Fall of 2007 Essay Questions

1. Explain the path that has led you to pursue an MBA as the next step in your professional and personal development. Describe your short and long term post-MBA career goals. What or who influenced your choice of schools, and how specifically will Chicago GSB help you succeed? (1500-word limit):

 
 
2. Choose one of the following two questions to answer. (500 word-limit).

 
 
 A. If the admissions committee were to interview one of your closest colleagues, what aspect of your personal development would this person say is especially important for the admissions committee to know?

 
 
 B. You have been asked to write an editorial about the most pressing issue facing humanity. Please identify the issue and justify why you have selected it.

 
 
3. Complete each of the following questions. (100-word limit per question)

 
 
 A. What is the one thing that most people do not know about you?

 
 
 B. What book, play, or movie would you recommend to the admissions committee? Why?

 
 
 C. It is your first day of business school and people are selecting study groups. How would you describe the value you will bring to a study group?