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Columbia essays exammple

Quoted from the Columbia Web Site:

The following essay questions are part of the 2006 application to Columbia Business School. In addition to learning about your professional aspirations, the Admissions Committee hopes to gain an understanding of your interests, values and motivations through these essays. How you answer these essays is at your discretion, there are no right answers and we encourage you to answer each question thoughtfully and honestly. Each essay should be typed and double-spaced on separate 8 1/2 x 11 paper with your name and the date of the final draft at the top of each page.

*Reapplicants: If you have applied to Columbia Business School within the past year, you are required to submit only the re-applicant essay: How have you enhanced your candidacy since your previous application? Please detail your progress since you last applied and reiterate your short-term and long-term goals. Explain how the tools of the Columbia MBA will help you to meet your goal and how you plan to participate in the Columbia community.

*Dual Degree applicants: Please address the following questions within your response to essay question 1:

Please indicate the Dual Degree programs and schools to which you applied or intend to apply. Please discuss how the Dual Degree will enhance your short-term or long-term goals, and at which school you intend to begin your studies.

If you would like to work on your application in Microsoft Word and then paste it into the essay field, please save your document as a text (.txt) file first. You may also work directly in Notepad (or an equivalent text-only editor), which will automatically save your document as a text (.txt) file. The format may not be retained, but this will not affect admissions decisions.

Essays:

Columbia 1
What are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will Columbia Business School help you achieve these goals? (Recommended 1000-word limit)

Columbia 2
What has been the greatest challenge to your value system that you've faced and how did you handle it? (Recommended 500-word limit)

Columbia 3
In discussing Columbia Business School, Dean R. Glenn Hubbard remarked, "We have established the mind-set that entrepreneurship is about everything you do." Please discuss a time in your own life when you have identified and captured an opportunity. (Recommended 500-word limit)

Columbia 4
Please select and answer one of the following essays questions. (Recommended 250-word limit)

a. Please tell us what you feel passionate about in life.
b. If you were given a free day and could spend it anywhere, in any way you choose, what would you do?

Columbia 5 (Optional)
Is there any further information that you wish to provide to the Admissions Committee? (Please use this space to provide an explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or your personal history.)

source:www.mbaapplicant.com

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