September 11, 2008

Georgetown/ McDonough School of Business Essays/ deadlines 2008-09

Application Deadlines:

Round 1: November 7, 2008
Decision Notification: January 12, 2009

Round 2: January 16, 2009*
Decision Notification: March 23, 2009

Round 3: April 3, 2009
Decision Notification: May 18, 2009

* International applicants are encouraged to apply by the Second Round deadline. If you do not meet this deadline, apply as soon as possible thereafter.

NOTE: Scholarship Deadline: Jan. 16, 2009


URL:http://msb.georgetown.edu/prospective/graduate/mba/admissions/deadlines/

Essay Topics:

All materials are to be word-processed. Please double-space your responses. Prepare each attachment offline in
separate document files and upload them individually in the appropriate spaces below. Please follow the instructions
regarding the length of each attachment and label each page with your name.

ESSAY ONE (Required)
Limit: 750 words

A) In one or two sentences, please state your short-term and long-term career objective(s).
B) How have your prior professional, academic, and personal experiences influenced your career plans?
C) Specifically, how will your participation in Georgetown’s MBA Full-Time Program contribute to your career
objectives?

ESSAY TWO (Required)
Limit: 750 words

In your own words, how do you define leadership? Please provide a specific example (professional or personal) of a
time when you embodied the characteristics of a leader. Be sure to highlight the challenges you faced and the
results you achieved. What areas do you wish to develop in order to become a more effective leader?

ESSAY THREE (Required)
Limit: 750 words

What is the most significant change you have made to any organization with which you have been recently affiliated?
Please describe how you identified the need for change and how you managed the process of implementing change.
What were the results?

ESSAY FOUR - COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, PERSONAL INTERESTS, AND AFFILIATIONS (Required)
Limit: 1 Page

List in order of importance all community and professional organizations and extracurricular activities in which you
have been involved during or after university studies. Indicate the nature of the activity or organization, dates of
involvement, offices held, and average number of hours spent per month.

OPTIONAL ESSAY
Limit: 500 words

Please feel free to provide a statement concerning any information you would like to add to your application that you
have not addressed elsewhere. For example, you may comment on your academic record as an indication of your
potential for graduate management education, or you may explain any gaps in your work history. If you are not
submitting a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor, use this space to explain why. Similarly, if you
are not currently employed full-time, use this space to provide information about your current activities.

RE-APPLICANT ESSAY – To be completed by all re-applicants
Limit: 500 words

How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? We are particularly interested in hearing about
how you have grown professionally and personally. In addition, please update the Admissions Committee on your
career goals and your reasons for wishing to pursue an MBA at Georgetown.

URL:
http://msb.georgetown.edu/files/pdf/2007/07/essays.pdf
http://msb.georgetown.edu/prospective/graduate/mba/admissions/

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