# Stern's "personal expression" admissions essay option is featured; Assistant Dean Isser Gallogly is quoted

1 School News July 2, 2014 ![The Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_035942.jpg?itok=sIDv5_PG)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/articles/want-to-get-into-business-school-write-less-talk-more-1404340224) -- "Because most B-school applicants come from the working world, the personal statements help admissions officers understand why a candidate is pursuing a particular path, said Isser Gallogly, Stern's assistant dean of M.B.A. admissions."

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