Fulbright scholarships are sweet. They can cover a lot of your tuition and put you in an esteemed group of fellow recipients several generations deep. (I was very fortunate to receive one myself.) However, the application process is demanding, which makes the opportunity cost (time taken away from test studies, for example) steep. I recently sent [...]

A few people have struggled with this over the past few MBA interview trainings I’ve done. And while it seems like it shouldn’t be difficult — after all everyone wrote “Why MBA School X?” many times in their essays — the problem occurred when my clients tried to connect not to a school’s specific classes [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS A. What are your short-term and long-term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you to achieve these goals. (Please include any information regarding what steps you have taken to learn more about the Tepper School.) B. The Tepper School’s culture relies on all members to be active contributors to our community. With [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS 1) What career do you plan to pursue upon completion of an MBA degree and why? (400 words) 2) You are the author for the book of Your Life Story.  Please write the table of contents for the book.  Note: Approach this essay with your unique style.  We value creativity and authenticity. (400 [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why? The best examples of Essay 1 reflect the process of self-examination that you have undertaken to write them. They give us a vivid and genuine image of who you are—and they also convey how you became the person you are. They do not focus [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS & ANALYSIS Tell us about three of your accomplishments. (600 words) Analysis: In altering its longstanding three accomplishments question (ref: What are your three most substantial accomplishments and why do you view them as such?), HBS seems to have loosened up a bit. But while your choices no longer have to represent your “most [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS & ANALYSIS (TO BE ANNOUNCED)

DEADLINES ESSAYS & ANALYSIS Tell us about three of your accomplishments. (600 words) Tell us three setbacks you have faced. (600 words) Why do you want an MBA? (400 words) Answer a question you wish we’d asked. (400 words) Joint Degree Applicants: How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both [...]

DEADLINES *To be included in a specific round, applications must be complete and submitted by midnight (23.59) Central European Time on the day of the deadline. ESSAYS & ANALYSIS INSEAD doesn’t include the following two as part of their “Essays” list, but you should consider them when developing your application profile since they likely have [...]

DEADLINES ESSAYS & ANALYSIS Short Answer Questions What are you most passionate about? Why? (250-word maximum) Analysis: I can think of a few ways to approach this question, but I recommend starting with the truth: what are you truly passionate about? What gets you out of bed early or makes the hours fly by? What [...]