Essay Questions
Essay 1. (Required)Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how your professional experience has shaped these goals, why this career option appeals to you, and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree. (500 words maximum)Essay 2. (Optional)What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (300 words maximum)Essay 3. (Optional)If your standardized test scores are low, or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum. (300 words maximum)Essay 4. (Optional)Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application? (300 words maximum)Essay Analysis and Tips from ACCEPTED
Essay 1.What do you see yourself doing immediately upon graduation and what would you like to do ten years from now? Describe why this path attracts you. What experiences have convinced you to pursue it? Why do you need an MBA, especially one with UNC’s approach to business education, to proceed down your chosen path. For more tips on writing about post-MBA goals, please see
MBA Goals 101.Essay 2.Everyone has a story. What’s yours? What makes you tick? What would you like the admissions committee to know about you — you the human being, the individual? What hobbies and experiences will differentiate you from the IT guy, consultant, real estate developer, or banker that the adcom just read about? How will your perspective contribute to the classroom and community at Kenan-Flagler?
Essay 3.This is pretty straightforward. Just answer it. You may also want to highlight professional preparation that you have already had in quantitative areas.
Kenan Flagler
explicitly says that it's important for its students to have a "working knowledge" of financial accounting, statistics, microeconomics, and calculus. If you don't have it, get it.
Essay 4.My favorite:
The optional essay. A gift allowing you to give the adcom one more reason to admit you.