Essay Questions
For programs that start in 2010
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Please note that for re-applicants the essay topics are often different from the below!
Booth-Chicago Somewhat Common Topics
Columbia GSB -- 1-year Accelerated MBA program -- January intake
Haas-Berkeley Very Common Topics
Harvard Very Common Topics
INSEAD Common Topics
Kellogg Common Topics
Stanford Somewhat Common Topics
Tuck-Dartmouth Common Topics
Wharton Somewhat Common Topics
Yale Very Common Topics
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Since different
school's essay topics are similar, you might be able to take an essay you
wrote for one school and adjust it for other schools.
However, it's
important to give all schools the impression that you care about them and
their essay topics. Some admission readers are put off if they feel they are
reading a "recycled" essay. Therefore, customize and tailor the essay
content to the exact phrasing of the question asked. Make sure you answer
all parts of the questions, and not much beyond it. Pay attention to the
instructions and word limit.
Harvard:
Essay 1 – With
minor adjustments, you can use it for INSEAD (essay 2). with some
adjustments, you can use it for Yale (P.S 1) or Johnson (essay 1) or ESADE
(essay 1) or HEC Paris (essay 2) or Haas (S.A 2) or Ross (L.A 2).
Essay 2
– With some adjustments, you can use it for
Essay 3/2
– With some adjustments, you can use it for Haas (S.A. 3).
Essay 3/3
– With some adjustments, you can use it for
Essay 3/5
– With some adjustments, you can use it for HEC Paris (essay 1) or ESADE
(essay 4) or IESE (essays 1+2) or
Stanford:
Essay 1
–
With
minor adjustments, you can use it for Yale (P.S. 2/1) or Haas (
Essay 2
– With some adjustments, you can use it for HEC Paris (essay 1) or ESADE
(essay 4) or IESE (essays 1+2) or
Essay 3/b
– With some adjustments, you can use it for Johnson (essay 1) or Ross (L.A
2).
Essay 3/d
– Without adjustments, you can use it for Sloan (essay 1).
Essay 1 – With
some adjustments, you can use it for HEC Paris (essay 1) or ESADE (essay 4)
or IESE (essays 1+2) or
Essay 3
– With minor adjustments, you can use it for Judge (essay 2).
Essay 1 – With
some adjustments, you can use it for Said (essay 1) or Stern (essay 1a).
Essay 2a
– With some adjustments, you can use it for Harvard (essay 2).
Essay 2b
– With some adjustments, you can use it for Yale (P.S 2/3) or Tuck (essay
3).
Wharton:
Essay 3 – With
some adjustments, you can use it for INSEAD (essay 3).
Essay 4a
– With some adjustments, you can use it for IE (essay B) or Yale (P.S 2/4)
or Tepper (essay C1).
INSEAD:
Essay 2 – With
some adjustments, you can use it for ESADE essay 1 or Haas (S.A 2) or Ross
(L.A 2) or Yale (P.S 1+P.S 2/2) or Johnson (essay 1).
Essay 3
– With some adjustments, you can use it for Wharton (essay 3).
Essay 4
– with some adjustments, you can use it for HEC Paris (essay 1) or ESADE
(essay 4) or IESE (essays 1+2) or
Essay 5a
-
With
some adjustments, you can use it for LBS (essay 5).
Essay 5b
- With some adjustments, you can use it for HEC Paris (essay 5a).
Kellogg:
Essay 1a – With
some adjustments, you can use it for HEC Paris (essay 1) or ESADE (essay 4)
or IESE (essays 1+2) or
Essay 2 – With
some adjustments, you can use it for McCombs (essay 2) or IE (essay C) or
Yale (P.S 1) or Haas (essay 1) or Ross (L.A 2) or Tuck (essay 2).
Essay 4a
– With some adjustments, you can use it for
Essay 4b
– With some adjustments, you can use it for Tepper (essay C3) or
Stern:
Essay 1 – With
some adjustments, you can use it for HEC Paris (essay 1) or ESADE (essay 4)
or IESE (essays 1+2) or
MIT:
Essay 1 -
Without adjustments, you can use it for Stanford (essay 3d).
Haas:
Essay 1
- With some adjustments, you can use it for IE (essay c) or McCombs
(essay 2) or Yale (P.S. 1) or Kellogg (essay 2).
Essay 2
- With some adjustments, you can use it for HEC Paris (essay 1) or ESADE
(essay 4) or IESE (essays 1+2) or
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GENERAL INSTRUCTONS: Please be introspective and authentic in your responses. We value the opportunity to learn about your life experiences, aspirations, and goals.
Please adhere to the word limits outlined for each of the essay questions.
We don’t have a font type/size or margin requirement, but we would appreciate the use of an 11 point or larger font. All responses to essays must be on double-spaced pages that are uploaded in document form, except for Essay 4 for first-time applicants, which may be submitted as an audio or video file instead. (Please note the word limits in parentheses.)
Please keep in mind that it’s to your benefit to make your essays
concise, clear and easy to read for the Admissions Committee.
For the audio/video essay, you may use any software you choose to create the
file. The supported file types are outlined in the upload section of the
application.
Essay questions for applicants to the Fall 2010 entering class:
FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS
1. Describe the ways in which your family and/or community have helped shape your development. (750 words)
2. Describe the biggest risk you have ever taken, the outcome, and what you learned in the process. (500 words)
3. Describe your short-term and long-term career goals. What is your motivation for pursuing an MBA now and how will UCLA Anderson help you to achieve your goals? (750 words)
4. Select and respond to one of the following two questions. We would like you to respond to the question by recording an audio or video response (of no more than 1-2 minutes. Please note that there is a 5Mb file size limit) for upload in the online application. (Please note: The supported file types for audio files are: .avi, .wav, .mp3, .wmv, .midi, .wma, .aiff, .au, .mp4; the supported file types for video files are: .mov, .avi, .wmv, .mpeg). If you are unable to submit your response via audio or video, then please prepare a written response, instead. (250 words)
- Entrepreneurship is a mindset that embraces innovation and risk-taking within both established and new organizations. Describe an instance in which you exhibited this mindset.
- What is something people will find surprising about you?
5. OPTIONAL: Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (250 words)
REAPPLICANTS
Reapplicants who applied for the entering Fall 2008 or 2009 class are required to complete the following two essays. Upload them as one document if you opt to submit all of your essays in written format.
1. Please describe your career progress since you last applied and ways in which you have enhanced your candidacy. Include updates on short-term and long-term career goals, as well as your continued interest in UCLA Anderson. (750 words)
2. Describe the biggest risk you have ever taken, the outcome, and what you learned in the process. (500 words)
3. OPTIONAL: Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (250 words)
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Essay 1: How did you choose your most recent job/internship and how did this experience influence your future goals? What about the Chicago Booth MBA makes you feel it is the next best step in your career at this time? (750-1000 words)
Essay 1a: FOR REAPPLICANTS ONLY: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (250 words)
Essay 2: Please choose one of the following (500 - 750 words):
Describe a time when you wish you could have retracted something you said or did. When did you realize your mistake and how did you handle the situation?
-or-
Describe a time when you were surprised by feedback that you received. What was the feedback and why were you surprised?
We have set forth the following guidelines for you to consider when creating your presentation:
- The content is completely up to you. There is no right or wrong approach to this essay.
- Feel free to use the software you are most comfortable with. Acceptable formats for upload in the online application system are PowerPoint or PDF.
- There is a strict maximum of 4 slides, though you can provide fewer than 4 if you choose.
- Slides will be printed and added to your file for review, therefore, flash, hyperlinks, embedded videos, music, etc. will not be viewed by the committee. You are limited to text and static images to convey your points. Color may be used.
- Slides will be evaluated on the quality of content and ability to convey your ideas, not on technical expertise or presentation.
- You are welcome to attach a document containing notes if you feel a deeper explanation of your slides is necessary. However the hope is the slide is able to stand alone and convey your ideas clearly. You will not be penalized for adding notes but you should not construct a slide with the intention of using the notes section as a consistent means of explanation.
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In addition to learning about your professional aspirations, the Admissions Committee hopes to gain an understanding of your interests, values and motivations through these essays. How you answer these essays is at your discretion, there are no right answers and we encourage you to answer each question thoughtfully.
Dual Degree applicants: Please address the following questions within your response to Essay 1: How will the Dual Degree enhance your short-term or long-term goals?
Reapplicants: If you have applied to Columbia Business School within the past year, you are required to submit only the reapplication essay. If your last application was more than one year ago, you must answer essays 1, 2, and 3.
Columbia GSB essay questions for Fall 2010:
Essay 1: What are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will Columbia Business School help you achieve these goals? (Recommended 750 word limit)
Essay 2:
Master Classes are the epitome of bridging the gap
between theory and practice at Columbia Business School. (View link below)
Please provide an example from your own life in which practical experience
taught you more than theory alone. (Recommended 500 word limit)
View with Real Player:
http://merlin.gsb.columbia.edu:8080/ramgen/video1/faculty/MasterClass-promo.rm
Essay 3: Please provide an example of a team failure of which you've been a part. If given a second chance, what would you do differently? (Recommended 500 word limit)
Optional Essay: Is there any further information that you wish to provide to the Admissions Committee? (Please use this space to provide an explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or your personal history.) (No word limit)
Reapplication
Essay: How have you enhanced your candidacy since your previous
application? Please detail your progress since you last applied and
reiterate your short-term and long-term goals. Explain how the tools of the
Columbia MBA will help you to meet your goals and how you plan to
participate in the Columbia community . (Recommended 750 word limit).
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Columbia GSB -- 1-year Accelerated MBA program -- January intake
In addition to learning about your professional aspirations, the Admissions Committee hopes to gain an understanding of your interests, values and motivations through these essays. How you answer these essays is at your discretion, there are no right answers and we encourage you to answer each question thoughtfully.
Dual Degree applicants: Please address the following questions within your response to Essay 1: How will the Dual Degree enhance your short-term or long-term goals?
Reapplicants: If you have applied to Columbia Business School within the past year, you are required to submit only the reapplication essay. If your last application was more than one year ago, you must answer essays 1, 2, and 3.
Essay 1: What are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will Columbia Business School help you achieve these goals? (Recommended 750 word limit)
Essay 2: Master Classes are the epitome of bridging the gap between theory and practice at Columbia Business School. (View link below) Please provide an example from your own life in which practical experience taught you more than theory alone. (Recommended 500 word limit)
View with Real Player: http://merlin.gsb.columbia.edu:8080/ramgen/video1/faculty/MasterClass-promo.rm
Essay 3: Please provide an example of a team failure of which you've been a part. If given a second chance, what would you do differently? (Recommended 500 word limit)
Optional Essay: Is there any further information that you wish to provide to the Admissions Committee? (Please use this space to provide an explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or your personal history.) (No word limit)
Reapplication Essay: How have you enhanced your candidacy since your previous application? Please detail your progress since you last applied and reiterate your short-term and long-term goals. Explain how the tools of the Columbia MBA will help you to meet your goals and how you plan to participate in the Columbia community . (Recommended 750 word limit).
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2009-2010 MBA Application Essay Questions:
1. How have the changes in the global economy over the last 18 months affected you and your plan for the future? (400 words)
2. What will you contribute to an MBA program and what are your personal and professional expectations of the program you attend? (600 words)
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1. Write a brief explanation of your most important professional and personal achievements to date (2000 characters maximum, 30 lines approximately)
2. What do you consider your most powerful strength or asset? Describe a situation where you demonstrated this strength or asset? (2000 characters maximum, 30 lines approximately)
3. If you could pick the one quality that characterizes a good leader, which would you choose and why? (2000 characters maximum, 30 lines approximately)
4. What are your mid- and long-term goals after doing the MBA? (2000 characters maximum, 30 lines approximately)
5. Is there anything you have not mentioned in the essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (2000 characters maximum, 30 lines approximately) (Optional)
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Essays for Fall 2010 Entry
Three essay questions must be
completed before submitting your application. Prepare your essays carefully.
The Admissions Committee considers your responses to the following questions
important in the selection process. Please respond fully and concisely
using 1.5 line spacing. Your response to each question
should be no more than 2 pages in length, with a font size not
smaller than 10-point.
Candidates who applied to The Duke MBA between September 2008 and April 2009 are considered re-applicants. All re-applicants are required to complete the Re-applicant Essay in addition to the Applicant Essays.
All applicants have the opportunity to submit an optional essay to explain any extenuating circumstances of which the Admissions Committee should be aware.
Applicant Essays : Answer all 3 essay questions.
Today, companies must navigate through complex and
interdependent issues. They must deal with health and security matters,
environmental impact questions, and diversity and cultural concerns. Leaders
need adaptability, imagination, emotional intelligence, as well as business
acumen. Thus, Duke is in the midst of an ambitious global venture that will
embed and connect us around the world, and we are seeking future leaders of
consequence, those who value diversity and collaborative leadership, and who
aspire to impact the companies and communities of which they are a part in a
lasting and positive way.
Optional Essay (not required)
If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Admissions Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weakness in your application).
Re-applicant Essay
All re-applicants are required to complete the Re-applicant Essay. Please limit your response to two pages. Write an essay describing how you are now a stronger candidate for admission compared to the application you submitted the previous year.
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Listed below are the supplemental questions, short answer questions, required essays, and optional essays for the fall 2010 application.
We hope our short answer questions will provoke honest, thoughtful responses which will help us get to know you as a person. Responses can be as short as a few words or as long as a couple of paragraphs. Please do not exceed the specified word count. If a particular question does not apply to you, please answer N/A. You must also answer N/A to "optional" questions that you do not intend to answer.
Please note: Our online application does not allow you to format the text of your responses. Please copy and paste your responses from a text based application (i.e., Notepad or a text version of Microsoft Word). We do not evaluate your responses based on formatting.
Supplementary Questions: (section I)
1. If you have not provided a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor, please explain; otherwise, enter N/A.
2. List in order of importance all community & professional organizations and extracurricular activities in which you have been involved during or after university studies. Indicate the nature of the activity or organization, dates of involvement, offices held, & average number of hours spent per month.
3. List full-time and part-time jobs held during undergraduate or graduate studies, indicating the employer, job title, employment dates, location, and the number of hours worked per week for each position held prior to the completion of your degree.
4. Please explain all gaps in your employment since earning your university degree.
5. Please identify the course(s) you have taken or intend to take to demonstrate quantitative proficiency. Provide the course name and institution. Beyond courses, please discuss other ways in which you have demonstrated strong quantitative abilities.
6. If you have ever been subject to academic discipline, placed on probation, suspended or required to withdraw from any college or university, please explain. If not, please enter N/A. (An affirmative response to this question does not automatically disqualify you from admission.)
Short Answer: (section II)
1. What are you most passionate about? Why? (250 word maximum).
2. Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250 word maximum).
3. At Haas, we value innovation and creativity. Describe a time when you created positive change in a group or an organization. (250 word maximum).
4. What steps have you taken to learn about the Berkeley MBA program, and what factors have influenced your decision to apply? (250 word maximum).
Required Essays: (section III)
1. Give us an example of a situation in which you displayed leadership. (500 word maximum).
2. What are your post-MBA short-term and long-term career goals? How do your professional experiences relate to these goals? How will an MBA from Berkeley help you achieve these specific career goals? (1000 word maximum).
Optional Essays: (section IV)
1. (Optional) Please feel free to provide a statement concerning any information you would like to add to your application that you haven’t addressed elsewhere. (500 word maximum).
2. (Optional). Please provide the occupation of, and highest degree obtained by, your parent(s) or guardian(s).
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Harvard Business School
1. What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience?
2. Discuss how you have engaged with a community or organization.
3. Tell us about a time when you made a difficult decision.
4. Write a cover letter to your application introducing yourself to the Admissions Board.
5. What is your career vision and why is this choice meaningful to you?
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Answer each essay topic listed below as completely and candidly as possible. Essays should be typed and should not exceed the number of words assigned.
1. Why are you applying to the HEC MBA Program now? What is the professional objective that will guide your career choice after your MBA, and how will the HEC MBA contribute to the achievement of this objective? (500 words)
2. What do you consider your most significant life achievement? (250 words)
3. Leadership and ethics are inevitably intertwined in the business world. Describe a situation in which you have dealt with these issues and how they have influenced you. (250 words)
4. Imagine a life entirely different from the one you now lead, what would it be? (250 words)
5. Please choose from one of the following essays: (250 words)
a) What monument or site would you advise a first-time visitor to your country or city to discover, and why?
b) Certain books, movies or plays have had an international success that you believe to be undeserved. Choose an example and analyse it.
c) What figure do you most admire and why? You may choose from any field (arts, literature, politics, business, etc).
6. Is there any additional information you would like to share with us? (900 words)
Other questions:
JOB DESCRIPTION
Please describe your current position (200 words)
CAREER GOALS
Please describe your immediate career goals following your MBA (200
words)
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You must answer each question in a separate page with a minimum of 250 words and a maximum of 500 (1.5 line spacing).
All Applicants must answer the following essay
questions:
A.
If you had the opportunity, what would you ask the president or leader of
your country, and why?
B.
Cite the most difficult situation you have faced in your professional life
and how your input helped to resolve it.
Applicants for MBA and General Management programs
should also write an essay on the following topic:
C.
Cite at least one example in which your leadership impacted or changed a
situation and discuss how you think IE Business School will help you refine,
focus, or enhance this skill.
Other open questions from the application form:
Professional Experience
Please draw an organizational chart indicating what position you hold in the company (start from the chairman down to the individuals reporting to you). You can upload it here (max.1000 Kb) or send it along with the Required documents
Please describe your job, stating your responsibilities and tasks, and state the position of the person you report to. If you manage a budget please state how large. (250 word limit)
Are you responsible for achieving objectives? Please state their nature. (250 word limit)
Previous Professional Experience
Please describe your former (2) job(s), stating your responsibilities and tasks. State the position of the person you reported to. (125 word limit)
Additional Information
1. What is your motivation for you to study a Master degree? Describe how you believe a Master degree fits with your future career objectives. (200 word limit)
2. What are your reasons for applying to IE ? (200 word limit)
3. Have you applied to any other schools? If so, please state which ones. (200 word limit)
4. What contribution could you make to a highly dynamic and interactive program? (200 word limit)
5. Which of your personal characteristics could be considered valuable for teamwork? (200 word limit)
6. Which of your personal characteristics would you like to improve through the program? (200 word limit)
7. What, in your opinion, have been your most important achievements? (200 word limit)
8. Please indicate other extra-curricular activities, internships or voluntary work relevant for Admissions. (200 word limit)
9. What are your aspirations...
...personal? (100 word limit)
...professional? (100 word limit)
...financial? (100 word limit)
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1. Please
describe your short term professional goals (post MBA). (200 word limit)
2. Please
describe your long term professional goals (post MBA). (200 word limit)
3.
Describe two substantial accomplishments and one failure in a professional
or private endeavour. (600 word limit)
4.
Describe your job responsibilities. (250 word limit)
5.
Describe the most difficult project (personal or professional) that you have
faced recently (within last two years).
(200 word limit)
IESE
Scholarship Essay 1
IESE Scholarship Essay 2
How do you plan to finance the IESE MBA and what financial needs do you think justify awarding a scholarship in your case?
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On the website, the first two essays are referred to as "Job Essay 1", "Job Essay 2", and the rest are "Essay 1...5" + optional. The numbers here have been left the same way, to avoid confusion.
Job Essay 1. Please give a detailed description of your job, including nature of work, major responsibilities; and, where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, number of clients/products and results achieved. (250 words)
Job Essay 2. Please give us a full description of your career since graduating from university. If you were to remain with your present employer, what would be your next step in terms of position? (250 words)
1. Give a candid description of yourself, stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors, which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary. (400 words approx.)
2. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date, explaining why you view them as such. (400 words approx.)
3. Describe a situation taken from school, business, civil or military life, where you did not meet your personal objectives, and discuss briefly the effect. (250 words approx.)
4. Discuss your career goals. What skills do you expect to gain from studying at INSEAD and how will they contribute to your professional career. (500 words approx.)
5. Please choose one of the following two essay topics:
a) Have you ever experienced culture shock? What did it mean to you? (250 words approx.), or
b) What would you say to a foreigner moving to your home country? (250 words approx.)
6. Optional: Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (200 words approx.)
7. Reapplicants: In case of reapplication, please use this page. Your essay should state any new aspects of professional, international, academic, or personal development since your last application. We would also like you to explain your motivation for re-applying to INSEAD. This essay should not exceed 400 words.
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The essay portion of your application gives you the opportunity to candidly demonstrate your attributes and your compatibility with our rich and vibrant program. Formatting suggestions: 12 pt. font, Times New Roman, single spacing. Please observe the 400 word limit for each essay.
Essays Required for All Applicants
1. Describe your greatest professional achievement and how you added value to your organization. (400 word limit)
2. What career do you plan to pursue upon completion of an MBA degree and why? How will the Johnson School help you achieve this goal? (400 word limit)
3. You are the author for the book of Your Life Story. Please write the table of
contents for the book.
Note: Approach this essay with your unique style. We value creativity and
authenticity. (Required essay) (400 word limit)
Essay Required for All Re-applicants
How did you strengthen your application since you last applied to the Johnson School? (400 word limit)
Optional Essay
Complete this essay if you would like to add additional details regarding your candidacy. For instance, if you believe one or more aspects of your application (e.g., undergraduate record or test scores) do not accurately reflect your potential for success at the Johnson School. (400 word limit)
Activities
Create and upload a document outlining your
activities according to the instructions below. Formatting suggestions: 12 pt.
font, Times New Roman, single spacing. (400 word limit)
Collegiate Activities and Employment - List your extracurricular
activities while in college in order of importance to you. You may include
details about your positions and the time commitment, honors or awards received,
and dates of participation. The list may also include part-time and summer
employment held while in college. Please list your employer, job title,
responsibilities, hours per week, and the dates for each position.
Post-Collegiate Activities - List community activities (clubs, church,
civic, etc.) and professional associations you contributed to since graduation
from college. Please include the organization name, your role, hours dedicated,
elected offices held, and dates of participation.
Hobbies and Activities - Please describe any hobbies or activities that
hold special significance for you.
Park Fellowship
The
Roy H. Park
Leadership Fellows Program is only available to US Citizens applying for
the Two-Year MBA program during the first three rounds.
The Park Fellowship is the Johnson School´s most
prestigious award and we offer twenty-five fellowships to entering MBA students
each year. The two-year award includes full tuition and a stipend.
Park Fellows complete a rigorous leadership program in addition to academic
classes. As part of the fellowship obligation, each Park Leadership Fellow also
makes a significant public service contribution to the Johnson School, Cornell
University, or the surrounding community.
To receive consideration for the fellowship, you must submit your online
application and complete an essay regarding leadership.
If applying for the Park Fellowship, please answer the
essay question below and upload your response:
What is your greatest example of leadership and what personal qualities helped
you succeed in that role? (400 word limit)
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The following are the main essay questions on the Cambridge MBA application 2010/11:
1. Describe yourself. What are your strengths and how do you utilise them? What attributes would you like to improve upon and why? (up to 400 words)
2. Describe the worst team experience you have ever had. What did you do? (up to 400 words)
3. Either: In which place have you felt
most inspired and why?
Or: If you only had
twenty-four hours to live, how would you spend them? (up to 300 words)
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Essay 1: a) MBA Program applicants - Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at Kellogg. (600 word limit)
b) MMM Program applicants - Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the MMM Program meet your educational needs and career goals? (600 word limit)
Essay 2: Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences (600 word limit)
Essay 3: Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would your peers select you to become a member of the Kellogg community? (600 word limit)
Essay 4: Complete one of the following
three questions or statements. (400 word limit)
Re-applicants have the option to answer a question from this grouping, but this
is not required.
a) Describe a time when you had to make an unpopular decision.
b) People may be surprised to learn that I…
c) I wish the admissions committee had asked me…
Required essay for re-applicants only - Since your previous
application, what steps have you taken to strengthen your candidacy? (400 word
limit)
Additional Information - If needed, use this section to briefly describe any extenuating circumstances (e.g. unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, etc.)
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The Admissions Committee will consider carefully your answers to the following questions. Please complete all of the essay questions beginning your answer below each question and giving word counts for each answer. Once complete, please attach this document to your online application following the instructions given on the web form.
Question 1 (600 words)
Question 2 (200 words)
Question 3 (500 words)
Question 4 (400 words)
Question 5 (150 words)
Question 6 (300 words)
(This question is optional)
Question 7 (300 words)
(This question is for
re-applicants only)
Question 8
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1. What are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will USC Marshall
help you achieve these goals? (750 words) If interested in a dual-degree
program, please address in this
essay.
2. How will other USC Marshall MBA students benefit from your background,
experience,
leadership and teamwork skills? (500 words)
3. Select three from the following and describe: (250 words each)
a) A challenging international experience
b) A personal or professional setback
c) An entrepreneur you admire
d) Your family, including any ties to USC
e) Your most significant accomplishment
f) A situation where your professional ethics were challenged
4. Optional Essay: Please add any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider in evaluating your application. (250 words)
Re-Applicants:
If you applied within the past two years, please answer the following:
1. What steps have you taken to strengthen your application since your last submission?
2. Select two from the following and describe: (250 words each)
a) A challenging international experience
b) A personal or professional setback
c) An entrepreneur you admire
d) Your family, including any ties to USC
e) Your most significant accomplishment
f) A situation where your professional ethics were challenged
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Fall 2010 Admissions Application Essay Questions
Required Essays
(Limit: 900 words)
2. Discuss a defining experience in your leadership development. What did you learn from this experience about your strengths and weaknesses as a leader? (Limit: 650 words)
3. At the McCombs School of Business, you will be part of an active and diverse community. How will you use your personal strengths and unique experiences to enrich the McCombs community during your two years in the program? (Limit: 500 words)
Optional Essay
Please provide any additional information to the Admissions Committee that
you believe is important and/or will address any areas of concern that will
ultimately be beneficial to the committee in considering your application.
(Limit: 350 words
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Provide responses to the following four essay questions, each on a separate page. At the top of each page, please include your full name and a complete statement of the question being answered.
Use at least 11 point font and 1.5 line spacing.
Required questions
You must answer the following four questions below.
Long Answers: (500 word max)
1a. Briefly describe your short-term and long-term career goals.
1b. Why is an MBA the best choice at this point in your career?
1c. What and/or who influenced your decision to apply to Ross?
2. Describe your most significant professional accomplishment. Elaborate on the leadership skills you displayed, the actions you took and the impact you had on your organization.
Short Answers: (300 word max)
3. If you were not pursuing the career goals you described in Question 1, what profession would you pursue instead? (for example, teacher, musician, athlete, architect, etc.) How will this alternate interest contribute to your effectiveness in solving multi-disciplinary problems?
4. Describe your experience during a challenging time in your life. Explain how you grew personally, either despite this challenge or because of it.
Optional Question
Is there anything else you think the Admissions Committee should know about you to evaluate your candidacy?
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Please respond fully but concisely to the questions. The essays form an integral role in the application and selection procedure. Before you begin preparing your essays, you are requested to conduct a thorough self-assessment. The essays are meant to present a unique picture of you. The Admissions Committee is interested to learn about you, what your values are and the distinctive qualities that make you an interesting candidate for our MBA Program.
Word limit policy: (from an email sent by RSM admission manager) "The essay length has only been set as a guideline. Do not worry about 30 or so additional words. We are really not counting the words".
Required essays:
1.
How do you see your career
developing and how will earning the
2. Describe your favorite hobby, pastime or sport and explain how it reflects your personality. (500 word limit)
3. Describe the most difficult decision you have made and its personal effect on you. (500 word limit)
Optional essay:
4. Please feel free to supply any additional information that you believe would be helpful to the Admissions Committee in making the final decision on your application. (No word limit)
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Please write a concise essay on the following questions. Limit your answer to the number of words indicated and please write your name and the question at the top of each page.
1) Explain why you chose your current job. How do you
hope to see your career developing over the next five years? How will an MBA
assist you in the development of these ambitions? Maximum 1,000 words.
2) Which recent development, world event or book has
most influenced your thinking and why? Maximum 2,000 words.
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Word limit policy: "The word limit is meant to be a strong suggestion. Readers will not stop reading if you exceed it by about 10%".
We are interested in learning more about you and how you work, think, and act. For each essay, please provide a brief overview of the situation followed by a detailed description of your response. Please limit the experiences you discuss to those which have occurred in the past three years. In each of the essays please describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did.
Prepare a cover letter (up to 500 words) seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. Describe your accomplishments and include an example of how you had an impact on a group or organization. Your letter should conform to standard business correspondence and be addressed to Mr. Rod Garcia, Director of MBA Admissions.
Essay 1: Please describe a time when you went beyond what was defined, expected, established, or popular. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
Essay 2: Please describe a time when you coached, trained, or mentored a person or group. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
Essay 3: Please describe a time when you took responsibility for achieving an objective. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
Essay 5: Why do you wish to pursue the LGO program? What are the goals that you hope to accomplish both as a student and as a graduate of the program? Be sure to include a description of your post-LGO career plans. (250 words or less, limited to one page) You are welcome to copy and paste text directly from your cover letter.
Essay 6: Why do you wish to pursue the engineering field and specialty area you have selected? (250 words or less, limited to one page) You are welcome to copy and paste text directly from your cover letter.
BEP applicants only:
All applicants to BEP must answer two additional essay questions: Answer essay 6 and essay 7a or 7b.
Essay 6: What is your definition of success as you consider a career in the biomedical sector? Provide a brief overview of your ideal career path over the next 10-15 years as you move toward that success. Explain what you hope to have accomplished at the end of that period and how your experiences in BEP will have helped make those accomplishments possible. (500 words or less)
Essay 7a. Describe one area of science or technology that you believe is particularly promising in terms of having an impact on the practice of medicine and affecting people's health. What is the underlying problem, why is it significant, and what are promising solutions that might address it? (750 words or less)
or
Essay 7b. Describe one medical or healthcare problem on which you hope to make a positive impact. Explain why this problem is meaningful to you and how you hope to promote progress toward solving it. (750 words or less)
Supplemental Information
You may use this section to address whatever else you want the Admissions
Committee to know. (250 words or less, limited to one page)
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Word limit policy: Your answers for all of the essay questions cannot exceed 1,800 words. Each of you has your own story to tell, so please allocate the 1,800 words among all of the essays in the way that is most effective for you. We provide some guidelines below as a starting point, but you should feel comfortable to write as much or as little as you like on any essay question, as long as you do not exceed 1,800 words total. For example:
Formatting:
Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?
Essay 2: What are your career aspirations? How will your education at Stanford help you achieve them?
Essay 3: Answer two of the four questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years.
Option A: Tell us about a time when you built or developed a team whose performance exceeded expectations.
Option B: Tell us about a time when you made a lasting impact on your organization.
Option C: Tell us about a time when you motivated others to support your vision or initiative.
Option D: Tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, established, or expected.
From the application instructions: When answering two of the questions in Essay 3, please tell us not only what you did, but also how you did it. Tell us the outcome and describe how people responded. Describe only experiences that have occurred during the last three years.
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Please note the following details when completing the Essays section of the standard online application.
The following essay questions give you the opportunity to more fully present yourself to the Admissions Committee and to provide insight into your experiences, goals and thought processes. Your essays should be written entirely by you. An offer of admission will be withdrawn if you did not write your essays. Please note the following:
Essay 1: Professional Aspirations: (750 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
Think about the decisions you have made in your life. Answer the following:
(a) What choices have you made that led you to your
current position?
(b) Why pursue an MBA at this point in your life?
(c) What is your career goal upon graduation from NYU Stern? What is your
long-term career goal?
Essay 2: Your Stern Experience: (500 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
We take great care to shape the Stern community with individuals who possess both intellectual and interpersonal strengths. We seek individuals who are highly intelligent, collaborative, and committed to flourishing as Stern leaders. Please answer the following questions:
(a) What is your personal experience with the Stern community? Tell us
what actions you have taken to learn about us.
(b) Describe what most excites you about Stern from both an academic and
extracurricular perspective.
(c) How do you anticipate making your mark on the Stern community? Be
specific about the roles you will take on and the impact you hope to
achieve.
Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use almost any method to convey your message. Feel free to be creative.
Please be aware that only .doc, .rtf, .xls, and
.txt files may be uploaded here. If you submit Essay 3 with your
supplementary materials, please include a brief description of it here.
All submissions become part of NYU Stern's permanent records and cannot be returned for any reason. Please do not submit anything that must be viewed or played electronically (e.g. CDs, DVDs, mp3s, online links), that is perishable (e.g. food), or that has been worn (e.g. used clothing). If you submit a written essay, it should be 500 words maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font.
If you are not submitting Essay 3 online, you must provide a brief description of your submission with your online application.
Note that supplemental Essay 3 packages are subject to size restrictions. Essays that exceed the stated size restrictions will not be accepted for review by the Admissions Committee. Please see the table below for the maximum package size guidelines:
|
Packaging Type |
Dimensions: Metric |
Dimensions: Non-metric |
|
Box |
36cm x 31cm x 8cm |
14” x 12” x 3” |
|
Cylindrical tube |
8cm x 91cm |
3” x 36” |
|
Triangular tube |
97cm x 16cm x 16 cm x 16 cm |
38” x 6” x 6” x 6” |
Essay 4. Additional Information (optional)
Please provide any additional information that you would like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee. This may include current or past gaps in employment, further explanation of your undergraduate record or self-reported academic transcript(s), plans to retake the GMAT, GRE and/or TOEFL or any other relevant information.
If you are unable to submit a recommendation
from a current supervisor, you must explain your reason in this essay.
If you are a re-applicant from last year, please explain
how your candidacy has improved since your last application.
If you are applying to a dual degree program, please
explain your decision to pursue a dual degree.
Uploading Formats
You may upload documents into the standard online application in
the following formats: word, excel, PDF, .txt, .rft and .wpd.
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There is no specific word limit. Each answer should not be more than 2 pages, double spaced.
2009-2010 essay questions:
A. What are your short-term and long-term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you to achieve these goals. (Please include any information regarding what steps you have taken to learn more about the Tepper School.)
B. The Tepper School’s culture relies on all members to be active contributors to our community. With your values, experiences, and interests, how will you make a unique contribution to the Tepper community? Your examples may include: classroom interaction, student activities, career development, community service, etc.
C. Please answer two of the following three questions or statements. Please clearly specify which questions you are answering. Your two answers should equal a total of two pages or less.
1. Describe an obstacle you have faced in your professional or academic life. How did you overcome this obstacle and how did it foster your development?
2. Describe a time in which your ethics were challenged. How did you deal with the situation and what did you learn from it?
3. One thing people would be surprised to know about me is . . .
D. Is there anything additional that you think we should know as we evaluate your application? Note: if you believe your credentials and essays represent you fairly, you should not feel obligated to answer this question. This essay is intended to provide a place for you to add information that you think is important but is not covered elsewhere in the application. (You must complete this essay if you answered “yes” to the additional information questions on the previous page)
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Please respond fully but concisely to the following essay questions. Compose each of your answers offline in separate document files and upload them individually in the appropriate spaces below. Although there is no restriction on the length of your response, most applicants use, on average, 500 words for each essay. There are no right or wrong answers. Please double-space your responses.
The essay questions provide you with an opportunity to help the admissions committee gain greater insight about you as a potential member of the Tuck community. We do not allow substitution or replacement of essay responses after an application has been submitted. Please be clear, succinct, forthright, and thoughtful in your responses. Additionally, we ask that you share what you truly feel, as opposed to writing what you think the admissions committee would like to read. There are no right or wrong answers. Reapplicants should also complete the reapplicant essay. Tuck expects that the work contained in the essays is completely accurate and exclusively your own. Use of professional essay-writing services violates Tuck’s admissions policies.
1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? Why is Tuck the best MBA program for you? (If you are applying for a joint or dual degree, please explain how the additional degree will contribute to those goals.)
2. Tuck defines leadership as “inspiring others to strive and enabling them to accomplish great things.” We believe great things and great leadership can be accomplished in pursuit of business and societal goals. Describe a time when you exercised such leadership. Discuss the challenges you faced and the results you achieved. What characteristics helped you to be effective, and what areas do you feel you need to develop in order to be a better leader?
3. Discuss the most difficult constructive criticism or feedback you have received. How did you address it? What have you learned from it?
4. Tuck seeks candidates of various backgrounds who can bring new perspectives to our community. How will your unique personal history, values, and/or life experiences contribute to the culture at Tuck?
5. (Optional) Please provide any
additional insight or information that you have not addressed elsewhere that
may be helpful in reviewing your application (e.g., unusual choice of
evaluators, weaknesses in academic performance, unexplained job gaps or
changes, etc.). Complete this question only if you feel your candidacy is
not fully represented by this application.
6. (To be completed by all reapplicants) How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally.
Question from the "International Experience" section in the application form: Briefly describe any experience you have working, studying, living, or traveling outside of your home country. Include the location, purpose and length of stay (no word limit).
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The Admissions Committee is interested in getting to know you on both a professional and personal level. We encourage you to be introspective, candid, and succinct. Most importantly, we suggest that you be yourself.
Essay 1 – (750-1000 words)
As a leader in global business, Wharton is committed to sustaining “a truly global presence through its engagement in the world”. What goals are you committed to and why? How do you envision the Wharton MBA contributing to the attainment of those goals?
Essay 2 – (750-1000 words)
Tell us about a time when you had to adapt by accepting/understanding the perspective of people different from yourself.
Essay 3 – (500 words)
Describe a failure that you have experienced. What role did you play, and what did you learn about yourself?
Essay 4 – (500 words) Choose one of the following:
a. Give us a specific example of a time when you solved a complex problem.
b. Tell us about something significant that you have done to improve yourself, in either your professional and/or personal endeavors.
Essay 5
(Optional) –
(250 words)
If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee
should be aware, please explain them here (e.g.,
unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or
questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your
application).
2009-2010 Questions – Re-Applicants
(Please note: re-applicant essays are for those who applied during the application cycle in 2007-08 or 2008-09 only. Reapplicants from 2006-07 or earlier are to complete the first-time applicant essays).
Re-Applicant Essay 1 – (1000 words)
As a leader in global business, Wharton is committed to sustaining “a truly global presence through its engagement in the world”. What goals are you committed to and why? How do you envision the Wharton MBA contributing to the attainment of those goals? How has your candidacy improved since the last time you applied?
Re-Applicant Essay 2 – (500 words)
Describe a failure that you have experienced. What role did you play, and what did you learn about yourself?
Re-Applicant Essay 3 – (500 words) Choose one of the following:
a. Give us a specific example of a time when you solved a complex problem.
b. Tell us about something significant that you have done to improve yourself, in either your professional and/or personal endeavors.
Re-Applicant Essay 4
(Optional) –
(250 words)
If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee
should be aware, please explain them here (e.g.,
unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders,
inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in
your application).
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL)
If any aspect of your candidacy needs further explanation, please provide any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. (250 words maximum)