{"id":1538,"date":"2010-05-26T15:02:49","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T21:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2010-10-07T08:07:38","modified_gmt":"2010-10-07T14:07:38","slug":"columbia-business-school-releases-essay-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/columbia-business-school-releases-essay-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbia Business School Releases Essay Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia Business School has released its application questions for the 2010-11 season, with some significant changes.\u00a0 The questions follow; our essay analysis will be posted shortly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essay 1<\/strong><br \/>\nWhat are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will Columbia Business School help you achieve these goals? (Recommended 750 word limit)<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Essay 2 <\/strong><br \/>\nPlease tell us about yourself and your personal interests. The goal of this essay is to get a sense of who you are, rather than what you have achieved professionally. (Recommended 500 word limit)<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Optional Essay<\/strong><br \/>\nIs there any further information that you wish to provide to the Admissions Committee? (Please use this space to provide an explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or your personal history.)<br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reapplication Essay<\/strong><br \/>\nHow have you enhanced your candidacy since your previous application? Please detail your progress since you last applied and reiterate your short-term and long-term goals. Explain how the tools of the Columbia Business School will help you to meet your goals and how you plan to participate in the Columbia community. (Recommended 750 word limit).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia Business School has released its application questions for the 2010-11 season, with some significant changes.\u00a0 The questions follow; our essay analysis will be posted shortly. Essay 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 2 Please tell us &hellip; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/columbia-business-school-releases-essay-questions\/\">Read&nbsp;More&nbsp;&nbsp;<i class=\"fal fa-sm fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-columbia","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Columbia Business School Releases Essay Questions | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/columbia-business-school-releases-essay-questions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Columbia Business School Releases Essay Questions | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Columbia Business School has released its application questions for the 2010-11 season, with some significant changes.\u00a0 The questions follow; our essay analysis will be posted shortly. 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