Following up on the announcement of its 2016-2017 deadlines, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has revealed the Kenan-Flagler MBA essays for the coming admissions season. Applicants are required to respond to just one 500-word essay, unchanged from the prior year, about their career goals and interest in an MBA, and are given the option of responding to three additional 300-word essays.

Essay 1: 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 2 (Optional): 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? (300 words maximum)

Essay 3 (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 4 (Optional): Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application?(300 words maximum)

For more information, applicants can visit the UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA admissions website.