【2024-2025】Harvard MBA Essay課題 6/25 発表予定

先日Harvard MBAの出願締切日とMBA Essay課題を記しましたが、その後学校から以下の記事が発表されました

The MBA application will be available beginning Tuesday, June 25. MBA applicants for the 2024-2025 cycle should revisit this page after the application is live to review the most up-to-date information and instructions regarding this year’s application.

https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/application-process/Pages/default.aspx

引き続き最新情報がわかり次第お知らせいたします。

【2024-2025】Harvard MBA 出願締切日&Essay課題発表

【2024-2025】Columbia Business School Aug-intake の出願締切日とエッセイ課題発表

先日のJ-termの発表に続いて、CBSのAugust-termの応募要項が発表されました。昨シーズンからCBSの入試ではラウンド制が導入され、今年も引き続きこの制度が採用されています。さらに、今年は具体的なinterview decisions dateが発表されましたので、出願者は計画的に書類作成とインタビュー対策を進めることができるようになりました。

August 2025 Entry Application Deadlines
Round Application Deadline Interview Decisions Released Final Decisions Released
Round 1 September 10, 2024 at 12:00pm (ET) By November 15 By December 20
Round 2 January 7, 2025 at 12:00pm (ET) By February 20 By March 26
Round 3 April 1, 2025 at 12:00pm (ET) By May 1 By May 15
MBA Application Requirements

Essay課題に関しては、J-termと同じです。( J-term独自の1問を除く)

Applicants must complete two short answer questions and three essays.

Short Answer Question: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters maximum)

January Short Answer Question: Why do you prefer the January-entry term? (50 characters maximum)

Examples of possible responses:
“Work in business development for a media company.”
“Join a strategy consulting firm.”
“Launch a data-management start-up.”

Essay 1
Through your resume and recommendation, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next three to five years and what is your long-term dream job? (500 words)

Essay 2
The Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) is a co-curricular program designed to provide students with the skills and strategies needed to develop as inclusive leaders. Through various resources and programming, students explore and reflect on the following five inclusive leadership skills: Mitigating Bias and Prejudice; Managing Intercultural Dialogue; Addressing Systemic Inequity; Understanding Identity and Perspective Taking; and Creating an Inclusive Environment.

Describe a time or situation when you had the need to utilize one of these five skills, and tell us the actions you took and the outcome. (250 words)

Essay 3
We believe Columbia Business School is a special place with a collaborative learning environment in which students feel a sense of belonging, agency, and partnership–academically, culturally, and professionally.

How would you co-create your optimal MBA experience at CBS? Please be specific. (250 words)

Optional Essay
If you wish to provide further information or additional context around your application to the Admissions Committee, please upload a brief explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or personal history. This does not need to be a formal essay. You may submit bullet points. (Maximum 500 Words)

その他の応募要項の詳細はこちら
https://academics.business.columbia.edu/mba/admissions/application-requirements

Chizuko Okada

【2024-2025】Yale MBA(SOM) 出願締切日&Essay課題発表

Yale MBA(SOM) の出願締切日&Essay課題が発表されました。

MBA Application Deadlines

Round 1 September 10, 2024
Round 2 January 7, 2025
Round 3 April 8, 2025

https://som.yale.edu/programs/mba/admissions

Essay課題について

Please respond to one (1) of the three essay prompts below. The word limit (though not necessarily the goal!) is 500 words.:

1) Describe the biggest commitment you have ever made.
Why is this commitment meaningful to you and what actions have you taken to support it?
2) Describe the community that has been most meaningful to you.
What is the most valuable thing you have gained from being a part of this community and what is the most important thing you have contributed to this community?
3) Describe the most significant challenge you have faced.
How have you confronted this challenge and how has it shaped you as a person?

https://som.yale.edu/programs/mba/admissions/application-information/application-guide

Chizuko Okada

【2024-2025】Harvard MBA 出願締切日&Essay課題発表

Harvard MBAが出願締切日とエッセイ課題を発表しました。以前にエッセイ課題の変更可能性を学校は示しておりましたが、結果的に昨年と変更なしという発表になりました。

The application dates for the MBA Class of 2027 (matriculating fall 2025) are:

APPLICATION PERIODS: APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY 12 PM NOON BOSTON TIME: NOTIFICATION OF THE MBA ADMISSIONS BOARD’S DECISION:
ROUND 1 04 SEP 2024 10 DEC 2024
ROUND 2 06 JAN 2025 26 MAR 2025

Applications received after September 4, 2024 will be considered in Round 2. Applications received after January 6, 2025 will not be considered. Please note that each “round” represents a distinct period in which you may apply, not a succession of steps for your application. You may apply in one round only, one time in an application year.

https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/Pages/application-dates.aspx

エッセイ課題について
There is one question for the Class of 2026 application:

As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School MBA program? (900 words)

We invite you to share personal or professional experiences from your background that give you a unique ability to contribute to HBS. Try to remember to not overthink or overwrite in this essay; it is best to answer the question in clear and concise language that those of us who don’t know your world can understand.

Joint program applicants for the Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Kennedy School must provide an additional essay: How do you expect the joint degree experience to benefit you on both a professional and a personal level? (400 words)

https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/application-process/Pages/default.aspx

Chizuko Okada