Johns Hopkins Carey MBA Recommendation Questions
The 2025-2026 application for the Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School MBA program is open, and the recommendation questions are below. Carey requires one recommendation, but accepts up to two. Choose someone who knows you professionally and who can speak directly about your strengths and experience. A current or former supervisor who can comment on your growth, your potential, and your contributions to your position/team is generally best.
Johns Hopkins / Carey MBA Recommendation Questions 2025-2026
Section 1 Recommender Information
How long have you known the applicant?
How do you know the applicant?
Section 2 Applicant Rating
Recommenders are asked to rate the applicant on five characteristics using the following scale: Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor, and Not able to judge.
- Motivation
- Analytical Skills
- Intellectual Capacity
- Communication Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
Section 3 Recommendation
Recommendation:
- Recommend without reservation
- Recommend
- Do not recommend
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MBA Applywire
I'm an MiM candidate at Kellogg expected to matriculate in June 2026. I have an undergraduate degree in engineering from IIT. I will be joining DHL Consultings Americas office as a Mgmt Consultant post graduation from Kellogg.
My undergrad GPA is 7.38/10 and am expecting a 3.7+ from Kellogg at the time of applications.
I have a lot of internships ( 5+) at start-ups across various roles(strategy, marketing, Product Management, operations), industries and sizes. From dorm-room stage to unicorns. Also held multiple leadership roles during my time at college. Founded and headed two social initiatives on sustainability and women empowerment and informally mentored underclassmen from underrepresented backgrounds.
Plan to exit consulting soon into a start-up. Post MBA goal is investing ( not sure if VC/PE/Growth equity ). Longer term goal is entrepreneurship in India ( Inspired by family legacy and want to give back to country )
- No excuse for low GPA, I was simply didn't have the necessary drive or subject matter interest in school, was more interested in playing music and doing enough to graduate. Pursued that simultaneous to my conventional job for a few years after school and actually had a couple cool licensing deals with corporate brands but in last few years decided to focus on career.
- unfortunately had an illness at the end of last year that led to me have serious vision issues, being laid off and subsequently on disability for the first part of this year. Have since mostly recovered except for an operation I should be able to get next spring.
- volunteer leader for a high school ministry
Sponsored applicant from Deloitte. Applying to eight programs for the normal round two deadline. Pre-MBA experience is five years of consulting at Deloitte, completing a variety of projects across core business operations, human capital, and strategy within the TMT industry. MBA goals are to prepare for my return to Deloitte, specifically in the Monitor Deloitte strategy practice. Long-term, I would like to move into a strategy role within big tech.
MBA LiveWire
9YOE, no interview
9YOE, no interview