Blog: Archive for the “B-Schools Outside the Top 15” Category

The George Washington University School of Business (GWSB) demands just a single 500-word essay from its applicants, one that covers several key elements of a traditional personal statement. In fact, on its website, the school refers to the submission as a “Statement of Purpose.” To craft an effective response, candidates will need to spend time … Read More  

The application essay questions for the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University give candidates an opportunity to add some detail and depth to their profiles beyond the statistics and other basic data conveyed in the rest of their application. The school’s first required essay is a rather traditional career goals statement, and … Read More  

Of all the programs we feature in our annual essay analyses, Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business is the one we typically expect to make at least some changes to its application essay questions from one season to the next. So even though applicants must still provide one 500-word written essay in response to their … Read More  

The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin has tweaked the wording of one its MBA application essay questions this season in what we believe is a subtle nod to the uncertainty caused by the (seemingly endless) coronavirus pandemic. Otherwise, the queries remain unchanged and still focus on eliciting the same … Read More