The Seven Deadly Sins most MBA applicants commit:
1. PASSIVITY: Adopting the passive voice, i.e., overusing forms of the verb "to be" rather than action verbs, which leads to verbosity and dull writing.
2. FORMALITY: Adopting an overly formal tone.
3. PANDERING: Telling the Admissions Committee what you think they want to hear.
4. DISCONTINUITY: Failure to "connect the dots," i.e., to weave the pieces of your story into a cohesive and coherent whole.
5. EXCUSE-MAKING: Drawing unwarranted attention to perceived shortcomings (e.g., "my GMAT score is low because...").
6. LACK OF INSIGHT: Failure to draw insightful conclusions from experiences.
7. PERSONALITY: Failure to understand the personality of the school to which you are applying, and to explain how the school's personality fits with your own.
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