חיבורי הרשמה

Georgetown MBA Full-Time Program

Fall 2008 Application for Admission

Essay Questions

Part II: Essays – The following essay questions are required attachments to the online application form.

All materials are to be word-processed. Please double-space your responses. Prepare each attachment offline in

separate document files and upload them individually in the appropriate spaces below. Please follow the instructions

regarding the length of each attachment and label each page with your name.

ESSAY ONE (Required)

Limit: 750 words

A) In one or two sentences, please state your short-term and long-term career objective(s).

B) How have your prior professional, academic, and personal experiences influenced your career plans?

C) Specifically, how will your participation in Georgetown’s MBA Full-Time Program contribute to your career

objectives?

ESSAY TWO (Required)

Limit: 750 words

In your own words, how do you define leadership? Please provide a specific example (professional or personal) of a

time when you embodied the characteristics of a leader. Be sure to highlight the challenges you faced and the

results you achieved. What areas do you wish to develop in order to become a more effective leader?

ESSAY THREE (Required)

Limit: 750 words

What is the most significant change you have made to any organization with which you have been recently affiliated?

Please describe how you identified the need for change and how you managed the process of implementing change.

What were the results?

JOINT DEGREE APPLICANT ESSAY – To be completed by all joint degree candidates

Limit: 250 words

If you are applying to a joint degree program, please address how the additional degree will help you to reach your

goals.

COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS, PERSONAL INTERESTS, AND AFFILIATIONS (Required)

List in order of importance all community and 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, and average number of hours spent per month.

OPTIONAL ESSAY

Limit: 500 words

Please feel free to provide a statement concerning any information you would like to add to your application that you

have not addressed elsewhere. For example, you may comment on your academic record as an indication of your

potential for graduate management education, or you may explain any gaps in your work history. If you are not

submitting a letter of recommendation from your current supervisor, use this space to explain why. Similarly, if you

are not currently employed full-time, use this space to provide information about your current activities.

RE-APPLICANT ESSAY – To be completed by all re-applicants

Limit: 500 words

How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? We are particularly interested in hearing about

how you have grown professionally and personally. In addition, please update the Admissions Committee on your

career goals and your reasons for wishing to pursue an MBA at Georgetown.