[原创]MBA申请日记（2006-2007）（1、我使这样分析Essays的------）

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以下是引用sinocheetah在2006-8-24 23:11:00的发言：
你都是申请第一轮，时间能赶得及吗，建议几个放在第二轮。

To sinocheetah：谢谢提醒，我第一轮申请3个学校：Ross，Duke，另外再找一所。

zx_nju

Columbia的essay分析,有不成熟之处,请大家指正.

第一题, 自己的分析

why mba,how mba to assistant your goal and how to help your career , why this school ,specific benefits， full of specific details about classes and clubs and activities 
  

2  旧第二题 

    说实话,对这题没感觉, 请大家帮忙分析下.

2  新第二题

    Value,什么对你个人最重要. 其实是让你和学校match的过程, 你的value正好也是学校的value.一次"fit in"机会.

 

3 第三题

  侧重点在于entrepreneurship,这是哥大近来比较注重的方向,她的网站上好像提到了.

   用例子来说明:开始有一个新想法和新点子， 你是如何使之可行，如何为它要创造有利条件，不管结果怎样,要描述你的思考和决策过程.

   这题把握不住,得找些有创业经验的兄弟来问问.

 4  第四题

 A  关键词是激情.

  第一眼看到题目就在琢磨(题目的目的是什么，要看出申请人的什么方面)

 B 一个假设性题目，可以超越现实的障碍，你真正想干什么，预期要产生什么后果, 这里能够体现出你的interest,value,还有其它软技巧 .学校想知道的就是你的interest和value,如果能够"stand out"留下深刻印象,

那你的回答就有效果啦.

从题目来看,Columbia比较关注entrepreneurship方面. 

zx_nju

Tuck的essay题目

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.)

 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?

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

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?

 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.

 6. (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.

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zx_nju

Tuck题目分析

1        第一题
            

    why MBA, your career goal, why Tuck, specific benefit of the program, eg,activity,club,class

2        第二题

   主要展现leadership

   你对leadership的认识, 题目提示了如何激励人，有效，其它方面就留给你来扩展

   要事例说明，你是如何激励别人来走出困境。在事例中描述遇到的问题是什么，困难是什么，如何作的，结果又如何。免不了要说些自己从这事得到什么体会.

   如何做到有效?   这个问题我把握不住,请大家来一起分析.

    

3  第三题

   从失败或挫折中成长的经历. 事例,遇到什么困境,如何去面对和思考，怎么作的，学到了什么,结果怎样(当然跨越啦).

 

4  第四题

       contribute to culture,主要从你的成长经历，形成的价值观，生活体验,兴趣爱好来选择能对school的diverse有促进的一面.

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Chicago的essay题目

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)
-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?

-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)
-What is the one thing that most people do not know about you?

-What book, play, or movie would you recommend to the admissions committee? Why? 

-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?

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Chicago题目的分析

1 第一题
why mba ?  your career path, your utmost goal , why this school, specific help

2 第二题

    A 个人发展方面最大的进步，
  是否体现你的成熟度？(不肯定)

             这个问题把握不住.

    B 要体现你的价值观，什么对你很重要
    ,理由是什么

              这个问题这样理解对吗
   ?

 

3  第三题

   A 你最想让人了解你的一面。还是别人不知道你的一面。

              在琢磨要体现你的哪方面,
  想想是不是该用来balance整个package.

                   

   B 一本书，一部电影跟你的相关性，兴趣，个性, 经历，体验，价值观
    

               是这样理解的吗？
    

  

   C 对diverse 的贡献
   

 

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Duke的essay题目

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.

 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.

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Duke题目的分析

短的

 第一题

   Why MBA, Career path, short , long  career goal

第二题

Why this school? Specific help  to you （club, activity, program, field trip）
            ,      health sector management (what is HSM  , what does it relate to your career )

 

 长的

第一题

 个人成长经历,价值观的形成，个性，你的最不同于别人的特质; contribution,你的价值观，课外活动经历，生活理念… 对diverse的作用

第二题

  A    team中的leader, 事例，面临的问题，如何解决的，获得什么经验。

        主题：team + leader

 B    ethical:  问题，
            如何思考的，如何解决的，  学到什么
            

问题，
    如何思考的，如何解决的，  学到什么
    

     

       是反映team,leader方面还是反映价值观方面?

这类问题,对于选什么样的例子把握不住. 大家一定要给点建议.

 

  C   失败的leadership例子，从中学到什么

    自己的failture吗，身边的例子可以吗 ?

    

    把握不住,大家一定要给点建议.

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Emory的essay题目

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. Full-time candidates (Two-year and One-year programs) must compete/address choice F as one of the two options. Pleaselimit 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.

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Emory的题目分析

1 第一题

Why MBA？
                Past experience , future goals, designing path , why this school?, program specific help for my dream, and how to take up in the program, you can do what to contribute.

 

2第二题

       体现leadership能力，而且是工作上的。

 

   顺便问下是什么格式?

      

3 第三题

AB把握不住,大家来分析下 ?

C:成长经历，你的性格，价值观，人文方面

D:突出你的leadership

E: lesson，可以写失败的经历，如何面对，重新崛起。
            可以反映(leadership, team,人文，价值观等多方面)，如何取舍看其它问题的注重点，考虑整体形象，突出学校的最焦点的注重点吧。

F: 你的价值观同学校价值观的认同，match,是fit in的机会。要用事例。