2006 Essay Topics

2006-2007 申请年度 Top MBA Essay Topics

1. Northwestern (Kellogg)

1. All applicants must complete A, B, or C as appropriate.

A. Master of Business Administration applicants only. Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at the Kellogg School. (One to two pages double-spaced)
B. Master of Management and Manufacturing applicants only. Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the MMM program meet your educational needs and career goals? (One to two pages double-spaced)
C. Joint-degree applicants only. Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the joint program meet your educational needs and career goals? (One to two pages double-spaced)

2. Each of our applicants is unique. Describe how your background, values, academics, activities and/or leadership skills will enhance the experience of other Kellogg students. (One to two pages double-spaced)

3. You have been selected as a member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Please provide a brief evaluative assessment of your file. (One to two pages double-spaced)

4. Complete three of the following six questions or statements. (Two to three double- spaced paragraphs each)

A. What have been your most significant leadership experiences to date?
B. Describe an ethical dilemma that you faced and how it was resolved?
C. Outside of work I…
D. Describe a professional situation where you were able to successfully persuade others to see things your way.
E. I wish the Admissions Committee had asked me…
F. Since your previous application, what are the steps you have taken to strengthen your candidacy? **

2. Harvard

1. What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience? (400-word limit)
2. What are your three most substantial accomplishments and why do you view them as such? (600-word limit)
3. Discuss a defining experience in your leadership development. How did this experience highlight your strengths and weaknesses as a leader? (400-word limit)
4. In your career, you will have to deal with many ethical issues. What are likely to be the most challenging and what is your plan for developing the competencies you will need to handle these issues effectively? (400-word limit)
5. What is your career vision and why is this choice meaningful to you? (400-word limit)
6. What other information do you believe would be helpful to the Board in understanding you better and in considering your application? (400-word limit)

Joint and concurrent degree candidates:
How do you expect the joint or concurrent degree program to benefit you both academically and professionally? (400-word limit)

3. Chicago

Essay 1: Complete all parts below. (1500 word maximum)

Explain the path that has led you to pursue an MBA as the next step in your professional and personal development. Describe your short and long term post-MBA career goals. What or who influenced your choice of schools, and how specifically will Chicago GSB help you succeed?

Essay 2: Choose one of the following questions. (500-word maximum)

1. If the admissions committee were to interview one of your closest colleagues, what aspect of your personal development would this person say is especially important for the admissions committee to know?

2. You have been asked to write an editorial about the most pressing issue facing humanity. Please identify the issue and justify why you have selected it.

Essay 3: Complete each of the following questions. (100-word maximum for each question below)

1. What is the one thing that most people do not know about you?
2. What book, play, or movie would you recommend to the admissions committee? Why?
3. It is your first day of business school and people are selecting study groups. How would you describe the value you will bring to a study group?

4. Stanford

Essay A: What matters most to you, and why?
(Recommended length is 3-4 pages, double-spaced)
Essay B: What are your career aspirations? How will your education at Stanford help you achieve them?
(Recommended length is 2-3 pages, double-spaced)

Essay C: Short Essays—Options 1-4
Please answer two of the questions below. In answering each question, please tell us not only what you did, but also how you did it. Describe what you felt, said, and thought during these experiences. Tell us the outcome, and describe how people responded. Your responses should describe experiences that have occurred within the last three years.

Option 1: Tell us about a time when you did something that was not established, expected, or popular.
(Recommended length is 1-2 pages, double-spaced)
Option 2: Tell us about a time when you felt effective or successful.
(Recommended length is 1-2 pages, double-spaced)
Option 3: Tell us about a time when you had a significant effect on a group or individual.
(Recommended length is 1-2 pages, double-spaced)
Option 4: Tell us about a time when you tried to reach a goal or complete a task that was challenging, difficult, or frustrating.
(Recommended length is 1-2 pages, double-spaced)

5. MIT (Sloan)

MBA and LFM applicants only:

Essay 1: Please tell us about a time when you had an impact on a person, group, or organization. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).
Essay 2: Please describe a time when your team had to arrive at a compromise. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).
Essay 3: Please tell us a time when you advocated for a position. What alternatives did you consider? Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).
Essay 4: Please tell us a time when you put an idea into action. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).

LFM applicants only:

Essay 5: Why do you wish to pursue the LFM Program? How does this fit into your future plans?
Essay 6: Why do you wish to pursue the engineering field and specialty area you have selected?

Supplemental Information

Use this part of the application to give us any additional information that might help us understand the choices you have made, your leadership activities and skills, and your scholastic and professional achievements. Please elaborate on your personal interests, activities and hobbies, as well as any special circumstances you feel are relevant.

We would like to know what you've learned and how you learned it. Please tell us anything that will round out our impression of you as a unique individual.

6. Columbia

1. What are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will Columbia Business School help you achieve these goals? (Recommended 750 word limit)

2. Leading in the global economy requires enabling high performance from a diverse set of employees, colleagues and partners. Tell us about a manager you’ve observed who enabled or inspired others to do their best work and analyze how this manager did it. (Recommended 250 word limit)

3. In discussing Columbia Business School, Dean R. Glenn Hubbard remarked, "We have established the mind-set that entrepreneurship is about everything you do." Please discuss a time in your own life when you have identified and captured an opportunity. (Recommended 250 word limit)

4. Please select and answer one of the following essay questions: (Recommended 250 word limit)
a) Please tell us what you feel most passionate about in life.
b) If you were given a free day and could spend it anywhere, in any way you choose, what would you do?

5. (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.

7. Michigan, Ross

1. We believe one of the keys to effective leadership is the ability to transform ideas into action. Describe a time within the last three years in which you exercised such leadership. What did you learn about your leadership strengths and development needs? (500-word maximum)

2. What are your career goals? How will a Ross MBA help you to achieve your goals? How might the action-based learning aspects of the Ross curriculum make a difference? (500-word maximum)

3. Describe the initiatives you have taken over the past two years to develop professionally and personally. What motivated you to take those initiatives? (500-word maximum)

4. Please feel free to elaborate on any other information that you believe is important for the admissions committee to assess your candidacy. (500-word maximum)

8. UC-Berkeley, HAAS

Short Answer:

1. What is your favorite quote, and why is it meaningful to you? (250 word maximum)
2. Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250 word maximum)
3. At Haas, we value innovation and creativity. How have you demonstrated these qualities in your professional or personal life? (250 word maximum)
4. 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:

1. Give us an example of a time when you displayed leadership. (500-word maximum)
2. 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.

9. UT-Austin (McCombs)
 

Fall 2007 Admissions Application Essay Questions
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.

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).

Please choose one of the following (Limit 500 words):
1. What non-professional accomplishment are you most proud of and why?
2. What special contributions do you feel you would bring to the McCombs Community? Please include contributions beyond your professional skills and talents.

Please choose one of the following (Limit 500 words):
1. 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?
2. Are there any aspects of your application which you feel require further clarification that are not addressed here?

10. Wharton

Essay 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 is now the best time for you to join our program? (1,000 words)

Essay 2 (Required) Describe a failure or setback that you have experienced.  How did you respond, and what did you learn about yourself? (500 words)

Essays 3 & 4 (Required) Please complete two of the following four questions (500 words each):
A) Describe a personal characteristic or quality that will help the Admissions Committee to know you better.
Describe an impact you’ve had on a team, group or organization. How has this experience been valuable to you or others, and what did you learn?
B) What do you do best and why?
C) When have your values, ethics, or morals been challenged? How has this shaped who you are today?

Essay 5 (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)

11. Tuck

Essay 1:
 
Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals?
Why is Tuck the best MBA program for you? (If you are applying for a joint or dual degree,
please explain how the additional degree will contribute to those goals.)

Essay 2:
Tuck defines leadership as ¡°inspiring others to strive and enabling them to accomplish great things.¡± Describe a time when you exercised such leadership. Discuss the challenges you faced and the results you achieved. What characteristics helped you to be effective, and what areas do you feel you need to develop in order to be a better leader?

Essay 3:
Discuss the most difficult constructive criticism or feedback you have received. How did you address it? What have you learned from it?

Essay 4:
Tuck seeks candidates of various backgrounds who can bring new perspectives to our community. How will your unique personal history, values, and/or life experiences contribute to the culture at Tuck?

Essay 5 - Optional:
Please provide any additional insight or information that you have not addressed elsewhere that may be helpful in reviewing your application (e.g., unusual choice of evaluators, weaknesses in academic performance, unexplained job gaps or changes, etc.). Complete this question only if you feel your candidacy is not fully represented by this application.
 
Essay 6 - Reapplicant Essay:
(To be completed by all reapplicants) How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally. 

12. Darden

1.Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? (500 word limit) (Required)

2.Each of our applicants is unique. Describe how your background, values, education, activities and/or leadership skills will enhance the experience of other Darden students. (500 word limit) (Required)

3.Choose one of the following questions. (250 word limit) (Required)
a. What would you do if you didn’t have to work for a living?
b. Describe a significant maturing experience.
c. What have been the most satisfying aspects of your work life thus far and the most dissatisfying?

4.If there is further information that you believe would be helpful to the Admissions Committee, please provide it below. (250 word limit) (Optional)

13. Duke, Fuqua

Short Essays - Answer both short essay questions.
1) Please discuss your career path, your short and long-term goals.
2) Why are you interested in The Duke MBA program and how will it help you achieve your goals? If you are interested in the Health Sector Management concentration or a joint degree program, please address in this essay.

Long Essays - Answer essay question 1, and for essay question 2 please answer only one of the three essay options provided.

1) How has your personal history and family background influenced your intellectual and personal development? What unique personal qualities or life experiences might distinguish you from other applicants? How will your background, values and non-work related activities enhance the experience of other Duke MBA students and add to the diverse culture we strive for at Fuqua? Note: The goal of this essay is to get a sense of who you are, rather than what you have achieved professionally.

2) Please respond fully and concisely to one of the following essay questions, identifying clearly which question you have selected.
a) To be a good team player, one needs to be an effective individual leader and vice-versa. Describe an example of where you were challenged to become a leader in a team-oriented context. What was the challenge you faced, how did you address it, and what did you take away from the experience for your future development as a leader?
b) Describe a situation in which your ability to perform ethically was challenged. What was the issue, how did you handle it, and what did you learn from it?
c) Describe a significant leadership failure in your life. What did you learn from this failure? How has it impacted who you are today and the kind of leader you would like to be?

Reapplicant Essay

In addition to the Applicant Essays listed above, please answer the following question;There is no restriction on the length of your response. Reapplicants typically use between 500 and 750 words for this essay.

Write an essay describing how you are a stronger candidate for admission compared to the previous year's application.

14. Indiana (Kelley)

Mandatory:
1. Please discuss your post-MBA short- and long-term professional goals. How will your professional experience, when combined with a Kelley MBA degree, allow you to achieve these goals?

Choose two of the next three:
2. Describe an ethical dilemma that you faced in your professional career. How was it resolved and what did you learn from the experience?
3. Suppose you had to choose three people—people alive now or people from another era—to travel with you on a cross-country automobile trip. Who would you choose and why? What would you hope to learn from them? (Think carefully about the company you want on those long stretches through Nebraska or Kansas.)
4. Describe what there is about your background and your experiences that will contribute to the diversity of the entering class and enhance the educational experience of other students.

Optional:
5. Is there anything else that you think we should know as we evaluate your application? If you believe your credentials
and essays represent you fairly, you shouldn’t feel obligated to answer this question.

15. Georgetown

Essay one. (One page or less) Please identify the most noteworthy thing
you have done in connection with the activities in Attachment II and how it has affected your life.

Essay two. (Two pages or less) What is the most significant change or
improvement you have made to any organization with which you have recently been or are currently affiliated? Describe the process that you went through to identify the need for the change or improvement to the
organization, how you managed the process of implementing the change, and describe the results.

Essay three. (Two pages or less)  
a) In one or two sentences, please state your short-term and long-term career objective(s).
b) How have your prior academic, personal, and professional experiences influenced your career plans?
c) Specifically, how will MBA studies and your participation in the Georgetown MBA Full-Time Program contribute to your career objectives?

Optional essay (One page or less) The Admissions Committee welcomes any additional relevant information you wish to include in support of your application. If necessary, please comment on your academic record as an indication of your potential for graduate management education and/or any unexplained gaps in your work history. If you are currently not employed full-time, please comment and provide information
about your current activities.

16. Maryland (Smith)

REQUIRED ESSAY:
Please discuss your short-term and long-term career goals. How will your academic background and prior work history, coupled with a Smith MBA degree aid you in achieving those goals? (Please limit your response to 2 pages.);

Please choose 2 of the following essays  
ESSAY 1. Smith's tagline is "Leaders for the Digital Economy." What are the characteristics of a good leader? Also, discuss your leadership skills. (Please limit your response to 1 page.)

ESSAY 2. If salary was not a factor and your living expenses were covered, what would you do for a living and how would you spend your time? (Please limit your response to 1 page.)  
ESSAY 3 Discuss a significant change you have made to an organization for which you have worked. How did you identify the needed change and manage the implementation process for the change? What were the results? (Please limit your response to 1 page.)  

OPTIONAL ESSAY Please use this essay to provide the admissions committee with additional information that will assist us in evaluating your candidacy (for example, an explanation for gaps in employment history or an undergraduate grade point average that is less than 3.0).  

17. Michigan State

A. What kind of professional position do you see yourself in after completing the Broad MBA Program? How will the curricular and programmatic offerings of The Broad School contribute to this goal? Where do you see yourself personally and professionally three years after graduation? (1 page max)
B. Please share an example from your workplace or community that demonstrates your leadership and original thinking. Show how your actions brought about a positive change and how you used your leadership abilities to navigate through the situation.
C. (Optional) Is there other information that you believe is important in the assessment of your candidacy? (1?2 page max)
D. For JD/MBA degree applicants only, complete question below in lieu of question A. Why are you applying to the JD/MBA Program? How does this program fit with your professional career goals? (1 page max)

18. Emory (Goizueta)

1.List one of your most significant professional or organizational accomplishments. Describe your precise role in this event and how it has helped to shape your management skills. Please limit your response to two, double-spaced, typed pages.

2. Please complete/address two of the following statements. Please limit each response to one, double-spaced, typed page.
A. I have always wanted to....
B. My most memorable cross-cultural experience....
C. My family background is unique because....
D. The person who has had the greatest influence on my leadership style is... because...
E. The greatest lesson I have ever learned....
F. Of Goizueta’s core values (courage, integrity, accountability, rigor, diversity, team, community), which value resonates most with you and why?

3. What do you expect to accomplish in the Goizueta Business School MBA program? How will your participation in the MBA program fit in with your experiences and responsibilities as well as your short and long-term career goals? Please limit your response to two, double-spaced, typed pages.

19. Cornell, Johnson

1. Required - (400 words)
Describe your greatest professional achievement and how you were able to add value to your organization.

2. Required - (400 words)
What career do you plan to pursue upon completing the MBA and why? How will the Johnson School help you achieve this goal?

3. Optional Essay - (400 words)
Complete this essay if there is other information you would like to add regarding your candidacy. For instance, if you believe one or more aspects of your application (e.g., undergraduate GPA or test scores) do(es) not accurately reflect your potential for success at the Johnson School.

20. Yale

1. Why An MBA? (Required)
Please describe your short- and long-term goals and how your previous experience and an MBA will help you to achieve these goals. 500 words maximum

Personal Statement (Required)
Please develop a question/topic of your choice and answer it in essay form. Please state the question/topic at the beginning of your essay. 500 words maximum

Optional Essay
If any aspect of your candidacy needs further explanation, please provide any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. 200 words maximum.

21. NYU, Stern

Essays 1, 2 and 4 must be submitted online, double-spaced, in 12-point font.

Essay 1: Professional Aspirations. Think about the decisions you have made in your life. Describe the following500 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
(a)What choices have you made that led you to your current position?
(b)Why pursue an MBA at this point in your life? What is your career goal upon graduation from NYU Stern? What is your long-term career goal?

Essay 2: Fit with Stern
The NYU Stern community is one of our strongest assets. Please answer the following questions about community500 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
(a)What is your personal experience with the Stern community? What actions have you taken to learn more about us?
(b)How would you contribute to our community as a student?
How will you benefit personally and professionally from the Stern community?

Essay 3: Personal Expression
Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use any method to convey your message (e.g. words, illustrations). Feel free to be creative.

All submissions become part of NYU Stern's permanent records and cannot be returned for any reason. Do not submit anything that must be played or viewed electronically, that is perishable (e.g. food) or that has been worn (e.g. used clothing). If you submit a written essay, it should be 500 words maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font.

An explanation must be provided in Essay 4 if: You have been subject to academic discipline, placed on probation or required to withdraw from any college or university. You have ever been convicted of a crime. You cannot provide a recommendation from your current supervisor.

22. UCLA, Anderson

All applicants must answer questions 1 through 3; question 4 is optional.
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.

23. USC, Marshall

1. Please discuss your post-MBA short term and long term career goals (please do not exceed 500 words).

2. "Please choose 2 out of the 3 questions below for your additional essay questions (please do not exceed 500 words per question): (1). What do you feel are the key attributes of an effective leader? Please describe a situation where you demonstrated your leadership skills. (2). What are the most significant changes or improvements that you have made to a recent organization or job? Which of your skills helped to bring about those improvements? (3). Describe a situation or disagreement where your teamwork skills were required to resolve a conflict. Please describe your role within the team, the challenge you faced, and the outcome."

3. How did you hear about IBEAR? (please be specific)

4. Are you applying for a scholarship at Marshall? (Yes or No)

5. Please list all other business schools to which you are applying:

6. What languages do you speak and/or write?

24. UNC

1. Essay One (Required) Describe your career progression to date, highlighting leadership and management positions and reasons for changing jobs or career paths, if applicable. Tell us how your experience, coupled with an MBA degree from UNC, will lead you to your short-term and long-term career goals. (1200 words maximum)

2. Essay Two (Required) Describe the major obstacles or challenges you have faced in pursuit of your goals. Tell us how you addressed these challenges and how they have shaped you. (800 words maximum)

3. Essay Three (Optional) Tell us about any international experience you have, either living or working abroad. Tell us how it has impacted your global perspective. (400 words maximum)

4. Essay Four (Optional) UNC Kenan-Flagler seeks to enroll students from a variety of undergraduate majors. Regardless of your major, we strongly recommend that all students enter the program with some background in calculus, microeconomics, statistics and financial accounting. If you have not studied one or more of these subjects in college or university, please tell us how you have developed proficiency in these areas. If you have not been exposed to one or more of these subjects, please tell us how you will prepare yourself prior to entering UNC Kenan-Flagler. (400 words maximum)

25. Carnegie Mellon (CMU, Tepper)

1. ESSAY A (Required)What are your short term and long term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you achieve these goals?

2. ESSAY B (Required)How will your academic and professional background, personal characteristics, and life experiences contribute to the diversity of the Tepper Community?

3. ESSAY C*(Required) Complete three of the following five questions or statements (Note: Your three answers should equal a total of two pages).
A. Describe an ethical dilemma that you have faced in your professional life, how you dealt with the situation, and what the outcome was.
B. Please describe a failure or setback in your professional or academic life. How did you overcome this setback? What, if anything, would you do differently if confronted with this situation again?
C. What do you consider to be your greatest achievement and why?
D. Describe your most challenging experience while working in a group.
E. Of what skill or talent are you especially proud?

4. ESSAY D (Additional Essays) Is there anything else that you think we should know as we evaluate your application?
Note: If you believe your credentials and essays represent you fairly, you should not feel obligated to answer this question. This essay is intended to provide a place for you to add information that you think is important but is not covered elsewhere in the application.
Note: You must complete this essay if you answered 'yes' to either of the 'additional information' questions above.

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LBS

The Admissions Committee met at the end of last week to determine the essay questions for the coming admissions year, and this is the result.One or two changes have been made to last year’s questions, notably that Question 1 has been split into two;Following a little bit of confusion last year, the wording of Question 4 has been tweaked in order to make it clearer (Tip: There is no need to think of a club that does not currently exist).

New to this year’s application, Question 6 has been added following several queries as to where applicants might submit additional information that they wanted to relay to the Admissions Committee.;However, this question is optional.

Question 1 (500 words)
In what role do you see yourself working immediately after graduation?Why?How will your past and present experiences help you achieve this?How will the London Business School MBA Programme contribute to this goal?;

Question 2 (200 words)
Where do you see your career progressing five years after graduation and what is your longer term career vision?

Question 3 (500 words)
Please describe your experience of working in and leading teams, either in your professional or personal life.;Given this experience, what role do you think you will play in your study group, and how do you intend to contribute to it?

Question 4 (400 words)
Student involvement is an extremely important part of the London MBA experience and this is reflected in the character of students on campus. What type of student club or campus community event do you envisage yourself leading? How would you set about becoming involved in a leadership position and how would you align and communicate the goals and vision for the club to the wider School community?

Question 5 (150 words)
Describe any significant experiences outside of your home country. What did you gain from these?

Question 6 (300 words) (This question is optional)
Is there any other information that you believe would help the MBA Admissions Committee when considering your application?

INSEAD
 

1. Please give a detailed description of your job, including nature of work, major responsibilities; and, where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, number of clients/products and results achieved. (250 words)

2. Please give us a full description of your career since graduating from university. If you were to remain with your present employer, what would be your next step in terms of position? (250 words)

3. Give a candid description of yourself, stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors, which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary. (400 words approx.)

4. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date, explaining why you view them as such. (400 words approx.)

5. Describe a situation taken from school, business, civil or military life, where personal objectives, and discuss briefly the effect. (250 words approx.)

6. Discuss your career goals. What skills do you expect to gain from studying at INSEAD and how will they contribute to your professional career. (500 words approx.)

7. Please choose one of the following two essay topics:
a) Have you ever experienced culture shock? What did it mean to you? (250 words approx.), or
b) What would you say to a foreigner moving to your home country? (250 words approx.)

8. Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (200 words approx.) This essay is optional.

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