Extracurriculars: The Extras That Count

Impressing an MBA admissions committee is sometimes as simple as telling a good story about your interests, your activities, and yourself

Like everyone in junior-high gym class, business school admissions committees want some of the cool kids to play on their team, too. One way to show the admissions committees at top business schools that you're a cool kid—someone who is more than his standardized test scores and résumé—is through your extracurricular activities. "No business school wants a class of nerds or workaholics," says Linda Abraham, president of the admissions consultancy Accepted.com. Although you can get into business school as a traditional candidate, who likely tutors or works for Habitat for Humanity or sits on a board for some company or nonprofit, there's no denying that the more unique your extracurricular activity, the more you can use it as a way to stand out from the other applicants.

Source: Businessweek