Hey SyedSan - we'll take the easy one first:
No benefit. The only downside to waiting to submit till the day of/before deadline is that the servers get very busy and there can be some real frustration and stress in getting it to submit sometimes. This is less of a problem in Round 1 but it can still happen. It would suck to have a technical glitch prevent you from getting in on time! But in terms of any advantage in terms of your application, none that we've ever heard of at Darden.
As to your "dilemma" ...![:-)]( "Smile")
The Darden application has NEVER been easy so we can appreciate how this may have you stumped. At least the main essay question this year is not as difficult as it's been in the past!!!
Hopefully the way out will be revealed to you... it may take some brainstorming. Try making lists in response to each question and see what you come up with, that's often a good first step in identifying some potential answers.
EssaySnark
SyedSan wrote:
Additionally, I wonder if there is any benefit in submitting application sooner rather than one day before R1 deadline?
No benefit. The only downside to waiting to submit till the day of/before deadline is that the servers get very busy and there can be some real frustration and stress in getting it to submit sometimes. This is less of a problem in Round 1 but it can still happen. It would suck to have a technical glitch prevent you from getting in on time! But in terms of any advantage in terms of your application, none that we've ever heard of at Darden.
As to your "dilemma" ...
SyedSan wrote:
I have a dilemma, which is Darden has two essay questions that are kind of similar (note: these questions are part of application but not in the essay section just like short-term goal).
Q1) Learning teams are an integral part of Dardens academic experience. What personal qualities and expertise will you bring to your Darden learning team? (250 words)
Q2) At Darden, a core part of the academic experience is participation in and contribution to your learning team. In what ways will your teammates say that you add value? (150 words)
So basically, I am looking for some kind of guidance on how to answer the two questions differently.
We're going to offer a probably unhelpful response: spend more time studying these two questions. They're actually asking for different things. Q1) Learning teams are an integral part of Dardens academic experience. What personal qualities and expertise will you bring to your Darden learning team? (250 words)
Q2) At Darden, a core part of the academic experience is participation in and contribution to your learning team. In what ways will your teammates say that you add value? (150 words)
So basically, I am looking for some kind of guidance on how to answer the two questions differently.
The Darden application has NEVER been easy so we can appreciate how this may have you stumped. At least the main essay question this year is not as difficult as it's been in the past!!!
Hopefully the way out will be revealed to you... it may take some brainstorming. Try making lists in response to each question and see what you come up with, that's often a good first step in identifying some potential answers.
EssaySnark