Sunday, August 10, 2008

Business School Directoy:-Eastern Europe

Business School Directory:-Eastern Europe
From October 2007 to March 2008, the 1,000 selected business schools' deans voted to give their recommendations about the business schools. Country by country, they were asked a simple question: "which business school(s) would you recommend to anyone wishing to study in this country?" They were expected to answer knowingly, thus voting for every country was not mandatory. And they were also requested to make a selection, i.e. they can't recommend over 50% of the business schools selected per country.

The recommendation rates displayed below show the result of this voting procedure for this country. 4000 websites and dozens of publications were studied by me to enlighten the choice of its International Scientific Committee. As a result of this work, the Official Selection gives a large panorama of higher education in the fields of management and business administration.

The 1000 business schools selected come from over 150 countries and cover 97% of the world’s population. They could be either universities or schools, public or private; most of all, they were selected giving their international and national influence and recognition.

Albania

1.Universiteti i Tiranës
Faculty of Economics
Physical Address :
Rruga e Elbasanit
Tirana

Belarus

1.IPM Business School
Physical Address :
11, Gazeta "Pravda" Av.
220116 Minsk


2.Grodno School of Management
Physical Address :
Gorkogo 72-302
230015 Grodno

Bosnia and Herzegovina
1.Sarajevo Graduate School of Business
Physical Address :
Skenderija 70
2nd floor
71000 Sarajevo

2.School of Economics and Business in Sarajevo
Ekonomski Fakultet u Sarajevu
Physical Address :
Trg oslobodenja - Alija Izetbegovic 1
71000 Sarajevo

Bulgaria
1.International University (IU)
Physical Address :
"6-ti septemvri" str. N7
Sofia 1000

Croatia
1.Zagreb School of Economics and Management
Physical Address :
Jordanovac 110
10000 Zagreb

2.University of Zagreb
Faculty of Economics and Business
Physical Address :
J.F. Kennedy Square 6
10000 Zagreb
3.CBA Business School
Physical Address :
Fallerovo setaliste 22
10000 Zagreb

4.J.J. Strossmayer University
Physical Address :
Gajev trg 7
31000 Osijek

Czech Republic
1.University of Economics, Prague
Physical Address :
Nam. W. Churchilla 4
130 67 Praha 3
Czech Republic

2.Prague International Business School (PIBS)
Physical Address :
J.Martího 2
162 00 Praha 6

3.Brno International Business School (BIBS)
Physical Address :
Lidická 81
602 00 Brno

4.CMC Graduate School of Business
Physical Address :
Namesti 5. Kvetna 2
250 88 ?elákovice

5.Brno University of Technology
Faculty of Business and Management
Physical Address :
Kolejní 2906/4
612 00 Brno


Estonia
1.Estonian Business School
Lauteri 3
10114, Tallinn
ESTONIA
(+372) 665 1300
(+372) 665 1330 http://www.ebs.ee/
Physical Address :
Lauteri 3
10114, Tallinn
ESTONIA
Degree : Under graduate; Graduate; Doctorate; Post graduate / Continuing education
Dean : Mr Dr. KROSS Peeter

2.Tallinn School of Economics and Business Administration
Tallinn University of Technology
Physical Address :
Kopli 101
11712 Tallinn

Hungary
1.Corvinus University of Budapest
Faculty of Business Administration
Physical Address :
Fóvám tér 8
1093 Budapest
2.Central European University
CEU Business School
Physical Address :
Frankel Leó út 30-34
1023 Budapest
3. Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BUTE)
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
Physical Address :
Mûegyetem rkp. 3-9.
1111 Budapest

4.International Business School (IBS)
Physical Address :
Tárogató út 2-4
1021 Budapest
Degree : Under graduate; Graduate; Post graduate / Continuing education

5.University of Pécs
Faculty of Business and Economics
Physical Address :
Rákóczi út 80.
7622 Pécs


Latvia
1.RISEBA - Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration
Physical Address :
Meza iela 1
k. 2
Riga LV-1048

2.Riga Business School
Physical Address :
11 Skolas ST
Riga LV-1010

3.Banking Institution of Higher Education
Banku Augstskola
Physical Address :
K.Valdem?ra street 1b
Riga LV-1819

Lithuania
1.ISM University of Management & Economics
Physical Address :
E. Ozeskienes Street 18
44254 Kaunas

2.International Business School at Vilnius University
Physical Address :
Saulet?kio ave. 22
10225 Vilnius

3.BMI - Baltic Management Institute
Physical Address :
Konstitucijos Avenue 7
09308 Vilnius

4.Vytautas Magnus University
Faculty of Economics and Management
Physical Address :
Daukanto 28
44246 Kaunas

Macedonia
1.University SS Cyril and Methodius
Faculty of Economics
Bul. Krste Misirkov b.b.
P.O. Box 550
1000 Skopje
0038923286800
0038923118701 http://www.eccf.ukim.edu.mk/en/about.aspx?ZaID=1
Physical Address :
Bul. Krste Misirkov b.b.
P.O. Box 550
1000 Skopje
Degree : Under graduate; Graduate; Doctorate; Post graduate / Continuing education
Dean : Mr Prof. Dr. SUKLEV Bobek
bobek@eccf.ukim.edu.mk +389 23286820

Moldova
1.Academia de Studii Economice a Moldovei (ASEM)
Physical Address :
Str. Banulescu-Bodoni 59-61
MD-2005 Chisinau

Montenegro
1.Faculty of Economics Podgorica
Physical Address :
Jovana Tomaševi?a 37
81000 Podgorica

Poland
1.SGH - Warsaw School of Economics
Physical Address :
Al. Niepodlegosci 162
02-554 Warszawa

2.LKAEM - Leon Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship and Management
Physical Address :
Jagiellonska Street 59
P.O. Box 240
03-301 Warsawa
3.University of Warsaw
School of Management
Physical Address :
ul. Szturmowa 1/3
02-678 Warszawa

4.The Poznan University of Economics
Physical Address :
al. Niepodleg?o?ci 10
60 - 967 Pozna?

5.Gdansk Foundation for Management Development
Physical Address :
Ul. Pomorska 68
80-343 Gdansk

6.WUT BS - Warsaw University of Technology Business School
Physical Address :
Koszykowa 79
02-008 Warsawa

7.National Louis University
Nowy Sacz Graduate Business School
Physical Address :
ul. Zielona 27
33-300 Nowy S?cz

8.Gdansk University of Technology
Faculty of Management and Economics
Physical Address :
Ul. Narutowicza 11/12
80-952 Gdansk

9.Nicolaus Copernicus University
The Faculty of Economics Sciences and Management
Physical Address :
ul. Gagarina 13a
87-100 Torun

10.Wielkopolska Business School
Physical Address :
Ul. Powstancow Wielkopolskich 16
61-895 Poznan

11.Polish Open University
Physical Address :
ul. Domaniewska 37 A
02-672 Warszawa

12.WSZ - Gdansk Management College
Wyzsza Szkola Zarzadzania w Gdansku
Physical Address :
Ul. Pelpinska 7
80-335 Gdansk

Romania

1.Bucharest School of Management
Physical Address :
2-2A Calea Grivitiei Street
District 1
70167 Bucuresti

2.University of Bucharest
Universitatea din Bucure?ti, Facultatea de Administratie si Afaceri
Physical Address :
Calea V?c?re?ti nr. 185
Bucuresti

3.ASEBUSS - Institute for Business and Public Administration (ASEBUSS)
Physical Address :
Calea Grivitei nr. 8-10
et.8
sector 1
78104 Bucuresti

4.University of West Timisoara
Faculty of Economics Sciences
Physical Address :
Str. J.H.Pestalozzi nr. 16
300115 Timisoara

5.University of West Timisoara
Faculty of Economics Sciences
Physical Address :
Str. J.H.Pestalozzi nr. 16
300115 Timisoara

6.Babes-Bolyai University
Facultatii de Business
Physical Address :
Str. Horea nr.7
400174 Cluj-Napoca

7.University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza"
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
B-dul Carol I nr.22
FEAA
B417
6600 Iasi
+40.232.201070
+40.232.217000 http://www.feaa.uaic.ro/
Physical Address :
B-dul Carol I nr.22
FEAA
B417
6600 Iasi
Degree :
Dean : Mr Dr. COCRIS Vasile
vcocris@uaic.ro +40 232201070

Russia (NW & Central)

1.St. Petersburg State University
Higher School of Management
Physical Address :
Volkhovskiy pereulok 3
199004 Saint-Petersburg

2.MIRBIS - Moscow International Higher Business School
Physical Address :
Stremiannyi per. 36
115054 Moscow

3.Moscow State University
Graduate School of Business Administration
Physical Address :
1-52 Leninskie Gory
GSP-2 MGU
119992 Moscow

4.IMISP - International Management Institute of St-Petersburg
Physical Address :
Vassilievsky Ostrov
9th Liniya d.50
199004 Saint-Petersburg

5.Plekhanov International Business School
Physical Address :
Stremiannyi per. 36
Office 649
115998 Moscow

6.IBS - Institute of Business Studies
Academy of National Economy under the government of RF
Physical Address :
Prospect Vernadskogo 82
117571 Moscow

7.GSIB - Graduate School of International Business
Academy of National Economy under the government of RF
Physical Address :
Vernadsky Avenue 82
119571 Moscow

8.State University of Management
Higher School of Business
Physical Address :
Ryazanskiy Avenue 99
109542 Moscow

9.State University - Higher School of Economics
Graduate Management School
Physical Address :
Myasnitskaya Street 20
101990 Moscow

10.MIPK - Higher Economic School
Saint-Petersburg State University of Economics and Finance
Physical Address :
34 nab. can. Griboedova
191023 St. Petersburg
11.International Management Institute LINK
Physical Address :
1 Zhukovsky Street
140160 Zhukovsky

12.Institute of Economics and Finance "SINERGHIA"
Physical Address :
Stremyanny pereulok 28
115054 Moscow

13.HCMS - Higher Commercial Management School
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the RF
Physical Address :
32 Levoberezhnaya str.
125445 Moscow

Serbia
1.University of Belgrade
Faculty of Economics
Physical Address :
Kamenicka 6
11000 Beograd

2.Megatrend University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Management
Physical Address :
Park šuma Kraljevica bb
19000 Zaje?ar

Slovakia
1.Comenius University
Faculty of Management
Physical Address :
Odbojárov 10
P.O.BOX 95
820 05 Bratislava 25

Slovenia
1.University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Economics
Physical Address :
Kardeljeva Ploscad 17
1000 Ljubljana

2.IEDC - Bled School of Management
Physical Address :
Presernova Cesta 33
4260 Bled

3.University of Maribor
Faculty of Business and Economics
Physical Address :
Razlagova ulica 14
2000 Maribor

4.GEA College
Physical Address :
Dunajska 156
1000 Ljubljana

Ukraine
1.International Management Institute - MIM Kyiv
Physical Address :
10/12 B Shulyavska Street
03055 Kyiv

2.KNEU - Kiev National Economic University
Physical Address :
Prospect Peremohy 54/1
03680 Kyiv

3.International Institute of Business
Physical Address :
Degtyarivska Street 51
03113 Kyiv

4.Kyiv Mohyla Business School
Physical Address :
Skovorody Street 2
04070 Kyiv

5.Lviv Institute of Management
LIM Business School
Physical Address :
16 Lis'ka Street
79015 Lviv

Business Management School Directory:-Central Asia

From October 2007 to March 2008, the 1,000 selected business schools' deans voted to give their recommendations about the business schools.
Country by country, they were asked a simple question: "which business school(s) would you recommend to anyone wishing to study in this country?"
They were expected to answer knowingly, thus voting for every country was not mandatory. And they were also requested to make a selection, i.e. they can't recommend over 50% of the business schools selected per country.

The recommendation rates displayed below show the result of this voting procedure for this country. 4000 websites and dozens of publications were studied by me to enlight the choice of its International Scientific Committee.

As a result of this work, the Official Selection gives a large panorama of higher education in the fields of management and business administration.

The 1000 business schools selected come from over 150 countries and cover 97% of the world’s population. They could be either universities or schools, public or private; most of all, they were selected giving their international and national influence and recognition..





Bangladesh

1.Stamford University
Department of Business Administration

Physical Address :
744 Satmosjid Road
Dhanmondi
Dhaka-1209


2.University of Dhaka
Institute of Business Administration (IBA)

Physical Address :
Nilkhet
Dhaka-1000


3.North South University
School of Business

Physical Address :
12 Kemal Ataturk Avenue
Banani
Dhaka-1213


Bhutan

1.Royal Institute of Management

Physical Address :
PO Box 416
00975-416 Thimphu


INDIA

1.Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-B)

Physical Address :
Bannerghatta Road
Bangalore 560 076


2.Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A)

Physical Address :
Vastrapur
Ahmedabad 380 015


3.Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C)

Physical Address :
Joka
D. H. Road
Kolkata 700 104


4.Indian Institute of Management Lucknow (IIM-L)

Physical Address :
Prabandh Nagar
Off Sitapur Road
Lucknow 226 01


5.Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay
Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management (SJMSM)

Physical Address :
IIT Bombay
Powai
Mumbai 400076


6.University of Delhi
Faculty of Management Studies (FMS)

Physical Address :
Delhi 110 007


7.Indian School of Business (ISB)

Physical Address :
Gachibowli
Hyderabad 500 032


8.Xavier Labour Relations Institute
XLRI Jamshedpur

Physical Address :
Circuit House Area (East)
Jamshedpur 831 001


9.Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi
Department of Management Studies

Physical Address :
IV Floor
Vishwakarma Bhavan
Hauz Khas
New Delhi 110 016


10.Management Development Institute (MDI)

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 60
Mehrauli Road
Sukhrali
Gurgaon 122 001


11.Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIM-K)

Physical Address :
IIMK Campus P.O.
Kozhikode 673 570


12.Indian Institute of Management Indore (IIM-I)

Physical Address :
Pigdamber
Rau
Indore 453 331


13.International Management Institute (IMI)

Physical Address :
B-10
Qutab Institutional Area
Tara Crescent
New Delhi 110 016


14.Institute of Management Technology
IMT Ghaziabad

Physical Address :
Raj Nagar
Ghaziabad 201 001


15.Loyola Institute of Business Administration (LIBA) - Chennai

Physical Address :
Loyola College
Chennai 600 034


16.ICFAI University
ICFAI Business School

Physical Address :
Plot #19 Road #3
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad 500 034


17.Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

Physical Address :
V. L. Mehta Road
JVPD Scheme
Vile Parle West
Mumbai 400 056


18.Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies

Physical Address :
Backbay Reclamation
Mumbai 400 020


19.Amity Business School

Physical Address :
Plot no 1
D-block
Sector - 44
Noida 201 303


20.Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
IIFT Delhi

Physical Address :
Iift Bhawan
Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi 110 016


21.University Business School
UBS Chandigarh

Physical Address :
Panjab University
Sector-14
Chandigarh 160 014


22.Xavier Institute of Management - Bhubaneswar

Physical Address :
Bhubaneswar 751 013


23.S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research

Physical Address :
Munshi Nagar
Dababhai Road
Andheri (W)
Mumbai 400 058


24.Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (IILM)

Physical Address :
Lodhi Institutional Area 3
Lodhi Road
New Delhi 110 003


25.Xavier Institute of Management & Entrepreneurship - Bangalore

Physical Address :
Electronics City
Phase II
Hosur Road
Bangalore 560 100


26.Tata Institute of Social Sciences
School of Management and Labour Studies

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 8313
Deonar
Mumbai 400 088


27.Bharathidasan Institute of Management

Physical Address :
Post Box No. 12
BHEL Complex
Tiruchirapalli 620 014


28.T.A. Pai Management Institute

Physical Address :
Manipal 576 104


29.Alliance Business Academy - Bangalore

Physical Address :
19th Cross
7th Main
BTM II Stage
N.S. Palya
Karnataka
Bangalore 560 076


30.B.K. School of Management
Gujarat University

Physical Address :
Ahmedabad 380 009


31.Birla Institute of Management (Bimtech)

Physical Address :
Plot No.5
Knowledge Park-II
Greater Noida 201 306


32Prin.L.N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research

Physical Address :
Lakhamsee Nappoo Road
Matunga (C. Rly.)
Mumbai 400 019


33.Symbiosis Center For Management and HRD - Pune

Physical Address :
Plot No. 15
Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park
Hinjewadi
Pune 411 057


34.Institute for Financial Management & Research (IFMR)

Physical Address :
24 Kothari Road
Nungambakkam
Chennai 600 034


35.Symbiosis Institute of Business Management - Pune

Physical Address :
Senapati Bapat Road
Pune 411 004


36.Goa Institute of Management (GIM)

Physical Address :
Ribandar
Goa 403006


37.FORE School of Management

Physical Address :
B-18 Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi


38.The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM) - New Delhi

Physical Address :
C-10 Qutab Institutional Area
New Delhi


39.Amrita School of Business

Physical Address :
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Ettimadai
Coimbatore 641 105


40.Christ College - Bangalore
Faculty of Commerce and Management

Physical Address :
Hosur Road
Bangalore 29


41.Lal Bahadur Shastri
LBS Institute of Management

Physical Address :
Shastri Sadan
Sector III
R. K. Puram
New Delhi 110 022


42.Nirma University of Science
Nirma Institute of Management

Physical Address :
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway
Chandlodia
Gota
Ahmedabad 382 481


43.PSG Institute of Management

Physical Address :
PB No. 1668
Peelamedu
Coimbatore 4


44.Institute of Rural Managament - Anand

Physical Address :
Post Box No. 60
Anand 388 001


45.K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies & Research (SIMSR)

Physical Address :
Vidyanagar
Vidyavihar
Mumbai 400077


46.National Institute of Industrial Engineering
NITIE Mumbai

Physical Address :
Near Vihar Lake
Mumbai 400 087


47.Institute for Technology & Management (ITM) Navi Mumbai

Physical Address :
Plot 25/26
Institutional Area
Sector-4 Kharghar East
Navi Mumbai 410 210


48.NIILM Centre for Management Studies

Physical Address :
B-II/66
Sher Shah Suri Marg
Mathura Road
Badarpur 110 044


49.Prestige Institute of Management - Gwalior

Physical Address :
Airport Road
Opposite Deendayal Nagar
Gwalior 474 020


50.SIES College of Management Studies

Physical Address :
Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathy
Vidyapuram
Navi Mumbai 400 706





Kazakhstan



1.IAB - International Academy of Business

Physical Address :
Rozybakiev Street 227
Almaty 050060



2.KIMEP
Bang College of Business

Physical Address :
2 Abai Avenue
Almaty 050010




Kyrgyzstan



1.American University of Central Asia

Physical Address :
205 Abdumomunova Street
Bishkek 720040




Maldives



1.Modern Academy for Professional Studies (MAPS)
Department of Business and Management

Physical Address :
Henveyru Hiyaleege
1st Floor
Violet Magu
Malé


Nepal



1.Tribhuvan University
Faculty of Management

Physical Address :
P.O.Box 8212
Kirtipur
Kathmandu




Pakistan



1.LUMS - Lahore University of Management Sciences
Suliman Dawood School of Business

Physical Address :
Opposite Sector "U"
Lahore Cantt.
Lahore 54792


2.Institute of Business Management (IoBM)

Physical Address :
Korangi Creek
Karachi 7510


3.UMT - University of Management and Technology

Physical Address :
C-II
Johar Town
Lahore 54000


4.SZABIST (Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology)
Faculty of Management Sciences

Physical Address :
90 and 100 Clifton
Karachi 75600




Russia (Priv. & Urals)



1.Kazan State Institute of Finance and Economics
School of Business

Physical Address :
4 Butlerova St.
420012 Kazan


2.Perm State Technical University
Regional Management Center

Physical Address :
Komsomolsky st. 61
614039 Perm


3.Urals State University
Institute for Retraining Specialists

Physical Address :
19 Mira St.
620002 Ekaterinbur




Sri Lanka



1.University of Colombo
Faculty of Management and Finance

Physical Address :
College House
PO Box 1490
94 Cumaratunga Munidasa Mawatha
Colombo 03




Uzbekistan



1.Tashkent Financial Institute

Physical Address :
Kichik halqa yuli 7
700084 Tashkent


2.International Business School Kelajak Ilmi

Physical Address :
1 Fedorov street
700000 Tashkent


3.Samarkand State University
Faculty of Economics

Physical Address :
15 Universitetskiy bulvar
703004 Samarkand


Saturday, August 9, 2008

Business School Directory:-Africa

From October 2007 to March 2008, the 1,000 selected business schools' deans voted to give their recommendations about the business schools.
Country by country, they were asked a simple question: "which business school(s) would you recommend to anyone wishing to study in this country?"
They were expected to answer knowingly, thus voting for every country was not mandatory. And they were also requested to make a selection, i.e. they can't recommend over 50% of the business schools selected per country.

The recommendation rates displayed below show the result of this voting procedure for this country. 4000 websites and dozens of publications were studied by me to enlight the choice of its International Scientific Committee.

As a result of this work, the Official Selection gives a large panorama of higher education in the fields of management and business administration.

The 1000 business schools selected come from over 150 countries and cover 97% of the world’s population. They could be either universities or schools, public or private; most of all, they were selected giving their international and national influence and recognition.

1.Africa

Algeria

1. MDI Alger Business School

Rue Amar Souki 32
El Biar 16006
Alger
http://www.mdi-alger.com/

Physical Address :
Rue Amar Souki 32
El Biar 16006
Alger

Degree :

Dean : Mr BENABDESLEM Brahim
b.benabdeslem@mdi-alger.com +213 21920540

2.Ecole Supérieur Algérienne des Affaires (ESAA)

Physical Address :
Les Pins Maritimes - BP 63F
16130 Mohammadia - Alger

3. Université d'Alger
Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion

Physical Address :
Caroubier
2 rue du capitaine Azzoug
Côte Rouge
Hussein Dey
Alger

4. ESC Alger

Physical Address :
1 Rampe Salah Gharbi
Agha - Alger

ANGOLA

1.Universidade Agostinho Neto

Physical Address :
Av. 4 de Fevereiro
nº. 7 - 2º
Caixa Postal 815
Luanda


BENIN

1.Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC)
Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion (FASEG)

Physical Address :
01 BP 526
Cotonou


CAMEROON

1.ESG Cameroun

Physical Address :
Douala


Congo

1.Ecole Supérieure de Gestion et d'Administration des Entreprises (E.S.G.A.E.)

Av. de la Cité des 17
Moukondo
BP 2339
Brazzaville
+242 5762175
http://www.esgae.org/

Physical Address :
Av. de la Cité des 17
Moukondo
BP 2339
Brazzaville
esgae@yahoo.fr

Degree : Graduate; Doctorate; Post graduate / Continuing education

Dean : Mr MAKANY Roger Armand
rmakany@esgae.org +242 6684795

Democratic Republic of the Congo

1.Université de Lubumbashi (UNILU)
Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion

Physical Address :
Route Kasapa
BP 1825
Lumumbashi
Shara

Djibouti

1.Université de Djibouti
Faculté de droit économie gestion et filières technologiques tertiaires

Physical Address :
B.P. 1904



Djibouti

1.Université de Djibouti
Faculté de droit économie gestion et filières technologiques tertiaires

Physical Address :
B.P. 1904
Djibouti

EGYPT

1.American University in Cairo

Physical Address :
113 Kasr El Aini St

P.O. Box 2511
Cairo
11511 Cairo

2.Ain Shams University
Faculty of Commerce

Physical Address :
Kasr-el-Zaafran
B.P. 11566 Abbassia
Cairo

3).Arab Academy for Science & Technology
Graduate Business School

Physical Address :
1029 Gamal Abdel Nasser Road
Alexandria

4.Arab Open University (AOU) - Egypt Branch
Faculty of Business Administration

Physical Address :
Makram Ebeid Street & Abd El Razik El Sanhoury Street
Nasr City
Cairo

5.Integrated Thebes Academy
Higher institute of management and information technology

Physical Address :
Korneesh El-Neel
P.O. Box No. 11434
Maadi

Ethiopia

1.Addis Ababa University
Faculty of Business & Economics (FBE)

Physical Address :
P.O.Box 1176
Addis Ababa

Gabon

Université Omar Bongo
Faculté de droit et sciences économiques (F.D.S.E.)

Physical Address :
Boulevard Léon M'ba
BP 13 131
Libreville

Ghana

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
Business School

Physical Address :
P.O. Box AH 50
Greenhill
Achimota
Accra

Ivory Coast

1.HEC-Abidjan

Physical Address :
Boulevard Mitterrand
route de l'Université
Face "Ecole de Gendarmerie"
17 BP 84 Abidjan 17- Cocody

2.Université de Cocody - Abidjan

Physical Address :
01 BP V34
Abidjan

Kenya

1.University of Nairobi
School of Business

Physical Address :
PO Box 30197
254-020 Nairobi

2.Strathmore Business School

Physical Address :
Madaraka Estate
Ole Sangale Road
P. O. Box 59857
00200 City Square
Nairobi

3.United States International University

Physical Address :
PO Box 14634
00800 Nairobi

4.Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Faculty of Commerce

Physical Address :
PO Box 612157
200 Nairobi

Lesotho

1.National University of Lesotho
Department of Business Administration

Physical Address :
P.O. Roma 180
Maseru 100

Madagascar

1.ISCAM - Institut Supérieur de la Communication des Affaires et du Management

Physical Address :
Lot IVN 68 A
Ankaditapaka
B.P. 8224
Antananarivo 101

Malawi

1.University of Malawi
Chancellor College

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 280
Zomba

Mali

1.Université de Bamako
Institut Universitaire de Gestion (IUG)

Physical Address :
Colline de Badalabougou
BP 8056
Bamako

Mauritania

1.Université de Nouakchott
Faculté des Sciences Juridiques et Economiques (FSJE)

Physical Address :
BP 798
Nouakchott

Mauritius

1.University of Mauritius
Department of Management (DOM)

Physical Address :
Reduit

Morocco

1.ISCAE Casablanca

Physical Address :
Route de Nouasseur
r.s. 114 Km 9.500
20190 Casablanca

2.HEM - Institut des Hautes Etudes de Management

Physical Address :
52 avenue de Nador - Polo
21150 Casablanca

3.Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
School of Business Administration

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 104
Avenue Hassan II
53000 Ifrane

4.ESCA - Ecole Supérieure du Commerce et des Affaires

Physical Address :
7 Rue Abou Youssef El Kindy
Bd Moulay Youssef
20000 Casablanca

5.Ecole Nationale de Commerce et de Gestion - Settat (ENCG-SETTAT)

Physical Address :
B.P. 658
Route de Casablance
Km 3
Settat

6.Université Mohammed V Agdal
Faculté des Sciences Juridiques, Economiques et Sociales

Physical Address :
Avenue des Nations-Unies
B.P. 721 Agdal
Rabat

Mozambique

1.Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

Physical Address :
Praça 25 de Junho
37 - 4ºAndar
CP 257
Maputo

Namibia

1.Polytechnic of Namibia
School of Business and Management

Physical Address :
Private Bag 13388
13 Storch Street
Windhoek

Nigeria

1.Pan African University
Lagos Business School (LBS)

Physical Address :
2 Ahmed Onibudo St
Victoria Island
Lagos

2.Obafemi Awolowo University - Ile Ife
Faculty of Administration

Physical Address :
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife

Rwanda

1.National University of Rwanda (NUR)
Faculty of Economics and Management

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 56
Butare

Senegal

1.Institut Supérieur de Management

Physical Address :
Point E rue des Ecrivains
BP 5018
Dakar Fann

2.Institut Africain de Management (IAM)

Physical Address :
15 391 Dakar Fann Mermoz
Dakar

Sierra Leone

1.Fourah Bay College - University of Sierra Leone
Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Physical Address :
Mount Aureol
Freetown

Somalia

1.Mogadishu University
Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences

Physical Address :
Mogadishu

South Africa

1.University of Cape Town
Graduate Business School

Physical Address :
Breakwater Campus
Private Bag
Rondebosch 7701

2.University of Stellenbosch
Graduate School of Business

P.O. Box 610
Belleville 7535
http://www.usb.sun.ac.za/

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 610
Belleville 7535

Degree :

Dean : Mr Prof. SMIT Eon
evdms@usb.sun.ac.za +27 219184225

3.University of Pretoria
Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

Physical Address :
PO Box 787602
Sandton 2146

4.University of the Witwatersrand
Wits Business School

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 98
Wits 2050 (Johannesburg)

5.UNISA - University of South Africa
Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 392
Pretoria 0003

6.Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
Business School

Physical Address :
PO Box 77000
Port Elizabeth
6031

7.University of KwaZulu-Natal
Graduate School of Business

Physical Address :
Private Bag X54001
Durban 4000

Degree : Post graduate / Continuing education

8.Rhodes University
Rhodes Investec Business School (RIBS)

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 94
Grahamstown 6140

9.University of Limpopo
Turfloop Graduate School of Leadership

Physical Address :
Private Bag X1106
Sovenga
Limpopo 0727

10.University of the Free State - Universiteit van die Vrystaat
School of Management

Physical Address :
PO Box 339
Bloemfontein 9300

11.Potchefstroom University
Potchefstroom Business School

Physical Address :
Private Bag X6001
Potchefstrom 2520

12.Henley Management College of South Africa

Physical Address :
PO Box 2890
Sunninghill 2157

13.Management College of South Africa (MANCOSA) - Durban

Physical Address :
5th Floor
RSA Centre
27 Melle Street
Braamfontein
Johannesburg 2001

14.Regent Business School

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 10686
Marine Parade
4056

15.Milpark Business School

Physical Address :
Cnr Main Road East and Landau Terrace
Mellville Extension 2
Johannesburg

16.Damelin
School of Business and Management

Physical Address :
PO Box 3705
Randburg
2125
Johannesburg

17.Regenesys Business School (RBS)

Physical Address :
Postnet Suite 405
Private Bag X29
Gallo Manor 2052

18.Tshwane University of Technology

Physical Address :
Private Bag X680
Pretoria 0001

19.North-West University - Mafikeng Campus
Faculty of Commerce & Administration

Physical Address :
Private Bag X2046
Mmabatho 2735

Sudan

1.University of Khartoum
School of Management Studies

Physical Address :
PO Box 321
11115 Khartoum

Swaziland

1.University of Swaziland
Faculty of Post-Graduate Studies

Physical Address :
Private Bag 4
Kwaluseni M 201

Tanzania

1.University of Dar es Salaam
Faculty of Management and Commerce

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 35046
Dar Es Salaam

Togo

1.Université de Lomé
Faculté des Sciences Economiques et de Gestion (FASEG)

Physical Address :
BP 1515
Lomé

Tunisia

1.ISG Tunis

Physical Address :
41 Avenue de la Liberté
Cité Bouchoucha
Le Bardo 2000
Tunis

2.IHEC Carthage

Physical Address :
Présidence
2016 Tunis

3.ESSEC Tunis

Physical Address :
4 rue Abou Zakaria El Hafsi
1089 Montfleuri

4.Mediterranean School of Business

Physical Address :
Rue du Lac de Constance
Les Berges du Lac
1053 Tunis



Uganda



1.Makerere University Business School (MUBS)

Physical Address :
P.O. Box 1337
Kampa



Zambia



1.The University of Zambia
School of Humanities

Physical Address :
Great East Road P.O.Box 32379
Lusaka



Zimbabwe



1.National University of Science and Technology
Business School

Physical Address :
PO Box AC 939
Ascot
Bulawayo

Thursday, August 7, 2008

What is GMAT® ?



Answers to Life, the Universe and Everything (including GMAT) !!

People often stop me in the streets to ask "Hey Anand, what's this GMAT thingy all about"? Sometimes I can't even walk outside my house without somebody standing there with a giant neon sign that blinks "What is GMAT"? Instead of answering every individual separately and so you can save your money on those neon signs. I decided to write a post that would answer that simple yet complex question. My special thanks to Sir Douglas Adams, IIMs, my Girlfriend and well...Destiny.

What is the GMAT?

The Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®) is a standardized assessment—delivered in English—that helps business schools assess the qualifications of applicants for advanced study in business and management. Schools use the test as one predictor of academic performance in an MBA program or in other graduate management programs. To add to this, most MBA schools require a GMAT.

How does GMAT look like?

The GMAT® exam consists of three main parts, the Analytical Writing Assessment, the Quantitative section, and the Verbal section.
Analytical Writing Assessment
The GMAT® exam begins with the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA). The AWA consists of two separate writing tasks—Analysis of an Issue and Analysis of an Argument. You are allowed 30 minutes to complete each one.

Optional Break (5 mins)

Quantitative Section
Following an optional ten-minute break, you begin the Quantitative Section of the GMAT® exam. This section contains 37 multiple-choice questions of two question types—Data Sufficiency and Problem Solving. You are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.

Optional Break (5 mins)

Verbal Section
After a second optional ten-minute break, you begin the Verbal Section of the GMAT® exam. This section contains 41 multiple choice questions of three question types—Reading Comprehension, Critical Reasoning, and Sentence Correction. You are allowed a maximum of 75 minutes to complete the entire section.

Hey! What is CAT? I hear a lot about it (mostly myths).

Its not witchcraft!! It means that its a Computer Adaptive Test. Quantitative and Verbal sections consist of multiple-choice questions delivered in a computer-adaptive format. Questions in these sections are dynamically selected as you take the test; the multiple-choice questions will adjust to your ability level, and your test will be unique.

For each multiple-choice section of the GMAT® exam, there is a large pool of potential questions ranging from a low to high level of difficulty. Each section of the test starts with a question of moderate difficulty. If you answer the first question correctly, the computer will usually give you a harder question. If you answer the first question incorrectly, your next question will be easier. This process will continue until you complete the section, at which point the computer will have an accurate assessment of your ability level in that subject area.
In a computer-adaptive test, only one question at a time is presented. Because the computer scores each question before selecting the next one, you may not skip, return to, or change your responses to previous questions.

TIPS:

Make educated guesses, when you have to.
Its always better to finish off the section by making logical guesses than to leave the section unfinished.

Your score is determined by:


the number of questions you answer,
whether you answer the questions correctly or incorrectly, and
the level of difficulty and other statistical characteristics of each question.
Some questions are not rated, but that doesn't mean you know which ones! So answer all questions properly.

Practise a lot with the GMAT Prep software. Its an exact replica of the actual test.
(Look Wise only!!)

What does it cost to take the GMAT?

The current fee to register for the GMAT is $250 (USD). If a test appointment is cancelled at least seven calendar days prior to the scheduled appointment, a partial refund of $80 (USD) is issued. The test fee of $250 includes the release of your score report to up to five business schools. Additional score reports can be requested for an additional cost of $25 per school.

How to report scores to the schools?

Five score reports are free. The names of these schools are supposed to be filled in before the test. You just need to know which schools you wan to apply to. The procedure is simple. You can search the schools and use the drop downs to populate the names. You DON'T have to memorize the codes!! And yes, it needs to be filled in before you take the test. So you should apply to 2 dream schools. 2 feasible schools and 1 safe school, so that you don't waste that freebie.

When should I take the GMAT?

Okay! So obviously there's an ideal scenario and there's a not so ideal scenario. Strive to take the GMAT about a year prior to your expected entrance into Business School. You will have plenty of time to work on your application process, which is 20 imes tougher than taking the GMAT.

Also let's say you screwed up the first time, you cannot reschedule it within one calender month. So keep that buffer period as well. Also your score comes only after 20 days...so that's also a consideration.

At a minimum, you want to take the GMAT a month before the application deadline. It will take anywhere from two to four weeks to get your official score, although you will get an unofficial score immediately after you take the test. You can arrange for your test score to be sent directly to you and up to 5 schools in which you are applying. If you take the test close to an application deadline, you may want to include the unofficial score report with your application.

Last but not the least take the GMAT only when you have prepared and are confident that you'll rock.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Darden 2008 MBA Essays, Deadlines and Tips


Darden 2008 Questions and Deadlines
App Deadline* Decisions Released
Early Action Nov. 1, 2007 Feb 1, 2008
Round 2 Jan. 3, 2008 Mar. 24, 2008
Round 3 Feb. 28, 2008 May 7, 2008

Darden 2008 MBA Essay Questions
Paul Bodine -- author of Great Application Essays for Business School, blogger, and a top admissions consultant, sent me the Darden questions yesterday. Thank you, Paul!

The questions are completely new. To my memory, this is the only time I have seen an MBA application without a goals essay or a why MBA essay. (There is a short question, however, about goals.) My comments are in red. The questions are:

Please respond to each question below. Word count limits have been provided for each question. The essay question fields are large enough for you to answer each question thoroughly. Essay questions can be answered by cutting and pasting text into essay fields.

1. What matters to you most, both personally and professionally, and how does an MBA relate to these priorities? (500 word maximum)

A little Stanford-esque, but the second part of the question narrows the scope and gives you direction. Like Stanford's Essay A, Darden's #1 requires first and foremost introspection. What matters to you most should connect to your choice of career. After all, you will devote the overwhelming majority of your waking hours to your profession. Make that connection explicit in your essay to ensure that you answer the question in its entirety.

In drafting your essay, keep the lofty values grounded with action. Provide an example or two of you demonstrating your values. Realize that your combination of an anecdote with an articulate expression of values will powerfully present you and your values to Darden.

2. Please select one word that describes you from the set below and support your statement using concrete examples. Professionally I am: (a) an innovator. (b) a leader. (c) an entrepreneur. (300 word maximum)

Choose the one that you identify with most strongly. No one is intrinsically better than the others. Then provide an example, preferably an impressive achievement, to show that the label fits you. In structuring this fairly short essay, you may choose to identify 2-3 critical qualities of a innovator, leader, or entrepreneur and then show how your example reveals those qualities in spades.

Keep in mind as you answer this question that Darden aims to "developing leaders in the world of practical affairs." You need to show that you are already a leader, just one who will benefit from development.

3. Please choose one phrase that describes you from the set below and support your statement using concrete examples. Professionally I am: (a) involved globally. (b) committed to diversity. (c) socially responsible. (300 word maximum)

Again, choose from a, b, or c whichever one allows you to best present yourself. Where have you shown "passion"? Where have you devoted time and effort. That's the one that's best for you.

Before answering this question re-read Darden's Mission Statement as well as the last few posts from Dean Bruner's blog. The Missions statement claims that Darden is a school that "works to improve society" and that is recognized for its "action-oriented graduates who embrace an enterprise perspective and lead with integrity, vision, judgment, determination, and social responsibility."This question acknowledges that there can be different ways to improve society; it asks you to show that you involved in at least one in a concrete and practical way.

Darden's Mission Statement permeates its essay questions. The questions reflect Darden's "practical" and "action-based" approach. It seeks to see whether you are a leader with an "enterprise perspective" who shares its values. Last but definitely not least, keep in mind that Darden is a case-method, general management program.

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London Business School 2008 MBA Essays, Deadlines, & Tips

London Business School 2008 MBA Essays, Deadlines, & Tips
London Business School posted its 2008 MBA essay questions on Monday. Its submission and notification dates are still under review. I'll add them when they are available.

The questions are unchanged from last year, and so, pretty much are my comments. Still I am posting my comments below in red.

LBS MBA Class of 2010 Essay Questions
The application essay questions for admission to the next Full-time MBA class (MBA2010) beginning in August 2008 have now been confirmed and remain unchanged from those required last year.

Question 1 (500 words)
In what role do you see yourself working immediately after graduation? Why? How will your past and present experiences help you achieve this? How will the London Business School MBA Programme contribute to this goal?

This is a classic goals question with the focus on your short-term goals -- what you want to do immediately after you receive your MBA. How did you develop this goal? Why does it appeal to you? How did your experiences shape your goal and how do they reveal the appropriateness of your goal. (If you are a couch-potato or klutz, don't say you want to be a professional athlete--which wouldn't be a match for b-school anyway.) Finally, how will LBS help you achieve your goal?


Question 2 (200 words)
Where do you see your career progressing five years after graduation and what is your longer term career vision?

Here come the long-term goals. LBS splits the goals question in two. That doesn't mean the two unrelated. Far from it. Although a separate short question, your long-term goals should flow naturally from your short-term goals and previous experiences, including your hoped-for stint at London Business School.


Question 3 (500 words)
Please describe your experience of working in and leading teams, either in your professional or personal life. Given this experience, what role do you think you will play in your study group, and how do you intend to contribute to it?

First of all learn about the role of student life at LBS, in particular the role of study groups. Also, reflect on your experience in teams. If you have been involved in teams outside of work and your other essays focused on work, then this essay presents an opportunity to discuss another facet of your life. Have you been able to both lead and occasionally take a back seat when others with skills or qualifications you lack are better prepared to lead your team? After thinking about your team experience and the role of study groups at LBS show how your past experience will help you contribute to your study group.


Question 4 (400 words)
Student involvement is an extremely important part of the London MBA experience and this is reflected in the character of students on campus. What type of student club or campus community event do you envisage yourself leading? How would you set about becoming involved in a leadership position and how would you align and communicate the goals and vision for the club to the wider School community?

Again, you need to research student life at LBS before you can answer this question. The best answers will directly respond to all elements in the question by showing that you have been involved in similar college, community or professional organizations in the past. And you will be able to illustrate your abilities to contribute at LBS by discussing your earlier contributions.


Question 5 (150 words)
Describe any significant experiences outside of your home country. What did you gain from these?

This question reflects the importance of international and cross-cultural experiences for LBS. Note the tiny word limit here. Short and sweet. What were the most 1-2 significant experiences you have had outside your home country and what did you learn from them.


Question 6 (300 words) (This question is optional)
Is there any other information that you believe would help the MBA Admissions Committee when considering your application?
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INSEAD 2008 Application Questions, Deadlines, and Tips

INSEAD 2008 Application Questions, Deadlines, and Tips
INSEAD Deadlines for September 2008 Intake

App Deadline Interview Decision Decision Notification


Round 1 Oct. 3, 2007 Nov. 9, 2007 Dec. 21, 2007

Round 2 Dec. 5, 2007 Jan. 18, 2008 Feb. 29, 2008

Round 3 Feb. 6, 2008 Mar. 21, 2008 Apr. 30, 2008

Round 4 Apr. 3, 2008 May 7, 2008 June 20, 2008

INSEAD Essay Questions

The questions are the same as last year's and my comments (in red) are virtually the same.

Each essay topic listed below and in the subsequent pages must be answered.

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.)

For a question like this I recommend two strengths and one weakness. If you can choose one anecdote that reveals both the strengths and the weakness, you will have a strong essay. Don't forget to discuss how these qualities influenced your personal development.

A word on weaknesses. Be honest without going overboard. Don't make up a phony weakness. I attended an HBS info session last year. One of the alumni said that he discussed a "phony weakness" in his essays (required for HBS that year) and his interviewer focused right on it, and basically said, "Come on. What's a real weakness?" He had to get real in a hurry. Take advantage of the essays: Give it some thought and respond with the benefit of that reflection.. For more information, please see "Flaws Make You Real."

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

Try to take accomplishments from different arenas of your life. (But don't go back to high school and earlier to do so.) The accomplishments should show impact, contribution, and for INSEAD at least one should have a multi-cultural flavor.

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.)

In choosing the situation, here's a case when you can go back in time a little -- let's say 2-5 years. You can illustrate how you learned from this situation and were able to meet similar objectives next time around.

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.)

This is a forward-looking career goals question. Use the past to set context for your future and show that your goals are anchored in experience. Then explain how INSEAD with its intense, one-year, general management program and strong international focus will help you achieve your goals.

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.)

These two have been part of the INSEAD repertoire for several years. Choose the one that is easiest for you to answer and allows you to bring out a facet of your experience not found in the other essays.

6. Is there anything that you have not mentioned in the above essays that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? (200 words approx.) This essay is optional.

Take advantage of the optional essay to give them one more reason to admit you. DON'T use it for a grand summary, a restatement of your other essays, or something similarly boring, superficial, and repetitive. A tight, focused essay highlighting something you haven't yet discussed.

Re-application

7. In case of reapplication, please use this page. Your essay should state any new aspects of professional, international, academic, or personal development since your last application. We would also like you to explain your motivation for re-applying to INSEAD. This essay should not exceed 400 words.

Until recently, INSEAD did not consider reapplications. The key question: How are you better this year than last? What has changed to make you more worthy of the fat envelope?

Yale SOM 2009 MBA Application Questions, Deadlines, Tips.


YALE SOM 2009 MBA DEADLINES
Deadline Date Notification

Round 1 Oct. 22, 2008 Jan. 16, 2009

Round 2 Jan 7, 2009 Apr 10, 2009

Round 3 Mar. 18, 2009 May 8, 2009



YALE SOM 2009 MBA ESSAY QUESTIONS
Yale has added another question this year, which will allow it to make more informed admissions decisions. Use this additional essay to give the adcom more reasons to admit you.


My comments are in red.

1: Why a Yale MBA?

What is the impact that you wish to have on the world? How will your previous experiences and a Yale MBA enhance your ability, in the short-term and long-term, to pursue a career that will allow you to achieve this impact? (500 words maximum)

You've seen this before -- a classic goals question. What do you want to do after your MBA short-term and long-term and how will an MBA help you achieve that goal.

However, this year, they ask specifically about Yale. You need to explicitly connect the Yale MBA experience to the achievement of your goals. Yale's curriculum emphasizes the integration of business functions. In your essays discuss how an integrated, general management approach is important to you. How will a highly structured, but innovative program, with a required international project help you arrive at your desired professional destination? That program just happens to be Yale's.

2: Leadership Example

Describe a professional accomplishment that exhibits your leadership style. The accomplishment should include evidence of your leadership skills, a description of the actions you took, as well as the impact you had on your organization. (500 words maximum)

When have you made a significant contribution to an organization or team? What was the challenge? How did you lead? What was the impact and outcome? A PAR approach to this question could work well.

3: Personal Statement 1

Choose one (1) 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 personal achievement are you most proud of and why?

(3) Describe a situation in which your values were challenged. How did you respond to the situation and what did you learn from it?

(4) A phrase often heard among SOM graduates is that they aspire to lead a life that is an “SOM Story” – that of a broadly engaged, values-based leader who owns and solves hard problems that matter. How will you create your own SOM Story? Describe a situation in which you devised and implemented a creative or innovative solution to a difficult problem. What obstacles did you face and how did you overcome them?

(5) The Yale School of Management is a community of individuals with diverse backgrounds and interests. What unique attributes would you bring to the Class of 2011?

(6) What is the most difficult feedback you have received and how did you address it? Looking forward, what skills are you most eager to build or improve upon in business school?

(7) Required for reapplicants: What steps have you taken to improve your candidacy since your last application?

Which option should you choose? The one that fits you like a well-made suit. The one allowing you to relate the story you are dying to tell. The one that allows you to show what is distinctive about you and important to you.


4: Personal Statement 2

Choose one (1) of the other topics listed in Personal Statement 1, or create a topic of your own about a subject that is meaningful to you, and answer it in essay form. Please indicate the topic number (or state the topic if it is not one of the ones listed) at the beginning of your essay. (500 words maximum)

Yale is being really nice and making your life easy by providing this list. It gives you a wide choice of topics. Choose two that will allow you to write revealingly and easily about yourself and go for it! Essay 4 should complement Essays 1, 2, 3, and the Optional Essay, if you write it. Disclose another facet of your life experience that show you are a values-driven leader.


Optional Essay

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)

Why isn't your current supervisor writing your rec? Why did your grades dip during the first semester of your senior year? Why is there a six-month gap on your resume? What are your responsibilities while working for a family business after having left a prestigious investment bank and why did you make the change? Answering any of those questions (but not all) could be the topic of your optional essay
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Wharton 2009 MBA Admissions Deadlines, Questions, & Tips


Wharton has posted its 2009 deadlines and essay questions on the adcom blog. My comments are in red.

Wharton Fall 2009 Admission: Application Deadlines

Round 1: Thursday, 9 October, 2008
Round 2: Thursday, 8 January, 2009
Round 3: Thursday, 5 March, 2009
Wharton Fall 2009 Admission: Application Essay Questions First-Time Applicant Questions
1. Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect an MBA from Wharton to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? (1,000 words)

Wharton's #1 for years has been this classic b-school goals question (or a variation on this theme). This question explicitly asks you to connect the dots between your past, present, and future. Use specifics to highlight your achievements and pivotal experiences in your past. Then show how your future goals developed from those experiences and how Wharton will help you to achieve your goals.

Make sure you address the Why Now part of the question. It doesn't ask why is now a good time for you to leave the work force or get an MBA, but it asks why is now the right time for you to attend Wharton.


2. Describe a setback or a failure that you have experienced. What role did you play, and what did you learn about yourself? (500 words)

Like most failure questions, this is not an easy one to answer. It requires honesty and candor...and a little damage control. So choose a real failure, preferably a few years ago so that you can show how you handled a different situation with aplomb since the initial bomb. Also, try to use this question, and all questions, to bring out a different side of you.


3. Where in your background would we find evidence of your leadership capacity and/or potential? (500 words)

Optional last year, this question is now required. The best way to show "capacity and/or potential" is to discuss 1-3 times when you led. Title is not important; deed is. Examples illustrating your leadership style will be far more compelling than a list. Leave lists in boxes, not in essays.

4. Please respond to one (1) of the following questions:

a. Describe an experience you have had innovating or initiating, your lessons learned, the results and impact of your efforts. (500 words)

This question begs for an anecdotal response, and your story has to demonstrate initiative. Creativity will spice it up too. Then add the dressing: lessons learned and impact. Lessons learned are usually qualitative. Impact is usually quantitative.

b. Is there anything about your background or experience that you feel you have not had the opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee in your application? If yes, please explain. (500 words)


If your previous essays show leadership and teamwork, then use this essay to show breadth or simply to reveal something distinctive about your background. Wharton values breadth so if you started a small business in college or along side your full-time employment, this essay may be a great place to bring out that side of you. Or the fact that you are a singer, guitar player, butterfly collector, marathon runner, mountain climber, environmental activist... the list could go on and on. Let both the breadth of your experience and your individuality shine through.

OPTIONAL: If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, TOEFL waiver request, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words, maximum)

Wharton's optional question is a narrowly defined one. It is not the place to talk about extra-curricular achievements. It's for weaknesses and extenuating circumstances, and it probably is not the note you on which you would prefer to close your essays. If you can, turn lemons into lemonade by describing how you ultimately overcame those nasty circumstances. Alternatively, if it fits, tuck a negative into another essay.. However, if the other essays are strong and this is the best place to explain a blot on your record, then do so. It's better to explain it here than leave admissions readers wondering why you did what you did.

Reapplicant Questions (for candidates who have applied for admission for Fall 2008 or 2007 only)

1. Describe your career progress to date and your future short-term and long-term career goals. How do you expect an MBA from Wharton to help you achieve these goals, and why is now the best time for you to join our program? How has your candidacy improved since the last time you applied? (1,000 words)

2. Describe an experience you have had innovating or initiating, your lessons learned, the results and impact of your efforts. (500 words)

3. Please respond to one (1) of the following questions:

a. Where in your background would we find evidence of your leadership capacity and/or potential? (500 words)

b. Is there anything about your background or experience that you feel you have not had the opportunity to share with the Admissions Committee in your application? If yes, please explain. (500 words)

OPTIONAL: If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, TOEFL waiver request, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words, maximum
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UC Berkeley Haas 2008-09 MBA Deadlines, Essay Questions and Tips


Haas 2009 MBA Deadlines

Deadline Notification Date

Round 1 Nov. 4, 2008 Jan. 28, 2009


Round 2 Dec. 9, 2008 Mar. 18, 2009

Round 3 Jan. 30, 2009 Apr. 28, 2009

Round 4 Mar. 11, 2009 May 19, 2009


My comments are in red. This year's Haas application is almost identical to last year's and so are my comments.


UC Berkeley Haas MBA Fall 2009 Essay Questions

Listed below are the supplemental questions, short answer questions, required essays, and optional essays for the fall 2009 application.

Supplemental Questions:

1. If you have not provided a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor, please explain; otherwise, enter N/A.
Keep it short and sweet. This is primarily for those of you who don't want to tell your boss yet that you intend to leave.

2. List in order of importance all community & 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, & average number of hours spent per month.
Whenever possible, quantify your impact or contribution.



3. List full-time and part-time jobs held during undergraduate or graduate studies, indicating the employer, job title, employment dates, location, and the number of hours worked per week for each position held prior to the completion of your degree.

4. Please explain all gaps in your employment since earning your university degree.
Provide the explanation, but again, be succinct. If you were laid off for three months as part of a restructuring, say so. No harm, no foul. If the layoff was much longer, try to also indicate how you spent your time, other than job-searching. Community involvement or extra-curricular activity, if true, would be great to mention here.

5. Please identify the course(s) you have taken or intend to take to demonstrate quantitative proficiency. Provide the course name, date, grade if any, and institution at which the course was or will be taken. If you wish, you may discuss other ways in which you have demonstrated strong quantitative abilities.
This is particularly important if you are a "poet." Clearly Haas expects you to prepare quantitatively for b-school. You engineers should have an easy time providing the requested information.


6. If you have ever been subject to academic discipline, placed on probation, suspended or required to withdraw from any college or university, please explain. If not, please enter N/A. (An affirmative response to this question does not automatically disqualify you from admission.)
Please, please, please don't "forget" to respond to this question if it applies to you. It's far worse to omit, than to answer it.


Short Answer:



1. If you could change one thing you've done in your life, what would it be, and how would you do it differently? (250 word maximum)
New question. The adcom is trying to get to know you here. Not the professional or the applicant, but the you that the passenger sitting next to you on a flight or long subway ride might get to know or perhaps the you that the person next to you on the treadmill meets as you huff and puff through a few sentences of conversation. This could be a great question to discuss a non-professional interest or hobby.
2. Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250 word maximum)
You don't have a lot of room here. Describe it. Show your impact through a succinct use of numbers. Given the length restriction for this very important essay, a PAR approach could work well.
3. At Haas, we value innovation and creativity. Describe an innovative solution you have created to address a specific challenge. (250 word maximum)
This is one more example of how schools' essay questions are great indicators of school values (and what they want to know). Creativity and innovation. When have you looked at a situation or problem and seen it in entirely new light, from a different angle than you had seen it before or others had seen it? That's creativity. When have you created something new and different. It's OK to build on the work of others, but have you taken an idea or concept further than anyone around you or applied it in an innovative way?
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)
This essay should complement the required essay 2 (below). Have you done your homework about Haas? If you live in California, you should really make the effort to visit Haas if you want your application to be taken seriously. Haas is very proud of its community and wants to know that you want to be a part of it, not something else. If you reside far from the West Coast, you can learn about Haas in other ways: Their publications, communicating with current students, blogs, info sessions, and receptions.

Required Essays:

1. Give us an example of a situation in which you displayed leadership. (500 word maximum)
This question reflects a common b-school value: leadership. Schools want to see it because employers want to see it. Leadership is going to come up again and again. When have others followed you? When have you taken initiative and persuaded others to go in your footsteps or take your suggestion? Discuss the impact you had, the challenges you faced, how you overcame them, and what you learned
2. What are your short-term and long-term career goals? How do your professional experiences relate to these goals? Why do you want an MBA from Berkeley at this point in your career? (1000 word maximum)
Standard goals question. How do your goals flow from your professional experience? What are you short-term and long-term goals? How will the Haas MBA at this point in time help you achieve your goals.

Optional Essays:

(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)
A bonus! If there is some facet of your experience, be it professional, academic or personal, that you have not discussed elsewhere and would like the adcom to know about, include it here. Give them another reason to admit you, but don't submit the grand summary, appeal, or closing statement. Keep it focused and cogent. Obviously, you could use this essay to explain a weakness, but that would leave your application ending on a weakness, which is less than optimal. Try to fit the explanation in somewhere else in the app or if necessary tuck the weakness into this essay, but have the main focus of this essay be something positive. An Example: Your pride in working your way through undergrad, the challenges, and the ultimate satisfaction of learning to manage your time. This essay will explain a slightly less than stellar GPA; it won't justify a 2.0.
(Optional) If you wish to be considered for the Haas Achievement Award (for individuals who have achieved success in spite of significant economic, educational, health-related and/or other obstacles), please use this space to address the obstacles you have overcome. (750 word maximum)
Include enough description of the obstacle so the reader understands its magnitude, but then focus on how well you have overcome and achieved despite the challenge.
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Stanford MBA 2009 Application Deadlines, Essay Questions, & Tips

2009 Stanford GSB Application Deadlines

Application Deadline Decision Released


Round 1 Oct. 29, 2008 Jan. 22, 2009

Round 2 Jan. 7, 2009 April 2, 2009

Round 3 April 8, 2009 May 21, 2009

My comments below are in red. Everything else is from the Stanford web site linked to in the next line.

2009 Stanford GSB Essay Questions
Essay A: What matters most to you, and why?
This has been Stanford's first question for the last several years, and it is one of the hardest, if not the hardest to answer. It demands introspection. Before you put pen to paper or finger to keyboard, take time to reflect on what you value, how you have demonstrated those values, and why you hold them dear.

When I think back on our many successful Stanford clients, they were the ones who showed, especially in Essay A, that they did not turn away or close their eyes when they saw need. They could demonstrate that they seized the initiative when they recognized an opportunity to contribute. They were comfortable expressing emotion, their values, and their ability to act on both. More than anything else, to me initiative and self-awareness characterize the successful Stanford application. That means you have to reflect upon your values and those times you have acted upon them. You don't have to have climbed Mt. Everest or been a victim of terrible social ills, but you do have to know the person occupying your skin.
Essay B: What are your career aspirations? How will your education at Stanford help you achieve them?
This question is a variation of a standard MBA goals question and different flavors have occupied this slot on the Stanford application for years. You need to define your career goals and then explain how Stanford's program will help you achieve your goals. Understand the flexibility inherent in Stanford's new curriculum, its integrated approach to management, and how both will help you achieve your career goals. Realize that the curriculum allows for personalization based on your goal and your distance from that goal. Obviously, a clear goal and knowledge of the Stanford program and curriculum are imperative to answer this question.

Essay C: Short Essays—Options 1-4
Answer two of the questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years.


The first issue you must address when looking at Essay C is "Which two do you choose?". Answer: the two that, when combined with your required essays, allow you to present the most impressive, textured, and comprehensive picture of you.
At the same time take advantage of Stanford's flexibility within the limits they specify below. Tell your story to maximum effect by using the limits to your best advantage, just as Stanford suggestions.
Finally, note that these questions are experiential , not theoretical, and Stanford wants recent experiences. It wants to know how you achieved, what was the response of those around you, and what was your impact. For further insight, please see "Confessions from the Director of Evaluation."


Option 1: Tell us about a time when you built or developed a team.
New question. These questions require specifics and work well with anecdotal responses. Stanford does not want to know about all the times that you may have built or developed a team. It wants to know about "a time," a specific incident. Make it a good one. A time when you built a team that faced challenges and succeeded. A time when your team had impact. A time when you played a key role in building your team.

Option 2: Tell us about a time when you felt most effective as a leader.
New question. Do not use the same experience you use in Option 1 to answer Option 2. Doing so would be wasting an opportunity to show Stanford a different facet of your experience and personality.

In discussing your leadership event , try not to write about leadership in general terms. Focus on the specific aspects of leadership you used to garner trust, organize your group, empower them, and achieve your goal.


Option 3: Tell us about a time when you tried to reach a goal or complete a task that was challenging, difficult, or frustrating.
Use this question to present a challenge you successfully handled. A PAR approach would work well here, as well as with the other C questions.


Option 4: Tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, established, or expected.
The suggestions for the other C questions hold here too. Choose to respond to this question if it allows you to demonstrate the individuality and initiative that Stanford values in a setting other than those you have used earlier.

Essay Length
Your answers for all of the essay questions cannot exceed 1,800 words. Each of you has your own story to tell, so please allocate the 1,800 words among all of the essays in the way that is most effective for you. We provide some guidelines below as a starting point, but you should feel comfortable to write as much or as little as you like on any essay question, as long as you do not exceed 1,800 words total.

Essay A 750 words
Essay B 450 words
Essay C 300 words each
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Stanford MBA 2009 Application Deadlines, Essay Questions, & Tips


2009 Stanford GSB Application Deadlines

Application Deadline Decision Released


Round 1 Oct. 29, 2008 Jan. 22, 2009

Round 2 Jan. 7, 2009 April 2, 2009

Round 3 April 8, 2009 May 21, 2009

My comments below are in red. Everything else is from the Stanford web site linked to in the next line.

2009 Stanford GSB Essay Questions
Essay A: What matters most to you, and why?
This has been Stanford's first question for the last several years, and it is one of the hardest, if not the hardest to answer. It demands introspection. Before you put pen to paper or finger to keyboard, take time to reflect on what you value, how you have demonstrated those values, and why you hold them dear.

When I think back on our many successful Stanford clients, they were the ones who showed, especially in Essay A, that they did not turn away or close their eyes when they saw need. They could demonstrate that they seized the initiative when they recognized an opportunity to contribute. They were comfortable expressing emotion, their values, and their ability to act on both. More than anything else, to me initiative and self-awareness characterize the successful Stanford application. That means you have to reflect upon your values and those times you have acted upon them. You don't have to have climbed Mt. Everest or been a victim of terrible social ills, but you do have to know the person occupying your skin.
Essay B: What are your career aspirations? How will your education at Stanford help you achieve them?
This question is a variation of a standard MBA goals question and different flavors have occupied this slot on the Stanford application for years. You need to define your career goals and then explain how Stanford's program will help you achieve your goals. Understand the flexibility inherent in Stanford's new curriculum, its integrated approach to management, and how both will help you achieve your career goals. Realize that the curriculum allows for personalization based on your goal and your distance from that goal. Obviously, a clear goal and knowledge of the Stanford program and curriculum are imperative to answer this question.

Essay C: Short Essays—Options 1-4
Answer two of the questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years.


The first issue you must address when looking at Essay C is "Which two do you choose?". Answer: the two that, when combined with your required essays, allow you to present the most impressive, textured, and comprehensive picture of you.
At the same time take advantage of Stanford's flexibility within the limits they specify below. Tell your story to maximum effect by using the limits to your best advantage, just as Stanford suggestions.
Finally, note that these questions are experiential , not theoretical, and Stanford wants recent experiences. It wants to know how you achieved, what was the response of those around you, and what was your impact. For further insight, please see "Confessions from the Director of Evaluation."


Option 1: Tell us about a time when you built or developed a team.
New question. These questions require specifics and work well with anecdotal responses. Stanford does not want to know about all the times that you may have built or developed a team. It wants to know about "a time," a specific incident. Make it a good one. A time when you built a team that faced challenges and succeeded. A time when your team had impact. A time when you played a key role in building your team.

Option 2: Tell us about a time when you felt most effective as a leader.
New question. Do not use the same experience you use in Option 1 to answer Option 2. Doing so would be wasting an opportunity to show Stanford a different facet of your experience and personality.

In discussing your leadership event , try not to write about leadership in general terms. Focus on the specific aspects of leadership you used to garner trust, organize your group, empower them, and achieve your goal.


Option 3: Tell us about a time when you tried to reach a goal or complete a task that was challenging, difficult, or frustrating.
Use this question to present a challenge you successfully handled. A PAR approach would work well here, as well as with the other C questions.


Option 4: Tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, established, or expected.
The suggestions for the other C questions hold here too. Choose to respond to this question if it allows you to demonstrate the individuality and initiative that Stanford values in a setting other than those you have used earlier.

Essay Length
Your answers for all of the essay questions cannot exceed 1,800 words. Each of you has your own story to tell, so please allocate the 1,800 words among all of the essays in the way that is most effective for you. We provide some guidelines below as a starting point, but you should feel comfortable to write as much or as little as you like on any essay question, as long as you do not exceed 1,800 words total.

Essay A 750 words
Essay B 450 words
Essay C 300 words each

Northwestern Kellogg 08-09 MBA Application Tips

Northwestern Kellogg 08-09 MBA Application Tips

Kellogg 2008-09 Deadlines
Application Deadline Notification

Round 1 Oct 17, 2008 Jan 7, 2009

Round 2 Jan 12, 2009 Mar 30, 2009


Round 3 Mar 9, 2009 May 18, 2009

Kellogg's 2008-09 Essay questions
My comments are in red.
All applicants are required to answer questions 1, 2 and 3 in addition to 2 of the essays in question 4.


For questions 1-3, please limit responses to 2 pages.

1: Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at Kellogg.

This question is the same as Kellogg's #1 for the last several years. Kellogg wants to know your goals and how you believe Kellogg will help you achieve them. As I have said repeatedly, post-MBA goals are front and center in the MBA application. You need to connect the dots between your past, your desired future, and Kellogg to answer this question well. Thought and research are prerequisites.

When writing an earlier Kellogg tip, I referenced an email from a client. In the email, he thanked his editor for pushing him to clarify his goals -- which he hadn't wanted to do. He acknowledged how important they are. Make sure you know why you want an MBA before you start to answer this question.


2: Describe how your background, values, academics, activities and/or leadership skills will enhance the experience of other Kellogg students.

Almost identical to last year's question, which began with "Each of our applicants is unique." What are you going to bring to the Kellogg party that every other IT professional, investment banker, marketer, and consultant cannot bring? Is it a commitment to a particular community service? a sports craze? musical talent? dance ability, auto racing, a unique personal story? This essay begs for an anecdotal approach and individuality. However, don't forget Kellogg's commitment to community and teamwork. If you can show those qualities too, this essay will be a home run.

Recently I spoke to a few MBA telethon participants with "typical" or "common" profiles. While it is prudent for them to be concerned, they each have certain aspects of their background and experience that are highly distinctive. If you hail from an over-represented group in the applicant pool, you need to highlight those points of difference. This essay is a wonderful vehicle for showcasing at least one point of distinction

3: Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experience.


Kellogg of course is famous for its teamwork. It certainly wants students with strong teamwork skills, but it also wants leaders. Don't be taken in by Kellogg's teamwork mantra and laid-back reputation. Employers wants to see leadership in Kellogg's grads, and you need to show leadership in your application -- especially in answering this question.

This question allows you to both spotlight your outstanding leadership skills and show your knowledge of Kellogg. Go beyond your response to #1 and focus here on leadership. A corollary of this tip would be to use #1 to focus on non-leadership aspects of your experience i.e. teamwork, .

As usual, you don't have a lot of room to elaborate. Choose 1-2 examples not discussed in depth elsewhere in the application. State how they prepare you for Kellogg in terms of allowing you to demonstrate "leadership potential" or "diversity of thought and experience." Don't forget to answer the last part of the question.

4. Applicants must answer 2 of the below essays. (Re-applicants must answer question 4D and 1 other essay). Please keep responses to two paragraphs.

4A - Describe a time when you had to motivate a reluctant individual or group.

New question. Please note a few facets of this question. It is only two paragraphs. It does not ask for a treatise on motivation. It asks you to "describe a time" (emphasis added), not multiple times. It asks for a story, an anecdote. Yes in discussing this incident, you can draw a conclusion or two about motivation, but keep your response succinctly experiential.

4B - I wish the Admissions Committee had asked me…..

Have fun with this one. Let this essay show a different facet than is revealed by any of the other essays. If you play basketball every Sunday and haven't mentioned it anywhere, perhaps this is the place to talk about the fun side of you. Or perhaps you are a cellist in a local orchestra. Or you were active in the Barack Obama's Iowa campaign. Or you lead a church youth group. Or...?

4C - What do others admire about you?

New question. And not an easy one. Kellogg is asking for a self-reflection and awareness without arrogance . Talk to significant others or friends before answering this question. And whatever trait you decide to write about, illustrate it with an example.

4D - For re-applicants only: Since your previous application, what are the steps you’ve taken to strengthen your candidacy?

No trick questions here. How are you a better candidate today than when Kellogg rejected you last time? Have you addressed weaknesses in your previous application? If you aren't sure where you fell short, obtain an MBA Application Review.

Responding to the Kellogg application essays will tell the committee a lot about you, your character, and your interests -- if you do a good job. It is a solid and comprehensive set of questions.
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MIT Sloan 2009 MBA Application Essays, Deadlines, Tips

MIT Sloan 2009 MBA Application Essays, Deadlines, Tips
MIT SLOAN 2009 MBA Deadlines
Deadline Notification Date

Round 1 Oct. 28, 2008 Feb. 2, 2009

Round 2 Jan. 13, 2009 Apr. 6, 2009

Applications Must Be Received By 12 noon Pacific Standard Time (2000 GMT) On The Deadline Date.

MIT SLOAN 2009 MBA ESSAY QUESTIONS
My comments below are in red. This year's application is very similar to last year's application, with one new question, and a reshuffling of the deck for the remaining questions.

Résumé
Please prepare a business résumé that includes your employment history in reverse chronological order, with titles, dates, and whether you worked part-time or full-time. Your educational record should also be in reverse chronological order and should indicate dates of attendance and degree(s) earned. Other information appropriate to a business résumé is welcomed and encouraged. The résumé should not be more than one page in length (up to 50 lines).

Go beyond mere job description to highlight achievement. If your title is "consultant." Saying that you "consulted on projects" is uninformative at best. Writing that you "Led a 6-member team working on a biotech outsourcing project to Slovakia with a budget of $X. It came in on time and under budget" conveys infinitely more.

Cover Letter
Prepare a cover letter (up to 500 words) seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. Describe your accomplishments and include an example of how you had an impact on a group or organization. Your letter should conform to standard business correspondence and be addressed to Mr. Rod Garcia, Director of MBA Admissions.

Like all cover letters, this is a sales document. Make your case for admission using your accomplishments, and specifically one where you "had an impact on a group or organization." How do the talents revealed in this example demonstrate fit with the Sloan program, its tight-knit community, and its innovative culture?


Essays
We are interested in learning more about you and how you work, think, and act. For each essay, please provide a brief overview of the situation followed by a detailed description of your response. Please limit the experiences you discuss to those which have occurred in the past three years.

In each of the essays please describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did.

The devil is in the details, and Sloan wants them for each of these stories. Look for moments that stand out in your mind. You don't have room for anything but those stand-outs.


All applicants:

Essay 1: Please tell us about a challenging interaction you had with a person or group. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
Last year's #2. You could use a professional experience or a non-professional one for this -- sports, community service, or even the arts could provide you with a situation where a team that you were a part of had members going in different direction, or where you simply were dealing with a person you found difficult, or even a person you normally get along with but disagreed with. What did you think? What did you say? How did you overcome the challenge?

Essay 2: Please tell us about a time when you defended your idea. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
Last year's #3. When did you persuade others to follow your lead? How was your idea challenged or attacked? How did you defend it? With logic, facts, humor, or interpersonal skill? A combination? If you can, in addition to revealing what you thought, felt, said, and did, describe the outcome. How did your response influence and contribute? Quantify if possible.

Essay 3: Please tell us about a time when you executed a plan. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
This question relates directly to the MIT Sloan emphasis on innovation as well as its motto: mens et manus or "mind and hand." How can you translate your ideas from potential to reality, from thought to action? More important to MIT, when have you done so and how?

Essay 4: Please tell the Admissions Committee whatever else you would like us to know. (250 words or less, limited to one page)
New question. If there is some facet of your experience, be it professional, academic or personal, that you have not discussed elsewhere and would like the adcom to know about, include it here. Give them another reason to admit you, but don't submit the grand summary, appeal, or closing statement. Keep it focused and cogent.


If you take a step back and look at these four questions, the first three clearly relate to MIT Sloan's core values: innovation, leadership, and collaboration as well as its motto of mens et manus . MIT Sloan -- and this is true of most schools -- wants to see that you have the qualities it values, and it wants to enhance what's already there. Keep those values in mind as you choose what and how to portray yourself in your essays. Also realize that if you don't share those values or can't demonstrate that you share them, you are probably not a fit for MIT Sloan

Supplemental Information
You may use this section to address any specific circumstances related to your academic background. (250 words or less, limited to one page)


Since MIT has turned #4 into a optional questions, I would use this one really to address specific circumstances that may have affected your academic performance or that may transform a good record into an exceptional record, for example working your way through school and maintaining a high GPA.
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