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Olin Essays for 2004-2005

Personal Statements/Essays (Please provide your response on a separate sheet of paper.)

The purpose of these statements/essays is to help the Admissions Committee get to know you. Any information you can provide concerning those qualities and experiences that distinguish you from other applicants will be especially helpful.

1. Why are you seeking an MBA and, in particular, an MBA from Washington University? How will the MBA program support both your short-term and long-term career goals? (400 words maximum)

2. You step onto an elevator and find the president of the company that is your number one choice for a summer internship. It is a tall building – but you still have only two minutes to convince her that you possess the qualities that will make you the best candidate for the position and that Olin has fully prepared you for that internship. What will you say? (325 words maximum – For your information: 325 words is about 2 minutes of speaking)

3. Please explain how you might have an impact on the MBA Program at Washington University. In other words, what legacy will you leave behind? (300 words maximum)

4. Please provide any additional information about your application that you believe would be helpful to the Admissions Committee (optional).

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Darden Esssays for 2004-2005

Use your best judgment for determining the proper length of your essays

1. Write your life story in one page or less.

2. Why do you want to earn an MBA? In an ideal scenario, what would you be doing in 15 years?

3. What is your understanding of how Darden is different from the other schools to which you are applying? Why do you feel Darden is a good fit for you?

4. Describe your most rewarding leadership experience and what it means to your development as a potential leader.

5. (Optional) Please use this opportunity to present any additional information that would assist the Admissions Committee in the evaluation of your candidacy.

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Vanderbilt Owen School Admission Essays 2004-2005

Required Essays 1 and 2 should be no more than 500 words in length. Optional Essay 3 should be only as long as necessary.

1. (Required) Explain your short-term and long-term career plans as specifically as possible. When combined with a Vanderbilt MBA degree, how will your previous experiences and personal attributes enable you to pursue these goals successfully? (500 words)

2. (Required) Discuss significant challenges and opportunities currently facing the industry or functional area in which you plan to work after completing your MBA degree. As a change agent and visionary leader, how would you approach these issues to have a positive impact on business and society? (500 words)

3. (Optional) You are strongly encouraged to provide an additional statement to clarify and explain any of the following: gaps of more than three months in full-time employment, poor academic performance, weak test scores, lack of recommendation from your current or most recent supervisor, academic misconduct, violations of the law, or anything else you think is important for the Admissions Committee to know about you that is not already addressed elsewhere in your application. (No longer than necessary)

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USC Marshall School of Business Admission Essays for 2004-2005

1. Describe in a brief paragraph (do not exceed 250 words): a) Your post-MBA short-term goals. (immediately after graduation) b) Your post-MBA long-term goals. (3-5 years after graduation) and c) How your professional experience, when combined with an MBA degree, allows you to achieve these goals.

2. Complete one of the following three statements (do not exceed 250 words): a) "A controversial decision I made that resulted in a favorable outcome was" or b) "People may be surprised to learn that I" or c) "I am considered a leader because".

3. Answer two of the following questions (do not exceed 500 words per question): a) The Marshall MBA Prime Program prepares students for doing business in a global economy. Describe a cross-cultural experience that challenged you. How did you meet this challenge and what did you learn from this experience? b) USC was voted College of the Year in 2000 by Time Magazine and The Princeton Review, garnering major acclaim for its emphasis on community outreach and service. How have you impacted your community? c) We all experience significant events or milestones that influence the course of our lives. Briefly describe such an event and how it affected you.

4. Optional Essay: Please add any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider in evaluating your application. (do not exceed 250 words)

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Wharton Essays for 2004-2005 Required Essays for All New Applicants* 1. Required: 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 now? (1,000 words)

2. Required: Describe an impact you’ve had on an individual, group or organization. How has this experience been valuable to you or others? (500 words)

3. Required: Please complete two of the following three questions (500 words):

A: Describe when you were part of a team where the group process and/or intended outcome failed. What did you learn?

B: Describe a situation where your values, ethics, or morals were challenged. How did you handle the situation?

C: Describe a personal characteristic or something in your background that will help the Admissions Committee to know you better.

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

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UNC Essays for 2004-2005

Self – Evaluation and Educational Objectives Essays

On a separate piece of paper, please respond to the following questions. Be sure that your name and the essay

number appear on the top of each page submitted. Essays should be double-spaced, using a font size no

smaller than 12 points.

1. Please describe your career progression to date, highlighting leadership and management positions

and reasons for changing employers or career paths, if applicable. How will your professional experience

when combined with an MBA degree allow you to achieve your short-term and long-term

goals? (1200 word maximum)

2. What obstacles or major challenges have you overcome to achieve your goals? How do these life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? (800 word maximum)

3. Study groups have been an integral part of UNC Kenan-Flagler’s management development philosophy for more than 25 years.We believe that learning to work in teams is a primary vehicle for success in today’s workplace, in which teamwork, diversity, and mutual support are critical. Each firstyear MBA student is assigned to a study group of four or five people. First-year study groups are carefully constructed to maximize demographic and cultural diversity, while assuring a variety of interests

and work experiences.

At the end of year one,UNC MBA teammates evaluate each other using a formal assessment instrument.

Some of the specific areas covered in the evaluations are:

• Leadership • Openness to other ideas

• Reliability, Dependability • Quality of work delivered

• Flexibility • Communication ability

• On-time delivery • Willingness to step out of area of expertise

• Cooperation • Contribution to team’s success

Please select two people that have worked with you as part of a team. The two people can be from two different teams. Ask each of them to provide you with an honest and detailed assessment of you as a teammate, especially of your performance in the areas mentioned above.

In 1000 words or less, please share your personal reflections on the feedback you received. How will you benefit from what you have learned? How will your UNC MBA teammates benefit?

Optional:

1. Please tell us about any international experience you have had, either living or working abroad, and how it has impacted your global perspective. (400 word maximum)

2.UNC Kenan-Flagler students have chosen to concentrate in a variety of fields as undergraduate students

and we welcome applications from students who have majored in non-business fields.To prepare

for the quantitative dimension of the MBA Program,we strongly recommend that all enrolling

students have some background in calculus, economics, statistics and financial accounting. If you haven’t studied these subjects in college or a university, please explain how you have demonstrated proficiency in these areas. If you haven’t had exposure to these subjects, please let us know your plan for preparing yourself for UNC Kenan-Flagler. (400 word maximum)

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UCLA Anderson Business School Admission Essays for 2004-2005

All applicants must answer questions 1 through 3; question 4 is optional. (Note: Uploaded essays should be double-spaced.) 1. Please provide us with a summary of your personal and family background. Include information about your parents and siblings, where you grew up, and perhaps a highlight or special memory of your youth. (Limit to 2 pages.)

2. Discuss a situation, preferably work related, where you have taken a significant leadership role. How does this event demonstrate your managerial potential? (Limit to 1 page.)

3. Discuss your career goals. Why are you seeking an MBA degree at this particular point in your career? Specifically, why are you applying to UCLA Anderson? (Limit to 2 pages.)

4. (Optional) Is there any other information that you believe would be helpful to the Admissions Committee in considering your application? If you feel the application already represents you well, do not feel obligated to answer this essay question.

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Haas Essays for 2004-2005

Here are the supplemental data, short answer questions, required essays, and optional essays that you will need to provide when completing the Haas Fall 2005 application.

Supplemental Data:

Please identify the course(s) you have taken or intend to take to demonstrate quantitative proficiency. Provide the course number, 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 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.

Please explain all gaps in your employment since earning your university degree.

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.

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 questions:

Describe something you feel passionate about. (250-word maximum)

Who is someone that you consider to be an inspirational leader? Why? (250-word maximum)

Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250-word maximum)

At Haas, we value individual differences. Beyond nationality or citizenship, what makes you unique compared to other MBA applicants? (250-word maximum)

If you have visited Haas, please let us know what about your visit made the most lasting impression on you. If you have not visited Haas, what steps have you taken to familiarize yourself with our MBA program? (250-word maximum)

Required Essays

Describe your greatest professional challenge and how you resolved it. (500-word maximum)

What are your professional goals? How do your past and present experiences relate to these goals? Why do you want an MBA from Berkeley at this point in your career? (1,000-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 overcome significant economic, educational, health-related and/or obstacles), please use this space to address the obstacles you have overcome. (750-word maximum)

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McCombs (U of Texas-Austin) Essays for 2004-2005

Note: Please submit your McCombs MBA essay questions online. You are required to answer all three questions. The Admissions Committee is not looking for any “correct” answers to these questions; we simply want to get to know you better.

1. Discuss your intermediate and long-term career goals, as well as a current vision of your desired employment upon graduation. Your explanation should include, but is not necessarily limited to the following: how you will leverage your professional and personal experiences in pursuit of these goals; why an MBA is necessary to achieve them; and why McCombs is the right MBA program for your career path. (Limit 1000 words)

2. Please choose one of the following (Limit 500 words):

A. What non-professional accomplishment are you most proud of and why?

B. If a friend or family member were to describe your most defining quality, what would it be and why?

3. Please choose one of the following (Limit 500 words):

A. Discuss a time when you were faced with a professional disappointment. How did you handle the disappointment and what did you learn from the situation?

B. Are there any aspects of your application which you feel require further clarification that are not addressed here?

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Stanford Business School Admission Essays for 2004-2005

Please answer both Essays A and B. The length of your responses is up to you. You should feel free to take the space you need to answer the questions fully; most applicants find that the equivalent of three to seven typed, double spaced pages per essay is appropriate.

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

Essay B: What are your short-term and long-term career aspirations? How will an MBA education further your development? Why does the academic experience offered at the Stanford GSB, in particular, appeal to you?

Note on Essay B: If you are applying for either of the joint degree programs, Essay B should support your rationale for pursuing this direction.

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