Required Essays 1 and 2 should be no more than 500 words in
length. Optional Essay 3 should be only as long as
necessary.
1. (Required) Explain your short-term and long-term career
plans as specifically as possible. When combined with a
Vanderbilt MBA degree, how will your previous experiences
and personal attributes enable you to pursue these goals
successfully? (500 words)
2. (Required) Discuss significant challenges and
opportunities currently facing the industry or functional
area in which you plan to work after completing your MBA
degree. As a change agent and visionary leader, how would
you approach these issues to have a positive impact on
business and society? (500 words)
3. (Optional) You are strongly encouraged to provide an
additional statement to clarify and explain any of the
following: gaps of more than three months in full-time
employment, poor academic performance, weak test scores,
lack of recommendation from your current or most recent
supervisor, academic misconduct, violations of the law, or
anything else you think is important for the Admissions
Committee to know about you that is not already addressed
elsewhere in your application. (No longer than necessary)
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* Admissions essays are for
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