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How to get into a top business school, from a student who was admitted to Darden without a traditional finance background

Alice Cassin

The student: Alice Cassin, 29

Hometown: Born in Richmond, Virginia; spent childhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The school: The University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Class of 2017

Undergraduate: Princeton University 2010; Near East Studies

Work experience: The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; The National Democratic Institute; The World Bank

Her best admissions advice: With regard to selling yourself to an admissions team: “I think the biggest mistake people make is that they write about why they’re interested in the degree as opposed to what they’re bringing to the table.”

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Source:: BusinessInsider.Com