Tippie MBA's Web 2.0 Alternative to MBA Admissions Essay: MBA News

If applying before July 14th 2013, applicants to the full-time MBA at the Tippie School of Management with a flair for creating business presentations are now able to submit a Slideshare presentation in place of the two traditional MBA admissions essays the business school usually requires.

 

Further good news for Tippie MBA applicants is a "full-tuition financial award package valued at over $38,000 going to the admitted candidate who crafts the most creative response," explains Lydia Fine, associate director of recruiting and admissions for the Tippie MBA in a recent blog post.

 

"We’re always looking for new ways to get a sense of our applicants’ personalities," continues Fine. "Getting to the 'real' MBA candidate under the application is challenging, so we’re trying something new - using a tool most business professionals are already familiar with: a slide deck, aka PowerPoint presentation."

 

Owned by online business social networking networking giant LinkedIn, Slideshare is a community tool designed for sharing slide-based presentations online.