MBA Admission Essays 2019-2020: Scroll Down to read essays for 2019-2020 for US, European, Indian, Asian and Canadian b-schools
| HARVARD 1. As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School MBA program? READ MORE.... |
| BOOTH 1. How will the Booth MBA help you achieve your immediate and long-term post-MBA career goals? (250 word minimum) 2. Chicago Booth immerses you in a choice-rich environment. How have your interests, leadership experiences, and other passions influenced the choices in your life? (250 word minimum) READ MORE.... |
| KELLOGG 1. Kellogg’s purpose is to educate, equip and inspire brave leaders who create lasting value. Provide a recent example where you have demonstrated leadership and created value. What challenges did you face and what did you learn? (450 words) 2. Kellogg’s purpose is to educate, equip and inspire brave leaders who create lasting value. Provide a recent example where you have demonstrated leadership and created value. What challenges did you face and what did you learn? (450 words) READ MORE.... |
| TUCK 1. Tuck students can articulate how the distinctive Tuck MBA will advance their aspirations. Why are you pursuing an MBA and why Tuck? (300 words) 2. Tuck students recognize how their individuality adds to the fabric of Tuck. Tell us who you are. (300 words) 3. Tuck students invest generously in one another’s success even when it is not convenient or easy. Share an example of how you helped someone else succeed. (300 words) |
| WHARTON Essay 1: What do you hope to gain professionally from the Wharton MBA? (500 words) Essay 2: Describe an impactful experience or accomplishment that is not reflected elsewhere in your application. How will you use what you learned through that experience to contribute to the Wharton community? (400 words) READ MORE.... |
| DARDEN 1. Darden strives to identify and cultivate responsible leaders who follow their purpose. Please provide an example of a situation in which you have made a meaningful impact. (200 words) 2. Diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission, and they work best when they are an integral and celebrated part of our community. Read University of Virginia’s Diversity & Inclusion Vision Statement. Share a time in which you engaged with a perspective, identity, community or experience that was different from your own and how it impacted your worldview. (200 words) 3. The Batten Foundation Worldwide Scholarship provides all Darden students in our full-time MBA program with an opportunity to participate in a Darden Worldwide Course. If you could choose any location in the world, where would you want to travel, and why? (50 words) 4. Tell us what you would want your learning team to know about you – personally, professionally, or both? (100 words) 5. What is your short-term, post-MBA goal and why? (150 words) READ MORE.... |
| COLUMBIA 1. Through your resume and recommendations, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next 3-5 years and what, in your imagination, would be your long-term dream job? (500 words) 2. Why do you feel Columbia Business School is a good fit for you? (250 words) 3. Who is a leader you admire, and why? (250 words) READ MORE.... |
| ROSS 1. Select one prompt from each group of the three groups below. Respond to each selected prompt in 100 words or less (<100 words each; 300 words total). Group 1 I want people to know that I: I made a difference when I: Group 2 I was humbled when: I am out of my comfort zone when: Group 3 I was aware that I was different when: I was challenged when: 2. Michigan Ross is a place where people from all backgrounds with different career goals can thrive. Please share your short-term career goal. Why is this career goal right for you? (300 words) READ MORE.... |
| HAAS 1. Tell us a six-word story that reflects a memorable experience in your life-to-date. Elaborate on why it is meaningful to you. (300 words maximum) 2. Briefly describe your immediate post-MBA career goal, and discuss how it will put you on a path to a meaningful and rewarding career. (300 words maximum) |
| STERN 1. Professional Aspirations (500 word maximum): • What are your short and long-term career goals? • How will the MBA help you achieve them? 2. Personal Expression (a.k.a. "Pick Six"): Describe yourself to the Admissions Committee and to your future classmates using six images and corresponding captions. Your uploaded PDF should contain all of the following elements: • A brief introduction or overview of your "Pick Six" (no more than 3 sentences). • Six images that help illustrate who you are. • A one-sentence caption for each of the six images that helps explain why they were selected and are significant to you. |
| McCOMBS 1. We will learn a lot about your professional background through your resume and letter of recommendation, but we want to get to know you further. Please introduce yourself. Select only one communication method for your response. a. Write an essay (250 words) b. Share a video introduction (one minute in length) 2. Picture yourself at graduation. Describe how you spent your time as a Texas McCombs MBA to achieve your personal and professional goals.(500 words) |
| EMORY 1. Define your short-term post-MBA career goals. How are your professional strengths, past experience, and personal attributes aligned with these goals? (300 word limit) 2. The business school is named for Roberto C. Goizueta, former Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, who led the organization for 16 years, extending its global reach, quadrupling consumption, building brand responsibility, and creating unprecedented shareholder wealth. Roberto Goizueta's core values guide us in educating Principled Leaders for Global Enterprise. Provide an example of your leadership in a professional setting and explain what you learned about yourself through the experience. (300 word limit) |
| STANFORD 1. What matters most to you, and why? 2. Why Stanford? Length: Both essays combined may not exceed 1,150 words. |
| RICHARD IVEY 1. What are your short-term career plans immediately post-MBA, and why is an Ivey MBA essential to those plans? (250 word limit) 2. What is the most important issue that you've ever changed your mind about? (250 word limit) |
| IIMC MBAEx This should include an objective and clear statement on why you want to join the MBAEx programme. What qualities, experience and achievements do you have to justify your admission; what types of jobs and at what level do you expect after successful completion of MBAEx. (Word limit 500 words). Read more.... |
| Cambridge Judge 1: Please provide a personal statement. It should not exceed 500 words and must address the following questions: a. What are your short and long term career objectives and what skills/characteristics do you already have that will help you achieve them? b. What actions will you take before and during the MBA to contribute to your career outcome? c. If you are unsure of your post-MBA career path, how will the MBA equip you for the future? 2: What did you learn from your most spectacular failure? (200 words) 3: Describe a situation where you had to work jointly with others to achieve a common goal. What did you learn from the experience? (up to 200 words) READ MORE... |