July 21, 2009

UVA Darden Application Deadlines 2009-2010

Darden School of Business Application deadlines for the 2009-2010 admissions season are as below:

Round 1
Deadline: October 28, 2009
Interviews Begin: November 30, 2009
Notification: January 28, 2010

Round 2
Deadline: January 7, 2010
Interviews Begin: February 8, 2010
Notification: March 26, 2010

Round 3
Deadline: March 31, 2010
Interviews Begin: April 22, 2010
Notification: May 12, 2010

All Applications are due by 11:59 PM (EST)


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Essay Topics
Application Deadlines 2009-2010

July 16, 2009

Berkeley / Haas Application Essay Topics 2009-2010

Haas School of Business 2010 Essay Questions are as below:

Short Answer:

1. What are you most passionate about? Why? (250 word maximum)
2. Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250 word maximum)
3. At Haas, we value innovation and creativity. Describe a time when you created positive change in a group or an organization. (250 word maximum)
4. What steps have you taken to learn about the Berkeley MBA program, and what factors have influenced your decision to apply? (250 word maximum)

Required Essays:

1. Give us an example of a situation in which you displayed leadership. (500 word maximum)
2. What are your post-MBA short-term and long-term career goals? How do your professional experiences relate to these goals? How will an MBA from Berkeley help you achieve these specific career goals? (1000 word maximum)

Optional Essays:

1. (Optional) Please feel free to provide a statement concerning any information you would like to add to your application that you haven’t addressed elsewhere. (500 word maximum)

Link: Fall 2010 Essay Topics
Deadlines: Application deadlines 2009-2010

July 15, 2009

UVA Darden Essay Topics 2009-2010

Darden School of Business MBA Application Essay questions for 2009-2010 are as follows:

1. How have the changes in the global economy over the last 18 months affected you and your plan for the future? (400 words)

2. What will you contribute to an MBA program and what are your personal and professional expectations of the program you attend? (600 words)

School's application deadlines have not been announced yet.

July 13, 2009

Dartmouth/ Tuck Application Deadlines 2009-2010

The Tuck School of Business application deadlines for 2009-2010 are as below:

Early Action

Application Deadline: October 14, 2009
Decision Notification: December 18, 2009

November Round
Application Deadline: November 11, 2009
Decision Notification: February 5, 2010

January Round
Application Deadline: January 6, 2010
Decision Notification: March 19, 2010

April Round

Application Application Deadline: April 2, 2010
Decision Notification: May 14, 2010

Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST.

Link:
http://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/admissions/dates/index.html
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July 8, 2009

Stanford Class of 2012 Application is Now Available

According to post on the Stanford's Admission Blog, the application for the Class of 2012 is now available online

Admission Committee further informed, "We also may be extending interviews earlier this year." "As always, we encourage you to review our website soon and submit your application as early as possible within the round you choose to apply." advised the admission committee

For complete application information visit: http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/admission/

Deadlines & Essay Topics

INSEAD Essay Topics 2009-2010

The INSEAD application is now available online. This year’s essay topics for both the January 2010 and September 2010 intakes are as follows:

Job Essays

1. Please give a detailed description of your job, including nature of work, major responsibilities; and, where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, number of clients/products and results achieved. (250 words)

2. Please give us a full description of your career since graduating from university. If you were to remain with your present employer, what would be your next step in terms of position? (250 words)

Personal Essays

1. Give a candid description of yourself, stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors, which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary. (400 words approx.)

2. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date, explaining why you view them as such. (400 words approx.)

3. Describe a situation taken from school, business, civil or military life, where you did not meet your personal objectives, and discuss briefly the effect. (250 words approx.)

4. Discuss your career goals. What skills do you expect to gain from studying at INSEAD and how will they contribute to your professional career. (500 words approx.)

5. Please choose one of the following two essay topics:
a) Have you ever experienced culture shock? What did it mean to you? (250 words approx.), or
b) What would you say to a foreigner moving to your home country? (250 words approx.)

Link: http://www.insead.edu/mba/admissions/app_online.cfm
Lin : INSEAD Deadlines

UCLA Anderson Application Essay Topics for 2009-2010

UCLA / Anderson Application Essay Topics for applicants to the Fall 2010 entering class are listed below:

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please be introspective and authentic in your responses. We value the opportunity to learn about your life experiences, aspirations, and goals.

FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS

1. Describe the ways in which your family and/or community have helped shape your development. (750 words)

2. Describe the biggest risk you have ever taken, the outcome, and what you learned in the process. (500 words)

3. Describe your short-term and long-term career goals. What is your motivation for pursuing an MBA now and how will UCLA Anderson help you to achieve your goals? (750 words)

4. Select and respond to one of the two following questions. We would like you to respond to the question by recording an audio or video response (up to 10Mb maximum) for upload in the online application. (The supported file types for audio files are: .avi, .wav, .mp3, .wmv, .midi, .wma, .aiff, .au, .mp4; the supported file types for video files are: .mov, .avi, .wmv, .mpeg) If you are unable to submit your response via audio or video, then please prepare a written response, instead. (250 words)
(i) Entrepreneurship is a mindset that embraces innovation and risk-taking within both establish and new organizations. Describe an instance in which you exhibited this mindset.
(ii) What is something people will find surprising about you?

Essay 5 (Optional): Are there any circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (250 words)

RE-APPLICANTS

Re-applicants who applied for the entering fall 2008 or 2009 class are required to complete the following three essays. Upload them as one document if you opt to submit all of your essays in written format.

1. Please describe your career progress since you last applied and ways in which you have enhanced your candidacy. Include updates on short-term and long-term career goals, as well as your continued interest in UCLA Anderson. (750 words)

2. Describe the biggest risk you have ever taken, the outcome, and what you learned in the process. (500 words)

Essay 3 (Optional): Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (250 words)

Applications deadlines are not yet announced. Deadlines are expected to be out by later this summer.

Link: Essay Topics