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London Business School requires applicants to submit two essays as part of their MBA application:

Essay 1: What are your post-MBA goals and how will your prior experience and the London Business School programme contribute towards these?

To answer this question, you must discuss the career goals, professional experience, and why you have selected LBS. You should mention short-term and long-term goals. Talk about your work experience, roles assumed, achievements, and leadership experiences. Finally, discuss how LBS's curriculum, global exposure, specific clubs, electives, and network align with your goals.

Essay 2: What Makes You Unique (200 words)?

To answer this question, you need to discuss qualities and experiences that set you apart. You may talk about your cultural background, challenges that you overcame, or unusual career paths. Discuss how your uniqueness will contribute to the LBS cohort.

The format that you can follow for writing the LOR for Ireland is given below:

Introduction:

This consists of a brief description of recommender's credentials (name, title, college/company name, including his relationship with the client) — how long and in what capacity he has known the applicant. Close this paragraph with the client's outstanding qualities that motivate the recommender to recommend the student.

Body Paragraphs:

Discuss four to five qualities like academic prowess, research aptitude, ability in thinking out of the box, leadership, organizational, teamwork skills, taking initiatives, work ethics and/or maturity. Provide a substantial and impressive example or instance when the applicant displayed that quality. This is very important.  

Conclusion: Summary of the applicant's strengths and a ringing and enthusiastic endorsement of his candidacy.

While creating the SOP for Ireland, you must ensure to avoid the following mistakes:

• An SOP with no mention of specific experiences related to the field is useless for the admission committee. You must include relevant academic and professional experiences, showcasing the logical progression towards the intended program.
• You must not forget to mention career goals. It is crucial to mention both short term and long-term goals to show that you are serious about further education and you have everything planned out.
• You must avoid grammatical errors as an SOP is also a reflection of your writing skills.
• Using a generic SOP for all the universities in Ireland must be avoided as every SOP must be customized as per the course and the university for better chances of selection by the admissions committee.