1.Harvard Business School Essay Topic Analysis 2012-2013

1. Tell us about something you did well. (400 words)

2. Tell us about something you wish you had done better. (400 words)

Short Answer: How does pursuing an MBA support your choices above? (500 characters)

The 2012-2013 HBS essays are below:

1. Tell us about something you did well. (400 words)

2. Tell us about something you wish you had done better. (400 words)

In addition to the two required essays, applicants must also respond to a brief career essay, posed in HBS’s 2012-2013 online application. After selecting a target post-MBA industry and function, candidates must answer the following question:

How does pursuing an MBA support your choices above? (500 characters)

New this year, applicants invited to interview at HBS will be expected to complete and submit a reflection essay in the 24 hours following their interviews. Those candidates invited to interview will be provided with specific instructions concerning this final reflection essay.

2.Stanford GSB Essay Topics 2012-2013

Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?

Essay 2: What do you want to do—REALLY—and why Stanford?

Essay 3: Answer one of the three 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 in the last three years when you built or developed a team whose performance exceeded expectations.
Option B: Tell us about a time in the last three years when you identified and pursued an opportunity to improve an organization..
Option C: Tell us about a time in the last three years when you went beyond what was defined or established.

Applicants are allotted 1,600 for their entire set of essays. Stanford has provided specific recommendations as to how candidates should allocate these words:

Essay 1: 750 words
Essay 2: 450 words
Essay 3: 400 words

3.Columbia Business School Essay Topics 2012-2013

Short Answer Question
What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (200 characters maximum)

Essay 1
A. Why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career, and how do you plan to achieve your immediate and long term post-MBA professional goals? (500 words maximum)
B. Please view this video, entitled Community at Columbia. Diverse, tight-knit clusters and carefully selected learning teams are defining features of the first year at Columbia Business School. Along with more than 100 student organizations and countless events each semester, the cluster system helps to create a supportive and devoted lifelong community. Describe why you are interested in becoming a part of the Columbia community. (250 words maximum)

Essay 2
Describe a personal experience and how it has influenced who you are today. This essay should have a personal rather than a professional focus. (500 words maximum)

Optional Essay
An optional fourth essay will allow you to discuss any issues that do not fall within the purview of the required essays.

4.MIT Sloan MBA 2013年入学 Essay题目

We are interested in learning more about 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.

Essay 1: Please describe a time when you had to convince a person or a group of your idea. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page)

Essay 2: Please describe a time when you overcame a personal setback. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page)

5.Wharton MBA 2013年入学 Essay

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 you be yourself.

REQUIRED QUESTION: How will the Wharton MBA help you achieve your professional objectives? (400 words)

RESPOND TO 2 OF THE FOLLOWING 3 QUESTIONS:1. Select a Wharton MBA course, co-curricular opportunity or extra-curricular engagement that you are interested in. Tell us why you chose this activity and how it connects to your interests. (500 words)2. Imagine your work obligations for the afternoon were cancelled and you found yourself "work free" for three hours, what would you do? (500 words)3. "Knowledge for Action draws upon the great qualities that have always been evident at Wharton: rigorous research, dynamic thinking, and thoughtful leadership." - Thomas S. Robertson, Dean, The Wharton SchoolTell us about a time when you put knowledge into action. (500 words)

ADDITIONAL QUESTION FOR REAPPLICANTS:

All reapplicants to Wharton are required to complete the Optional Essay.  Please use this space to explain how you have reflected on the previous decision on your application and to discuss any updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, extracurricular/volunteer engagements). You may also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances. (250 words)

OPTIONAL SECTION FOR ALL APPLICANTS:

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, or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words)

6.Chicago Booth 2013年入学 MBA Essay

Below are the essay questions for the 2012 - 13 application.

1 - Essay
What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will an MBA from Chicago Booth help you reach them? (500 words)

2 - Short Answer Essays
a. What has been your biggest challenge, and what have you learned from it? (200 words maximum)
b. Tell us about something that has fundamentally transformed the way you think. (200 words maximum)

3 - Presentation/Essay
The Chicago experience will take you deeper into issues, force you to challenge assumptions, and broaden your perspective. In a four-slide presentation or an essay of no more than 600 words, broaden our perspective about who you are. Understanding what we currently know about you from the application, what else would you like us to know?

Re-applicants 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? (300 words)

Question 3 Guidelines

We have set forth the following guidelines:

• The content is completely up to you. There is no right, or even preferred, approach to this presentation.
• There is a strict maximum of four pages (presentation) or 600 words (essay), though you can provide fewer if you choose.
• Acceptable formats for upload in the online application system are PowerPoint or PDF.
• The document will be viewed electronically, but we cannot support embedded videos, music, or motion images. Additionally, all content MUST be included in the four pages; hyperlinks will not be viewed.
• The file will be evaluated on the quality of content and ability to convey your ideas, not on technical expertise or presentation.
  

7.UC-Berkeley (Haas) MBA 2013年入学 Essay

At Berkeley-Haas, our distinctive culture is defined by four key principles — Question the status quo; Confidence without attitude; Students always; and Beyond yourself. We seek candidates from a broad range of cultures, backgrounds, and industries who demonstrate a strong cultural fit with our program and defining principles. Please use the following essays as an opportunity to reflect on and share with us the values, experiences, and accomplishments that have helped shape who you are.(Learn more about Berkeley-Haas' Defining Principles).

• If you could choose one song that expresses who you are, what is it and why? (250 word maximum)
• What is your most significant accomplishment? (250 word maximum)
• Describe a time when you questioned an established practice or thought within an organization. How did your actions create positive change? (250 word maximum)
• Describe a time when you were a student of your own failure. What specific insight from this experience has shaped your development? (250 word maximum)
• a. What are your post-MBA short-term and long-term career goals? How have your professional experiences prepared you to achieve these goals?
  b. How will an MBA from Haas help you achieve these goals? (750 word maximum for 5a. and 5b.)
  

Supplemental Information

• If you have not provided a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor, please explain; otherwise, enter N/A.
• List in order of importance all community and professional organizations and extracurricular activities in which you have been involved during or after university studies. Indicate the nature of the activity or organization, size of the organization, dates of involvement, offices held, and average number of hours spent per month.
• 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.
• Please explain all gaps in your employment since earning your university degree.
• 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.)
  

Optional Essays

• (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)
• (Optional) If not clearly evident, please discuss ways in which you have demonstrated strong quantitative abilities, or plan to strengthen quantitative abilities. You do not need to list courses that appear on your transcript. (250 word maximum)
  

8.Kellogg MBA 2013年入学 Essay

• Discuss moments or influences in your personal life that have defined who you are today. (500 word limit)

• What have been your most significant leadership experiences? What challenges did you face, and what impact did you have? This is your opportunity to explain how you Think Bravely (personally and/or professionally). (500 word limit)

• Imagine yourself at your Kellogg graduation. What career will you be preparing to enter, and how have the MBA and Kellogg helped you get there? (Please answer in terms of your program choice: One-Year, Two-Year, MMM, JD-MBA) (500 word limit)

• What one interesting or fun fact would you want your future Kellogg classmates to know about you? (25 words or less)

MMM Applicants Only
How have you redefined yourself, your business environment and your community through the pursuit of design and innovation? (400 word limit)

For MMM applicants only: This is an optional essay that will be evaluated for the Rasmussen scholarship.

Re-Applicants Only
Since your previous application, what steps have you taken to strengthen your candidacy? (400 word limit)

Please note: re-applicants are required to answer this question in addition to #1-4.

Additional Information (Optional)
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.) (No word limit)




9.Tuck MBA 2013入学 申请Essay Topic

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. We encourage applicants to limit the length of their responses to 500 words for each essay. There are no right or wrong answers.

Please double-space your responses.

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, and what will you uniquely contribute to the community? (If you are applying for a joint or dual degree, please explain how the additional degree will contribute to those goals.)

2. Discuss your most meaningful leadership experience. What did you learn about your own individual strengths and weaknesses through this experience?

3. Describe a circumstance in your life in which you faced adversity, failure, or setback. What actions did you take as a result and what did you learn from this experience?

4. (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.

5. (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.



10.Yale SOM MBA 2013入学 Essay

This year’s application contains four essay questions.  The first question has a maximum response length of 150 words; the other three have maximum response lengths of 300 words.  Applicants must respond to all four questions.  The questions are:

• What prompted your decision to get an MBA?  When did you realize that this was a step you wanted – or needed – to take? (150 words maximum)
• Describe a difficult professional decision you had to make.  What were the consequences, and what, if anything, did you learn?  Would you make the same decision again? (300 words maximum)
• The Yale School of Management provides a leadership education characterized by broad-minded and intellectually curious students with diverse backgrounds, a distinctive integrated curriculum, connections to one of the great research universities in the world, and the broad reach of an innovative and expanding global network of top business schools.  What will you contribute to the Yale SOM community, and how will being part of it help you extend your professional vision? (300 words maximum)
• What do you consider to be your most significant accomplishment?  Why? (300 words maximum)
  

If you are a reapplicant, you must answer three essay questions: Question 1., Question 4., and then a response to the question “What steps have you taken to improve your candidacy since your last application? (300 words maximum).”

We will announce on the blog when the application goes live.  In the meantime, if you have any questions about essays or deadlines, you can email mba.admissions@yale.edu.

11.NYU (Stern) MBA 2013年入学Essay

Our Stern 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.

Please note the following details when completing your essays.

• Essays 1, 2 and 4 must be typed and submitted using the standard U.S. 8 1/2” x 11” format, double-spaced, in 12-point font.
• Please adhere to the essay word limits provided for each question.
• Word limits apply to the total question. For example, your response to Essay 1 should answer part (a), part (b) and part (c) with a total maximum of 750 words.
• Label the top of each essay with the following: Name, Date of Birth (month, day, year), Essay Number and Page Number (e.g.: Joe Applicant, January 1, 1983, Essay 1, Page 1).
• Your essays should be written entirely by you. An offer of admission will be revoked if you did not write your essays.
  

Essay 1. Professional Aspirations(750 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
(a) Why pursue an MBA (or dual degree) at this point in your life?
(b) What actions have you taken to determine that Stern is the best fit for your MBA experience?
(c) What do you see yourself doing professionally upon graduation?

Essay 2. Your Two Paths(500 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
The mission of the Stern School of Business is to develop people and ideas that transform the challenges of the 21st century into opportunities to create value for business and society. Given today’s ever-changing global landscape, Stern seeks and develops leaders who thrive in ambiguity, embrace a broad perspective and think creatively about the range of ways they can have impact.
(a) Describe two different and distinct paths you could see your career taking long term. How do you see your two paths unfolding?
(b) How do your paths tie to the mission of NYU Stern?
(c) What factors will most determine which path you will take?

Essay 3. Personal Expression

Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use almost any method to convey your message (e.g. words, illustrations). Feel free to be creative.

If you submit a non-written piece for Essay 3 (i.e., artwork or multimedia) or if you submit Essay 3 via mail, please upload a brief description of your submission with your online application.

Please note the following guidelines and restrictions:

• Your submission becomes the property of NYU Stern and cannot be returned for any reason.
• If you submit a written essay, it should be 500 words maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font. If you submit a video or audio file, it should be five minutes maximum.
• If you prepare a multimedia submission, you may mail a CD, DVD or USB flash drive to the Admissions Office. These are the only acceptable methods of submission. Please do not submit an internet link to any websites or to a video hosting service such as YouTube.
• The Admissions Committee reserves the right to request an alternate Essay 3 if we are unable to view your submission.
• Do not submit anything perishable (e.g. food), or any item that has been worn (e.g. clothing).
• Mailed materials must be postmarked by the application deadline date. Please follow our mail and labeling instructions.
  

Please note that mailed Essay 3 packages are subject to size restrictions. Submissions 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 your current supervisor, you must explain your reason in Essay 4.

If you are a re-applicant from last year, please explain how your candidacy has improved since your last application.

Uploading Formats
You may upload documents into the online application in the following formats: word, excel, PDF, .txt, .rft and .wpd.


12.Duke Fuqua MBA 2013入学 Essay

• Three short answer questions and two essays are required for all applicants.
• Responses should use 1.5 line spacing and a font size no smaller than 10-point.
• Responses must be completed before submitting your application.
• Prepare your responses carefully. The Admissions Committee considers your answers important in the selection process.
  

Required Short Answer Questions: Answer all 3 questions
Respond in 250 characters only (the equivalent of about 50 words).

1.  What are your short-term goals, post-MBA?

2.  What are your long-term goals?

3.  Life is full of uncertainties, and plans and circumstances can change. As a result, navigating a career requires you to be adaptable. Should the short-term goals that you provided above not materialize what alternative directions have you considered?

Required Essays: Answer both essay questions

1.  The "Team Fuqua" spirit and community is one of the things that sets The Duke MBA experience apart, and it is a concept that extends beyond the student body to include faculty, staff, and administration. When a new person joins the Admissions team, we ask that person to share with everyone in the office a list of "25 Random Things About Yourself." As an Admissions team, we already know the new hire's professional and academic background, so learning these "25 Random Things" helps us get to know someone's personality, background, special talents, and more.

In this spirit, the Admissions Committee also wants to get to know you—beyond the professional and academic achievements listed in your resume and transcript. You can share with us important life experiences, your likes/dislikes, hobbies, achievements, fun facts, or anything that helps us understand what makes you who you are. Share with us your list of "25 Random Things" about YOU.

Please present your response in list form, numbered 1 to 25. Some points may be only a few words, while others may be longer. Your complete list should not exceed 2 pages.

2.  When asked by your family, friends, and colleagues why you want to go to Duke, what do you tell them? Share the reasons that are most meaningful to you.

Your response to this essay question should be no more than 2 pages in length. Please respond fully and concisely using 1.5 line spacing.

Optional Essay
If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Admissions Committee should be aware, please explain them in an optional essay (e.g. unexplained gaps in work, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, or any significant weakness in your application).

• Do NOT upload additional essays nor additional recommendations in this area of the application.
• The Optional Essay is intended to provide the Admissions Committee with insight into your extenuating circumstances only.
• Limit your response to two pages.
  

13.Michigan (Ross) MBA 2013年入学 Essay

1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less.
2.  Describe your career goals.  How will an MBA from Ross help you to achieve those goals?  (300 word maximum)
3. Describe a time in your career when you were frustrated or disappointed.  What advice  would you give to a colleague who was dealing with a similar situation?  (500 word maximum)
4. What are you most passionate about and why?  How will this passion positively impact Ross (300 word maximum）
5. Optional question:  Is there anything else you think the Admissions Committee should know about you to evaluate your candidacy?  (500 word maximum)   


14.Cornell (Johnson) MBA 2013年入学 Essay

It is wonderful to be back in Sage Hall from maternity leave and thank you all for your well wishes.  My little one is growing very fast and we are enjoying all the little things – these truly are the “big things” in life.

We are ready to announce Johnson's 2013 application essay questions!  We changed the direction of our questions this year to better understand your career choices and of course, who you are.  We enjoy reading about your own introspections and look forward to getting to know you.

Drumroll please....

The questions are divided into three parts:

Part I:  Career Choice Essay (300 word maximum)
How would you characterize your career since college?
This is not your job description or complete history of your work since graduating (we already ask for that in the online portion and can see this on your resume).  You need to choose the most important elements that show your initiative, contribution, leadership and results achieved.

Part II:  Career Goal Essay (400 word maximum)
Tell us about your short and long term career goals.
Please show you have a clear direction for your goal post-MBA.  Good essays will emphasize what an applicant wants to do while at Johnson and how you will use this experience to accomplish your goal.

Part III:  Character Essay (400 word maximum for chosen question), please choose one of the following to write about:
a. 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.

b. Describe a situation taken from your personal or professional life where you failed and tell us what you learned.

c. What does diversity mean to you and how will you contribute to the diversity of our community at Johnson?

When you have contemplated and written these, the rest of the application is straightforward: online application asking you bio, education and employment information.  We will continue to ask for two professional letters of reference and accept the GMAT or GRE for your test score.  An applicant whose primary language is not English, please send a TOEFL, IELTS, or Pearson Test of English (PTE).

The 2012-2013 application will go live at the beginning of July.  The admissions committee will start reading applications as soon as they are submitted.  Typically, we see applications start to come in closer to the deadline date so, for those of you who like to wait to submit, here is when you can plan to do so:   


15.UVA Darden MBA 2013年入学 Essay

Below is the essay question for the Darden MBA 2012 − 2013 application cycle:

Share your thought process as you encountered a challenging work situation or complex problem. How did this experience change your perspective? (500 words maximum)

16.UCLA Anderson MBA 2013年入学 Essay

Essays are the primary way for you to share your perspectives and plans. The best essays are introspective, genuine and succinct in directly answering our questions and responding to our topics.

• Essay questions are listed below for both first-time applicants and re-applicants.
• You should try to distinguish yourself by showing what makes you different from others who share similar profiles.
• Personal expression is what we are looking for, not platitudes.
• Making a strong case for your future plans requires you to first do research on career paths and find one that resonates. Even if this target will change during business school, your application essays should lay out a clear trajectory for short-term and long-term goals. Do this by demonstrating how you expect to build on skills from your past, and those you expect to gain from the MBA.
• Essays are more compelling if they include specific courses, programs, groups, opportunities, activities, etc. from which you would benefit, if admitted to UCLA Anderson. These references are best found through website research, personal discussions and a campus visit (if possible).
• Content and clarity are key elements, as we seek superior communication skills.
• Style is a consideration too, although we understand that those who speak other languages may have different manners of expression in English.
• We do check your essays for plagiarism, so make sure you always submit your own work.
• Length does not equal strength. A well-written short essay can have even more impact than a longer essay. Please try to respect the word limits indicated below.
• All responses to essays must be on double-spaced pages that are uploaded as a document. We do not accept essays in any other media but written form.
  

FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS - TWO REQUIRED ESSAYS:

• What is your proudest achievement outside the workplace, and how has it impacted you? (700 words maximum)
• What are your short-term and long-term career goals, and how will an MBA from UCLA Anderson specifically help you achieve these goals? (750 words maximum)
  

OPTIONAL ESSAY:
The following essay is optional. No preference is given in the evaluation process to applicants who submit an optional essay. Please note that we only accept written essays.

• Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (250 words maximum)
  

RE-APPLICANTS - ONE REQUIRED ESSAY:
Reapplicants who applied for the class entering in fall 2011 or 2012 are required to complete the following essay:

• 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 maximum)
  

17.Emory (Goizueta) MBA 2013年入学 Essay

Answer all essays (numbers 1 through 4), following the directions indicated in the questions.

• Complete each of the following questions. Please limit your response to 150 words each.
  
  • Why have you decided to pursue an MBA at this time?
  • What are your short term post MBA goals?
  • What are your long term professional aspirations?
    
• Share one of your most significant professional accomplishments. Describe your precise role in this activity and how it has helped to shape your management skills. Please limit your response to 500 words.
• 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. It is his legacy and the strength of his character that gives rise to our vision: Principled Leaders for Global Enterprise. We encourage you to watch this short video for inspiration in answering the question. The transcript of the video can be found here.Mr. Goizueta was an inspirational leader. Describe your leadership style and give an example of how you will use that style to make an impact on Goizueta Business School as a student or alumnus. Please limit your response to 300 words.
• Complete one of the following statements. Please limit your response to 300 words.
  
  • I am unique because...
  • My most memorable cross-cultural experience...
  • I am passionate about...
  • The best piece of advice I've ever received is...
    

Optional Essay: If you have additional information or feel there are extenuating circumstances which you would like to share with the MBA Admissions Committee (i.e. unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, academic performance issues or areas of weakness in application). Please limit your response to 250 words.Re-Applicant EssaysApplicants who have applied to Goizueta Business School in the past are required to answer two questions:

• Complete each of the following questions. Please limit your response to 150 words each.
  
  • Why have you decided to pursue an MBA at this time?
  • What are your short-term post-MBA goals?
  • What are your long-term professional aspirations?
    
• Explain how you have improved your candidacy for Goizueta Business School’s MBA Program since your last application. Please limit your response to 250words.
  

You may also submit the optional essay if you wish.



18.OSU Fisher MBA 2013年入学 Essay

The new application for 2013 will be ready to go in mid-July and we will begin reviewing applications at the beginning of August. Essay content will not be different for this year, but there is one major change – we will only have TWO required essays instead of THREE and you will have a choice for your second essay. The application instructions will look like this for the essay section:
Essay #1 – Shaping Your Vision
Every year Fisher College’s Full-Time MBA program admits a select group of talented professionals with demonstrated potential to become successful business leaders in an increasingly competitive, global environment. Why do you want to earn an MBA degree in general and a Fisher College MBA in particular? How will Fisher specifically assist you in achieving your individual potential? As part of your response, include a brief summary of your professional accomplishments to date. If you have not held a full-time job or are still in college, let us know about your leadership accomplishments in a school, internship, or extracurricular context.Maximum words: 750
Essay #2 – CHOICE*
For your second essay, choose either Focusing on Leadership or Discovering You.Focusing On Leadership*One of Fisher’s strengths is its dedication to developing leaders. Listed below are 10 attributes that characterize great leaders. Please select the two criteria that best describe your strengths and provide us with concrete evidence to support your choices.Write an essay for each of the two characteristics you select, describing situations in which you exemplified these leadership traits. Please title each of your essays with the specific trait (e.g. ‘endurance’) that you have chosen for yourself. As part of your essay response, you may include a digital photo or link to content (e.g. blog, video clip, website, etc.) if that content helps to illustrate the attribute(s) you have chosen.

• Integrity
• Empathy
• Curiosity
• Endurance
• Creativity
• Global awareness
• Passion
• Vision
• Self Awareness
• Communication and interpersonal skills
  

Maximum words: 500 per attributeDiscovering You*As a Fisher College MBA student, you get the best of both worlds: the up-close and personal feel of a small program combined with the resources and opportunities offered by a major research university. As an individual participant, you will play a key role in shaping our culture. Consequently, we would like to learn more about who you are and the unique characteristics you will contribute to the Fisher College community. Provide an honest description of yourself outside your professional context, stressing the personal characteristics you believe to be your strengths and weaknesses, along with the factors that have most influenced your development to date.Maximum words: 750We are also adding the opportunity for you to include supplemental information within the online application module. In the past, if you wanted to share information with the Admissions Committee that was not covered in another section of the application, you had to email it to us separately. This year you will see the following section:
Supplemental Information (Optional)
Please feel free to provide a statement concerning any information you would like to add to your application that you have not addressed elsewhere.Maximum words: 250

19.SMU Cox Essay Topics 2012-2013

All applicantsmust answer questions 1 and 2. MA/MBA applicants must also answer question 3B,but those applying to the full-time MBA or JD/MBA programs must instead answerquestion 3A. Please read the instructions below for the supplemental questionto determine if it is also required for your application.

1 Ho did o -How you come to the decision to pursue a graduate business degree? Are therespecific skills you wish to develop or enhance? What are your post-graduatecareer goals? How will a graduate degree from the Cox School of Business helpyou in your professional development? (2 pages maximum; double spaced; minimum10 point font)

2 - Pleasedescribe a challenge faced in the workplace and the steps you took to resolveit. Would you make the same decision again? If not, what would you dodifferently? (2 pages maximum; double spaced; minimum 10 point font)

Candidates forthe MA/MBA dual degree program must answer question 3B. All other candidates mustanswer question 3A. Please ensure you submit thequestion which applies to your program of interest.

3A - The CoxSchool of Business seeks students who desire to become leaders with purpose –thosewho will positively influence the global business community, whether in a smallway or on a large scale. What have you done thus far in your career to make adifference? (2 pages maximum; double spaced; 10 point font minimum)

3B – MA/MBACANDIDATES ONLY: How do you plan to make an impact on the arts/non-profit communityand how specifically would your graduate education help you do so? (2 pages maximum;double spaced; minimum 10 point font)

SUPPLEMENTAL –If you answered “yes” to the questions related to academic/disciplinary issuesor criminal history you MUST submit this essay. Otherwise, please only use thisspace to address essential issues not covered in the rest of your applicationpackage. (2 pages maximum; double spaced; minimum 10 point font)

20.Michigan StateUniversity (Broad)Essay questions for class of 2015

Essay A (required)

Describe why you are interested in the Broad MBA degree and why you feelyou are a competitive candidate to the Broad MBA program?

Limit your response to 700 words or twopages.

Essay B (required)

A Broad College Full-Time MBA student can be described as hard-working,collaborative, and a problem solver. Choose one characteristic that best fitsyour personality and provide examples as to how that trait can enhance theacademic culture/environment at Broad.

Limit your response to 375 words or onepage.

Essay C (required)

You are faced with a teammate who is repeatedly missing deadlines and isnot responsive to the team’s goals. As a team leader, what will you do toaddress this issue and maintain team morale?

Limit your response to 375 words or onepage.

Essay D (Optional)

You should only answer this question if you feel your complete applicationfor admission does not adequately represent you. What other information do youbelieve is necessary in the assessment of your candidacy to the Broad MBA?

Limit your response to 375 words or onepage.

21.North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Essays Topic

We have three required essays and two optional essays. The essays for the 2012-2013 application season are:

• Essay One (Required)
  What are the 2 or 3 strengths or characteristics that have driven your career success thus far? What are the other strengths that you would like to leverage in the future? (500 words maximum)
• Essay Two (Required)
  Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how: your professional experience has shaped these goals; why this career option appeals to you; and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree. (500 words maximum)
• Essay Three (Required)
  What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (500 words maximum)
• Essay Four (Optional)
  If your standardized test scores are low, or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum. (300 words maximum)
• Essay Five (Optional)
  Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application? (300 words maximum)
  

USC—Marshall Essay Questions: 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? Please reiterate your short-term and long-term goals. (750 words) 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

22.USC—Marshall Essay Questions:

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? Please reiterate your short-term and long-term goals. (750 words)
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

 

23. Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business (CMU) MBA 2013年入学 Essay

ESSAY A (Required)
Maximum length= 2 double-spaced pages in 12 pt font
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 of Business at Carnegie Mellon University.)

ESSAY B (Required)
Maximum length= 2 double-spaced pages in 12 pt font
The Tepper School is looking for individuals who will make an impact. Give an example of a time where you made an impact in your professional or academic life.

ESSAY C (Required)
Maximum length= 1 double-spaced page in 12 pt font
Describe an obstacle or ethical challenge that you have faced in your professional or academic life. How did you deal with this situation and what did you learn from it?

ESSAY D (Required)
Maximum length= 1 double-spaced page in 12 pt font. Please answer one of the following two questions.

1. Outside of my professional and/or academic life, one thing that people would be surprised to know about me is…

2. Outside of my professional and/or academic life, I am especially proud of…

ESSAY E (Optional)

Is there anything else that you think we should know as we evaluate your application? 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. This could include clarification of your employment or academic record, choice of recommenders or helpful context for the admissions committee in reviewing your application.

24. The University of Michigan( Ross )
 
1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less.

2. Describe your career goals. How will an MBA from Ross help you to achieve those goals? (300 word maximum)

3. Describe a time in your career when you were frustrated or disappointed. What advice would you give to a colleague who was dealing with a similar situation? (500 word maximum)

4. What are you most passionate about and why? How will this passion positively impact Ross (300 word maximum)

5. Optional question: Is there anything else you think the Admissions Committee should know about you to evaluate your candidacy? (500 word maximum)

 

25. Indiana University (Kelly)

Limit each essay to no more than two pages.

1. Please discuss your post-MBA short- and long-term professional goals. How will your professional experience, when combined with a Kelley MBA degree, allow you to achieve these goals?

Choose two of the next three:

2. Describe an ethical dilemma that you faced in your professional career. How was it resolved and what did you learn from the experience?

3. Suppose you had to choose three people—people alive now or people from another era—to travel with you on a cross-country automobile trip. Who would you choose and why? What would you hope to learn from them? (Think carefully about the company you want on those long stretches through Nebraska or Kansas.)

4. Describe what there is about your background and your experiences that will contribute to the diversity of the entering class and enhance the educational experience of other students.

Optional:

5. Is there anything else that you think we should know as we evaluate your application? If you believe your credentials and essays represent you fairly, you shouldn't feel obligated to answer this question.

 

26. The University of Texas at Austin


1. Describe how your professional and personal experiences have led you to pursue an MBA at this time. Please share with us your short and long term goals and why the Texas MBA at McCombs is the program best positioned to help you achieve them. Limit: 800 words

2. At the University of Texas at Austin, our motto is “What starts here changes the world.” Here at McCombs, we are looking for students who share this vision. We believe that the MBA experience is a transformative one and that our students are able to have a positive impact, not only on their own lives, but also in their workplaces, their local communities, their professional industries and/or the world generally.

a) In your life to date, please tell us about an instance when you felt that you had the most positive impact and why you believe it to be significant? Limit: 200 words

b) How do you intend to positively impact the MBA community while you are an MBA student at McCombs? Limit: 200 words

c) After graduation from business school, what kind of positive impact would you like to have? Limit: 200 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 be beneficial to the committee in considering your application. (For example, if your standardized test scores are low or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (i.e. calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum.) Limit: 200 words