Essay Tips & Advice
Advice to help you compose business school admissions essays that communicate the highlights of your MBA candidacy and make your app stand out.
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Notre Dame / Mendoza MBA Essay Questions 2018-2019
The University of Notre Dame adcom has posted the Mendoza MBA essay questions. 2018-2019 Mendoza MBA Essay Questions Statement of Purpose (100 words or less, Required) Please share your short term professional goals. What role does a Notre Dame MBA play in helping you achieve these goals? Choose one of the following essay... Read more »
Georgetown MBA Essay Questions 2018-2019
The Georgetown University adcom has updated the McDonough MBA essay questions for applicants targeting the Class of 2021. This year we see the return of the one-essay format in addition to the (now one year old) video essay. 2018-2019 Georgetown MBA Essay Questions Essay 1: Describe a defining moment when you were challenged and... 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 brainstorming... Read more »
Kellogg Admissions Director Shares Insights on 2019 MBA Application
Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management is one of several leading business schools to release its 2019-2020 MBA application online within the last week. At Kellogg, deadlines for the upcoming admission season are as follow: September 19, 2018 January 9, 2019 April 10, 2019 To help you get started, Director of Admissions Melissa... Read more »
Berkeley / Haas MBA Essay Questions 2018-2019
The UC Berkeley MBA admissions committee has announced the Haas essay topics for applicants targeting the Class of 2021. Haas MBA applicants will respond to three brief required essays of no more than 300 words (each). 2018-2019 Berkeley / Haas MBA Essay Questions Essay #1 Tell us a six-word story that reflects... Read more »
Columbia Business School MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2018-2019
With the recent announcement of the 2018-2019 Columbia Business School essay questions, this season’s Essay Topic Analysis series is officially underway. Compared to last year, the adcom has re-introduced a question about CBS as the “center of business” as well as brought in a new prompt about a team-based failure. Given... Read more »
USC / Marshall MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
We’re following up the USC Marshall School of Business essay questions with our essay topic analysis for the applicant pool seeking entrance in 2019. 2017-2018 USC Marshall MBA Essay Analysis Let’s take a closer look at each prompt. Essay 1 What is your specific, immediate short-term career goal upon completion of your... Read more »
Admissions Tip: Word Limits and Character Counts
MBA candidates naturally have a good deal of information they want – and need – to convey in their materials, and getting the important ideas down under restrictive word counts is a difficult task. While it might be tempting to run a bit beyond the guidelines to slip in that... Read more »
UC Irvine / Merage MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
With the release of the 2017-2018 Irvine / Merage essay topics, we wanted to offer some guidance to applicants. This year, Irvine / Merage asks MBA applicants for a typical career goals essay and offers space for additional information. 2017-2018 UC Irvine / Merage Essay Topic Analysis Let’s take a closer... Read more »
20 Days to Go: UVA Darden Round 1 Deadline
Attention all applicants, the UVA Darden Round 1 Deadline of October 5, 2017 is just twenty days away! Need help with your UVA Darden application? Clear Admit has all the news, resources, and advice to make sure your application is as strong as possible! Start with the UVA Darden school profile page as this includes resources such as:... Read more »
Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Submitting an Optional Essay
We realize that the questions of whether to answer an optional essay and, if so, what to say are ones that loom large for many MBA applicants at this time of year. While we’ve been offering a great deal of school-specific essay advice over the past few weeks, we wanted to take... Read more »
Admissions Director Q&A: Rodrigo Malta of the University of Texas’s McCombs School of Business
Rodrigo Malta, a native of Brazil, moved to the United States for high school and college and ultimately graduated from the McCombs School of Business full-time MBA program in 2007. While a student at McCombs, he was highly involved in admissions activities, and after graduation he remained in Austin, accepting... Read more »
OSU Fisher MBA Essay Topic Analysis 2017-2018
Following up on the 2017-2018 OSU Fisher essay questions, we wanted to offer some guidance to applicants. Let’s take a closer look at each essay. 2017-2018 OSU Fisher MBA Essay Topic Analysis Essay 1 Why do you wish to earn an MBA? Why do you wish to earn an MBA from... Read more »
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 »
