Haas essay question

sunnyMBA

Does anyone know what the following question is really asking for?

What is your most valued tangible possession? What is your most valued intangible possession?

tsljz

我觉得tangible posssion是指可见的东西，比如什么家族的传家之宝啦，或者某次探险找到的一块石头啦，和你的value/belief可以联系的等等，都可以是答案

intangible possesion就是你的品质了吧，可以从各种抽象的词语里面找到(kidding)，比如determination, creative, initaitive, 等等。

open to discussion.

chipmunk

Tangible:   your BF compliment your lovely hair, that's tangible;
Intangible: you blink back and kill him softly, that's intangible.

boarderlee

Hello Sunny,

I agree with the above definitions.  That was last year's essay questions at Haas.  This year the questions are different.  Be careful if you are applying this year!

sunnyMBA

Hi Boarderlee,

Thanks for the reminding! I am applying the part time program that asks this old question this year.

So it seems the question is asking what is your value and what is your strength, right? Is there any tip to integrate those two parts together? Should I mention a little bit about why MBA, why me at the end? The answer should be to elicit brief, yet thoughtful, responses (2-3 paragraphs in length). I believe should be around 350 words.

Thanks!

tsljz

I don't think you really need to talk about why MBA here since essay 14 is where why MBA goes. The short questions are designed to know about YOU. So show your characristics and personality here. No matter what the tangible possesion it is, it needs to be tied with your personalities or values.