want an admissions expert help you get accepted? Click here to get in touch! Related Resources: †¢Ã‚  Why MBA?, a free guide †¢ Three MBA Application Poisons and Their Antidotes, a short video †¢Ã‚  5 Elements to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Essay Tips Deadlines [2019 - 2020] Are you a team leader? Are you committed to sustainable enterprise? Are you seeking resources and intellectual capital needed to shape both business and government? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented, innovative individual? UNC Kenan-Flagler adcoms are interested in seeing your multidimensional personality and capabilities. Your challenge: Prove that your goals mesh with the school’s goals and that your talents will contribute to the program’s collaborative nature. UNC made some changes to its application this year: Essay 2 is entirely new. It gives you three options to choose from, whereas last year there was only one prompt. They’ve shortened the optional essay and only give you 150 words this year to provide additional information, if you need to do so. Last year, the optional question had a 300-word limit. How should you respond to these changes as well as the questions themselves? Read on! My tips are in blue below. UNC Kenan-Flagler 2019-2020 MBA application essays The Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina has two required essay and one optional essay. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #1 Please respond to the questions below that will assist us in learning more about you:  (500 words) Tell us what your immediate career goals are and how you will benefit personally and professionally from earning an MBA at Kenan-Flagler Business School. As the business world continues to evolve, circumstances can change and guide you in a different direction. Should your goals that you provided above not transpire, what other opportunities would you explore? What do you see yourself doing immediately upon graduation and why? Perhaps include the most influential experience that convinced you to go down this path? And then the critical: Why do you need an MBA from UNC with its approach to business education to realize your dream? UNC also wants to know your Plan B. If you are aiming for Goldman Sachs and a career in investment banking, would your backup plan be a similar position with, let’s say, Bank of America or would it be a position in corporate finance or with a startup? If you are aiming for McKinsey, Bain, or BCG, what would your Plan B be? Perhaps a position in a leadership rotation program? Or would it be working for a company like Deloitte or A. T. Kearney? Your Plan B needs to be at least as achievable as Plan A – if not more so. It should also be related to A so that the education you receive can also help you attain it. Check out our free guide, Why MBA? for more tips on writing about post-MBA goals. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #2 Please select one topic below and respond to the prompt. (250 words) UNC Kenan-Flagler provides you with three excellent prompts to choose from. Select the one that you will find easiest to respond to, that complements the other information you provide in the application, and that allows them to most vividly see how you will add to the Kenan-Flagler community. One thing that all three prompts have in common: Whichever question you choose to answer, include one example – not more and not less. Topic 1: What is one thing that we do not know about you that you want us to know? Topic 1 is an excellent question and gives you an opportunity to highlight a distinctive aspect of your background, an unusual hobby or interest, or a challenge that you have overcome that appears nowhere else in your application. Those are a few of the ways you could use this prompt, but there are lots of other possibilities too. Topic 2: Provide us an example of a time you were able to be creative with your work. What was exciting or difficult about it? Did you achieve the results you were looking for? There are so many ways to be creative. You can be creative in your analysis of data. You can be creative in examining scientific processes. You can look at something from a different angle to solve a logistical, business, or interpersonal problem. Write about one such situation and answer the last two questions in this prompt. Topic 3: Tell us about a time when you felt or witnessed someone being marginalized. How did you feel? What did you take away from the experience and how has it encouraged you to be an inclusive leader? The question is pretty clear and highlights UNC’s emphasis on inclusion. Make sure you answer all parts of it. UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA essay #3 (Optional) Is there any additional information not presented elsewhere in your application that you would like the admissions committee to consider? Optional areas to address include (150 words): If you have not had coursework in the core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), how will you prepare yourself? Inconsistent academics, gaps in work, or low standardized test scores Choice of recommenders This optional essay is pretty straightforward. Just answer it. You may also want to highlight professional preparation that you have already had in quantitative areas. Kenan-Flagler explicitly says that it’s important for its students to have a â€Å"working knowledge† of financial accounting, statistics, microeconomics, and calculus. If you don’t have it, acquire it. UNC Kenan-Flagler 2019-2020 MBA Application Deadlines Application Deadline Decisions Released   Round 1 (Early Action) October 14, 2019 December 9, 2019   Round 2 January 6, 2020 March 2, 2020   Round 3* March 2, 2020 April 14, 2020 Round 4 April 6, 2020 May 18, 2020 *Recommended deadline for International applicants. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the application date. ***Disclaimer: Information is subject to change. Please check with individual programs to verify the essay questions, instructions and deadlines.*** For expert guidance with your UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA application, check out Accepted’s MBA Application Packages, which include comprehensive guidance from an experienced admissions consultant. We’ve helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA program and look forward to helping you too! By Linda Abraham, president and founder of Accepted. Linda earned her bachelors and MBA at UCLA, and has been advising applicants since 1994 when she founded Accepted. Linda is the co-founder and first president of AIGAC. She has written or co-authored 13 e-books on the admissions process, and has been quoted by The  Wall Street Journal, U.S. News, Poets Quants, Bloomberg Businessweek, CBS News, and others. Linda is the host of Admissions Straight Talk, a podcast for graduate school applicants.  Want an admissions expert help you get accepted? Click here to get in touch! Related Resources: †¢Ã‚  Why MBA?, a free guide †¢ Three MBA Application Poisons and Their Antidotes, a short video †¢Ã‚  5 Elements to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story

Setting up a New Travel Agency Article - 825 Words

Setting up a New Travel Agency (Article Sample) Content: Subject: TourismTitle: Setting up a New Travel Agency Travel agency business is becoming very competitive in Australia. Before setting up a new business, it is important that you conduct a thorough market research in order to have an edge over similar services providers. A major entry barrier for new businesses in this sector is the diminishing profit margin . It is also a big challenge for starters to meet the minimum licensing requirements. However, the reprieve for new entrants is that the cost of starting up a business is low. This report will detail the licensing requirements for a new travel agency in Australia. It will also extrapolate how to minimize cost in staffing and the insurance requirements. Different states have different requirements for entrants into the travel agency business. However, there is a minimum prerequisite set by the national government. One will need to apply for a license. The type of travel one wishes to establish will determine the l icense issued. International travel license covers for those interested in setting up business to operate across borders. Domestic travel license is for those interested in trading within Australia. To apply for any of the two licenses, one must have the following minimum qualifications. First, he/she must be eighteen years and over. Secondly, the manager to he/she has hired must have the relevant educational qualifications for the position. Thirdly, one must be of sound physical and mental health as stipulated by Australias laws. Last, eligibility for membership in the Travel Compensation Fund is mandatory. With the minimum qualifications set above, the next step is to apply for a license. An applicant is required to apply for two licenses. The first license is applied to NSW Fair Trading and the other to Travel Compensation Fund. The first one ensures that the staffs hired meet the minimum educational qualifications. It also crosschecks whether the set remuneration meets the minim um wage provided for by the law. The second license ensures that the business in consideration for registration has the necessary financial muscle to operate without inconveniencing travelers. Before making the application, it is prudent to reflect on the type of business that one wants to register. One can apply as a sole proprietor, either individually or through a company. He may also opt to apply in collaboration with a partner. In the case of partnership, the regulating authority requires that each partner should posses a license. Australias travel agency regulator has the mandate to look after the welfare of travelers. Through the Travel Compensation Fund, customers are protected from travel agencies. A new company needs to deposit money with TCF so that should it fail to offer value to money received from customers, money can be withdrawn from the TCF as compensation. With the necessary requirements in place, the next step is to identify a business name and apply for registra tion. The application for business name registration is done at the nationally level through an online system. The application form available online takes approximately 25 minutes to complete. A registration fee is charged for business names. The challenge for travel agency businesses is to maintain a low wage bill and keep the motivation of the staff high. The law provides the minimum wage but employers must aim to operate higher than the minimum in order to attract and retain the best human resource. An award scheme for employees ensures that their morale is high while improving the performance of the company at the same time. At the managerial level, the package should be attractive enough to attract experienced staff that meets the educational qualifications. The sales department should be aggressive in order to win as many customers as possible. Travel business is seasonal and it is prudent to employ subordinate staff on par...