DEADLINES ESSAYS Please note the following details when completing the Essays section of the 2010-11 online application. The following essay questions give you the opportunity to more fully present yourself to the Admissions Committee and to provide insight into your experiences, goals and thought processes. Your essays should be written entirely by you. An offer [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS & ANALYSIS 1. Describe your greatest professional achievement and how you added value to your organization. (400 word limit) 2. What career do you plan to pursue upon completion of an MBA degree and why? How will the Johnson School help you achieve this goal? (400 word limit) 3. You are the author [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS Short Answer Questions What are you most passionate about?  Why?  (250-word maximum) Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250-word maximum) At Haas, our distinctive culture is defined by four key principles — question the status quo; confidence without attitude; students always; and beyond yourself. Give an example of when you have demonstrated [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS (ANALYSIS COMING SOON) 1. The Darden MBA program expects students to actively participate in learning teams, the classroom, and the broader community. Please share one or two examples from your past experience that best illustrate(s) how you will contribute to this highly engaging and hands-on learning environment. (500 words) 2. Please discuss how [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS (ANALYSIS COMING SOON) 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. [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS Please respond fully but concisely to the following essay questions. Compose each of your answers offline in separate document files and upload them individually in the appropriate spaces below. Although there is no restriction on the length of your response, most applicants use, on average, 500 words for each essay. There are no right or wrong [...]

HBS: More About the Class of 2012 Interesting: Assuming college graduates in 2010 were 22 years old, about 78% (707 out of 910) of the HBS class of 2012 is between the ages of 25 and 27 years old.

I’m plugged in to a lot of adcom RSS feeds, and while there is a lot of not-so-helpful information, there are some good tidbits out there. I’ll be posting links occasionally to the choicest morsels here. In this grouping and in no particular order: 1) HBS releases Preliminary Profile of the Class of 2012 Interesting: [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS Essay Questions Below are the essay questions for the Fall 2011 application. 1. The Admissions Committee is interested in learning more about you on both a personal and professional level. Please answer the following (maximum of 300 words for each section): a. Why are you pursuing a full-time MBA at this point in [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS & ANALYSIS Essay One (Required) What are the 2 or 3 strengths or characteristics that have driven your career success thus far? What are the other strengths that you would like to leverage in the future? (500 words maximum) Analysis: Kenan-Flagler’s “self-aware” approach to this question requires you to 1) discuss your professional [...]