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Update: Click here for the 2015-2016 Columbia Business School Essay Analysis  1. What are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will Columbia Business School help you achieve these goals? (Recommended 750 word limit) Essay one is essentially a personal statement and the operative word is “personal”. In this essay, you need to tell your story … Read More  

1. What would you like the MBA Admissions Board to know about your undergraduate academic experience? (400-word limit) This question is quite open-ended, so you are not constrained to discussing all of your experience; you can be selective and showcase the aspects that put you in the most positive light. This is an opportunity to … Read More  

Throughout this series, I have focused on freeing candidates from all other constraints so that they can pay careful attention to their essays come January. Short answers – the small sections within the actual application forms themselves which pertain to your work history, community accomplishments, scholarships and criteria, etc. – do not change much from … Read More