{"id":42771,"date":"2018-07-24T16:26:50","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T23:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=42771"},"modified":"2018-07-24T17:10:54","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T00:10:54","slug":"cambridge-judge-essay-questions-tips-deadlines-2018-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/cambridge-judge-essay-questions-tips-deadlines-2018-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge Judge Essay Questions Tips &#038; Deadlines -2018-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"motopress-main\" class=\"main-holder\">\n<div class=\"motopress-wrapper content-holder clearfix single-blog-post\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"span12\" data-motopress-wrapper-file=\"single.php\" data-motopress-wrapper-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"span8 right right blog-span8\" data-motopress-type=\"loop\" data-motopress-loop-file=\"loop\/loop-single-blog.php\">\n<article id=\"post-12497\" class=\"post__holder post-12497 post type-post status-publish tab_panel all-blogs format-standard hentry category-essay-question-analysis tag-cambridge tag-essays tag-mba cat-41-id\">\n<div class=\"post_content css_blog_content\">\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11634\" src=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Judge-Business-School.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" srcset=\"\/\/myessayreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Judge-Business-School.jpg 600w, \/\/myessayreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Judge-Business-School-300x175.jpg 300w\" alt=\"Judge Business School\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Cambridge Judge Business School has released essay topics and deadlines for the 2018-19 application season<strong>.<\/strong> Please visit the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbs.cam.ac.uk\/programmes\/mba\/apply\/\">Judge Business School admissions<\/a><\/u>\u00a0website for more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Application Deadlines: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Interview Days<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Round 1\u00a0Deadline:\u00a0September 7, 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 October 21 &amp; 22, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Round 2\u00a0Deadline: October 26, 2018\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 December 9 &amp; 10, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Round 3 Deadline: January 11, 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 February 24 &amp; 25, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Round 4 Deadline: March 8, 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 April 28 &amp; 29, 2019<\/p>\n<p>Round 5 Deadline: May 3, 2019\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 June 9 &amp; 10, 2019<\/p>\n<p>The Judge Admission committee has made no change in its application essay prompts this year. The applicants are asked to write three required essays. While one required essay is a personal statement\u00a0 about applicants\u2019 expectations for their career and the MBA program\u2019s role in it, the other two questions focus on experiences\/ situations that reveal self-awareness, maturity and growth.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a closer look at the <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jbs.cam.ac.uk\/programmes\/mba\/apply\/\">essay questions<\/a><\/u>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essay #1: \u00a0 Please provide a personal statement. It should not exceed 500 words and must address the following questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What are your short and long-term career objectives and what skills\/characteristics do you already have that will help you achieve them?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What actions will you take before and during the MBA to contribute to your career outcome?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If you are unsure of your post-MBA career path, how will the MBA equip you for the future?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a straightforward <u><a href=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/essay-tips\/writing-a-compelling-personal-statement\/)%20\">personal statement<\/a><\/u> or goals essay. Candidates are asked to outline their short term and long term career objectives. In order to explain the characteristics and skills you already have to achieve these goals, you should start with brief career summary and provide details about how you have acquired new skills and progressed along your career path all these years. Specify the skills\/knowledge\/ experience you have gained at each level. Then explain what your short- term and long- term career objectives are, specifying the industries that you are interested in, the roles that you are aiming for, and the skills that you need to gain. Then discuss how an MBA will fill the gaps in your career and bring you closer to the fulfillment of your goals?<\/p>\n<p>To address the second part of the prompt, you must discuss what efforts you will make before and after your MBA to effectively meet your career goals. For example, you may mention the additional projects you will undertake at work before starting MBA and the specific activities you plan to get involved in during your MBA at Judge that you believe will help support your goals.<\/p>\n<p>Though the last part of questions asks you if you are unsure of your career path, I would advise you to be as specific and confident of\u00a0your career goals as you can and reflect on how the skills acquired during your one year at the Judge Business School would help to get closer to your goals. All schools expect you to have a clear sense of your goals and their connection to the schools\u2019 specific offerings. Demonstrating an understanding of the unique offerings of Judge\u2019s program is crucial to an effective response to this question. \u00a0Take time to learn about the school\u2019s curriculum, special programs, and extracurricular activities. Reach out to alumni or currents students to gain their insights, attend info sessions, and meet the members of the admission committee, and if possible, visit the campus, talk to students, and attend a class.<\/p>\n<p>If the space permits, wrap up your essay by reflecting on the value you will bring to the program.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essay #2: What did you learn from your most spectacular failure? (200 words) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The failure question seems to be a favorite of Judge Business School which means the school is genuinely interested in the candidates\u2019 learning and growth. MBA applicants often hesitate to show flaws. Please note that the admissions officials understand that no one is mistake free. They want to know you as a person and understand that your failures are part of your growth. So be candid about how a particular failure affected your life and how it impacted others. Since the essay prompt doesn\u2019t specify whether you should discuss professional or personal story, you have the option to choose either a professional or a personal story.<\/p>\n<p>The word limit is too stringent (only 200 words) and the essay question specifically asks about the lessons learned from your failure, so you will need to summarize the details about failure and focus more on the learnings you gleaned from your failure\/ mistake. \u00a0The school wants to know how your \u2018spectacular\u2019 mistake has made you a better person and a professional, and how you are applying those learnings in your personal and professional relationships. The end of this short essay should paint you as mature person who will carry his maturity to the Judge Business School.<\/p>\n<p>For organizing ideas for this essay, I would recommend the <strong>4-part structure<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Situation<\/strong>: What was the situation\/ the challenge?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Action<\/strong>: How did you deal with the situation? What mistake you made?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outcome<\/strong>: What was the result?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>: What lessons you learned? How did you incorporate those lessons in your professional (or personal) life?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To meet the strict word count specifications, make sure to give approximately 100-120 words to the last part of your story- lessons learnt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essay #3:\u00a0 Describe a situation where you had to work jointly with others to achieve a common goal. What did you learn from the experience? (up to 200 words)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through this essay, the Admission Committee wants to evaluate you for your team working skills that make you a valuable team member. Working with others can be in many forms. You may choose a story when you coordinated with teams overseas or collaborated directly with a colleague for a challenging project. Pick example from your projects where you faced challenges within the team and yielded good results. The key is how you worked with your team to overcome challenges and succeeded in achieving a common objective. Make sure your story showcases distinct team working attributes such as ability to resolve conflict, individual responsibility and accountability, communication skills, flexibility, adaptability etc.<\/p>\n<p>Again, with such a tight word limit, you will need to summarize the context focus on the challenges you faced and lessons you learned.<\/p>\n<p>Since you have already discussed your failure in the \u00a0essay #2, it is advisable \u00a0to discuss your success here, which was possibly based on the lessons learnt from the failure. This essay may also highlight your skills that you have discussed in your personal statement to showcase your readiness for Judge MBA.<\/p>\n<p>For organizing ideas for this essay, I would again recommend the\u00a0 <strong>4-part structure<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Situation: <\/strong>(What was the situation? What was the project you worked on?) 40-50 words<\/li>\n<li><strong>Action:<\/strong> (What was your role in that situation? How many team members were there? How did you collaborate with them? How did you deal with the challenges?) 50-60 words<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outcome\/result:<\/strong> (What happened in the end? What common goal you achieved) 20-25 words<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance: <\/strong>(What lessons you learned? How did you apply those lessons in similar\u00a0situation) 80-100 words<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Click\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/essay-tips\/business-school-application-essays-less-is-more\/\">here<\/a> to learn some useful techniques to help you meet the tight word limits of\u00a0 200 words.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2011, MER (<u><a href=\"https:\/\/myessayreview.com\/\">myEssayReview<\/a><\/u>) has helped applicants get accepted into top 20 MBA programs, including Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p>Want to discuss? 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