Essays
Notre Dame / Mendoza MBA Essay Questions 2017-2018
The University of Notre Dame adcom has posted the Mendoza MBA essay questions. For the essay portion of the application, applicants will choose one essay to respond to (out of three possible options). 2017-2018 Mendoza MBA Essay Questions Essay Option 1 Cardinal O'Hara established the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame... Read more »
Indiana / Kelley MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following this season’s release of the Indiana / Kelley MBA essay topics, we wanted to share our essay topic analysis for the 2017-2018 admissions season. Indiana / Kelley Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018 Let’s take a closer look at each essay: Essay 1 Please discuss your immediate post-MBA professional goals. How... Read more »
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the release of the Kenan-Flagler MBA essay topics for 2017-2018, we wanted to offer a few pointers to applicants targeting the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for their business school studies next fall. The UNC MBA essay set is mostly unchanged from last admissions season.... Read more »
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on our post with the 2017-2018 2017-2018 UT Austin / McCombs MBA essay questions, we wanted to offer our analysis of this season’s UT Austin MBA essays. The broad format of these essays is nearly identical to last year’s, with applicants introducing themselves to their cohort via a 250-word essay... Read more »
Georgetown / McDonough Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the Georgetown / McDonough essay topics for 2017-2018, we wanted to share our essay topic analysis. The adcom has maintained the video essay, as well as optional and reapplicant essays. The main required essay, however, has shifted in focus to a defining moment that entailed exceeding expectations.... Read more »
UVA / Darden MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the announcement of the Darden essay topic for 2017-2018, we wanted to take a closer look at this season’s prompt for UVA MBA Class of 2020 hopefuls. This is the fifth consecutive year that the Darden essay section has comprised a single 500-word essay asking applicants to recount... Read more »
London Business School Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the recent release of the 2017-2018 London Business School essay topics, we wanted to offer some guidance to applicants targeting London Business School this admissions season. Continuing last year's format, the LBS adcom has chosen to stick to the same single required essay as well as an optional essay. 2017-2018 LBS Essay Topic... Read more »
Dartmouth / Tuck Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
With the release of the 2017-2018 Dartmouth / Tuck MBA essays, we wanted to offer some guidance for applicants targeting the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth for their business school studies. Tuck has maintained the length of the essay section of its application, once again asking for two essays... Read more »
Cornell / Johnson MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the release of the Cornell University / Johnson MBA essay prompts for 2017-2018, we wanted to offer some pointers to applicants who are targeting the Class of 2020. While the program has retained its creative Table of Contents essay, it has once again dispensed with the standard career goals essay and... Read more »
Duke / Fuqua Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on our announcement of Duke / Fuqua’s application essays for the 2017-2018 admissions season, we wanted to offer our essay topic analysis for the Class of 2020 Fuqua MBA hopefuls. Relative to last year, the Fuqua adcom has maintained their interest in candidates’ goals, personal background and passion about Duke. While... Read more »
Cambridge / Judge Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the release of the Cambridge Judge MBA essay prompts for 2017-2018, we wanted to provide some guidance for applicants targeting Cambridge this admissions season. Judge has maintained its request for candidates’ career goals, spectacular failure and teamwork scenario. Because each Cambridge essay is a relatively short one,... Read more »
Wharton MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on our announcement earlier this week with the Wharton essay topics for the 2017-2018 admissions season, we wanted to offer our essay topic analysis for the Class of 2020 UPenn MBA hopefuls. The Wharton adcom has decided to retain its two required essays on desired professional growth, and fit with... Read more »
Georgetown MBA Essay Questions 2017-2018
The Georgetown University adcom has updated the McDonough MBA essay questions for applicants targeting the Class of 2020. This year we see the return of the one-essay format in addition to the (now one year old) video essay. There are also two optional essays and an essay for reapplicants. 2017-2018 Georgetown MBA Essay Questions... Read more »
Northwestern / Kellogg Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Now that Northwestern has announced the Kellogg essay topics for the 2017-2018 admissions season, we wanted to offer our advice to applicants who are targeting that program’s Class of 2020. The format for Kellogg’s essays remains the same as last year’s: applicants will respond to two required essays in a... Read more »
MIT / Sloan Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the release of MIT Sloan’s 2017-2018 application essay prompt, we thought we’d offer some suggestions about how Sloan MBA hopefuls might approach this year’s written materials. The school has maintained their required cover letter—albeit with a bit more room compared to last year. The video essay is... Read more »
INSEAD Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Now that the online application for INSEAD’s January 2018 intake is live—and the INSEAD essay topics for 2017-2018 have been released—we wanted to follow up with some commentary for business school applicants targeting the school this season. INSEAD has maintained the four Job Description essays and three Motivation Essays for their application.... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the release of the University of Chicago Booth MBA essay topics for 2017-2018, we wanted to offer some guidance to applicants as they prepare to tackle this potentially challenging prompt. The adcom presents candidates with images that capture life at Booth; applicants are asked to choose one... Read more »
NYU / Stern MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the release of the 2017-2018 NYU / Stern Essay Topics, we wanted to share some advice for applicants targeting the NYU MBA Class of 2020. NYU Stern Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018 Let’s take a closer look at each prompt. Essay 1: Professional Aspirations What are your short and... Read more »
Berkeley / Haas MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Now that the Haas MBA essay topics have been announced for the 2017-2018 season, we wanted to offer our thoughts on how to approach each of these prompts for business school applicants targeting the UC Berkeley MBA Class of 2020. The Haas admissions website notes that the adcom seeks “candidates from... Read more »
Admissions Tip: Crafting the MBA Essay
With several of the leading schools having already released their MBA essay questions for this admissions season, we’re sure that quite a number of early birds are eager to get a jump on the process in order to complete as many applications as possible by Round 1. As applicants find themselves... Read more »
