タグ: applications

【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

【2024-2025】Cambridge(Judge) 出願締切日とエッセイ課題発表

Cambridge(Judge)も出願締め切りとエッセイ課題を発表しました。1stラウンドは8/27ととなっております。アプリケーションは７月にオープン予定ですが
学校調査を十分に行い以下のエッセイ課題に取り組みましょう

Application deadlines
Round 1: 27 Aug 2024
Round 2: 7 Oct 2024
Round 3: 6 Jan 2025
Round 4: 31 Mar 2025

You must complete the careers objectives statement and 3, shorter essays:

Please provide details of your post-MBA career plans. The statement should not exceed 500 words and must address the following:
What are your short and long-term career objectives? How will the Cambridge MBA equip you to achieve these?
Looking at your short-term career goal, describe the research you have done to understand how this industry/role/location recruits MBA talent and what they are looking for in a candidate?
How confident do you feel about meeting your short-term career goal? What skills/characteristics do you already have that will help you to achieve them, and what preparation are you doing now?
Tell us about a time when you made a professional mistake. How could it have ended differently? (up to 200 words)
Tell us about the best team you worked with. What made the team successful? (up to 200 words)
Provide an example of when someone else positively impacted your life. What did you learn from this experience? (up to 200 words)

詳細はこちら
https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/masters-degrees/mba/apply/

Chizuko Okada

【2024-2025】UC-Berkeley (Haas)出願締切日とエッセイ課題発表

UC-Berkeley (Haas)が出願締切日とエッセイ課題を発表しました。昨シーズンからVideo essayが導入されましたが、今年も導入されています。

Round 1
Deadline: September 12, 2024
Decision: December 12, 2024

Round 2
Deadline: January 9, 2025
Decision: March 27, 2025

Round 3
Deadline: April 3, 2025
Decision: May 8, 2025

Required Essay #1
What makes you feel alive when you are doing it, and why? (300 words maximum)

Required Essay #2
What are your short-term and long-term career goals, and how will an MBA from Haas help you achieve those goals?
Short-term career goals should be achievable within 3-5 years post-MBA, whereas long-term goals may span a decade or more and encompass broader professional aspirations.
(300 words max)

Required Essay #3
One of our goals at Berkeley Haas is to develop leaders who value diversity and to create an inclusive environment in which people from different ethnicities, genders, lived experiences, and national origins feel welcomed and supported.

Describe any experience or exposure you have in the area of diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging whether through community organizations, personal, or in the workplace?

Candidates seeking consideration for mission-aligned fellowships may use this space to reflect on their commitment to the mission of those fellowships. (300 words max)

Video essay
The Berkeley MBA program develops leaders who embody our four Defining Leadership Principles. Briefly introduce yourself to the admissions committee, explain which Defining Leadership Principle resonates most with you, and tell us how you have exemplified the principle in your personal or professional life.

Please review the Defining Leadership Principles in advance and take time to prepare your answer before recording. You will be able to test your audio-visual connection before recording. Video essays should last 1-2 minutes and may not exceed 2 minutes.

Optional essays
The admissions team takes a holistic approach to application review and seeks to understand all aspects of a candidate’s character, qualifications, and experiences. We will consider achievements in the context of the opportunities available to a candidate. Some applicants may have faced hardships or unusual life circumstances, and we will consider the maturity, perseverance, and thoughtfulness with which they have responded to and/or overcome them.

Optional Information #1
We invite you to help us better understand the context of your opportunities and achievements.

Optional Information #2

This section should only be used to convey relevant information not addressed elsewhere in your application. This may include explanation of employment gaps, academic aberrations, supplemental coursework, etc. You are encouraged to use bullet points where appropriate.

詳細はこちら
https://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/essays

Chizuko Okada

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

Columbia Business School (CBS) がJ-termの締め切りとエッセイ課題を発表しました。昨シーズンからCBSは出願締め切りに対してラウンド制が導入されましたが、J-termにおいても同様になりました。

January term (J-Term) deadlines:

J-Term Round 1: June 18, 2024
J-Term Round 2: August 15, 2024

Essay Questions

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)

詳細はこちら
https://academics.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/admissions/application-requirements

Chizuko Okada

LL.M.出願用CV作成に向けた取り組みについて

AGOSでは毎月LLM留学準備セミナーを開催しており、経歴書 (以下CV)やエッセイ（Personal Statement）、推薦状の役割から出願スケジュールの策定を中心に解説しています。本日は、入学審査官が最初に目を通すと言われるCVについて説明します。

CVは　i) 学業実績、　ii) 職務経験実績、iii) 職場外での活動実績（例：プロボノ活動）から構成されており、出願者はこれらの関連情報を1-2枚にまとめます。LL.M.出願者は自らの専門性、出願するプログラムの特定分野に合致させたCVを作成しなければなりません。例えば、出願先のLL.M.プログラムで知的財産法について深く学ぶことを目的としてかかげる場合は、その分野に関連した項目をアピールするために、大学から現在へいたるまでの経験を表現していきましょう。

フォーマット：各校の指定はありませんが、i) 文字の大きさ、ii) フォント, iii) 太字、iv) イタリック体などを適切に活用し、読みやすいCVを作成します。『見やすい』＝『入学審査官へのアピール度向上』と捉えてください。

内容：
学業実績欄では、i)ゼミでの活動、ii)卒業論文の執筆、iii)奨学金、iv)成績に対する表彰歴, v)学内での活動（ディベート大会、模擬裁判、法律相談サークル活動）など、法学分野とのつながりを持つ内容を記載してください。また、学部時代の情報のみならず、法科大学院（該当者のみ）、そして司法研修所（該当者のみ）在学時の活動も記載します。

例）ゼミでの活動
Seminars: selected as 1 of 15 members by academic performance, for two-year Civil Law Seminar (2016), and Corporate Law Seminar (2017)

職務実績欄では、これまでに関わった案件全てをリストアップするのではなく、LL.M.プログラム入学後に希望する専門分野と関わりある分野の実績を述べてください。そして、そうした案件への貢献度をアピールするためにも、具体的な行動を表す動作動詞（Action Verb/Power Verb）を用いること、さらに可能な限り成果を数値化しましょう。

例）職務実績
Leading 5 member team to draft and review complaints, answers, interrogatories and motions; conducted and supervised discovery, including interviews with key witnesses in English and Japanese;established guidelines for document review (January 2023 to present)
Reviewed and confirmed client compliance with regulations; supervised redrafting of compliance guidelines for Sweedish client with a team of 3 junior paralegals (December 2022)

その他の経験としては、研修の講師、大学/ロースクールでの教鞭経験、執筆活動、学会での発表、所属する弁護士会で開催される勉強会の委員、または出版物に寄稿した場合はその旨も記載しましょう。また、プロボノ活動に対する取り組みを通じてリーダーシップ、コミュニケーション力をアピールすることも可能です。これらの活動から、各校のコミュニティーにどのような付加価値を与えることができるかを評価されます。

LLM留学準備セミナーへの参加のお勧め
上記CV以外にもLLM出願のコツを分かりやすく解説します

LLM留学準備セミナー　予約はこちら
https://www.agos.co.jp/onlineservices/modules/eventreservation/index.php?op=view&eid=9926

Eiki Satori

Columbia LLM 12/21まで出願期限延長のお知らせ

いよいよ今年もあと残すところ数週間となりました。今月は中盤から後半にかけ、Berkeley, Chicago, New York, さらにはPennsylvaniaの締め切り日が続きますので、まさに出願の大詰めの時期ですね。Columbia Law Schoolより下記メールを昨日付けで受信しました。

様々な理由で当初の締め切り日であった12月1日までに出願書類を提出できなかった方は、14日（木）～21日（木）の期間内で出願が可能になります。
メール内の（NY time）とは米国東海岸の時間帯 (Eastern Time)を指します。

まずはご一読ください。

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Dear Eiki,

You asked, we listened! Given the volume of requests we received to submit a late application and our change to an earlier deadline this year, we will be reopening our applications to the Executive LL.M. and LL.M. programs. The application will open at 12:00am (NY time) on December 14 and close at 11:59pm (NY time) December 21.

Please continue to work with LSAC and your recommenders to submit your transcripts or letters of recommendation. Do not worry if there are slight delays with LSAC. We understand it takes time on their end to process as well, so as long as you submit the Columbia application by December 21, you have met the requirement. We cannot, however, review your application until we have all documents from LSAC.

Decisions for our Executive LL.M. program will be sent on a rolling basis through January. Decisions for our LL.M. program will be sent simultaneously the first week of March.

If you are having a technical issue with submitting your application, please contact LSAC at LLMinfo@LSAC.org.

As always, we are here to help if you have questions! You can reply directly to this email or contact us at gradprograms@law.columbia.edu.

Sincerely,
Office of Graduate Degree Programs
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しかしながら、Columbia出願に際しては、Personal Statementに加えshort essayの提出が求められます。これらは同校の願書（アプリケーションフォーム）内の7. Educational Objectives欄でご確認ください。以下は設問内容（計2題）です。

Please choose ONE of the following questions to answer. (Maximum word count: 150/ character count:1000)
• What quality do you value most in a friend? Do you also value this quality in a classmate? Why or why not?

• If you could live anywhere in the world for a year, where would you choose? Please explain why.

• Which single line from a poem or song significantly impacted your perspective? Please share how these words changed you.

• What is a memory that is important to you? Please elaborate.

以下は別の設問です。(Maximum word count:250 / character count 1250)

A hallmark of the Columbia experience is being able to learn and thrive in an equitable and inclusive community with a wide range of perspectives. Tell us about an aspect of your own perspective, viewpoint, or lived experience that is important to you, and describe how it has shaped the way you would learn from and contribute to Columbia’s diverse and collaborative community.

ロースクールアプリカントにとっては珍しい設問内容かつ、字数への要求度も厳しいことから、適切な単語/表現の選択など労力を伴います。
出願までの日数は限られますが、ぜひこの機会を活かしてください。

Eiki Satori

LLM出願書類提出前のチェックポイント

いよいよ11月も中盤を過ぎ、12月の出願に向けて準備を進める受験生はラストスパートに入っていると思います。そこで、本日はその出願用書類の提出前に心がけておきたいチェックポイントを説明します。

◉ CV / Resumeに関するチェックポイント
1) 卒業年：成績表（Transcript/LSAC Evaluation Report）に記載されている卒業年と一致していますか？
2) 通貨表記：アメリカのロークスクールへ出願するにも関わらず、CV / ResumeにはYenと記載しているケースがあります。
3) 金額の計算：従来の金額よりゼロが不足していることはありませんか？
4) 在職・在籍期間：誤って記載することで、不要なキャリア上の空白期間が（書面上において）生じてしまいます。
5) フォントの種類：Times New Romanで統一されている思いきや、異なるフォントが入り交ざっている場合があります。また、フォントの種類に加え、フォントサイズや行間設定も統一してください。
6) アメリカ英語とイギリス英語：両言語に関するスペルの違い（例：Organization/Organisation）にはご注意ください。

◉ Personal Statementに関するチェックポイント
1) 出願校名
2) プログラム名
3) Certificate名
4) 科目名
5) 教授の名前
6) 卒業生の名前/卒業生の名前
7) 字数制限：character（文字数）とword（単語数）の違いにご注意ください。
8) スペルや文法の誤植にもご注意ください。
9) 設問で問われている内容を網羅しているかご確認ください。

準備時間の制約はあると思いますが、出願書類のクオリティーをより高めるべく最後まで頑張ってください。

Eiki Satori

7/11 (火) Columbia LL.M. Information Session in Tokyo

7/11（火）に開催されるColumbia Law School説明会のご案内です。

Join Assistant Dean Julie Sculli and Executive Director Jill Casal along with alumni of Columbia Law’s graduate degree programs for an information session about our innovative Executive LL.M. program and traditional full-year LL.M. program. Coffee will be served and there will be ample time for you to ask any questions you may have!

Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM (Tokyo Time)
Tokyo Edition Toranomon
4-1-1 Toranomon
Minato-Ku Tokyo, 105-0001
Japan

お申し込み手続きはこちら
https://apply.law.columbia.edu/register/tokyo_summer

過去の合格された受験生の方からは「入学審査事務局の担当者とメールでやり取りをするきっかけになった」、もしくは、「説明会への参加者が少数だったので、その場で自分の質問に回答していただけたことで、懸念点がクリアになった」、さらには、「教室外での学業や生活面での支援体制に対する理解が深まり、これまで以上に入学したいという気持ちが高まった」などの声が寄せられました。また、そのプログラムに対する理解が深まるほど、パーソナルステートメントの進学希望理由に関する記述内容のクオリティーも向上し、全体的に説得力に満ちたステートメントを提出することにもつながります。

昨年度の出願者動向をここ数年来のものとを比較しましても、日本人LL.M.受験生数は増加傾向にあります。そうした状況の中、自分がより『合格するに相応しい受験生』として出願校へアピールするためには、説得力を伴う出願用書類の提出が必須です。テスト対策に時間を注入する時期が続いていることかと思いますが、ぜひ学校説明会を効果的に活用し魅力的な出願書類作成の準備といたしましょう。

Eiki Satori