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MiM Essay Questions for Top Business Schools 27 Jul 2025, 14:58
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Below are the essay questions for Master in Management (MiM) programs at the specified schools for the last few years

Note: This compilation is prepared based on last year’s questions and this year’s questions for schools that have opened their applications for the 2025-2026 cycle

ESSEC Business School – MSc in Management
  1. Please tell us your motivation for applying to this program. (400 words)
  2. How do you envision your professional career? (400 words)
  3. How will you contribute to this program? (400 words)
  4. Tell us the experiences that have shaped the person you are. You can illustrate these by outlining situations you have encountered in academic, professional, or personal contexts. (400 words)
  5. What matters most to you and why? (400 words)

HEC Paris – MSc in Management
  1. Why are you applying to the Master in Management at HEC Paris?(250 words)
  2. Tell us about your career goals. Which sectors, companies, and functions are you interested in? (250 words)
  3. Why do you think you would be an asset to the Master in Management cohort and what makes you stand out from others? (250 words)
  4. What is your most fundamental core value and why is it important to you? Please state the value and elaborate in a concise and personal answer. (100 words)
  5. In your opinion, what is the biggest challenge facing society and what could you do as a future business leader to address it? (250 words)
  6. Please describe your ideal dinner party: who would you invite and why, what would you do? Anything is possible. (250 words)

INSEAD – Master in Management
  1. How would you describe yourself? (200 words)
  2. Describe all types of extracurricular activities in which you have been or are still involved for a significant amount of time (clubs, sports, music, arts, etc.). How are you enriched by these activities? (200 words)
  3. Tell us what you have been doing since graduating from secondary education and what motivated your choices? (200 words)
  4. Please give us all the information about your activities and occupation from now until the start of the programme. (40 words)
  5. Share your short and long-term career aspirations with a MIM from INSEAD. (100 words)
  6. Is there anything else that was not covered in your application that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee? (300 words)

ESCP Business School – Master in Management
  1. International Experience: Please comment on an international/multicultural experience that has influenced you in particular and explain why. (200 words)
  2. Work Experience: Please comment on your most significant work experience related to the field of the programme for which you are applying. (200 words)
  3. Extracurricular Activities: Please comment on the positions of responsibility you have held at school, in clubs and/or societies. Outline your hobbies, general interests, and other activities. (200 words)

London Business School (LBS) – Master’s in Management
  1. What does the LBS community mean to you, how do you plan to engage with your new network, and what contributions do you plan to make as a student and future member of the alumni community? (400 words)
  2. What are your short and long-term career goals and what profound impact you are looking to make as you embark upon your career? Please be specific and consider any challenges or barriers you may face within your answer. (400 words)

Rotterdam School of Management – MSc International Management
  1. Tell us about how you’ve already made a difference in your community. Your example can be big or small, worldwide or local, but it must demonstrate the good impact you’ve made. Tell us about yourself. (500 words)
  2. Discuss how the RSM MiM will equip you to be a positive change agent in both your personal and professional life. (500 words)
  3. (Optional) Feel free to provide additional information you believe will help the Admissions Committee make a final decision on your application. (50 words)

WHU – Otto Beisheim – MSc in Management
  1. Please describe a significant personal or professional challenge you have faced, the steps you took to overcome it, and the impact it had on your growth and development. (500 words)
  2. (Optional) If there is any additional information you would like to share with the admissions committee that is not captured elsewhere in your application, please use this space to do so. (300 words)

University of Mannheim – Master in Management
  • Prepare a general statement of purpose (500-1000 words) focusing on motivations, career goals, and program fit.

IE Business School – Master in Management
  1. What is the most important thing that you would like us to know that is not in your resume or application? (250-650 words, or max 10 slides for PowerPoint, or max 3 minutes for video)

ESADE Business School – MSc in Management
  1. Share with us the most amazing experience you have had far away from your comfort zone? And the most shocking one? And the worst? (3000 characters)
  2. Why do you think ESADE's MSc Programs in Management are a good fit for you? (3000 characters)
  3. Describe your mid-term and long-term visions for your post-MSc Program in Management career path. What is it about ESADE you think will help you reach your goals? (3000 characters)
  4. Please provide any additional information that you would like to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee. This may include gaps in employment, your undergraduate record, plans to retake the GMAT, or any other relevant information. (3000 characters)

Imperial College Business School – MSc in Management
  1. Personal Statement: Please share your motivation for undertaking this program. (1500 characters)
  2. Personal Statement: What is your proudest non-academic achievement? (1500 characters)
  3. Personal Statement: What would you contribute to the cohort and to the Imperial community? (1500 characters)
  4. Personal Statement: How would you use your degree to make a positive impact? (1500 characters)
  5. Career Planning: How will this programme help you reach your career goal? (1500 characters)
  6. Career Planning: Do you see any barriers that you may need to overcome to reach this goal? (1500 characters)
  7. Career Planning: What skills will you need to develop to prepare for this career? (800 characters)
  8. Career Planning: What key criteria does your target company use in their recruitment process? Please give an example that demonstrates how you meet it from your experience so far. (750 characters)
  9. Career Planning: Please describe your long-term career goals. (1500 characters)

University of Oxford – Saïd – MSc in Management
  • No standalone MiM program offered. Applicants to related programs (e.g., MSc in Financial Economics) may prepare essays (500-1000 words) on academic excellence, leadership, and career goals.

Warwick Business School – MSc in Management
  1. Personal Statement: Explains your interest in this specific course; describe how this course will help you to achieve any future study plans; describe how this course will help you to achieve any future career plans. (4500 characters)

Kellogg School of Management – MMS
  1. Tell us about a time in your life when you've needed a combination of skills to solve a problem or overcome a challenge. Which skills did you use? What did you accomplish? (450 words)
  2. How do you believe your personal and professional experiences to date will help to enrich the Kellogg community? (450 words)
  3. If needed, use this section to briefly describe any extenuating circumstances (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, etc.) (280 words)

Duke Fuqua – MMS
  1. Why are you pursuing the MMS degree at this stage in your professional development? (450 words)
  2. What are your immediate career goals after completing the MMS program? (450 words)
  3. Life is full of uncertainties, and plans and circumstances can change. As a result, navigating a career requires you to be adaptable. Should the immediate goals that you provided above not materialize, what alternative directions have you considered? (450 words)
  4. Please share with us “25 Random Things” about you. (750 words, 2 pages max)
  5. Describe how you would plan to be engaged outside of school and how your unique perspective, experiences, and passions will add to the MMS community. (450 words)

Michigan Ross – Master of Management
  1. How will the Master of Management program support you in achieving your short- and long-term career goals? What led you to pursue a graduate degree in business? (200 words)
  2. Michigan Ross deeply values student engagement beyond the classroom. Please describe two or three meaningful ways in which you have engaged in your communities. (400 words)
  3. Please describe your strengths and provide detailed examples where these strengths were exhibited. (Not specified)
  4. Please describe your ability to work with others on group projects or other team settings. Provide an example of when you contributed positively in a group project or team setting.

NUS Business School – MSc in Management
  1. Motivation Letter: Articulates motivations, aspirations, and suitability for the program. (500 words)

HKUST – MSc in International Management
  1. Describe your career goals and how the HKUST MIMT program aligns with your aspirations. (300 words)
  2. Reflect on a challenging situation you have faced in a team or professional setting. What did you learn from this experience, and how has it shaped your approach to collaboration and leadership? (500 words)
  3. HKUST MIMT values diversity and embraces a global perspective. Share an experience that highlights your cultural adaptability and ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment. (400 words)

Fudan University – MSc in Management
  • Prepare a general statement of purpose (500-1000 words) focusing on motivations, career goals, and program fit

University of Melbourne – Master of Management
  • Prepare a general statement of purpose (500-1000 words) focusing on motivations, career goals, and program fit

University of St. Gallen – Master in Management
  1. Today humanity is facing unprecedented challenges on a global scale. In your view, are we asking the right questions, are we focusing on the relevant root problems—or have we so far missed out to address the key drivers of our progress and well-being? Please focus your critical reflections on the one most fundamental key driver and argue thoroughly.