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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)

sloan:

1. cover letter

2. impact

3. go beyond expectation

4. tough people

5. obstacle

6. supplemental

wa, sloan的题目其实这么多，转贴一个clearadmit对于这些题目的指导，供大家参考下

Cover Letter: The application asks for a cover letter, which should be up to 500 words. This is your first and best opportunity to make a strong, positive impression on us, so take the time to infuse this letter with your personal energy and character. Through what you write we hope to discover whether you will thrive at MIT Sloan, and how you can contribute to our diverse community.

Some time ago, Rod Garcia (Director of Admissions at MIT/Sloan) likened the MBA application process to the recruiting process. The philosophy he expressed was quite simple: MBA applicants need to demonstrate that they know how to market themselves - just as they might have to do so when applying for a job. This is why the school requires a cover letter as part of their application.

As you approach this assignment, keep in mind that many of the standard cover letter themes need to be discussed - your attributes, why you like the 'firm' (MIT/Sloan), and what you will bring to the 'firm'. Although you may be tempted to simply reuse a career goals essay, tacking on a greeting at the beginning, if the letter reads exactly like a career goals essay the admissions committee will know they are seeing second-hand material. Therefore you should think of it the way you would a regular cover letter for a job, perhaps with a bit more of a focus on your career history. A potential outline for this essay would start out with a 'greeting' to the committee: a statement of your interest in MIT and what you would bring to the school; then a short statement of your career goals, with a summary of your background leading you to the goals, then an MIT section, showing why it is the best place for you - both what you need from MIT and what you will contribute; then a conclusion with a thank you.

Essay One: 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.)

The essay should start with a description of the situation, and the 'problem' - the issue on which you will have an impact. Then you should provide a window into your thinking and decision-making, how you acted on the situation, and what happened as a result (note the emphasis on this in the second part of the question). You should be able to quantify or at least concretely describe the impact on the person or organization, and provide a structure for the impact - How would you characterize the impact you had on your organization? Of what importance was it? What are you proud of? This essay, as others, should highlight your personal and professional strengths as much as possible, and should emphasize the importance of the impact, both on your development and on the organization, group or person in the situation.

Essay Tw Please tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, expected, established, or popular. How did others react? Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did. (500 words or less.)

Use the beginning of the essay to set the stage and describe what you did - leaving plenty of room to actually get into the detail of how it happened, what you felt, various decisions you made and options you considered. As for the "how did others react?" component, it's ok to show that their were mixed opinions - or even initial resistance to your role. The key is to be honest and reflective while demonstrating that you went above and beyond (without sounding arrogant or dismissive of those around you). As far as subject matter is concerned, the question is open-ended enough to allow applicants to pull from any sort of experience (professional, academic or otherwise). Just keep in mind that you should strive for a balance of topics across the set of essays as a whole.

Essay Three: Please tell us about a time when you had a difficult interaction with a person or group. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did. (500 words or less.)

This interaction could be from any situation (professional, extracurricular, community, academic, etc). Of course, many difficult interactions often arise in workplace environments, so a good percentage of applicants will likely end up drawing on their professional career. Discussing the way you handled a difficult interaction at work can reveal your skills in diplomacy, tact, and communication within the confines of your professional position. Although an argument or conflict may be the most obvious example of a difficult interaction, this interaction could be any example of a time when your interests/ideas were at odds with someone else's in a misunderstanding, for example. As the question says, you should be sure to include your thoughts, feelings and motivations, and what you learned from the experience.

Essay Four: Please tell us about a time when you overcame an obstacle. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did. (500 words or less.)

The format for this essay should follow a kind of narrative structure: describing 1) the obstacle - make sure to choose one that is really challenging and difficult to solve with conventional methods; 2) your thought process and decision-making with respect to the obstacle - how did you come up with the solution? What other potential solutions did you reject first?; and 3) your actions that resulted from overcoming the obstacle. Be sure to provide some kind of 'lessons learned' section at the end that makes it clear the value of the experience to your life/career in general. Although many of MIT/Sloan's topics allow for a broad interpretation as far as subject matter is concerned, we want to once again remind readers that they should be seeking a balance of subjects across the essays.

If i am one of the admissions, then i will rate your overall caliber from personality, characer, motivation, aspiration, intelligence, career goals to personal achievement and diversity of background. So you just need to cater this expectation.

The aim of this essay actually is to allow you to decribe yourself from other's point of view.

i am a bit confused, in my initial understanding, i should evaluate my application from the adcomm's perspective. then the evaluation should be only based on what I have offered to the reader through other parts of the application,

or, just as you said, i can describe myself from other's point of view, this OTHER could be someone who are familiar with me?

then, in the above two situations, the description of myself should be different?

no, this OTHER refers to one of the admissions.

just give you a simialr example. during my interview, the interviewer asked me that how my exployee will describe me if he (interviewer) asks him. then what i have to say is to provide self-evaluation from my employee's stance or in my employee's tone.  

sorry, my question is that i don't know if i could comment on my characters, personal experience,  or cite stories of me in this assessment? this could be done by a friend who are familiar with me, my personalities, and stories. but for a people who doesn't know me personally, and who has to depend on what i tell him/her in my essays, resume, or data form, to learn something about me, say, for adcomm, this assessment on personalities and personal stories could not be done.

maybe i am too into details. but this question decides what materials i will use in this essay.

finally know what should be put in this essay.

i should not provide new information, as i am in adcom's shoes

这两道题目问的很广

应该反而好回答

比起哈佛限制性很强的题目应该轻松多了

班主如果反复思考还是觉得困难

那说明你不适合kellogg啦

没有觉得限制性题目难回答，他问你impact，obstacle, leadership, accomplishment，那就按照要求找出符合要求的例子说明就可以了。反而这些general的题目，要总结的，要站在一个高度回答的，我是觉得需要时间思考的。你觉得容易，那完全是个人的思维方法不一样。

你的结论真是具有打击性啊。

现在的新问题是语言太罗嗦了，几乎没有在限定字数内写完的。