Career goals

I am pretty clear in my goals, although they have changed over time and I can't say with 100% certainty that they won't change at some point in the future. I came up with my goals based on really thinking about what I enjoy doing and what I don't enjoy doing, then talking to friends, colleagues, mentors - a wide range of people - about what career paths would provide me with the most things off my "enjoy" list, and would have as few things as possible from my "don't enjoy" list. These goals aren't directly related to what I studied in undergrad; if I knew then what I know now I would've chosen a different major. But at 17 I chose the major that matched my goals as I understood them then.

I think it's important that the goals you write about in your essay are authentic. If you're not actually passionate about the career you're writing about, that will come through in your essays and the adcom will notice. I think it's ok to be honest about your uncertainty about your career - to a point. Saying you're interested in related fields like MC or GM, or IB or IM are probably ok. Saying you're not sure whether it's MC/IB/non-profit/entrepreneurial probably less ok. My advice is if you're that uncertain what you want to do, figure that out before you apply. If you don't know what your future goals are, it'll be hard to make a convincing case that you need an MBA from X school to achieve them.