Essays
Welcome to the MBA Essay Resource Hub
Are you beginning to brainstorm ideas for your MBA admissions essays? Looking to get some tips on polishing essays? We have gathered together all of our MBA essay prep resources in one place to help you craft your MBA essays.
The essay portion of the MBA application is one of the most crucial and time-consuming aspects of the MBA application process. These essays are designed for MBA admissions committee members to learn about an MBA candidate and to determine if the candidate is a good fit for the program. While ‘career goals’ essays are common across many top programs, other essays seek to explore a candidate’s personality, accomplishments, weaknesses, or ethical code, to name just a few attributes that are interesting to business schools.
Given the importance of the essay in the MBA admissions process, it is essential for you to prepare. On this page you will find a list of key Clear Admit MBA admissions essay tips, advice and resources that will help you craft compelling MBA admissions essays.
MBA Essay Writing Tips
Here is a group of articles that can help you prepare to draft your MBA admissions essays.
Drafting Essays
Revising and Finalizing Essays
More Admissions Essay Writing Tips
Clear Admit MBA Essay Topic Analysis
Updated for the 2023-2024 admissions cycle.
Clear Admit MBA Essay Strategy Videos
Be sure to review Clear Admit’s essay strategy videos where we review different essay topics and questions in the Clear Admit+ Admissions Academy Series.
Watch the rest of our Admissions Academy Essay Strategy Videos at the links below:
Clear Admit MBA Essay Podcasts
The following podcasts provide in-depth guidance on key strategies you can use to start drafting your essays. Be sure to give them a listen.
10 Tips for Tackling the MBA Written Application
Former Harvard Business School (HBS) Admissions Director Chad Losee Dishes on Interviews, Essays, Financial Aid, and More
MBA Applywire
Background:
-American and Middle Eastern dual Citizen
-Lead engineer and project lead in manufacturing and design roles at major car OEM. 3 promotions and youngest in department.
-3.0 MechE degree from T50 university. Hoping to offset the low engineering GPA with a gmat quant, six sigma greenbelt cert, and completed MBA MATH.
Goal:
-Want to leverage the transition to EV in transportation to swap from product development engineering at major OEM to corporate product planning and strategy.
Extracurriculars:
-D&I leadership role & major company wide projects.
-Teach community teen safe driving classes on local track.
-Volunteer in company young professionals organization.
Looking to apply round 1, specifically Early Action at Duke as it is my top choice. Promoted 3 times at current company, Project Leader for 3 separate technology implementation initiatives for vertical at Fortune 500 bank, as well as leadership team member for acquisition. GPA low due health situation that impacted first two years of undergrad, made Dean's List final two years at Top 50 undergrad. Have client facing/transaction experience in banking but have been drawn to strategic initiative implementation the past 3 years, leading me to a desire to shift into consulting, specifically strategic/management with a focus on organizational behavior/mergers. Recipient of Presidential Service Award for community service related to environmental protection, state champion lacrosse coach. Would love to be on the East Coast (Boston or DC) as I have family in both cities. Thank you for any feedback!
I have applied in R2 for 2024 entry to CBS, MIT, HBS, and GSB. I did not receive an interview invite for any school except the GSB. I am wondering what my reapplication chances are and where I should focus on my areas of improvement. I have significant undergrad ECs but limited ECs/ charity work post undergrad.
MBA LiveWire
Honestly thought it was a ding because I interviewed almost two months ago in January, I am so glad!