#the subs ive seen online seem ... eh

[raraavisalterego]

i would watch anything wong karwai makes, and hu ge is hu ge

but lets be honest here

i will be watching blossoms shanghai because the three leading ladies are hot, like damn ma yili , tang yan and XIN ZHI LEI

👀

[multimediamac]

Compact claustrophobia complete but not 100%

i was going to 100% it but the post game as it where is kinda... non existent, it looses alot of momentum after you finish the main quest line, granted i had fun doing that but as soon as i finished it i was basically thinking "oh thats it then" i think the pack wouldve been better without it, side quests along the way that you can go back and complete as there really isnt any i would've much preferred that as oposed to lazy post game quests such as "get 100000000" of this item, well there is one side quest i want to talk about

the glitched

the worse game design ive ever seen in a modpack is present here, when i say it is genuinly disgusting how horendous this game design is im not kidding, to put it short the glitch machines are small sub dimentions, in it, you do parkor to find rewards, the game design tells you this, do parkor get reward, so naturally once you parkour to the tower and get a reward, you can see another reward just out of reach, it is neither parkorable nore gettable with any information your given, none, and holy moley this frustrated me to high heven, why. reading online the seeming only way to do it is with either a grappling hook or hover boots, both the quest book never mentions and are useless outside of specifcally getting that quest reward, a reward that in no way hints to how to get it, its just frustratingly bad, especially compared to the rest of the pack, i honeslty think it was such a bad feature i wouldve fully removed it where i to design this pack it put a sour experience on my otherwise fun playthrough but ultiatmley it shows such lack of care for follow, its insulting, speaking of usless features, yeah, why is enderio in here the machines are removed and it cloggs up the JEI menue, why, it doesnt do anything, im all for mods in mod packs that allow for different play styles, non mandatory, but its in here for no reason, no quests use it, you cannot do anything with it, like when i say this i dont mean "oh its not useful for me" i mean its useless, the components are uncraftable, why is it in here, it makes no sense and was just consistently guttering up my jei searches, seriously its inclusion is nothing just like platinum and many other materials, though the enderio items are not there, arguably worse is the materials you get that are colourful scrap, platinum, irridium, both have no uses and yet they drop, im getting frustrated lets talk the good

The pack uses compact machines excelently being its core premise it flips skyblock on its head by instead of a tiny platform on a vast void, you have nothing in a tiny space, additionally i learned nuclearcraft via this modpack, found learning that fun (my fusion reactor exploded) fun

dont feel like typing anymore, honestly would i recomend this, no but i saught it to the end and i dont feel like typing anymore, eh

[sunnycarrztakesthemba]

Breaking it Down.

Essentially, there are 5 types of essay questions: 

1. Goals

Seems pretty straightforward. “Yeah, I know what I want to do in 5 years. And 10 years. And when I retire I want a big house with 10 dogs (the ABSOLUTE DREAM, IF YOU ASK ME).” okay, hold it. This isn’t enough. The questions ask you what you want to achieve, why you even want to do the MBA in the first place and how the school will help you achieve your goals. 

So firstly, you better have some solid goals in the ST/MT/LT. Just seeing yourself as an MBB partner in 10 years isn’t going to cut it. [Q: If you want to make an impact, what impact do you want to make? How do you plan to make it?] 

Secondly, if you read the bold part in the last sentence of the first paragraph, you’ll realize that you’re going to have to tailor it to the school. It’s like your resumes when you’re out job hunting - you don’t send out the same resume to different companies with different JDs, right? You make sure that you highlight in your resume what the company is specifically looking for. Same principle applies. Research on your schools, look at their motto, mission, vision, values. Read about how the schools have helped their students achieve their goals. 

Lastly, the Goals questions also come with a word limit. So along with reflecting on your purpose and ST/MT/LT goals, brush up on your summary skills too. 

2. Self-Reflection 

This is where you really have to think about your whole life. Everything your parents have told you, everything you have realised along the way. Your struggles and your achievements. EVERYTHING. The answers to these questions also allow you to understand yourself and your personality (mindblown) WHICH allow the schools to determine whether or not you’re a good fit for the school (sneaky sneaky!). The questions can range from “what values are important to you” (Kellogg asked this) to “Tell us who you are” bro how does one even answer this?!) to “Tell us your strengths and weaknesses”

[Sunny Strategy: Think of the following. 

(i) Make a list of all the things you’ve picked up as extracurriculars. Think about why you did them 

(ii) Tough times you’ve faced 

(iii) Your failures - these are actually fantastic essay topics. They determine your character more than anything.

(iv) Your successes 

(v) Why are you who you are as a person. What experiences have impacted you so greatly that you are who you are today

(vi) What do we hate about our jobs? What do we like? Why? - and no, this is where you have to be objective and not go on about why you hate your job ]

3. How can you contribute [to the school]

Tbh, no explanation required here. They want to see how you can contribute to the student community. And no, donation is not an option. Or is it? LOL. 

Either way, I’d suggest drawing on past experiences from your undergrad degree and  talking to alumni, asking them about the culture, events and extracurriculars available. Then see how you’re able to contribute. [Disclaimer: I’m still trying to figure out how I’d answer this. Will update if I experience an epiphany or make a serendipitous discovery]

4. You as a leader

This is quite an interesting question because till now we’ve only ever seen our past selves as leaders. But have we ever thought about: 

(i) What kind of leader we want to be? 

(ii) What is it in our current mentors/leaders/bosses that we like, and would want to emulate when we become leaders v2.0/3.0/4.0 bla3

(iii) How we’ll use that “position of power” to make the impact we want to make in Section 1 - Goals. 

So far, the questions I’ve come across are pretty straightforward, about how you’ve made an impact. But no harm thinking about those penned above. Always good to be prepared for anything and everything, eh?

5. The video essay

These can be further broken down into 2 sub-types: 

    (i) pre-recorded - where you are given a question in advance, and you actually have a decent amount of time to think through what you want to say. Take MIT Sloan, for example. They ask you to introduce yourself to your classmates in 60s. 

   (ii) impromptu - now, I reckon this will be harder because you will probably have like a minute or two to think about how you want to answer this question. But you also probably won’t know what to expect. [Sunny Strategy: google it the fk out - I’m sure these questions are available online. Somewhere.]

The questions written above are those that popped up while I was writing this, complete with my entertaining commentary and personal strategies on how I’d want to tackle these essays. In no way am I an expert. If anything, I’m right smack in the middle of the process. Pls do not rely on this blog 100% (I disclaim all personal liability if u rely on this blog 100% and things don’t work for u - I am as much of a pleb as u. Sorry, putting in disclaimers when I express my opinions are second nature to me now, given the field I work in.). 

If you are looking at more prompts to help you start on the introspection process, you can refer to my next post :D 

Sources: 

1) https://e-gmat.com/blogs/mba-essay-5-types-of-essays/

2) https://www.stacyblackman.com/blog/turn-failure-into-a-great-business-school-admissions-essay/

3) https://www.stacyblackman.com/blog/tuesday-tips-%e2%80%93-ten-questions-part-2/

4)https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattsymonds/2019/04/12/start-early-and-enjoy-yourself-the-best-strategy-for-mba-admissions-success/#1987342e7066