Yale SOM releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 | GMATing

The Yale School of Management has posted the deadlines for the 2011-2012 application season.

Round 1
Deadline: October 6, 2011
Notification: December 15, 2011

Round 2
Deadline: January 5, 2012
Notification: March 22, 2012

Round 3
Deadline: April 12, 2012
Notification: May 17, 2012

The essay questions for the 2011-2012 application season are:

Short Answers

Please answer each of the four (4) questions below with a short paragraph of no more than 150 words. This is an opportunity to distill your core ideas, values, goals and motivations into a set of snapshots that help tell us who you are, where you are going professionally, and why. (600 words total)

1. What are your professional goals immediately after you receive your MBA?

2. What are your long‐term career aspirations?

3. Why are you choosing to pursue an MBA? (If you plan to use your Yale MBA to make a significant change in the nature of your career, please tell us what you have done to prepare for this transition.)

4. The intentions of our students to engage in a broad-minded business school community and to connect to an eminent and purposeful university greatly influences the Yale MBA experience. How do you plan to be involved in the Yale SOM and greater Yale communities?

Personal Statements

Choose two (2) of the following topics and answer them in essay form. Please indicate the topic number at the beginning of your essay. (500 words maximum)

1. At the Yale School of Management, we believe the world needs leaders who:

• Understand organizations, teams, networks and the complex nature of leadership;
• Understand markets and competition in different contexts; and
• Understand the diversity of economies throughout the world and the relationships between business and society.

What experiences have you had that demonstrate your strength in one or more of these areas?

2. What is the most difficult feedback you have received from another person or the most significant weakness you perceive in yourself? What steps have you taken to address it and how will business school contribute to this process?

3. Imagine yourself meeting your learning team members for the first time in Orientation. What is the most important thing your teammates should know about you?

4. Required for reapplicants: What steps have you taken to improve your candidacy since your last application?

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Yale SOM releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 | GMATing

Kenan-Flagler Business School releases Essays for MBA Class of 2014 | GMATing

The University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School released 2011-2012 essay topics. They are the same as last year's.

Essay 1:
What are the 2 or 3 strengths or characteristics that have driven your career success thus far? What are the other strengths that you would like to leverage in the future? (500 words maximum)

Essay 2:
Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how: your professional experience has shaped these goals; why this career option appeals to you; and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree. (500 words maximum)

Essay 3:
What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (500 words maximum)

Essay 4 (optional):
If your standardized test scores are low, or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum. (300 words maximum)

Essay 5 (optional):
Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application? (300 words maximum)

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Kenan-Flagler Business School releases Essays for MBA Class of 2014 | GMATing

UPenn Wharton releases Essays and Deadlines for 2011 - 2012 | GMATing

The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has announced the deadlines and essay questions for the 2011-2012 MBA application season.

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Deadlines:

Round 1

Deadline: October 3, 2011

Notification: December 20, 2011

Round 2

Deadline: January 4, 2012

Notification: March 23, 2012

Round 3

Deadline: March 5, 2012

Notification: May 8, 2012

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Essay Questions:

Required Question:

What are your professional objectives?

Respond to two of the following three questions:

1. Reflect on a time when you turned down an opportunity. What was the thought process behind your decision? Would you make the same decision today?

2. Discuss a time when you faced a challenging interpersonal experience. How did you navigate the situation and what did you learn from it?

3. “Innovation is central to our culture at Wharton. It is a mentality that must encompass every aspect of the School – whether faculty research, teaching or alumni outreach.” – Thomas S. Robertson, Dean, The Wharton School

Keeping this component of our culture in mind, discuss a time when you have been innovative in your personal or professional life.

For Reapplicants:

All reapplicants to Wharton are required to complete the Optional Essay. Please use this space to explain how you have reflected on the previous decision on your application and to discuss any updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, extracurricular/volunteer engagements). You may also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances.

Optional Section:

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, or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application).

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UPenn Wharton releases Essays and Deadlines for 2011 - 2012 | GMATing

Chicago Booth releases Essays and Deadlines for 2011 - 2012 | GMATing

The Chicago Booth School of Business announced the deadlines and essay questions for 2011-2012 Application cycle.

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Deadlines

Online Application Release: Early August 2011

Round One Deadline: October 12, 2011

Round Two Deadline: January 4, 2012

Round Three Deadline: April 4, 2012

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Essay Questions

1. What are your short- and long-term goals, and how will a Chicago Booth MBA help you reach them? (600 words)

1a. RE-APPLICANTS ONLY: Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (300 words)

2. At Chicago Booth, we believe each individual has his or her own leadership style. How has your family, culture, and/or environment influenced you as a leader? (750 words)

3. Considering what you've already included in the application, what else should we know about you? In a maximum of four slides, tell us about yourself.

Essay Question Explanation

Although you will provide a significant amount of information throughout the application, you have the unique opportunity to tell your story, in your own voice, within the essays. As a result, we have crafted our essay questions in a way that gives you the freedom to share what is most important to you. In true Booth fashion, we let you make the ultimate decision on what is best to include.

Essay One:
What are your short and long-term goals, and how will a Chicago Booth MBA help you reach them? (600 words)

In this essay, we hope to better understand your path and plan, vision for your career, and why an MBA – specifically a Booth MBA – is necessary to help you achieve your goals. In responding to this question, you’ll need to spend some time thinking about your career, your passions, and what you really hope to get out of the entire MBA experience.

Re-applicant Essay:
Upon reflection, how has your thinking regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application?

For our re-applicants, this question gives you the opportunity to tell us what is different from the time of your last application. What has occurred in your life or career that has either reinforced or changed your goals? What lessons have you learned or how have you grown since you last applied to Chicago Booth?

Essay Two:
At Chicago Booth, we believe each individual has his or her own leadership style. How has your family, culture, and/or environment influenced you as a leader? (750 words)

The goal of this essay is to better understand who you are, how your past has influenced you, and your underlying motivation and values surrounding leadership and business. A significant part of the Booth experience is helping each student define and strengthen their personal leadership style. Understanding yourself and your motivations is the first step in that process, and our hope is that this essay will help you start down that path. We are not looking for a prescribed answer – we hope that you will share your story.

Presentation:
Considering what you’ve already included in the application, what else should we know about you? In a maximum of four slides, tell us about yourself.

During our last live chat in June, many of you were wondering if the presentation would be part of the application. Since we feel that it is such a valuable opportunity to learn about you, we have decided to include it again this year. We have framed the question to specifically address what you haven’t already told us in the rest of the application. We encourage you to look at your application holistically. Are there messages, topics, or activities that are important for us to know? If so, then the presentation will be an opportunity for you to provide us with this type of information. Also, it is important to note that this is not a design contest! We care most about the content, but the way in which you deliver that is up to you.

For more information on applying to the Chicago Booth MBA program, visit the school’s admissions website. Also have a look at the admissions blog for more insights. Subscribe for latest updates and news as and when they are out.

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Chicago Booth releases Essays and Deadlines for 2011 - 2012 | GMATing

Tepper School of Business releases Deadlines for MBA 2014 | GMATing

The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University has announced the deadlines for the 2011-2012 MBA application season.

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Round 1
Deadline: October 24, 2011
Notification: December 19, 2011

Round 2
Deadline: January 3, 2012
Notification: March 16, 2012

Round 3
Deadline: March 5, 2012
Notification: April 30, 2012

Round 4
Deadline: April 23, 2012
Notification: May 25, 2012

Round 5
Deadline: June 1, 2012
Notification: Rolling

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Tepper School of Business releases Deadlines for MBA 2014 | GMATing

Kellogg School of Management Northwestern releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 (Entering Fall of 2012) | GMATing

Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management has released the essay topics and application deadlines for the Class of 2014.

Kellogg Application Deadlines for Part 1: Off-Campus Interview Requests

Round 1

September 22, 2011 (October 18th for on-campus interviews)

Round 2

December 14, 2011 (January 10th for on-campus interviews)

Round 3

March 22, 2012 (April 5th for on-campus interviews)

Kellogg Application Deadlines for Part 2

Round 1

October 18, 2011

Round 2

January 10, 2012

Round 3

April 5, 2012

*2012 Application Essay Questions*

Essay #1
a) MBA Program applicants – Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing an MBA. (600 word limit)

b) MMM Program applicants – Briefly assess your career progress to date. How do the unique characteristics of the MMM Program meet your educational needs and career goals? (600 word limit).

Essay #2
Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experiences (600 word limit).

Essay #3
Assume you are evaluating your application from the perspective of a student member of the Kellogg Admissions Committee. Why would you and your peers select you for admission, and what impact would you make as a member of the Kellogg community? (600 word limit).

Essay #4
Complete one of the following three questions or statements. (400 word limit)
Re-applicants have the option to answer a question from this grouping, but this is not required.

a) Describe a time you had to inspire a reluctant individual or group.
b) People may be surprised to learn that I…..
c) The riskiest personal or professional decision I ever made was…..

Required essay for re-applicants only – Since your previous application, what steps have you taken to strengthen your candidacy? (400 word limit)

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Kellogg School of Management Northwestern releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 (Entering Fall of 2012) | GMATing

Fuqua School of Business Duke releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 (Entering Fall of 2012) | GMATing

The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University has released the 2011-2012 deadlines and essay topics.

Early Action:

Application Deadline – September 29, 2011
Interview Invitations Sent – October 24, 2011
Decision Notification – December 5, 2011

Round 1:
Application Deadline – November 1, 2011
Interview Invitations Sent – December 16, 2011
Decision Notification – February 1, 2012

Round 2:
Application Deadline – January 4, 2012
Interview Invitations Sent – February 8, 2012
Decision Notification – March 20, 2012

Round 3:
Application Deadline – March 8, 2012
Interview Invitations Sent – March 30, 2012
Decision Notification – May 4, 2012

Essays

Essay 1: Describe your vision for your career and your inspiration for pursuing this career path.

Essay 2: How will your background, values, and non-work activities enhance the experience of other Duke MBA students and add value to Fuqua’s diverse culture?

Essay 3: Why Duke? (If you are interested in a specific concentration, joint degree, clubs or activities, please discuss how you would contribute to these in this essay.)

Optional Essay: If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Admissions Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weakness in your application).

Re-applicant Essay: All re-applicants are required to complete the Re-applicant Essay. Please limit your response to two pages. Write an essay describing how you are now a stronger candidate for admission compared to the application you submitted the previous year.

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Fuqua School of Business Duke releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 (Entering Fall of 2012) | GMATing

Tuck Dartmouth Releases Application Essays for 2011-2012 | GMATing

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College has posted the essay questions for the 2011-2012 application cycle.

Essay topics:

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. Discuss your most meaningful leadership experience. What did you learn about your own individual strengths and weaknesses through this experience?

3. Describe a circumstance in your life in which you faced adversity, failure, or setback. What actions did you take as a result and what did you learn from this experience?

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.

Reapplicant Essay

6. How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally.

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Tuck Dartmouth Releases Application Essays for 2011-2012 | GMATing

Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Business Essays for 2011-2012 | GMATing

The Johnson School at Cornell University has released the essay questions for the full-time two year MBA and Accelerated MBA programs.

1) What career do you plan to pursue upon completion of an MBA degree and why?
We are obviously looking at your career pathing and focus. The adcom wants to see that you have done your due diligence on your career trajectory and what is it about b-school (hint: why Johnson) is the right fit and time in your life.

2) You are the author for the book of Your Life Story. Please write the table of contents for the book. Note: Approach this essay with your unique style. We value creativity and authenticity.
We have been asking this essay question for the last two years. It is a favorite to read and to write for our applicants. Keep the creativity and personality because we enjoy learning more about who our applicants are!

3) What legacy would you hope to leave as a Johnson graduate?
The adcom wants you to really evaluate what “fit” means to you for Johnson. “Fit” is different for everyone, so we want to see how authentic and purposeful you are about applying.

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Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Business Essays for 2011-2012 | GMATing

INSEAD releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of December 2012 & July 2013 | GMATing

The deadlines for INSEAD’s 2011-2012 MBA program application are now available online. Deadlines for the September 2012 intake and INSEAD’s January 2013 intake appear below:

September 2012 Intake (Class of July 2013)

Round 1
Deadline: September 28, 2011
Interview Decision Notification: November 4, 2011
Final Decision Notification: December 16, 2011

Round 2
Deadline: December 7, 2011
Interview Decision Notification: January 13, 2012
Final Decision Notification: February 24, 2012

Round 3
Deadline: March 21, 2012
Interview Decision Notification: April 20, 2012
Final Decision Notification: June 1, 2012

January 2013 Intake (Class of December 2013)

Round 1
Deadline: April 11, 2012
Interview Decision Notification: May 18, 2012
Final Decision Notification: June 29, 2012

Round 2
Deadline: June 20, 2012
Interview Decision Notification: July 27, 2012
Final Decision Notification: September 7, 2012

Round 3
Deadline: August 16, 2012
Interview Decision Notification: September 14, 2012
Final Decision Notification: October 26, 2012

Applications must be complete and submitted by midnight (23.59) Central European Time on the day of deadline.

Job Description Essays

1. Briefly summarise your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and, where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients/ products and results achieved. (250 words maximum)
2. Please give 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 maximum)
3. If you are currently not working, what are you doing and what do you plan to do until you start the MBA programme? (250 words maximum)

Personal Essays

1. 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. (600 words maximum)
2. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date (if possible specify one personal and one professional), explaining why you view them as such. (400 words maximum)
3. Describe a situation taken from your personal or professional life where you failed. Discuss what you learned. (400 words maximum)
4. a) Discuss your short and long term career goals. (300 words maximum) and b) How will studying at INSEAD help you achieve your vision? (250 words maximum)
5. Please choose one of the following two essay topics: a) Have you ever experienced culture shock? What insights did you gain? (250 words maximum) or b) Describe the ways in which a foreigner in your country might experience culture shock. (250 words maximum)
6. Is there anything that you have not mentioned in your application that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (350 words maximum) This section is optional.

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INSEAD releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of December 2012 & July 2013 | GMATing

Darden School of Business releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 (Entering Fall of 2012) | GMATing

The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business has announced the deadlines for the 2011-2012 MBA application cycle.

The three deadlines are as follows:
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Round 1
Deadline: October 17, 2011
Notification: December 21, 2011

Round 2
Deadline: January 12, 2012
Notification: March 28, 2012

Round 3
Deadline: April 4, 2012
Notification: May 16, 2012
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Darden School of Business releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 (Entering Fall of 2012) | GMATing

Ross School of Business Michigan releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 (Entering Fall of 2012) | GMATing

The Ross School of Business posted deadlines for the Class of 2014 (Entering Fall 2012) online.

Round 1

Deadline: October 10, 2011

Notification: January 13, 2012

Round 2

Deadline: January 4, 2012

Notification: March 15, 2012

Round 3

Deadline: March 1, 2012

Notification: May 15, 2012

*Please note that all deadlines are 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time.

Essay Topics:

1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less.
2. Describe your career goals. How will an MBA from Ross help you to achieve those goals? What is your vision for how you can make a unique contribution to the Ross community? (500 word maximum)
3. Describe a time in your career when you were frustrated or disappointed. What did you learn from that experience? (500 word maximum)
4. Select one of the following questions:
   1. What are you most passionate about? (300 word maximum)
   2. Describe a personal challenge or obstacle and why you view it as such. How have you dealt with it? What have you learned from it? (300 word maximum)
5. Optional question: Is there anything else you think the Admissions Committee should know about you to evaluate your candidacy? (500 word maximum)

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Ross School of Business Michigan releases Essays and Deadlines for MBA Class of 2014 (Entering Fall of 2012) | GMATing

HEC Paris MBA Admissions Success Story: Pragya | GMATing

Hey guys! Today we have Pragya with us, who got into HEC Paris in 2010 Fall. She is a very close friend of mine. In fact she had been a student of mine and we have together finished a two day endurance race! Was the most fun I had in my life. We biked together for more than 100 kms and hiked along the ghats of Sahayadri mountains around Pune. She was more than happy to share with us her journey to a top B-school. I had been getting lots of requests to interview someone who was not from IIT, so I am excited about this post as it will cover three new aspects: Female applicant, European B-School and a non-IIT background. So enjoy the post and leave a thanks for our guest speaker to show your appreciation

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HEC Paris MBA Admissions Success Story: Pragya | GMATing