Fall 2006 Admissions Application Essay Questions
Note: Please submit your McCombs MBA essay questions online. You are required to answer all three questions. The Admissions Committee is not looking for any “correct” answers to these questions; we simply want to get to know you better.
1. Discuss your intermediate and long-term career goals, as well
as a current vision of your desired employment upon
graduation. Your explanation should include, but is not
necessarily limited to the following: how you will leverage
your professional and personal experiences in pursuit of
these goals; why an MBA is necessary to achieve them;
and why McCombs is the right MBA program for your career
path. (Limit 1000 words).
2. Please choose one of the following (Limit 500 words):
A. What non-professional accomplishment are you most
proud of and why?
B. What special contributions do you feel you would bring to
the McCombs Community? Please include contributions
beyond your professional skills and talents.
3. Please choose one of the following (Limit 500 words):
A. Discuss a time when you were faced with a professional
disappointment. How did you handle the disappointment
and what did you learn from the situation?
B. Are there any aspects of your application which you feel
require further clarification that are not addressed here?