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Columbia MBA Events - July 2024

In July 2024, Columbia Business School has scheduled a total of forty-eight events, offering 39 in-person, 4 On-Campus, and five online events to provide prospective students with comprehensive insights into their MBA program and facilitate networking opportunities.

On-Campus Visits

The MBA Campus Visits allows participants to visit the Columbia campus in Manhattanville and interact with the admissions team and current students. These events are scheduled on July 8, 10, 22, and 25.

Global Small Group Conversations

Small Group Conversations, where prospective students can discuss the MBA program and application process with the Associate Director of Admissions, will occur in various cities: Denver (July 9), Dallas (July 11), Seattle (July 11), Santiago (July 15, 16), Hong Kong (July 16, 17), Buenos Aires (July 19, 20), São Paulo (July 21, 22), Singapore (July 22), Bangkok (July 24), Ho Chi Minh City (July 26), and Tokyo (July 30).

MBA Tour – Denver, Seattle, New York City, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Bangkok (July 25), Ho Chi Minh City and Manila 
The MBA Tour events, offering opportunities to connect with admission representatives from top MBA programs, will be held in Denver (July 9), Seattle (July 11), New York City (July 17), Washington D.C. (July 8), Philadelphia (July 23), Bangkok (July 25), Ho Chi Minh City (July 27), and Manila (July 30).

Women MBA

Women's Admissions Breakfasts, aimed at female candidates, are scheduled in Denver (July 10), Seattle (July 12), Dallas (July 2), Santiago (July 16), Singapore (July 23), Buenos Aires (July 20), and São Paulo (July 22).

Meet the Alumni in Hong Kong, Santiago, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Singapore, Bangkok, and Tokyo 

Experience Panels, where Columbia alumni discuss their MBA experience and the application process, will take place in Hong Kong (July 16), Santiago (July 17), Buenos Aires (July 19), São Paulo (July 23), Singapore (July 23), Bangkok (July 24), and Tokyo (July 30).

Related Download: F1GMAT's Columbia MBA Essay Guide

Online Event Themes – January Entry, Virtual Info Sessions, Ask me Anything, Re-applicant Webinar, and Top Business Schools Discuss: Women in Business

In addition to these in-person events, there are several online sessions, including the January-Entry Advantage (July 11), Virtual MBA Information Session (July 15), January-Entry Ask Me Anything (July 18), Reapplicant Webinar (July 24), and "Top Business Schools Discuss: Women in Business" on July 30.

Recommended Read: Columbia MBA Cost and Funding Tips 

DateEventDescriptionType of EventRegistration Link

08-Jul-24

MBA Campus VisitParticipating candidates can visit the Columbia campus in Manhattanville and chat with the admission team and the current students.On-Campus

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09-Jul-24

Denver Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Denver where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

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09-Jul-24

The MBA Tour: DenverThis in-person event is hosted by Top Business School in Denver where prospective students can connect to admission representatives from Top MBA programsIn-Person

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10-Jul-24

Denver Women's Admissions BreakfastThe prospective MBA female candidates will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Denver where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA programIn-Person

Register

 

10-Jul-24

MBA Campus VisitParticipating candidates can visit the Columbia campus in Manhattanville and chat with the admission team and the current students.On-Campus

Register

 

11-Jul-24

The January-Entry AdvantageThis virtual event will be hosted by the current MBA students at Columbia who will discuss the January entry program at Columbia Business School.Online

Register

 

11-Jul-24

Dallas Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Dallas where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

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11-Jul-24

Seattle Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Seattle where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

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11-Jul-24

The MBA Tour: SeattleThis in-person event is hosted by Top Business School in Seattle where prospective students can connect to admission representatives from Top MBA programsIn-Person

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12-Jul-24

Seattle Women's Admissions BreakfastThe prospective MBA female candidates will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Seattle where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA programIn-Person

Register

 

02-Jul-24

Dallas Women's Admissions BreakfastThe prospective MBA female candidates will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Dallas where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA programIn-Person

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15-Jul-24

Virtual MBA Information SessionThis virtual session will be hosted by the admission representative from the Columbia MBA program who will explain the application process and give an overview of the program.Online

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15-Jul-24

Santiago January-Entry Small Group ConversationProspective students will join the Columbia School's Assistant Director of Admissions in Santiago for a small group discussion where they will get to know about the Colombia MBA program and the January Entry application process. The session will be conducted for a half-hour in two parts on the same day.In-Person

Register

 

16-Jul-24

Santiago Women's Admissions BreakfastThe prospective MBA female candidates will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Santiago where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA programIn-Person

Register

 

16-Jul-24

Hong Kong Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Hong Kong where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

 

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16-Jul-24

Santiago Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Santiago where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

Register

 

16-Jul-24

The Columbia Business School Experience Panel in Hong KongIn this in-person event in Hong Kong hosted by the Columbia Business School Experience Panel, prospective students will hear from the Colombia alumni about their MBA experience followed by a discussion of the MBA application process.In-Person

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16-Jul-24

NYC: Insight into Deferred Enrollment MBA ProgramsIn this in-person event, students get to join the admission colleagues from Top MBA programs to learn about their deferred MBA and discuss pathways to Business school.In-Person

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17-Jul-24

Hong Kong Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Hong Kong where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

Register

 

17-Jul-24

The Columbia Business School Experience Panel in SantiagoIn this in-person event Santiago hosted by the Columbia Business School Experience Panel, prospective students will hear from the Colombia alumni about their MBA experience followed by a discussion of the MBA application process.In-Person

Register

 

17-Jul-24

Top MBAs: New York CityThis in-person event is hosted by Top Business School in New York where prospective students can connect to admission representatives from Top MBA programsIn-Person

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18-Jul-24

Washington DC Small Group ChatThis small group discussion will be hosted by the CBS Admission team in Washington DC to discuss the Colombia MBA and the application process.In-Person

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08-Jul-24

Top MBAs: Washington D.C.This in-person event is hosted by Top Business School in Washington DC where prospective students can connect to admission representatives from Top MBA programsIn-Person

Register

 

18-Jul-24

January-Entry Ask Me AnythingThis virtual event will be hosted by the current MBA students at Columbia who will discuss the January entry program at Columbia Business School.Online

Register

 

19-Jul-24

Buenos Aires Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Buenos where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

Register

 

19-Jul-24

The Columbia Business School Experience Panel in Buenos AiresIn this in-person event in Buenos Aires hosted by the Columbia Business School Experience Panel, prospective students will hear from the Colombia alumni about their MBA experience followed by a discussion of the MBA application process.In-Person

Register

 

20-Jul-24

Buenos Aires Women's BreakfastThe prospective MBA female candidates will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Buenos where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA programIn-Person

Register

 

20-Jul-24

Buenos Aires January-Entry Small Group ConversationProspective students will join the Columbia School's Assistant Director of Admissions in Buenos Aires for a small group discussion where they will get to know about the Colombia MBA program and the January Entry application process. The session will be conducted for a half-hour in two parts on the same day.In-Person

Register

 

21-Jul-24

São Paulo January-Entry Small Group ConversationsProspective students will join the Columbia School's Assistant Director of Admissions in São Paulo for a small group discussion where they will get to know about the Colombia MBA program and the January Entry application process. The session will be conducted for a half-hour in two parts on the same day.In-Person

Register

 

22-Jul-24

São Paulo Women's BreakfastThe prospective MBA female candidates will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Sao Paulo where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA programIn-Person

Register

 

22-Jul-24

Singapore Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Singapore where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

Register

 

22-Jul-24

São Paulo Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Sao Paulo where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

Register

 

22-Jul-24

MBA Campus VisitParticipating candidates can visit the Columbia campus in Manhattanville and chat with the admission team and the current students.On-Campus

Register

 

23-Jul-24

Singapore Women's Admissions BreakfastThe prospective MBA female candidates will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Singapore where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA programIn-Person

Register

 

23-Jul-24

The MBA Tour: PhiladelphiaThis in-person event is hosted by Top Business School in Philadelphia where prospective students can connect to admission representatives from Top MBA programsIn-Person

Register

 

23-Jul-24

The Columbia Business School Experience Panel in São PauloIn this in-person event in Sao Paulo hosted by the Columbia Business School Experience Panel, prospective students will hear from the Colombia alumni about their MBA experience followed by a discussion of the MBA application process.In-Person

Register

 

23-Jul-24

The Columbia Business School Experience Panel in SingaporeIn this in-person event in Singapore hosted by the Columbia Business School Experience Panel, prospective students will hear from the Colombia alumni about their MBA experience followed by a discussion of the MBA application process.In-Person

Register

 

24-Jul-24

Reapplicant WebinarThe Admission team of Colombia will host this online session of 30 minutes. This event is especially for the reapplicants who will learn about the steps to re-apply to CBS.Online

Register

 

24-Jul-24

Bangkok Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Bangkok where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

Register

 

24-Jul-24

The Columbia Business School Experience Panel in BangkokIn this in-person event in Bangkok hosted by the Columbia Business School Experience Panel, prospective students will hear from the Colombia alumni about their MBA experience followed by a discussion of the MBA application process.In-Person

Register

 

25-Jul-24

MBA Campus VisitParticipating candidates can visit the Columbia campus in Manhattanville and chat with the admission team and the current students.On-Campus

Register

 

25-Jul-24

The MBA Tour: BangkokThis in-person event is hosted by Top Business School in Bangkok where prospective students can connect to admission representatives from Top MBA programsIn-Person

Register

 

26-Jul-24

Ho Chi Minh City Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Ho Chi Minh where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

Register

 

27-Jul-24

The MBA Tour: Ho Chi Minh CityThis in-person event is hosted by Top Business School in Ho Chi Minh where prospective students can connect to admission representatives from Top MBA programsIn-Person

Register

 

30-Jul-24

Tokyo Small Group ConversationThe prospective MBA students will join the associate Director of Admission at Columbia Business School for breakfast in Bangkok where he will discuss the application process at the Columbia MBA program. The session will be conducted for half-hour in three parts on the same dayIn-Person

Register

 

30-Jul-24

The MBA Tour: ManilaThis in-person event is hosted by Top Business School in Manila where prospective students can connect to admission representatives from Top MBA programsIn-Person

Register

 

30-Jul-24

The Columbia Business School Experience Panel in TokyoIn this in-person event in Tokyo hosted by the Columbia Business School Experience Panel, prospective students will hear from the Colombia alumni about their MBA experience followed by a discussion of the MBA application process.In-Person

Register

 

30-Jul-24

Top Business Schools Discuss: Women in BusinessThis virtual session hosted by Chicago Booth will be attended by several Top MBA programs where prospective students will get to know about their individual MBA programs and the experience of the female students in the respective MBA programs.Online

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  • Harvard MBA Essay Guide (20 Sample Essays)

    Growth-Oriented Essay: Curiosity can be seen in many ways. Please share an example of how you have demonstrated curiosity and how that has influenced your growth. (up to 250 words) 

    Example #1: Persistence Narrative 
    Background Information: The applicant – a design and music talent, shares her journey through several setbacks. She attributes curiosity to her growth.  
    Curiosity: Philosophy  
    Curiosity (Explained): Curiosity as a philosophy is tough to translate into a narrative unless you are from the creative industry or your contributions had an influence on a solution or an initiative.  
    MBA Essay Strategy: I wanted to capture the humanity of the applicant and her influence in music instead of just highlighting how she overcame multiple roadblocks to gain attention as a designer.  
    Theme: Persistence  
    Read: Harvard MBA Curiosity Essay – Life Starts at NO (Growth-Oriented HBS MBA Essay Example) 

    Example #2: International Community Building 
    Background Information: The applicant, a Machine Learning (ML) entrepreneur specializing in healthcare diagnostics, shares how his curiosity to learn other ML algorithms’ evolution in diagnosing Alzheimer’s, cancer, and heart disease transformed his platform into a global community. 
    MBA Essay Strategy: I wanted to show the applicant’s contributions in diagnostic from 2020 to 2024 by citing two events. Such examples build credibility instead of engagements that were recent. The evolution of the platform from an AI development community to a community for discussing the application of AI in diagnostics is captured through a ‘curiosity’ angle.
    Read: Harvard MBA Curiosity Essay – Growth through Collaboration (AI in Healthcare) (Growth-Oriented HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #3: Culture
    Background Information: The applicant, an Entrepreneur from India narrates his first entrepreneurial experience – facilitating exchange of stamps in the late 1990s.
    Theme: Culture
    MBA Essay Strategy:  Instead of addressing the biases in the investor community that could turn preachy, I wanted to focus on the applicant and his entrepreneurial journey by citing two entrepreneurial experiences – a platform(club) for stamp collection and his Grocery delivery App.
    Read: Harvard MBA Curiosity Essay – The American Dream (Growth-Oriented HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #4: Addiction
    Background Information: The applicant – a beneficiary of the foster home system, captures the sacrifice his adopted grandparents made to save him from a path of addiction. Paying it back through early intervention among teenagers and community engagement is the curiosity narrative.
    Theme: Addiction
    MBA Essay Strategy:  My strategy is to capture a gratitude narrative in the first one-third of the essay to demonstrate motivation for starting the venture and dedicate the latter part of the essay to the unique solution
    Read: Harvard MBA Curiosity Essay – Drug Addiction and Gaming (Growth-Oriented HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #5: Scarcity
    Background Information: The applicant, an education major, recognizes that 70% of all students in Kenya don’t have a computer. The curiosity that drives him to pivot from one solution to another is the growth narrative.
    Theme: Innovation
    MBA Essay Strategy:  Often, innovation is captured with a ‘hero’ narrative where the applicant is the sole originator of an idea. I wanted to break that cliché and include a person from whom the applicant learned to use a concept called ‘scaffolding.’
    Read: Harvard MBA Curiosity Essay – Scarcity (Growth-Oriented HBS Essay Example)

    Example #6: FinTech
    Background Information: The applicant captures a vulnerable moment of a beneficiary to compare his journey of side hustle before a technology giant noticed his talent. Although cryptocurrency is not a flavor for the year, capture niches where innovation is still happening. 
    Theme: Education, Child Welfare
    MBA Essay Strategy:  Empathizing with a techno solution is tough without a strong backstory around the beneficiary. For the essay, I wanted to clearly establish the beneficiary – Rami, before the applicant narrates the similarities to his journey and finally shares the solution that emerged from his curiosity.
    Read: Harvard MBA Curiosity Essay – FinTech as a Tool for Good (Growth-Oriented HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #7: Learning from the best
    Background Information: The applicant – a Remote Engineer in the Oil and Gas industry, reflects on a value that has helped her learn from the best regardless of her geographical limitations.
    Theme: Learning
    MBA Essay Strategy:  The effectiveness of the case-study method depends on the assumption that peers in a Harvard MBA class will help elevate your learning experience. For the essay, I have highlighted the applicant’s recognition of this value proposition with three examples.
    Read: Harvard MBA Curiosity Essay – Learning from the Best (Growth-Oriented HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #8: Military & Search for IMPACT
    Background Information: The most common narrative for US military applicants is to quote 9/11 and the reaction your immediate family had while watching the events unfold. The horrifying moment is captured as a motivation to join the Military. On digging deeper, most applicants would share that their motivations were diverse.
    Theme: Career Choice
    MBA Essay Strategy:  I wanted to quickly highlight that the applicant had the choice of entering any industry. One achievement to demonstrate his curiosity that I shared in the first half is the invention of a game. Since the game is mentioned in the resume and verifiable through search, I didn’t quote the name. By clearly highlighting the person’s curiosity and career options, the family legacy is used as a factor in joining the military.
    Read: Harvard MBA Curiosity Essay – Career Choice after a Military Career (Growth-Oriented HBS MBA Essay Example)
     
    Leadership-Focused Essay: What experiences have shaped who you are, how you invest in others, and what kind of leader you want to become? (up to 250 words)

    Example #9: Small Business Values
    Background Information: The applicant - a second-generation Asian American, is familiar with the values of fiscal conservatism, building relationships, and understanding the daily struggles of the community through his family’s department store.
    Theme: Customer-Centric
    MBA Essay Strategy:  The applicant’s role in developing an App for the store is highlighted in the essay at a crucial part of the narrative so that the essay is not all about his father. I have also humanized the journey – by sharing how upset the father was when the revenues fell by 40%. The essay is about the transformation in the applicant’s value from a person chasing productivity and optimization technique to someone who is truly thinking about the customers. 
    Read: Harvard MBA Leadership Essay – Small Business Values (Leadership-Focused HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #10: Breaking Away from Family Business
    Background Information: A unique challenge that applicants whose parents are public figures or CXOs of businesses or entrepreneurs are the pressure to live up to the parent’s standards or milestones. For the leadership narrative, the burden of legacy is established before the narrative addresses his leadership principles.
    Theme: Authenticity  
    MBA Essay Strategy:  For the essay, I want to capture an entrepreneur’s journey to rise above his entrepreneur father’s image. But I didn’t want to make the entire essay about this complex dynamics. The narrative is around the applicant’s focus on customers and surrounding with teams who keeps him grounded. 
    Read: Harvard MBA Leadership Essay – Breaking Away from Family Business(Leadership-Focused HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #11: Creativity and Communication 
    Background Information: When the overall percentage of users with internet access is 62% in South Africa and the inequality accentuated by the rural and urban divide, the applicant endured the lack of digital infrastructure, and spending close to 22% of the family income on gaining relevant information on schools, global exams, and financial assistance. 
    Theme: Creativity, Communication
    MBA Essay Strategy:  The strategy is to share why the applicant values no distraction in a child’s home for optimum education experience. Then I highlight the many roadblocks the applicant’s non-profit faced in receiving fee waiver for their cooperative run ISP.
    Read: Harvard MBA Leadership Essay – Non-Profit (Telecom) (Leadership-Focused HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #12: Mental Health
    Background Information: The applicant like most didn’t pay much attention to the mental health epidemic until tragedy hit home.
    Theme: Communication, Innovation
    MBA Essay Strategy:  A question we frequently get from applicants is whether they should cite tragedy in the family as a motivation for a venture or a non-profit initiative. As long as you don’t linger too much on the tragedy and offer a balanced narrative, there are no restrictions on leveraging unique stories from your life. 
    Read: Harvard MBA Leadership Essay – Mental Health (Leadership-Focused HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #13: Trauma, Healing & Finding Authentic Self
    Background Information: The applicant narrates the absurdity of war in the narrative about the duties in Kabul, and the trauma. Instead of wallowing in on the horror, the applicant takes what makes military applicants strong and guides unprivileged children build life and leadership skills.
    Theme: Resilience
    MBA Essay Strategy:  Capturing PTSD in an essay, the healing process, and the cues that helped the applicant are too sacred to be shared in a Harvard MBA application essay. However, with the right motivation and narrative arcs, you can capture the essence of your journey without sharing the darkest secrets. That is what I did by merging two stories – the horrors of the war with a non-profit engagement.
    Read: Harvard MBA Leadership Essay – Military & PTSD (Leadership-Focused HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #14: Addiction, Setback and Leadership Mantra
    Background Information: In this narrative, the applicant captures Peru’s Silver mining boom of 2006. The growth experienced in her father’s business shifted the family’s economic status to a new stratosphere. Through the changing economic and family dynamics, the applicant finds her voice in a unique way, initially to record her unheard voice but later as one of the youngest subject matter experts in mining and commodities.  
    Theme: Failure
    MBA Essay Strategy:  For the essay, the strategy is to show how life’s unpredictability is a blessing. By narrating two setback events, the essay demonstrates the applicant’s resilience and her acknowledgment of people who made a comeback possible.
    Read: Harvard MBA Leadership Essay – Addiction, Setback and Leadership Mantra (Leadership-Focused HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Example #15: War, Immigration and Starting Over Again
    Background Information: Despite a raging war in Syria, the family of the applicant was unblemished by the chaos. The strategic government assets near the applicant’s house would have made the region an easy target, but it was not. The calmness of her journey is shattered in one event. From the privileges of a cocooned life, the applicant is forced to think about survival, her sister’s future, and her future in the US. The second half of the narrative captures the change that was forced on her. 
    Theme: Gratitude, Resilience
    MBA Essay Strategy:  I consciously chose not to start the essay with a dialogue or trauma. Two lines are allocated to set up the narrative before the trauma event.
    Read: Harvard MBA Leadership Essay – War, Immigration and Starting Over Again (Leadership-Focused HBS MBA Essay Example)

    Harvard MBA Business-Minded Essay: Please reflect on how your experiences have influenced your career choices and aspirations and the impact you will have on the businesses, organizations, and communities you plan to serve. (up to 300 words)

    Example #16: Creative or Finance
    Background Information: The applicant starts the narrative with the origin of her talents. The unbridled enthusiasm receives a reality check when in high school, the applicant’s father has a conversation with her about academics. While the applicant picked up her quant skills, she was reaching over 50,000 loyal fans, and her videos captured 1 million views. 
    Theme: Passion, Talent
    MBA Essay Strategy:  Capturing vulnerability is the toughest part for Harvard MBA applicants. For this essay example, I have captured the applicant’s uncertainty about career choice throughout the essay. Here the goal is to show vulnerability in the career choice essay while for leadership and growth essay, I could capture one example each from creative and PE industry respectively to balance the narrative. So don’t follow this example without a strategy.  
    Read: Harvard MBA Business-Minded Essay – Creative or Finance (Business-Minded HBS MBA Essay Example)

  • Stanford MBA Essay Guide (24 Sample Essays)
  • Columbia MBA Essay Guide (21 Sample Essays)
  • Wharton MBA Essay Guide (15 Sample Essays)
  • INSEAD MBA Essay Guide (19 Sample Essays)
  • Darden MBA Essay Guide  (21 Sample Essays) 
  • Yale SOM MBA Essay Guide (15 Sample Essays)
  • Tuck MBA Essay Guide (15 Sample Essays)
  • Haas MBA Essay Guide (18 Sample Essays)
  • NYU Stern MBA Essay Guide (15 Sample Essays + 6 Examples - Visual Essay)
  • LBS MBA Essay Guide (6 Sample Essays)
  • MIT Sloan MBA Essay Guide (6 Sample Cover Letters + 3 Sample Video Statement Scripts + 3 Sample Optional Essays)
  • Kellogg MBA Essay Guide (11 Sample Essays)
  • Chicago Booth MBA Essay Guide (12 Sample Essays)
  • Ross MBA Essay Guide (31 Sample Essays)
  • Duke Fuqua MBA Essay Guide (10 Sample Essays + Two 25 Random Things Samples)
  • Cambridge MBA Essay Guide (12 Sample Essays)

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