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Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley 2023–2024 Admission deadlines/Essay questions/Letters of Recommendation発表

Haas School of Businessの2023–2024の応募要項が発表されました。エッセイ課題にVideo essayが登場しています。
6月は学校調査の本格開始の時期です。そして学校調査で得た情報とご自身の志望動機を適切に出願書類に反映させるために応募書類を分析することも忘れずに行いましょう。

2023-2024 Application Deadlines
Round 1
Deadline: September 14, 2023
Decision: December 7, 2023

Round 2
Deadline: January 4, 2024
Decision: March 21, 2024

Round 3
Deadline: March 28, 2024
Decision: May 2, 2024

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

Required Essay #2
How will an MBA help you achieve your short-term and long-term career goals? (300 words max)

Required Essay #3 – Video
The Berkeley MBA program develops leaders who embody our four Defining Leadership Principles. Briefly introduce yourself to the admissions committee, explain which leadership principle resonates most with you, and tell us how you have exemplified the principle in your personal or professional life. (Not to exceed 2 minutes.)

Required Essay #4 – Short Answer
Can you please 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? (150 words max)

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.

Letters of Recommendation
https://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/admissions/recommendation-letters

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

Chizuko Okada

Harvard MBA Essay and Application dates for the Class of 2025 発表

いよいよ2023年入学者向けのアプリケーションのシーズンが始まりました！
その最初として、Harvard MBA　2023年入学者向けの応募締切とエッセイ課題が発表されました（2025年卒業予定者むけ）
エッセイ課題は昨年と変更はありませんでした。

2023年MBA入学を目指す方、特に９月の1stラウンドでの出願を目指す方は本格出願書類作成の準備開始です。志望理由の整理、自身のこれまでのキャリアの整理を開始しましょう。

The application dates for the MBA Class of 2025 (matriculating fall 2023) are:

APPLICATION PERIODS:	APPLICATION SUBMITTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON BOSTON TIME:	NOTIFICATION OF THE MBA ADMISSIONS BOARD’S DECISION:
ROUND 1	07 SEP 2022	08 DEC 2022
ROUND 2	04 JAN 2023	29 MAR 2023

The application date for 2023 2+2 applicants is:

APPLICATION PERIOD:	APPLICATION SUBMITTED ONLINE BY 12 NOON BOSTON TIME:	NOTIFICATION OF THE MBA ADMISSIONS BOARD’S DECISION:
2+2 ROUND	TBD	TBD

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.

The Class of 2025 application will open in June 2022. Applications received after September 7, 2022 will be considered in Round 2. Applications received after January 4, 2023 will not be considered.

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

Essay

There is one question for the Class of 2025 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?

We think you know what guidance we’re going to give here. Don’t overthink, overcraft and overwrite. Just answer the question in clear 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

2021-2022 Columbia MBA 出願締切日およびエッセイ課題発表

2021-2022 Columbia MBA 出願締切日およびエッセイ課題が発表されました

August 2022 Entry Application Deadlines

Early Decision October 6, 2021
Merit Fellowship January 5, 2022
Regular Decision April 8, 2022

January 2022 Entry Application Deadline

Regular Decision October 6, 2021

https://academics.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/admissions/options-deadlines

Applicants must complete one short answer question and three essays.

Short Answer Question: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (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 recommendations, 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, in your imagination, would be your long-term dream job? (500 words)

Essay 2 and 3: Please respond to two (2) of the three (3) essay questions listed below:

The Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) is a new co-curricular program designed to ensure that every CBS student develops the skills to become an ethical and inclusive leader. Through PPIL, students attend programming focused on give essential diversity, equity, and inclusion skills: Creating an Inclusive Environment, Mitigating Bias, Communicating Across Identities, Addressing Systemic Inequality, and Managing Difficult Conversations. Tell us about a time you were challenged around one of these five skills. Describe the situation, the actions you took, and the outcome. (250 words)
Why do you feel Columbia Business School is a good fit for you? (250 words)
Tell us about your favorite book, movie, or song and why it resonates with you? (250 words)

Optional Essay

Is there any further information that you wish to provide the Admissions Committee? If so, use this space to provide an explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or your personal history. This does not need to be a formal essay. You may submit bullet points. (Maximum 500 Words)

https://academics.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/admissions/application-requirements

Chizuko Okada

2021-2022 UCLA MBA 出願締切日およびエッセイ課題発表

2021-2022 UCLA MBA 出願締切日およびエッセイ課題発表が発表されました

All applicants must apply to the MBA program online. Applications will be accepted for Fall 2022 starting August 1, 2021.

Deadlines & Decisions

	Application Deadline	Decision release date
Roud 1	2021/10/5	2021/12/14
Roud 2	2022/1/4	2022/3/22
Roud 3	2022/4/12	2022/5/17

Essays

We look forward to learning about your perspectives and plans via your essay responses. Essays complement the answers you provide throughout the application to show us your whole profile. The best applications are introspective, genuine and succinct in directly answering our questions and showing clear plans for the future.

A) Essay: For the 2021-2022 application year, we have one essay question that is required for first-time applicants and optional for re-applicants:

How have recent events influenced the impact you would like to make in your community, career, or both? (250 words maximum)

We welcome reflection on any events that influenced you in your personal or professional lives, or in society in general, and look forward to learning about specific ways you want to leave your mark.

B) Optional Essay: No preference is given in the evaluation process to those who choose to respond to this optional essay, so please use your best judgment:

Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions committee should be aware? (250 words maximum)

Reapplicants

Reapplicants are those who applied to the MBA program within the last two application years, so those who applied three or more years ago are considered new applicants.

Reapplicants may answer one or both of the essay questions above as options, and they must provide additional updates within text boxes given in the application for any new test scores, career developments, or other changes since their last application.

詳細はこちら
https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/degrees/full-time-mba/admissions

Chizuko Okada