Harvard Business School

“You’re applying to Harvard Business School. We can see your resume, school transcripts, extra-curricular activities, awards, post-MBA career goals, test scores and what your recommenders have to say about you. What else would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy?”

 

Stanford Business School

Your answers for all of the essay questions cannot exceed 1,600 words.

1. What matters most to you, and why?

2. What do you want to do – REALLY – and why Stanford?

3. Answer 1 of the 3 questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years.a. Tell us about a time in the last 3 years when you built or developed a team whose performance exceeded expectationsb. Tell us about a time in the last 3 years when you identified and pursued an opportunity to improve an organizationc. Tell us about a time in the last 3 years when you went beyond what was defined or established.

 

Chicago Booth School of Business

Short Answers:

1. Please respond to the following two essay prompts:a) My favorite part of my work is...(250 words maximum)b) I started to think differently when...(250 words maximum)

Presentation/Essay:

The Chicago experience will take you deeper into issues, force you to challenge assumptions, and broaden your perspective. In a four-slide presentation or an essay of no more than 600 words, broaden our perspective about who you are. Understanding what we currently know about you from the application, what else would you like us to know?

 

MIT Sloan School

Essays

We are interested in learning more about how you work, think, and act. For each essay, please provide a brief overview of the situation followed by a detailed description of your response. Please limit the experiences you discuss to those which have occurred in the past three years. In each of the essays, please describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did.

1. 1. The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and generate ideas that advance management practice. Discuss how you will contribute toward advancing the mission based on examples of past work and activities. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page)

2. 2. Describe a time when you pushed yourself beyond your comfort zone. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page)

 

 

Wharton School  

Required Essays:

1. What do you aspire to achieve, personally and professionally, through the Wharton MBA? (500 words)

2. Academic engagement is an important element of the Wharton MBA experience. How do you see yourself contributing to our learning community? (500 words)

 

Columbia Business School

Short Answer Question

1. What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (100 characters maximum)

Essays

1. Given your individual background, why are you pursuing a Columbia MBA at this time? (Maximum 500 words)

2. Columbia Business School is located in the heart of the world’s business-capital- Manhattan. How do you anticipate that New York City will impact your experience at Columbia? (Maximum 250 words)

 

 

Northwestern Kellogg School of Management

1. Discuss moments or influences in your personal life that have defined who you are today. (500 word limit)

2. What have been your most significant leadership experiences? What challenges did you face, and what impact did you have? This is your opportunity to explain how you Think Bravely (personally and/or professionally). (500 word limit)

3. Imagine yourself at your Kellogg graduation. What career will you be preparing to enter, and how have the MBA and Kellogg helped you get there? (Please answer in terms of your program choice: One-Year, Two-Year, MMM, JD-MBA) (500 word limit)

4. What one interesting or fun fact would you want your future Kellogg classmates to know about you? (25 words or less)