Blog: Archive for the “MBA Essay Tips” Category

The UCLA Anderson School of Management requires candidates to provide three “short essays.” The first is about the applicant’s need for an MBA, and the second focuses on their short- and long-term professional objectives. For the third, candidates must discuss why Anderson is the best MBA program for them and how they anticipate participating in … Read More  

In a recent blog post, Allison Jamison, the assistant dean of admissions at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, noted the importance of keeping things straightforward in the application process. Reflecting this mindset, the admissions committee’s demands are on the minimal side, which most candidates likely appreciate. Applicants must respond to one short-answer essay question … Read More  

Although some top business schools have been gradually reducing the number of application essays they require, the University of Cambridge Judge Business School still demands four separate submissions from its candidates. The program’s first essay is about applicants’ career goals and related preparation, the second focuses on a “professional mistake” and the candidate’s analysis of … Read More  

The two required application essays for the University of Chicago Booth School of Business complement each other well, allowing candidates to offer insight into both their professional goals and their personal values. Booth also offers applicants significant leeway in how thoroughly they want (or feel they need) to respond to the questions by stipulating a … Read More  

Candidates for Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business must provide just one written essay (of a somewhat succinct 500 words) in response to their choice of three questions. Applicants can discuss how their personal attributes and experiences could be additive to the school’s community, a time when they supported another individual and how that experience … Read More