Columbia 2008 Early Desicion Essay TopicsWhat are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will Columbia Business School help you achieve these goals (Recommended 750 word limit)? *
In a recent speech delivered to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, Dean Glenn Hubbard discussed the new, essential elements of the 21st century MBA: http://www.gsb.columbia.edu/admissions/21st_century_MBA.pdf. How will your MBA prepare you for a rapidly changing business environment (Recommended 500 word limit)? *
Read the speech The entrepreneurial mindset is an integral component of the Columbia Business School MBA. Please discuss a time in your own life when you have identified and captured an opportunity (Recommended 500 word limit). *
Please tell us about what you feel most passionate in life (Recommended 250 word limit). * (Optional) Is there any further information that you wish to provide to the Admissions Committee? Please use this space to provide an explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or your personal history.
以下是Recommendation题目： C O L U M B I A B U S I N E S S S C H O O L
1. What is your relationship to, and how long have you known the applicant?
Is this person still employed by your organization? (Yes/No) If “No,” when did he/she depart? (e.g., August 1999)
2.  rovide a short list of adjectives which describe the applicant’s strengths.
3. How does the applicant’s performance compare with that of his or her peers?
4. How has the applicant grown during his/her employment with you? Please comment on the applicant’s maturity.
5. Comment on the applicant’s ability to work with others, including superiors, peers and subordinates.
If the tables were reversed, would you enjoy working for the applicant?
6. In what ways could the applicant improve professionally? How does he/she accept constructive criticism?
7. How well has the applicant made use of available opportunities? Consider his or her initiative, curiosity and motivation.
8. Comment on your observations of the applicant’s ethical behavior.
9. What do you think motivates the candidate’s application to the MBA program at Columbia Business School?
Do you feel the applicant is realistic in his/her professional ambitions?
10. Are there any other matters which you feel we should know about the applicant?
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Recommendation Questions
Please sign any additional pages and attach them to this form. Seal these materials in the envelope provided, sign across the seal
and return to the applicant. The applicant will submit the sealed, signed envelope as part of his or her completed application
package. All information included in the recommendation is subject to verification by Columbia Business School. Thank you very
much for your assistance.
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