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标题: 全球顶尖商学院MBA Essay题目汇总(2013-2014) [打印本页]

作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 13:47     标题: 全球顶尖商学院MBA Essay题目汇总(2013-2014)

Hi, everybody, we are now providing some essay questions for 2013-2014 here, and hope you can be freeed from the tiring web search.
作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 13:48

HBS Essay Topics 2013-2014       http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6746

There is one question for the Class of 2016:


You’re applying to Harvard Business School.  We can see your resume, school transcripts, extra-curricular activities, awards, post-MBA career goals, test scores and what your recommenders have to say about you.    What else would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy?


There is no word limit for this question.  We think you know what guidance we're going to give here. Don't overthink, overcraft and overwrite. Just answer the question in clear language that those of us who don't know your world can understand.


Following the interview, candidates are required to submit a written reflection using our online application system. This must be submitted within 24 hours following the completion of the interview. Detailed instructions will be provided to those applicants who are invited to the interview process.


Joint program applicants for the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School must provide an additional essay:

How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and a personal level? (400 words)




作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 13:54

Stanford GSB Essay Topics 2013-2014 http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6736


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.

Additional Information
If there is any other information that is critical for us to know and is not captured elsewhere, please include it. Examples of pertinent additional information include:
- Extenuating circumstances affecting academic or work performance
- Explanation of why you do not have a Letter of Reference from your current direct supervisor or peer
- Explanation of criminal conviction, criminal charges sustained against you in a juvenile proceeding, and/or court-supervised probation
- Explanation of academic suspension or expulsion
- Any other information that you did not have sufficient space to complete in another section of the application (please begin the information in the appropriate section)
- Additional work experience that cannot fit into the space provided
- Additional information about your academic experience (e.g., independent research) not noted elsewhere

Essay Length
Your answers for all of the essay questions cannot exceed 1,600 words.
You have your own story to tell, so please allocate the 1,600 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 1,600 words total.
- Essay 1: 750 words
- Essay 2: 450 words
- Essay 3: 400 words

Formatting
- Use a 12-point font, double spaced
- Recommended fonts are Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman
- Indicate which essay question you are answering at the beginning of each essay (this does not count towards the 1,600 word limit).
- Number all pages
- Upload all three essays as one document
- Preview the uploaded document to ensure that the formatting is true to the original
Save a copy of your essays

作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 14:40

Wharton Essay Topics 2013-2014      http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6771

Class of 2016 Essay Questions
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 QUESTIONS:
1. What do you aspire to achieve, personally and professionally, through the Wharton MBA? (500 words)


2. Academic engagement is an important element of the Wharton MBA experience. How do you see yourself contributing to our learning community? (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)

作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 14:43

MIT Sloan Essay Topics 2013-2014    http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6772

Résumé

Please prepare a business résumé that includes your employment history in reverse chronological order, with titles, dates, and whether you worked part-time or full-time. Your educational record should also be in reverse chronological order and should indicate dates of attendance and degree(s) earned. Other information appropriate to a business résumé is welcomed and encouraged. The résumé should not be more than one page in length (up to 50 lines).  We provide a résumé template to follow in the online application.

Essays

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: The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and generate ideas that advance management practice.  Discuss how you will contribute toward advancing the mission based on examples of past work and activities.   (500 words or fewer, limited to one page)

Essay 2: Describe a time when you pushed yourself beyond your comfort zone. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page)

Optional Question
The Admissions Committee invites you to share anything else you would like us to know about you, in any format.

作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 14:46

Northwestern Kellogg Essay Topics 2013-2014    http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6789

ESSAY 1
What’s the greatest obstacle you’ve overcome (personally or professionally)?
How has overcoming this obstacle prepared you to achieve success now and in the future? (350 word limit)



ESSAY 2
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. (500 word limit)



ESSAY 3
Part 1: What career/role are you looking to pursue and why?  (250 word limit)
Part 2: Why are Kellogg and the MBA essential to achieving these career goals?  (250 word limit)
(Please answer Part 2 in terms of your program choice: One-Year, Two-Year, MMM, JD-MBA).


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 #1-3.

Additional Information (Optional)
If needed, briefly describe any extenuating circumstances (e.g. unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, etc.) (No word limit)
作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 14:55

Chicago Booth  Essay Topics 2013-2014    http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6786

Short Answer Essays
Please respond to the following two essay prompts:

a. My favorite part of my work is… (250 words maximum)
b. I started to think differently when… (250 words maximum)

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 rest of the application, what else would you like us to know?

We have set forth the following guidelines:

The content is completely up to you. There is no right, or even preferred, approach to this essay. Feel free to use the software with which you are most comfortable. Acceptable formats for upload in the online application system are PowerPoint, Word, or PDF. However, we suggest converting your file to a PDF to preserve your intended formatting.
There is a strict maximum of four pages (presentation) or 600 words (essay), though you can provide fewer if you choose. All content must fit within four pages (presentation) or 600 words (essay).
The file size is limited to 16 MB.
The document will be viewed electronically, but we cannot support embedded videos, music, hyperlinks, or motion images.
The file will be evaluated on the quality of content and ability to convey your ideas, not on technical expertise.
Reapplicant Essay
Upon reflection, how has your perspective regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (300 words maximum)
作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 14:57

Berkeley Haas Essay Topics 2013-2014 http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6782

Listed below are the required essays, supplemental essays, and optional essays for fall 2014.

Essays

At Berkeley-Haas, our distinctive culture is defined by four key principles —Question the Status Quo; Confidence Without Attitude; Students Always; andBeyond 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 aboutBerkeley-Haas' Defining Principles).

4.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 4a. and 4b.)


Supplemental Information

5.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
2.(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)

作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 15:16

Columbia Business School Essay Topics 2013-2014 http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6724

Applicants must complete one short answer question and three essays.

Short Answer Question
What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (100 characters maximum)


Examples of possible responses:
-“After my MBA I want to join a consulting firm specializing in renewable energy and power companies.”
-“I hope to work in business development for a media company that is expanding its reach in Asia. ”
-“My goal is to work for an investment firm that focuses on community development projects.”


Essay 1:
Given your individual background, why are you pursuing a Columbia MBA at this time? (Maximum 500 words)

Essay 2:
Columbia Business School is located in the heart of the world's business capital - Manhattan. How do you anticipate that New York City will impact your experience at Columbia? (Maximum 250 words)

Please view the videos below:

New York City - limitless possibilities

New York City - fast paced and adaptable

Essay 3:
What will the people in your Cluster be pleasantly surprised to learn about you? (Maximum 250 words)

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

作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 15:18

Dartmouth Tuck Essay Topics 2013-2014     http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6788

1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? Why is Tuck the best MBA fit for you and your goals and why are you the best fit for Tuck?

2. Tell us about your most meaningful collaborative leadership experience and what role you played. 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.

Tuck encourages applicants to limit the length of their responses to 500 words for each essay.
作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 15:22

Yale SOM Essay Questions 2013-2014   http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6769

Essay 1

What motivates your decision to pursue an MBA?  (300 words maximum)

Essay 2

The Yale School of Management provides leadership education for broad-minded, rigorous, 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 motivates you to apply to the Yale School of Management for your MBA? What will you contribute to Yale and Yale SOM?   (450 words maximum)
作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 15:24

New York University (Stern) Essay Topics 2013-2014  http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6767

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: Choose Option A or Option B


Option A: 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?



Option B: 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 Option B (i.e., artwork or multimedia) or if you submit Option B via mail, please upload a brief description of your submission with your online application.


作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 15:24

Duke University (Fuqua)
作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 15:26

Michigan Ross Essay Topics  2013-2014  http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6758

1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less.

2. a. What about your professional experiences has led you to determine that business school is the right next step? (150 words)   b. As you have researched MBA programs, what actions have you taken to learn more about Ross and what has led you to believe that Ross is the right MBA program for you? (150 words)  c. What career do you plan to pursue after business school and why? (150 words)

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? (400 word maximum)



4. Optional question: Is there anything not addressed elsewhere in the application that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you to evaluate your candidacy? (300 word maximum)
作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 15:34

Darden MBA Essay Topics 2013-2014    http://forum.topway.org/sns/space.php?uid=11416&do=blog&id=6768

Below is the essay question for the Darden MBA 2013 − 2014 application cycle:

Share your thought process as you encountered a challenging work situation or complex problem. What did you learn about yourself? (500 words maximum)
作者: weaoao    时间: 2013-8-7 15:45

Yale SOM Essay Questions 2013-2014   http://forum.topway.org/sns/spac ... do=blog&id=6769
Essay 1
What motivates your decision to pursue an MBA?  (300 words maximum)


Essay 2
The Yale School of Management provides leadership education for broad-minded, rigorous, 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 motivates you to apply to the Yale School of Management for your MBA? What will you contribute to Yale and Yale SOM?   (450 words maximum)




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