Yale School of Management Admission
Essays
ESSAY QUESTIONS
SHORT ANSWERS
Please answer each of the four questions below with a short paragraph of no more
than 150 words. This is an opportunity to distill your core ideas, values, goals
and motivations into a set of snapshots that help tell us who you are, where you
are headed, and why. (600 words maximum)
1. What are your professional goals immediately
after you receive your MBA?
2. What are your long-term career aspirations?
3. Why are you choosing to pursue an MBA and why
now? (If you plan to use your MBA experience to make a significant change in the
field or nature of your career, please tell us what you have done to prepare for
this transition.)
4. What attracts you specifically to the Yale
School of Management’s MBA program?
PERSONAL STATEMENT 1
Describe an accomplishment that exhibits your leadership style. The description
should include evidence of your leadership skills, the actions you took, and the
impact you had on your organization. (500 words maximum)
PERSONAL STATEMENT 2
Choose one of the following topics and answer it in essay form. Please indicate
the topic number at the beginning of your essay. (500 words maximum)
1. A central premise of our teaching about
leadership at the Yale School of Management is that true leadership—leadership
that helps to address a significant problem in a new way—is necessarily
personal. It is only when personal passion aligns with meaningful aspirations
that individuals are able to inspire others to act in support of an important
goal or cause. What are you most passionate about, and how have you demonstrated
a commitment to this passion?
2. What achievement are you most proud of and
why?
3. What is the most difficult feedback you have
received from another person or the most significant weakness you have perceived
in yourself? What steps have you taken to address it and how will business
school contribute to this process?
4. Describe a situation in which you devised and
implemented a creative or unique solution to a difficult problem. What obstacles
did you face and how did you overcome them?
5. Required for reapplicants: What steps have you
taken to improve your candidacy since your last application?
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (OPTIONAL)
If any aspect of your candidacy needs further
explanation, please provide any additional information that you would like the
Admissions Committee to consider. (250 words maximum)
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* Admissions essays are for the
2008-2009 application season.
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