You are required to answer all
three questions. The Admissions Committee is not looking for
any “correct” answers to these questions; we simply want to
get to know you better.
1.
Discuss your
intermediate and long-term career goals, as well as a
current vision of your desired employment upon
graduation. Your explanation should include, but is not
necessarily limited to the following: how you will
leverage your professional and personal experiences in
pursuit of these goals; why an MBA is necessary to
achieve them; and why McCombs is the right MBA program
for your career path. (Limit 1000 words)
2. Please choose
one of
the following (Limit 500 words):
A. What
non-professional accomplishment are you most proud
of and why?
B.
If a
friend or family member were to describe your most
defining quality, what would it be and why?
3. Please choose one of
the following (Limit 500 words):
A. Discuss a time when you were faced with a
professional disappointment. How did you handle the
disappointment and what did you learn from the situation?
B. Are there any aspects of your application which you
feel require further clarification that are not addressed
here?
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* Essays are for the 2004-2005 application season.