Deadlines for Yale MBA Application:
Round 1: 10 September, 2024
Round 2: 7 January, 2025
Round 3: 8 April, 2025
Yale MBA Essay Questions 2024-25:
Career Related Essay questions:
Briefly describe your career interests and how you arrived at them. What have you already done to pursue these interests? What do you need to do going forward?(200 words maximum)
Which industry best aligns with your short-term, post-MBA career interests?
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Which industry best aligns with your long-term, post-MBA career interests?
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Check Yale’s Video advice on the career goals HERE
Essays
Select from ONE AMONG the following THREE PROMPTS (500 words):
1) Describe the biggest commitment you have ever made. Why is this commitment meaningful to you and what actions have you taken to support it?
2) Describe the community that has been most meaningful to you. What is the most valuable thing you have gained from being a part of this community and what is the most important thing you have contributed to this community?
3) Describe the most significant challenge you have faced. How have you confronted this challenge and how has it shaped you as a person?
Adcom’s tips: In answering the prompt – whichever one it is – you should think about the life experiences that have been most meaningful to you and that you most want to communicate to the committee, and pick the question that will best allow you to express that aspect of yourself. We find that the most compelling essays are the ones that are truly important to you, so make sure that’s your guide in choosing what to write about; don’t try to guess what we’re looking for or what you think we want to hear. Importantly, regardless of which prompt you choose, you’ll want to support your essay with concrete examples.
Optional Essay:
If any aspect of your candidacy needs further explanation, please provide a brief description here. (200 words maximum)
Adcom’s tips: Consider providing additional context if it will allow us to better understand your academic performance, promotions or recognitions, or other information that is not apparent from the rest of your application. If you’ve taken concrete steps to mitigate a weaker element of your application or have an accomplishment that does not fit anywhere else in the application, you might include that here. Note that you should use the specific prompts provided in the Work Experience section to address gaps in work experience or choice of recommender.
After the application submission:
- Submit the Video Questions. Applicants are required to record three video questions. These questions are randomized and no two applicants will receive the same questions.
- Submit the Behavioral Assessment. After you pay the application fee, a link to the behavioral assessment will appear on your status page. The assessment is a series of questions that require no prior preparation and take about 20 minutes to complete. It measures a set of interpersonal and intrapersonal competencies associated with business school success.
Other Application components:
Resume:
Yale requires a 1-2 page long resume.
Recommendations:
Yale requires two sets of recommendations. Of these atleast one should be from a recommender at your most recent job. If you are an entrepreneur or work for your family’s business, you may get a professional recommendation from a client or mentor. To make the process easier for recommenders, Yale accepts recos written in English, Spanish, and Chinese. following are the reco questions:
- Please provide a brief description of your interaction with the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant’s role in your organization. (Recommended word count: 50 words)
- How does the performance of the applicant compare to that of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? (E.g. what are the applicant’s principal strengths?) (Recommended word count: 500 words)
- Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response. (Recommended word count: 500 words)
- Are you in a position to know whether the applicant is sponsored for the MBA by his or her current employer? If so, please comment.
- (Optional) Is there anything else we should know?
Interviews are by invitation only
Reapplications:
Reapplicants need to submit new applications, including the reapplicant essay. They are not required but encouraged to submit new letters of recommendations