2009 Application Deadlines and Essays

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开个帖子，放09年的essay和deadline，自己先贡献几个

Round	ED	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Wharton	N/A	2008-10-9	2009-1-8	2009-3-5	N/A
HBS	N/A	2008-10-15	2009-1-6	2009-3-11	N/A
Stanford	N/A	2008-10-29	2009-1-7	2009-4-8	N/A
MIT	N/A	2008-10-28	2009-1-13	N/A	N/A
HAAS	N/A	2008-11-4	2009-12-9	2009-1-30	2009-3-11
Ross	N/A	2008-10-10	2009-1-2	2009-3-1	N/A

2楼：Wharton

3楼：HBS

4楼：Stanford

5楼：Kellogg

6楼：MIT

7楼：Ross

8楼：HAAS

kellogg deadline的补充：

Application Timetable Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Part I Part I must be submitted before requesting an off-campus or scheduling an on-campus interview with the Kellogg Admissions Office. Off-Campus Interview Request - Select the off campus interview request box and submit Part I by… (NOTE: Please allow up to 6 weeks after submitting Part I and your off-campus interview request to receive an interview assignment in your local area. When requesting an off campus interview, please specify your domestic zip code or international city/country to receive a match in a timely manner.) 10/3/2008 12/22/2008 2/23/2009 OR         On-Campus Interview                - Select the on campus interview request box and submit Part I by… THEN - Contact the Kellogg Admissions Office to schedule and complete your interview by… (Please allow 2 business days after submitting Part I to schedule your appointment) 10/17/2008 1/12/2009 3/9/2009 12/19/2008 3/9/2009 4/20/2009 Part 2 Due by 11:59PM **T 10/17/2008 1/12/2009 3/9/2009 Decision Rendered by 1/7/2009 3/30/2009 5/18/2009 Tuition deposit received by 4/1/2009 5/6/2009 3 weeks from date of admission

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Full-time MBA Program

Application Information Application deadline & decision schedule Application materials Essay Questions Reapplication Current or Former Berkeley Campus Graduate Students Fall 2009 Application Deadline & Decision Schedule Round: Online Application submitted by: GMAT and TOEFL taken on or before deadline: Decision posted/emailed by: One November 4, 2008 November 4, 2008 January 28, 2009 Two December 9, 2008 December 9, 2008 March 18, 2009 Three January 30, 2009 January 30, 2009 April 28, 2009 Four March 11, 2009 March 11, 2009 May 19, 2009 [Back to top] Application Materials The fall 2008 online application is now closed. The fall 2009 online application will be available in August. Please note that we only accept online applications - paper applications are not available. Also, please do not print out your online application and mail it to us. Our application is intended for online submission only. In order for an application to be considered for a particular round, it must be submitted online prior to midnight Pacific Standard Time the evening of the deadline. In addition, you must submit the following supplemental materials: Application fee Two professional letters of recommendation: Recommenders may submit letters of recommendation either by paper or electronically. You may download the PDF of the fall 2009 recommendation form here. (Requires Adobe reader.) Current resume (must be submitted online) One official transcript from every college/university/graduate institution you have attended since secondary/high school graduation regardless of length of study. Graduates of non-U.S. institutions must also provide one official degree certificate in the original language. English translations are required if the documents are not in English. They must arrive in a sealed envelope as issued by the school. Official GMAT(Graduate Management Admissions Test) Score Report (Institution Code N2VPT47): You can obtain detailed information about the GMAT by visiting http://www.gmac.com. Official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Score Report, if applicable (Institution code 4833-02): You can obtain detailed information about the TOEFL by visiting http://www.toefl.org, or the IELTS by visiting http://www.ielts.org/. For further details about the above requirements, please see Admissions Criteria. Detailed instructions will be provided with the fall 2009 online application. Mail supplemental materials to: Full-time MBA Admissions, Haas School of Business, 430 Student Services Bldg #1902, Berkeley, CA 94720-1902. [Back to top] Fall 2009 Essay Questions Listed below are the supplemental questions, short answer questions, required essays, and optional essays for the fall 2009 application. Supplemental Questions: 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 & professional organizations and extracurricular activities in which you have been involved during or after university studies. Indicate the nature of the activity or organization, dates of involvement, offices held, & 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. Please identify the course(s) you have taken or intend to take to demonstrate quantitative proficiency. Provide the course name, date, grade if any, and institution at which the course was or will be taken. If you wish, you may discuss other ways in which you have demonstrated strong quantitative abilities. 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.) Short Answer: If you could change one thing you've done in your life, what would it be, and how would you do it differently? (250 word maximum) Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250 word maximum) At Haas, we value innovation and creativity. Describe an innovative solution you have created to address a specific challenge. (250 word maximum) What steps have you taken to learn about the Berkeley MBA program, and what factors have influenced your decision to apply? (250 word maximum) Required Essays: Give us an example of a situation in which you displayed leadership. (500 word maximum) What are your short-term and long-term career goals? How do your professional experiences relate to these goals? Why do you want an MBA from Berkeley at this point in your career? (1000 word maximum) 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 you wish to be considered for the Haas Achievement Award (for individuals who have achieved success in spite of significant economic, educational, health-related and/or other obstacles), please use this space to address the obstacles you have overcome. (750 word maximum) [Back to top] Reapplication If you have submitted an application to the program within the past two years, but were not admitted or did not register, you are required to complete and submit the following portions of the online application: Test Scores Employment section, including current resume Education section Applicant Acknowledgement Application fee Transcript for any new coursework completed since your prior application Assuming that an application was complete at the time of submission, you will need to answer additional supplemental questions designated in the instructions. If you would like to be considered for a Haas Achievement Award, please answer that optional essay question. For Fall 2009, you must submit new test scores if your test was taken before June 1, 2007 (TOEFL) or October 1, 2003 (GMAT). Updating any other application materials is optional, although the Admissions Committee does note the effort that candidates put into their reapplication. We strongly recommend that you submit a statement outlining how you have improved your candidacy since your last application, as the Admissions Committee will be looking for substantive change in your qualifications. You can use the optional essay question to provide this information. In addition, you are encouraged to submit one or two new letters of recommendation. If you have taken the GMAT and TOEFL again, ask the Educational Testing Service to forward the new official scores to the Haas School and note your new score on the Test Score section of the application. [Back to top] Current or Former Berkeley Campus Graduate Students Students currently enrolled for graduate study in any department on the UC Berkeley campus must file a petition to change or add a major in order to apply to the MBA program. No fee is charged for this petition. If there has been a break in registration, students must also file a petition for readmission along with the petition to change or add a major. A $60 fee is charged for readmission petitions in lieu of the application fee. This fee must be paid by check and cannot be paid online. Petitions are accepted for fall semester only. Both petitions (for readmission and for add/drop/changes of major) are available from the Degrees Unit of the Graduate Division, 302 Sproul Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-5900,               (510) 642-7330        or can be found at here. (requires Adobe Reader.) Students from both categories must file a complete MBA application, in addition to the petition, within the appropriate deadlines. They will be expected to complete the MBA program, if admitted, within the same period of time as students entering the program from outside the Berkeley campus.

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MIT Sloan 2008-09 Essay Questions and Deadline

MBA Program Deadlines

	MBA Round I*	MBA Round II
Application Received By 12 noon Pacific Standard Time (2000 GMT)	Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008	Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009
Decisions Released On	Monday, Feb 2, 2009	Monday, Apr 6, 2009
Reply By	Friday, Mar 13, 2009	Friday, May 8, 2009

* Reapplicants must submit their application by the Round I deadline. LFM reapplicants must submit their reapplication by the LFM deadline.

Dual-Degree Program Deadlines

	LFM Program	HKS*	BEP
Application Received By 12 noon Pacific Standard Time (2000 GMT)	Monday, Dec 15, 2008	Tuesday, Jan 13, 2009	Monday, Dec 15, 2008
Decision Released On	Monday, Mar 9, 2009	Monday, Apr 6, 2009	Monday, Apr 6, 2009
Reply By	Wednesday, Apr 8, 2009	Friday, May 8, 2009	Friday, May 8, 2009

* Deadline for first-year Kennedy School candidates (HKS ’10) applying for the dual-degree, three-year MPA/MBA option. HKS ’09 candidates, who are not eligible to pursue the dual-degree option, may apply in Round 1 or 2.

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).

Cover Letter

Prepare a cover letter (up to 500 words) seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. Describe your accomplishments and include an example of how you had an impact on a group or organization. Your letter should conform to standard business correspondence and be addressed to Mr. Rod Garcia, Director of MBA Admissions.

Essays

We are interested in learning more about you and 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.

All applicants:

Essay 1: Please tell us about a challenging interaction you had with a person or group. (500 words or less, limited to one page)

Essay 2: Please tell us about a time when you defended your idea. (500 words or less, limited to one page)

Essay 3: Please tell us about a time when you executed a plan. (500 words or less, limited to one page)

Essay 4: Please tell the Admissions Committee whatever else you would like us to know. (250 words or less, limited to one page)

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Michigan Ross MBA Deadlines and Essay Questions Announced

Michigan Ross announced its 2008-09 deadlines and essay questions today. Tips to follow.

Ross 2008-09 Full-time MBA Deadlines
  

Round I:   Oct. 10, 2008

Round II:  Jan. 2, 2009

Round III: Mar. 1, 2009

MBA Full-time Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe your short-term and long-term career goals. Why is an MBA the best choice at this point in your career? What and/or who influenced your decision to apply to Ross? (500 word max)
2. Describe your most significant professional accomplishment. Elaborate on the leadership skills you displayed, the actions you took and the impact you had on your organization.( 500 word max)
3. If you were not pursuing the career goals you described in Question 1, what profession would you pursue instead? (For example, teacher, musician athlete, architect, etc.) How will this alternate interest contribute to your effectiveness in solving multidisciplinary problems? (300 word max).
   
4. Describe your experience during a challenging time in your life. Explain how you grew personally, either despite this challenge or because of it. (300 word max).

Optional Question: Is there anything else you think the Admissions Committee should know about you to evaluate your candidacy?

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Kellogg 2009 Essay Tips and Deadlines

The 2008-2009 essay questions are:

All applicants are required to answer questions 1, 2 and 3in addition to 2 of the essays in question 4.

For questions 1-3, please limit responses to 2 pages.

1: Briefly assess your career progress to date.  Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at Kellogg.

2: Describe how your background, values, academics, activities and/or leadership skills will enhance the experience of other Kellogg students.

3: Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experience.

Choose two of the following three essays…

4. Applicants must answer 2 of the below essays.  (Re-applicants must answer question 4D and 1 other essay).  Please keep responses to two paragraphs.

4A - Describe a time when you had to motivate a reluctant individual or group.

4B  - I wish the Admissions Committee had asked me…..

4C - What do others admire about you?

4D - For re-applicants only:
Since your previous application, what are the steps you’ve taken to strengthen your candidacy?

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Fall 2009 Applicants: Deadlines and Essay Questions Posted
 

For applicants for admission in Fall 2009 (for the Wharton Class of 2011): below are the deadlines for submitting your application, as well as the essay questions that will be included in that application.

We post the essay questions now to allow you to plan your application preparation this year.  The full application, which will include questions for recommenders and other application requirements, will be available on our website in August.

Wharton Fall 2009 Admission: Application Deadlines

• Round 1: Thursday, 9 October, 2008
• Round 2: Thursday, 8 January, 2009
• Round 3: Thursday, 5 March, 2009

Wharton Fall 2009 Admission: Application Essay Questions

First-Time Applicant Questions

1. Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect an MBA from Wharton to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? (1,000 words)

2. Describe a setback or a failure that you have experienced. What role did you play, and what did you learn about yourself? (500 words)
  

3. Where in your background would we find evidence of your leadership capacity and/or potential? (500 words)

4. Please respond to one (1) of the following questions:

a. Describe an experience you have had innovating or initiating, your lessons learned, the results and impact of your efforts. (500 words)

b. Is there anything about your background or experience that you feel you have not had the opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee in your application?  If yes, please explain. (500 words)

OPTIONAL: 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, TOEFL waiver request, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words, maximum)

Reapplicant Questions (for candidates who have applied for admission for Fall 2008 or 2007 only)

1. Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect an MBA from Wharton to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? How has your candidacy improved since the last time you applied? (1,000 words)

2. Describe an experience you have had innovating or initiating, your lessons learned, the results and impact of your efforts. (500 words)

3. Please respond to one (1) of the following questions:

a. Where in your background would we find evidence of your leadership capacity and/or potential? (500 words)

b. Is there anything about your background or experience that you feel you have not had the opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee in your application? If yes, please explain. (500 words)

OPTIONAL: 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, TOEFL waiver request, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words, maximum)

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Harvard Business School 2009 Essay Tips and Deadlines

Harvard Business School MBA Application Deadlines 

                    Application Submission         Notification Date

Round 1     October 15, 2008                             January 21, 2009
Round 2     January 6, 2009                                 April 2, 2009
Round 3     March 11, 2009                                   May 13, 2009

Harvard Business School MBA Essay Instructions and Questions 

All applicants must submit answers to four essay questions. The first two questions are required of all applicants. The remaining two essays may be in response to your choice of the next four sub-questions.

Joint program applicants for the Harvard Medical School, Harvard Law School, and Kennedy School of Government must provide an additional essay.

Essays  Questions:

1. What are your three most substantial accomplishments and why do you view them as such? (600-word limit)

2. What have you learned from a mistake? (400-word limit)
 

3. Please respond to two of the following (400-word limit each):

1. What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience?

2. Discuss how you have engaged with a community or organization.

3. What area of the world are you most curious about and why?

4. What is your career vision and why is this choice meaningful to you?

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Stanford MBA 2009 Application Deadlines, Essay Questions,

2009 Stanford GSB Application Deadlines

 

                                  Application Deadline               Decision Released

Round 1                      Oct. 29, 2008                              Jan. 22, 2009

Round 2                       Jan. 7, 2009                               April 2, 2009

Round 3                        April 8, 2009                              May 21, 2009 

My comments below are in red. Everything else is from the Stanford web site linked to in the next line.

2009 Stanford GSB Essay Questions 

• Essay A: What matters most to you, and why?

Essay B: What are your career aspirations? How will your education at Stanford help you achieve them?

 

• Essay C: Short Essays—Options 1-4
  Answer two of the 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 1: Tell us about a time when you built or developed a team.

• Option 2: Tell us about a time when you felt most effective as a leader.

 

Option 3: Tell us about a time when you tried to reach a goal or complete a task that was challenging, difficult, or frustrating.

Option 4: Tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, established, or expected.

 

Essay Length

Your answers for all of the essay questions cannot exceed 1,800 words. Each of you has your own story to tell, so please allocate the 1,800 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 1,800 words total.

• Essay A     750 words
• Essay B     450 words
• Essay C     300 words each