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Two short essay answer questions and two long essays must be completed before submitting your application. Prepare your essays carefully. The Admissions Committee considers your responses to the following questions important in the selection process. Please respond fully and concisely using 1.5 line spacing. For the short answer questions, please restrict your response to a … Read More  

1. Why is an MBA a critical next step toward your short- and long-term career goals? (500 word limit) This is another personal statement in which there is no explicit request for information about your past or about the school itself. Still, you need to provide some context for your future goals – your goals … Read More  

MIT can be applauded for taking a straightforward approach to their essays. Each of the four essays are flexible enough that you can showcase your diverse talents/strengths and dimensions of your personality, but are still quite clear in their demands on you as an applicant. Essay 1: Please tell us about a time when you … Read More  

Sometimes short answers can be more challenging than essays with no limits at all. Berkeley essentially demands that you wow them quickly, with a series of four short answers: 1. What is your favorite quote, and why is it meaningful to you? (250 word maximum) The quote that you select should directly relate to something … Read More  

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 … Read More