חיבורי הרשמה שפורסמו עד כה לתוכניות ה-MBA המובילות בעולם
שאלות החיבורים לתוכניות ה-MBA שמתחילות ב-2026
חשוב! מדי פעם בתי הספר משנים את שאלות החיבורים לאחר הפרסום הראשוני.
בנוסף, אנו עלולים לטעות בהעתקת השאלות מאתר ביה"ס.
במקרים כאלה, השאלות המוצגות בעמוד זה אינן מדויקות!
לכן חשוב לבדוק באתר ביה"ס כדי לוודא שבידכם שאלות החיבורים הנכונות והמעודכנות.
שימו לב שעבור re-applicants שאלות החיבורים שונות בדרך כלל מהשאלות עבור מועמדים רגילים.
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Essay responses should reflect your own ideas and experiences, be independently written, and reflect your writing style. You may receive advice on content and editing, including the use of generative artificial intelligence software to assist with readability, but content and final written text must be your own.
Essay 1: Video Essay
What makes you feel alive when you are doing it, and why?
Your video essay may be recorded on the next page. The video essay can be completed either before or after submitting the application. The latest deadline to record the video essay is 7 days after the round’s deadline. Video essays may not exceed 2 minutes. Applicants may record the video essay up to two times. However, if you choose to use the second attempt, the first recording will be deleted and cannot be submitted.
Applicants are required to record a video essay. The video essay can be completed either before or after submitting the application. The latest deadline to record the video essay is 7 days after the round’s deadline. Video essays may not exceed 2 minutes. Applicants may record the video essay up to two times. However, if you choose to use the second attempt, the first recording will be deleted and cannot be submitted.
Video essays should respond to the following prompt:
What makes you feel alive when you are doing it, and why?
This section of the application requires a webcam and microphone. Please be sure you are in a quiet and well-lit environment before you begin. You are allowed 2 attempts to record your Video Essay, and your response can be no longer than 2 minutes.
Before recording, you will be prompted to test your audio-visual connection. Follow the steps on-screen and check the box to confirm your successful completion of the audio-visual test.
You will then be asked to confirm that you are ready to begin recording your Video Essay.
Once you click the “Ready” button, the Video Essay question will appear and you will have 20 seconds (on-screen countdown) before recording begins. Once you have finished responding, click the “Stop” button. Note that the recording will end automatically at 2 minutes – the maximum video length – if you do not click the “Stop” button.
You will have the opportunity to review your first attempt and choose to submit or discard your recording. If you discard this first recording, you will have a final attempt to re-record your response.
Once finished, you will be prompted to continue through the submission process.
Essay 2: Career Goals
What are your short-term and long-term career goals, and how will an MBA from Haas help you achieve those goals? (textbox, 300 words maximum)
Supplemental Information
Distance Traveled
At Berkeley Haas, we consider "distance traveled" as the contextual information that helps us understand the unique circumstances, challenges, or influences that have shaped your personal and professional journey.
We invite you to share aspects of your background, personal circumstances, or significant experiences that have meaningfully impacted who you are today and how you've reached this point. Please tell us how these experiences have influenced your perspectives, decisions, and aspirations, and how they contribute to the person you are becoming. (textbox, 300 words maximum)
Optional Statement
This section should only be used to convey relevant information not addressed elsewhere in your application. This may include explanation of employment gaps, academic aberrations, supplemental coursework, etc. You are encouraged to use bullet points where appropriate. (textbox, 300 words maximum)
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Extracurricular Activities
- For each activity – Description of Participation [textbox, 500 words]
Other information
- If you have not provided a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor, please explain. If not applicable, enter N/A.
- List, in order of importance, significant community and professional organizations and extracurricular activities in which you have been involved during or after university studies. Include the following information for each using the format below:
- Name of organization or activity
- Nature of organization or activity
- Size of organization
- Dates of involvement
- Offices held
- Average number of hours spent per week
- List full-time and part-time jobs held during undergraduate or graduate studies indicating the employer, job title, employment dates, location, and the number of hours worked per week for each position held prior to the completion of your degree.
- If you have ever been subject to academic discipline, placed on probation, suspended, or required to withdraw from any college or university, please explain. If not, please enter N/A. (An affirmative response to this question does not automatically disqualify you from admission.)
Instructions: We’d like to hear more about your aspirations, your goals, and the passions and experiences that have and continue to shape you. Please respond to both essay prompts below. We have intentionally only set a word count minimum; we want to allow you the space needed to convey your thoughts, while using your best judgement regarding the length of response.
1. How will the Booth MBA help you achieve your immediate and long-term post-MBA career goals? (textbox, 250-word minimum)
2. Chicago Booth appreciates the individual experiences and perspectives that all of our students bring to our community. This respect for different viewpoints creates an open-minded environment that supports curiosity, inspires us to think more broadly, and take risks. At Booth, community is about collaborative thinking and learning from one another to better ourselves, our ideas, and the world around us. The photos below represent some of the values described above that we uphold at Chicago Booth. Select one and share how it resonates with one of your own values.
Select one photo: [https://www.chicagobooth.edu/mba/full-time/admissions/how-to-apply]
Share how the photo resonates with one of your own values. (textbox, 250-word minimum)
3. The following question is optional:
Additional Information – Is there any unclear information in your application that needs further explanation or additional details you would like to share with the Admissions Committee? If so, please use this section to clarify. (Optional) (textbox, Maximum 300 words.)
Reapplicants must answer the following question: Upon reflection, how has your perspective regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (Maximum 300 words.)
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Personal history
- Is there anything about your upbringing or family/household circumstances that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? [textbox]
Booth & You
- Post-Graduation:
- What is your immediate post-MBA career goal? [textbox, 250 characters]
- What is your long-term post-MBA career goal? [textbox, 250 characters]
Employment
- Professional Awards – Please list any significant professional awards or recognition that you have received. [textbox]
Recommendations
- Why did you choose these two recommenders? [textbox]
Academics
- Awards and Honors – Please list any academic honors, awards, or other recognitions you have received [textbox]
AUGUST ENTRY
Instructions:
In addition to learning about your professional aspirations, the Admissions Committee hopes to gain an understanding of your interests, values and motivations through these essays. There are no right or wrong answers and we encourage you to answer each question thoughtfully.
The two short answers and Essays 1, 2, and 3 are required.
Short Answer 1
What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (textbox, 50 characters)
Short Answer 2
How do you plan to spend the summer after the first year of the MBA? If in an internship, please include target industry(ies) and/or function(s). If you plan to work on your own venture, please indicate a focus of business. (textbox, 50 characters)
Essay 1
Through your resume and recommendations, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next three to five years and what is your long-term dream job? (Maximum 500 Words) [upload file]
Essay 2
Please share a specific example of how you made a team more collaborative, more inclusive or fostered a greater sense of community within an organization. (Maximum 250 words) [upload file]
Essay 3
We believe Columbia Business School is a special place with a collaborative learning environment in which students feel a sense of belonging, agency, and partnership–academically, culturally, and professionally.
How would you co-create your optimal MBA experience at CBS? Please be specific. (Maximum 250 Words) [upload file]
Optional Essay
If you wish to provide the Admissions Committee with further information or additional context about your application, please include it here. You may write an essay or submit bullet points. (Maximum 500 Words) [upload file]
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Employment –
- Please provide an explanation for any gaps three months or longer in your employment history: [textbox]
Extracurriculars –
- List up to 3 collegiate extracurricular activities and up to 3 post-collegiate extracurricular activities in order of importance.
For each activity – Description of Participation [textbox] - Interests: Please list other activities or passions that you regularly engage in. [textbox, 100 characters]
JANUARY ENTRY
Short Answer Question 1:
What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters maximum)
Short Answer Question 2:
Why do you prefer the January-entry term? (50 characters maximum)
Essay 1
Through your resume and recommendation, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next three to five years and what is your long-term dream job? (500 words)
Essay 2
Please share a specific example of how you made a team more collaborative, more inclusive or fostered a greater sense of community within an organization. (250 words)
Essay 3
We believe Columbia Business School is a special place with a collaborative learning environment in which students feel a sense of belonging, agency, and partnership–academically, culturally, and professionally.
How would you co-create your optimal MBA experience at CBS? Please be specific. (250 words)
Optional Essay
If you wish to provide further information or additional context around your application to the Admissions Committee, please upload a brief explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or personal history. This does not need to be a formal essay. You may submit bullet points. (Maximum 500 Words)
2025-2026 MBA Admissions Essay Prompts
Applicants to the Two-Year Ithaca MBA program must complete the Goals Statement as well as one of two required essay prompts, the Impact essay or the Unique Trait that Defines Me essay.
*Please note that consideration for the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellowship is invitation only. Those selected for further consideration after their admissions interview will be required to submit a response to the Park Leadership Fellows Program essay in addition to participating in one of our Leadership Exploration and Assessment Day (L.E.A.D.) events.
Goals Statement
Use this short-answer section to succinctly share your short- and long-term goals. If invited to interview, you will have the opportunity to elaborate on your statement further, and you should be prepared to connect your prior experience with your future aspirations.
Goals Statement Prompt:
A statement of your goals will begin a conversation that will last throughout the admissions process and guide your steps during the MBA program and experience. To the best of your understanding today, please share your short and long-term goals by completing the following sentences and answering the enclosed short answer question:
Immediately post-MBA, my goal is to work as a(n) ____[Role]____ at ___[Company]___within___[Industry]___.
Targeted Job Role:
Target Job Company:
Industry:
In 5 – 10 years post-MBA, my goal is to work as a(n) ____[Role]____ at ___[Company]___within___[Industry]___.
Targeted Job Role:
Target Job Company:
Industry:
Please share how you plan to utilize the resources available at Johnson, as well as any personal resources to transition to your immediate post-MBA career goal. (350 word maximum)
Impact Essay or The Unique Trait that Defines Me
Impact Essay:
At Cornell, our students and alumni share a desire to positively impact the organizations and communities they serve. How do you intend to make a meaningful impact on the Johnson community? (350 words maximum)
or
The Unique Trait that Defines Me:
What is something unique about you that others will remember you by, and how will this trait help you contribute and engage with the Cornell MBA community? (350 words maximum)
Optional Essay (required for reapplicants)
You may use this essay to call attention to items needing clarification and to add additional details to any aspects of your application that do not accurately reflect your potential for success at Johnson. (350 words maximum)
If you are reapplying for admission, please use this essay to indicate how you have strengthened your application and candidacy since the last time you applied for admission. Please also review our Application Guide for additional information about reapplying (350 words maximum).
Park Leadership Fellows Program Essay
The Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program is a two-year, full-tuition fellowship award for domestic Two-Year MBA candidates who have demonstrated outstanding leadership potential and who are committed to making an impact within their communities. Each year, fellowships are awarded to up to 25 incoming students with the expectation that they will participate in additional leadership and personal development activities outside of our regular curriculum, serve in leadership roles within the school, and complete a public service project by the time they graduate. The Park Fellowship is only available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying for the Two-Year MBA program.
Candidates being considered for the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellowship will be notified after their admissions interview with an invitation to join us for one of our virtual Leadership Exploration and Assessment Day (L.E.A.D.) events. Candidates invited to attend a LEAD event will be required to submit a response to the Park Fellows Essay.
Park Leadership Fellows Program Essay Prompt (500 word limit):
Describe a past formal or informal leadership experience and how it informs your goals for growth as a leader. How would the Park Leadership Fellowship assist with these goals?
Please respond to the following essay prompts.
For information on writing your essays, read our guidance on the Tuck 360 blog.
1. Why are you pursuing an MBA and why now? How will the distinct Tuck MBA contribute to achieving your goals and aspirations? What particular aspects of Tuck will be instrumental in your growth? (textbox, 2000 characters)
2. Tell us who you are. How have your values and experiences shaped your identity and character? How will your unique background contribute to Tuck and/or enhance the experience of your classmates? (textbox, 2000 characters)
3. Describe a time when you meaningfully invested in someone else's success without immediate benefit to yourself. What motivated you, and what was the impact? (textbox, 2000 characters)
Optional
Please provide any additional insight or information that you have not addressed elsewhere (e.g., atypical choice of references, factors affecting academic performance, unexplained job gaps or changes). Complete this question only if you feel your candidacy is not fully represented by this application. Read our guidance on the Tuck360 blog. (textbox, 2000 characters)
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Optional:
Tuck’s Forté and ROMBA Fellows are recipients of Tuck scholarships who demonstrate a commitment to the mission of Forté or Reaching Out MBA through their current and/or past experiences and involvement. For example, advocacy, mentorship, participation in relevant employee resource groups, clubs, etc. Open to all, including allies. Would you like to apply for these fellowships?
If yes,
- Please explain why you are interested in being named a Tuck Forté Fellow and provide information about how you have worked to advance the mission of Forté through your experiences and involvement. (textbox, 1200 characters)
- Please explain why you are interested in being named a Tuck ROMBA Fellow and how you plan to take an active role as an ambassador of the LGBTQ+ community once at Tuck? (textbox, 1200 characters)
Application Specifics
- Share your short-term professional goals. (textbox, 300 characters)
- Share your long-term professional goals. (textbox, 300 characters)
Other Employment Information
- Have you had any gaps of longer than 2 months in your employment history? If yes, please explain below. (textbox, 1000 characters)
Activities
- Post-Undergraduate Activities – Description of Participation (textbox, 300 characters)
- Undergraduate Activities – Description of Participation (textbox, 300 characters)
Awards
- Description (textbox, 300 characters)
The mission of Harvard Business School is to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Our community strives to accomplish this through a focus on hard work, with humility, for humanity.
Through the rich case- and experience-based curriculum at Harvard Business School, students will develop integrated thinking and judgment skills that will broaden their perspective, impact how they lead, and enable them to make a difference in the world. The HBS classroom and community thrive when we bring together people who can share a variety of experiences and perspectives, while also ensuring they share the common characteristics of being business-minded, leadership-focused, and growth-oriented.
With that in mind, please answer the following questions using clear and concise language. We recommend pre-writing the essays on your computer, then copying and pasting the final products into the text boxes below, as you may lose your work without pressing "Save" often.
1. Business-Minded: Please reflect on how your choices have influenced your career path and aspirations. (textbox, up to 300 words)
2. Leadership-Focused: What experiences have shaped how you invest in others and how you lead? (textbox, up to 250 words)
3. Growth-Oriented: Curiosity can be seen in many ways. Please share an example of how you have demonstrated curiosity and how that has influenced your growth. (textbox, up to 250 words)
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Additional Information
- Please share additional information here if you need to clarify any information provided in the other sections of your application. This is not meant to be used as an additional essay. Please limit your additional information to the space in this section. We know you'll be tempted, but please don't send us any additional materials (e.g., additional recommendations, work portfolios). To be fair to all applicants, extra materials won't be considered. [textbox, 75 words]
Family
- Please feel free to share any additional information about your family background. This may include other adults or if you have a context that does not fit in the questions laid out above. (textbox, 250 characters)
Resume
- Do you have any gaps of 2 months or more in your employment history? if yes, Please explain: [textbox, 1000 characters]
Post MBA goals
- Briefly, tell us more about your career aspirations: [textbox, 500 characters]
Activities
- For each activity – Description: [textbox]
Awards
- For each award, Basis of Selection (textbox, 200 character)
Essays
1. Why are you applying to the HEC MBA Program now? What is the professional objective that will guide your career choice after your MBA, and how will the HEC MBA contribute to the achievement of this objective? [textbox]
2. What do you consider your most significant life achievement? [textbox]
3. Leadership and ethics are inevitably intertwined in the business world. Describe a situation in which you have dealt with these issues and how they have influenced you. [textbox]
4. Imagine a life entirely different from the one you now lead, what would it be? [textbox]
5. Please choose from one of the following essays: [textbox] a) What monument or site would you advise a first-time visitor to your country or city to discover, and why? b) Certain books, movies or plays have had an international success that you believe to be undeserved. Choose an example and analyse it. c) What figure do you most admire and why? You may choose from any field (arts, literature, politics, business, etc).
6. If there is anything else you would like to share with us that has not already been shared elsewhere in your file, please feel free to use this space. [textbox]
Scholarship Essays
Candidates who are admitted to the HEC Paris MBA will be automatically considered for all of the following scholarships. No additional essay or separate application is required for the following:
– Excellence – Diversity – Paris Saclay Innovation Cluster
- However, should you have additional information not already included in your file which you believe will be important for the Scholarship Jury to consider for the above scholarships, you are free to share it in the space below. [textbox]
- In order to be considered for the L’Oreal Scholarship, you must submit an additional 1,500-word essay discussing the style of leadership that you believe maximizes creativity and innovation. [textbox]
Professional Experience – Career Overview
- Description of the position [textbox]
- Please describe your immediate career goals following your MBA including location [textbox]
- Please explain how you plan to finance your MBA education [textbox]
International & Extra-Professional Activities
- For each experience/activity – Description: [textbox]
1. Give a candid description of yourself as a person and a leader, emphasizing the strengths and weaknesses you recognize in yourself. Explain how you are actively working on your development, sharing key experiences that have shaped you, providing specific examples where relevant. (textbox, 500 words maximum)
2. Describe a highly stressful situation you faced and how you managed it. What did this experience teach you about yourself and your interactions with others? (textbox, 400 words maximum)
3. OPTIONAL – Is there anything else that was not covered in your application that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee? (textbox, 300 words maximum)
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Provide a summary of your career since graduating from university, explaining the rationale behind your key decisions and career progression. Include a description of your current (or most recent) role, covering the scope of your work, major responsibilities, employees under your supervision, budget size, clients/products, and any notable results achieved. (textbox, 500 words maximum)
2. Describe your short and long-term career aspirations, including your target geography, industry, and function. How do you plan to bridge the gap between your current position and these goals, and how will INSEAD help you achieve them? (textbox, 300 words maximum)
Video
Shortly after submitting this application form, you will receive a link to a video interview. This video component is required to start the evaluation of your application. Please submit the video interview at your earliest convenience and no later than 48 hours after the deadline to which you are applying. Once submitted, the video interviews cannot be modified. Therefore, please ensure that you carefully test your devices before starting the exercise.
We are keen on getting to know you better and believe that through a video you can come to life, so be spontaneous, be creative and be yourself!
We look forward to virtually meeting you.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- Explain any gaps of two months or more in your employment history from the time you left high school to the start of the MBA programme. Include details on how you have spent, or plan to spend, that time. (textbox, 35 words maximum)
Activities
- Describe the activities you listed above and explain how they have enriched your life (e.g., skills developed, personal growth, community impact). (textbox, 300 words maximum)
Supplementary Information
- Can you please share with us if you plan to attend the programme with a partner and/or children? This information is optional but would enable INSEAD to better welcome you and your family. (textbox, 200 words)
Part 1: Career Aspirations
What is your short-term career goal, and how will Ross' philosophy in Action-Based Learning help you achieve it? Please be specific. Please answer both parts of this question. (300 words)
Part 2: How will you make an impact at Michigan Ross?
Michigan Ross is proud to support a community of leaders and impact makers. As a future member of this community, we want to know more about who you are and what drives you. Please choose 1 of the following prompts to tell us more about what makes you stand out beyond your academic and work experience. List the prompt you are answering at the top of your response. (200 words)
- What makes you unique?
- Can you provide a specific example of how you've overcome a personal challenge?
- What makes you excited to get up each morning?
- Describe a time when you made a difference in your community or with an individual.
Optional Essay
Is there something in your resume or application that needs a brief explanation? Appropriate uses of this essay would be the explanation of an employment gap, academic outliers, choice of recommender, completion of supplemental coursework, etc. You may use bullet points where appropriate. (250 words)
Note: Ross graduate admissions recognizes the appropriate use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools for providing guidance and suggestions. If you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) software in the creation of your essay answers, you are required to use the APA in-text citation "Personal Communication." Rule: (Communicator, personal communication, Month Date, Year); example: (OpenAI, personal communication, September 1, 2024).
Cover Letter
MIT Sloan seeks students whose personal characteristics demonstrate that they will make the most of the incredible opportunities at MIT, both academic and non-academic. We are on a quest to find those whose presence will enhance the experience of other students. We seek thoughtful leaders with exceptional intellectual abilities and the drive and determination to put their stamp on the world. We welcome people who are independent, authentic, and fearlessly creative — true doers. We want people who can redefine solutions to conventional problems, and strive to preempt unconventional dilemmas with cutting-edge ideas. We demand integrity and respect passion.
Taking the above into consideration, please submit a cover letter seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA program. Your letter should conform to a standard business correspondence, include one or more professional examples that illustrate why you meet the desired criteria above, and be addressed to the Admissions Committee (300 words or fewer, excluding address and salutation).
Video Question 1
Introduce yourself to your future classmates. Here’s your chance to put a face with a name, let your personality shine through, be conversational, be yourself. We can’t wait to meet you!
Videos should adhere to the following guidelines:
- No more than 1 minute (60 seconds) in length
- Single take (no editing)
- Speaking directly to the camera
- Do not include background music or subtitles
- Note: While we ask you to introduce yourself to your future classmates in this video, the video will not be shared beyond the admissions committee and is for use in the application process only.
Video Question 2
All MBA applicants will be prompted to respond to a randomly generated, open-ended question. The question is designed to help us get to know you better; to see how you express yourself and to assess fit with the MIT Sloan culture. It does not require prior preparation.
Video Question 2 is part of your required application materials and will appear as a page within the application, once the other parts of your application are completed. Applicants are given 10 seconds to prepare for a 60-second response.
The following are examples of questions that may be asked in the Video Question 2:
- What achievement are you most proud of and why?
- Tell us about a time a classmate or colleague wasn’t contributing to a group project. What did you do?
Organizational Chart
To help us better understand your current role and the impact that you have on your team and department, please submit an organizational chart. We should be able to clearly understand the internal structure of your organization, where you sit in your organization, and your line of reporting.
Organizational charts should not be more than two pages and keep the following in mind:
- Give us as much detail as possible (names, titles, etc.) but it’s ok to redact names if you need to.
- Please circle your role in red so that your position is easily identifiable.
- Make sure we can easily identify where you are, to whom you report, and if applicable, who reports to you.
- If your recommender or references are on your organizational chart (they may not be, and that’s ok!), please highlight them for us.
- If you are a consultant, entrepreneur, or affiliated with the military review our FAQs for suggestions on how to approach the organizational chart.
The World That Shaped You – short answer
The Admissions Committee is excited to learn more about you and your background. In 250 words, please respond to the following short-answer question:
How has the world you come from shaped who you are today? For example, your family, culture, and community all help to shape aspects of your life experiences and perspective. Please use this opportunity to share more about your background.
Our Stern essay questions give you the opportunity to more fully present yourself to the Admissions Committee and to provide insight into your experiences, goals, and thought processes.
Please note the following details when completing your essays:
- Written essays must be submitted using double-spacing and 12-point font.
- Your essays should be written entirely by you. An offer of admission will be revoked if you did not write your essays.
Uploading Formats: You may upload Word and PDF documents into the online application.
Short Answer: Professional Aspirations
What are your short-term career goals?
(150 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
[upload file]Essay 1: Change: _______ it.
(350 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
Change: Dare It. Dream It. Drive It. In today's global business environment, the only constant is change. Using NYU Stern's brand call to action, we want to know how you view change. Change: ________ it. Fill in the blank with a word of your choice. Why does this word resonate with you? How will you embrace your own personal tagline while at Stern? Examples:
Change: Dare it.
Change: Dream it.
Change: Drive it.
Change: Empower it.
Change: Manifest it.
Change: [Any word of your choice] it.[upload file]
Essay 2: Personal Expression (a.k.a. "Pick Six")
Introduce yourself to the Admissions Committee and to your future classmates using six images and corresponding captions. The Pick Six is a way to share more about the qualities you will bring to the Stern community, beyond your professional and academic achievements. Your uploaded PDF should contain all of the following elements:
- A brief introduction or overview of your "Pick Six" (no more than 3 sentences).
- Six images that help illustrate your interests, values, motivations, perspective and/or personality.
- A one-sentence caption for each of the six images that helps explain why they were selected and are significant to you.
Note: Your visuals may include photos, infographics, drawings, collages, or any other images. Your document must be uploaded as a single PDF. The essay cannot be sent in a physical form or be linked to a website.[upload file]
Essay 3: Additional Information (optional)
(500 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
Please provide any additional information that you would like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee and/or give context to your application. This may include important aspects of yourself not otherwise apparent in your application, including but not limited to: hardships you have encountered, current or past gaps in employment, further explanation of your undergraduate record or self-reported academic transcript(s), plans to retake a standardized test or English proficiency test, or any other relevant information.
If you are a reapplicant, please utilize this optional essay to highlight any changes since your last application.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Activities/Interests
- For each – Description: [textbox]
Disciplinary History
Have you ever (a) been subject to any disciplinary action, academic probation, suspension, or dismissal from an educational institution, or (b) withdrawn or been required to withdraw for academic or non-academic misconduct from an education institution; or is any such action pending or expected to be brought against you?
Have you ever been convicted of a crime involving financial impropriety, or is any such action pending or expected to be brought against you?
Have you ever had a professional license suspended or revoked, or have you ever been sanctioned by a professional organization, or is any such action pending or expected to be brought against you?
Have you ever been convicted at trial, or pled guilty to, a criminal offense involving violence, physical force or the threat of physical force, a sexual offense, or is any such action pending or expected to be brought against you?
If you answer yes to any question, Please explain the circumstances in the field below (textbox, limit 1000 characters).
GMAT WAIVER Statement
- Please list the coursework completed, certifications held, and professional experience you have that demonstrates academic readiness for an MBA program. You may use bullet points. (textbox, 300 word limit)
ESSAYS
Generative AI can be a powerful aid in crafting an essay, but it should be used as a supplementary tool rather than a replacement for your own effort and creativity. If you choose to use generative AI in your essays, do so with integrity to ensure you provide genuine insights and reflections. You should also cite the use of generative AI by referencing the tool at the conclusion of your essay (Name of Tool, URL).
Tell us more about you
This is your chance to tell us why you think Kellogg is the right place for you. As you get started, remind yourself of the experiences that led you here and how they have shaped where you want to go.
Write your essays in your program of choice, but we ask that you please copy and paste them from Notepad (PC) or TextEdit (Mac) to ensure the proper formatting is saved with your application.
Essay 1
Intentionality is a key aspect of what makes our graduates successful Kellogg leaders. Help us understand your journey by articulating your motivations for pursuing an MBA, the specific goals you aim to achieve, and why you believe now is the right moment. Moreover, share why you feel Kellogg is best suited to serve as a catalyst for your career aspirations and what you will contribute to our community of lifelong learners during your time here. (450 words)
You may copy and paste into the text box below: [TEXTBOX, 480 words]
Essay 2
Kellogg leaders are primed to tackle challenges everywhere, from the boardroom to their neighborhoods. Describe a specific professional experience where you had to make a difficult decision. Reflecting on this experience, identify the values that guided your decision-making process and how it impacted your leadership style. (450 words)
Please copy and paste in the text box below: [textbox, 480 words]
Additional information
We know that life is full of extenuating circumstances. Whether you want to explain gaps in work experience, your choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance or something else, you can use this section to briefly tell us anything we need to know about your application.
Please copy and paste in the text box below: [textbox, 280 words]
Video essays
We’ve read your essays, we’ve read your resume — now we want you to bring all that to life in a video. Show us the person behind all those carefully crafted words.
The video will be comprised of three questions, each designed to help you showcase your personality and share some of the experiences that brought you here today.
Some things to keep in mind as you prepare to complete this section:
- Video essays are due 96 hours after the application deadline.
- A video essay link will appear on your Application Status Page after you submit your application and payment.
- You will need an internet-connected computer with a webcam and microphone.
- The video should take about 20-25 minutes to complete, which includes time for setup.
Here are some additional tips:
- There are practice questions that you may complete as many times as you like to get comfortable with the format and technology. The practice questions and experience will simulate the actual video essay experience to help you prepare.
- We encourage you to practice so you are comfortable with the format once it is time to complete the official questions. You will not have an opportunity to re-do the answer to the official video essay questions.
- You will have a brief moment to think about the question and up to one minute to give your response.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Employment history
Career goals:
Please tell us about your career goals. You'll also have the opportunity to expand on this in other parts of the evaluation process.
- Industry desired after Kellogg [select]
- Functional area desired after Kellogg [select]
- Share with us the motivations behind your desired industry/function after graduating from Kellogg. [textbox, 500 characters]
- What does a successful career look like five years after you graduate from Kellogg? [textbox, 500 characters]
Activities
- For each activity – Description of Participation (textbox, 100 character limit)
International experiences
- For each experience – Purpose [textbox]
Jobs or work-study programs
- Brief description of employment [textbox, 200 characters]
- Check here to add another example
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
- Additional Context – We know that each person is more than a list of facts or predefined categories. With this space, we provide you with an optional opportunity to elaborate on how your background or life experiences have helped shape your recent actions or choices. [textbox, 800 characters]
- Additional Coursework – If you have completed or are in the process of completing any additional coursework not shown on your transcripts (e.g., professional certifications, MBA prep classes, English enrichment classes, etc.), provide relevant information here. [textbox, 320 characters]
- For each activity – Description of activity/interest and your role, impact, or contribution [textbox, 320 characters]
- For each award/honor – Basis of Selection [textbox, 500 characters]
- Awards and honors – Basis of Selection [textbox, 500 characters]
- Briefly share your short- and long-term professional aspirations after graduating from Stanford GSB. [textbox, 100 characters]
Short Essay Prompts: For the 2025-2026 application year, we have three short essay prompts that are required for first-time applicants:
1 – Why is the MBA the right degree for you to pursue both personally and professionally? (150 words)
2 – Describe your post-MBA short-term and long-term career goals. (150 words)
3 – What makes UCLA Anderson a top choice for you, and how will you engage with and contribute to the community? (250 words)
Optional Essay: Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions committee should be aware? (250 words maximum)
Why We’re Asking
We want to know what matters to you. The questions below are designed to help us gain insight into your background, passions, motivations, responsibilities, ideals, identities, challenges, or aspirations, depending on where you take your response.
Your essay must be entirely your own work. Although you may ask others for general feedback, you may not allow anyone to write or edit your essay. Please see our AI Statement for additional guidance.
Choose One Required Essay
Please respond to one (1) of the three essay prompts below. The word limit (though not necessarily the goal!) is 500 words.
1) Describe the biggest commitment you have ever made.
Why is this commitment meaningful to you and what actions have you taken to support it?
2) Describe the community that has been most meaningful to you.
What is the most valuable thing you have gained from being a part of this community and what is the most important thing you have contributed to this community?
3) Describe the most significant challenge you have faced.
How have you confronted this challenge and how has it shaped you as a person?
Please indicate which essay prompt you have chosen:
Choose one (1) of the three prompts above. (500 words maximum) [upload file]
Other Written Materials
For Re-applicants: If you have applied to the Yale School of Management in the last two years, you must complete both the required essay and the re-applicant essay.
For Everyone: If any aspect of your application requires additional explanation, you can address it in the Optional Information section below. Please note, you should use the specific prompts provided in the Work Experience section to address gaps in work experience or choice of recommender. The Optional Information section is truly optional – if no aspect of your application requires further explanation, you should leave this section blank.
Optional Information – If any aspect of your candidacy needs further explanation, please provide a brief description here. (200 words maximum)[upload file]
Video Questions
After you pay the application fee, a link to the required video questions will appear on your status page. The questions will take about 20 minutes to complete. You will need a laptop or desktop with a webcam and a high-speed internet connection to complete them. If you require accessibility accommodations, please contact mba.admissions@yale.edu.
Behavioral Assessment
After you pay the application fee, a link to the Behavioral Assessment will appear on your status page. The assessment requires no advance preparation and will take about 25 minutes to complete.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FROM THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Gaps in Work Experience
- Have you had any post-undergraduate employment gaps in full-time employment of greater than three months (other than for graduate study), or are you currently unemployed?
If yes, please use the space below to provide more information. (textbox, 250 words maximum)
Choice of Recommenders
- Is one of your letters of recommendation from a current supervisor (or your most recent supervisor, if you are not currently employed)?
If no, please explain. (textbox, 50 words maximum)
Post-MBA Career Interests
- Career Interests – Briefly describe your career interests and how you arrived at them. What have you already done to pursue these interests? What do you need to do going forward? (textbox, 200 words maximum)
Background information
- Supplemental Detail – If you would like to elaborate on any of your responses within this section, or any other aspect of your background, we encourage you to do so here. (textbox, 250 words)
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