As we mentioned last week when we announced the LBS deadlines, the LBS adcom recently met to finalize their essay questions for the coming admissions cycle. We’ve included the questions below, but you can also find them in the official LBS blog (along with some running commentary and advice from the adcom).
We’ll be posting our usual breakdown and analysis of the essay topics later this week. In the meantime, we’d like to point out that most of the questions remain unchanged from last year – with just a few subtle differences.
LBS Essay Topics 2006-07
Question 1 (500 words)
In what role do you see yourself working immediately after graduation? Why? How will your past and present experiences help you achieve this? How will the London Business School MBA Programme contribute to this goal?
Question 2 (200 words)
Where do you see your career progressing five years after graduation and what is your longer term career vision?
Question 3 (500 words)
Please describe your experience of working in and leading teams, either in your professional or personal life. Given this experience, what role do you think you will play in your study group, and how do you intend to contribute to it?
Question 4 (400 words)
Student involvement is an extremely important part of the London MBA experience and this is reflected in the character of students on campus. What type of student club or campus community event do you envisage yourself leading? How would you set about becoming involved in a leadership position and how would you align and communicate the goals and vision for the club to the wider School community?
Question 5 (150 words)
Describe any significant experiences outside of your home country. What did you gain from these?
Question 6 (300 words) (This question is optional)
Is there any other information that you believe would help the MBA Admissions Committee when considering your application?
While the online application is not yet available, there is an official LBS document that can be viewed with the essay questions: Download essay_template_mba2009.doc.
