Essay Topic Analysis
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INSEAD 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
Now that the online application for INSEAD’s September 2016 intake is live — and the INSEAD MBA essays for 2015-2016 have been released — we wanted to follow up with some commentary for business school applicants targeting the school this season. Whereas last year saw INSEAD shortening the essay portion... Read more »
Duke / Fuqua 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
Following up on the release of the 2015-2016 Fuqua MBA essays, we wanted to offer some guidance to business school applicants targeting the Duke Class of 2018. Duke’s essay section of the MBA application is largely unchanged from last admissions season. The Fuqua adcom has doubled the length limit for... Read more »
NYU / Stern 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
Now that the NYU adcom has released the Stern MBA essays for the 2015-2016 admissions season — and now that Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions Isser Gallogly has offered his insight to NYU applicants via Clear Admit — we wanted to follow up with our analysis of this year’s NYU essay... Read more »
Berkeley / Haas 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
Now that the topics for each of the Haas MBA essays have been announced for the 2015-2016 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 2018. Haas MBA applicants will respond to... Read more »
UVA / Darden 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
Following up on the announcement of the Darden essay topic for 2015-2016, we wanted to take a closer look at this season’s prompt for UVA MBA Class of 2018 hopefuls. This is the third consecutive year that the Darden essay section has comprised a single 500-word essay asking applicants to recount the... Read more »
Dartmouth / Tuck 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
After this season’s Dartmouth MBA application essays were announced last week, we wanted to follow up with our Tuck 2015-2016 essay topic analysis. The format of this essay set is similar to that of last admissions season, with two required essays of about 500 words, along with an optional response... Read more »
UT Austin / McCombs 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
Following up on our post with McComb’s 2015-2016 MBA Essay Topics and our interview with Director of MBA Admissions Rodrigo Malta, we wanted to offer our analysis of this season’s UT Austin MBA essays. The broad format of these essays is identical to last year’s, with applicants introducing themselves to... Read more »
Wharton 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
Following up our announcement earlier this week with Wharton’s Class of 2018 application essays, we wanted to offer our Wharton 2015-2016 essay topic analysis for this year’s crop of UPenn MBA hopefuls. The Wharton adcom has decided to retain the same essay structure it used for last year’s admissions season, with one required... Read more »
Yale SOM 2015-2016 Essay Topic Analysis
Following up on the release of their Class of 2018 essay question earlier this week, we wanted to offer our Yale SOM Essay Topic Analysis for 2015-2016. As was the case last year, Yale MBA hopefuls are required to respond to one 500-word essay, and in fact, the Yale adcom... Read more »
Michigan / Ross Essay Topic Analysis 2015-2016
Following up on the announcement of Michigan / Ross’s essay topics for the 2015-2016 admissions season, we wanted to offer some thoughts about how prospective members of the Class of 2018 might approach this application. The overall length of the essay component of Michigan’s MBA application is the same as last year’s:... Read more »
Harvard Business School Essay Topic Analysis 2015-2016
Harvard Business School’s 2015-2016 MBA application essay was announced last week. This is a new prompt for this admissions season; whereas applicants were previously invited to share something with the admissions committee that didn’t appear elsewhere in their applications, they are now asked to introduce themselves to their sections: the 90 students... Read more »
MIT / Sloan Essay Topic Analysis 2015-2016
Following up on the release of MIT Sloan’s 2015-2016 application essay prompt (as well as our interview with Admissions Director Dawna Levenson), we thought we’d offer some suggestions about how Sloan MBA hopefuls might approach this year’s written materials. While the school has reduced its number of required questions from... Read more »
Stanford Graduate School of Business Essay Topic Analysis 2015-2016
Since the Stanford Graduate School of Business just released its essay questions for the 2015-2016 admissions season, we are following up with some advice for GSB applicants on how to approach Stanford’s essays. Stanford has asked applicants to respond to the same two questions it asked last year, but the... Read more »
Columbia Business School Essay Topic Analysis 2015-2016
And we’re off! With the recent announcement of Columbia Business School’s 2015-2016 essay questions, this season’s Essay Topic Analysis series is officially underway. While the letter of each of CBS’s essay prompts has been modified, the spirit of each question remains very similar to their questions over the previous few... Read more »
USC / Marshall Essay Topic Analysis 2014-2015
Today we’ll take a look at the USC / Marshall essay topics for 2014-2015. While the topic of the school’s single required response has changed, the 500-700 word length is similar to that of last year’s admissions cycle. Of course, given that USC only required applicants to provide one 500-750 word... Read more »
