As many of you read in our “fall deadline focus” entry last week, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business recently released their deadlines for the coming application cycle. Along with the dates, the program also published their essay questions, which we’ve provided below for your convenience.
We’ll be back in the coming weeks with a formal breakdown of the questions including our tips on how to approach them. In them meantime, please refer to last year’s analysis – since most of the questions are unchanged.
Fall 2007 Essay Questions
Listed below are the short answer questions, required essays, and optional essays that you will need to provide when completing the fall 2007 application.
Short Answer:
What is your favorite quote, and why is it meaningful to you? (250 word maximum)
Tell us about your most significant accomplishment. (250 word maximum)
At Haas, we value innovation and creativity. How have you demonstrated these qualities in your professional or personal life? (250 word maximum)
If you have visited Haas, please let us know what about your visit made the most lasting impression on you. If you have not visited Haas, what steps have you taken to familiarize yourself with our MBA program? (250 word maximum)
Required Essays:
Give us an example of a time when you displayed leadership. (500 word maximum)
What are your short-term and long-term career goals? How do your professional experiences relate to these goals? Why do you want an MBA from Berkeley at this point in your career? (1000 word maximum)
Optional Essays:
(Optional) Please feel free to provide a statement concerning any information you would like to add to your application that you haven’t addressed elsewhere. (500 word maximum)
(Optional) If you wish to be considered for the Haas Achievement Award (for individuals who have achieved success in spite of significant economic, educational, health-related and/or other obstacles), please use this space to address the obstacles you have overcome. (750 word maximum)
Fall 2007 Deadlines
Round 1: November 6th, 2006 (decision by January 29th, 2007)
Round 2: December 11th, 2006 (decision by March 19th, 2007)
Round 3: January 31st, 2007 (decision by April 20th, 2007)
Round 4: March 12th, 2007 (decision by May 14th, 2007)
