Best tweet might get you an MBA degree

By SiliconIndia   |   Monday, 18 July, 2011
Are you looking for an admission in the renowned University of Lowa? Then tweet your way to the entrance of the famous university.. All you need is to express why you want to go to college in 140 characters or less, that’s all The University of lowa wants to hear from you. The applicant who most creatively answers the question will get selected.

The University was Monday offering a scholarship for its Tippie College of business MBA course to the applicant who answers the question most creatively. You will have to express your opinion on “what makes you an exceptional Tippie MBA candidate and full-time MBA hire? Creativity encouraged!”.

Getting in to the University is a matter of pride for many. Candidates from different cities and backgrounds are working hard to get in and now that they have finally got a better option. It is a good opportunity for students to prove their creativity and knowledge.

Through this, the social media again proved that it is something that has become so relevant in our culture and it has been shown to be a powerful tool for business communication. This is a way how the prospective students can express that they embrace innovation and also helps them to express that they are comfortable using the kind of media and technology driving so many changes in today’s business world.

Your tweets can provide a link to blog entries, full resumes or expand talking points on the web so that it will impress the judges. By saying the term ‘creativity encouraged’ the university is giving an advance opportunity to students those who wants to tweet more than 140 characters.

Twitter is no doubt the hike of modern web enthusiasts to share their thoughts in second with thousands of people. Through this different way of admission procedure the university is giving an opportunity to students to express their actual feelings, it shouldn’t be all-embracing. Through the teasers the applicants get an opportunity to draw someone in and dive deeper.

The new way of admission procedure shows the growing importance of social media in education and the importance of social networking for the success of business in a global environment. For the scholarship eligibility students would need to pass the usual admission tests. The last date of sending tweet is July 28 and the recipient will be announced on August 4.
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