If salary was not a factor, what would you do for a living and how would you spe

weiwei_zhwq

这是Maryland Essay 2的题目, 没有什么思路, 大家能帮忙一起集思广议一下吗?
我想写环游世界然后写游记, 另外想学心理学, 可有老美朋友建议说这样写不好, adcom会想那你不如去念新闻专业或者心理学专业好了...

3月1号就deadline了, 大家给我出出注意吧~~多谢了!

solmyr

题目都已经说了，"如果"钱不是一个考量的话。adcom当然知道MBA是为了赚钱，心理学只是你的兴趣

weiwei_zhwq

谢谢solmyr!
恳请大家踊跃发言啊~~多谢多谢啦~~

sy029

我觉得这篇很像Ross的第三篇Essay:
If you were not pursuing the career goals you described in question 1, what profession would you pursue instead? (For example, teacher, musician, athlete, architect, etc.) How will this alternate interest contribute to your effectiveness in solving multidisciplinary problems?

这个职业不是以养家糊口为目标，但需要的特质或者本领是你读MBA同样需要的，比如运动员坚持不懈永不服输的精神，比如建筑设计师追求精确的责任感，比如教练将队员团结一心追求卓越的领导力，诸如此类。这些都需要让admission officer感觉你拥有这些不仅帮助你成为有潜力的MBA，而且能成为未来的leader。

weiwei_zhwq

谢谢sy029的分享
如果我写环游世界然后写游记, 另外想学心理学, 你觉得会让Adcom觉得我不适合念MBA吗?

zjws

写个自己的vision & mission,往大了写没事. 要大到全人类的地步, 可以参考诸多成功公司的mission.

例如奥组委的mission是促进人类社会大和平. 其实刚开始start-up时只是几个想开运动会的骗融资的人. Google的mission 是世界信息随处可即. 奥德曼的mission是保卫地球不被怪物毁灭.

你的mission呢

weiwei_zhwq

如果我没有那么大的mission咋整啊?
我就想做自己喜欢做的事, 开心就好.....

sy029

谢谢sy029的分享
如果我写环游世界然后写游记, 另外想学心理学, 你觉得会让Adcom觉得我不适合念MBA吗?

-- by 会员 weiwei_zhwq (2010/2/26 11:03:10)

不知道你的career goal是什么，举例来说，如果想做一名公司的HR高管，对心理学的兴趣说明你有对探知人内心世界的热情，同时也具备明察秋毫的能力，那么就会跟你的career goal契合；或者如果你想服务于环保公益组织，那么环游世界证明你在意国计民生和环境的可持续发展，希望大自然的美景得以延续下去，那也是契合的。
总之，窃以为这篇文章需要support and enhance career goal，要表达出你对未来职业发展是怎样发自肺腑的热爱，以至于说即使不挣钱也要利用你的这份兴趣进行另外一种生活。只是与career goal那篇相比，这篇文章的写作要更加personal, intuitive, even emotional.

weiwei_zhwq

LS正解, 非常受启发! 感谢!!

cannedpineapple

This, btw, is a good opportunity to think about your passion (which is what this qn is asking for) and whether your career goal fits that. If it doesn't, are you aimed at the right career? Will you be happy and satisfied, if you're going into a career that is not your passion?

While this essay is about passion, discovering your passion can also often lead you to question again your goals. That's how my goals switched from banking to consulting to working in the media. As I discovered more about what made me passionate and happy, I began to see that I should be doing something different. That's what I eventually wrote in my essays, and that's now what I'm going to do when I graduate. I couldn't be happier.

Good luck!