If you would accomplish only one thing during the rest of your life, what would it be? Why?

Georgia Institute of Technology

2000

1

At the Johnson School we highly value the spirit of entrepreneurship. Review the following George Bernard Shaw quote: ¨ The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for circumstances they want, and, if they canˇt find them, make them.〔 Then describe a professional situation in which your actions were instrumental in crafting the outcome.

Cornell University

2000

3

Suppose you had to choose two people-people alive or people from another era-to travel with you on a transcontinental airplane trip. Which two people would you choose and why? What would you hope to learn from them?

Indiana University-Bloomington

2000

3

If your supervisor could keep just one employee after a corporate downsizing, why would he or she choose you?

Indiana University-Bloomington

2000

2

The goal of the Sloan MBA program is to prepare graduate to be effective and innovative leaders in the global economy. As technology, innovation, globalization and entrepreneurial opportunity become more important, managers need to understand how to develop new management models and methods and to make them work. Explain how the MBA program's focus on innovation will help you achieve your career goals.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2000

1

You have been selected as a member of Kellogg Admissions Committee. Please provide a brief evaluative assessment of your file.

Northwestern University

2001

3

Please agree or disagree with two of the following quotes:"The Truth is always the stongest argument." Sophocles; "Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are."Jose Ortega y Gasset; " Change in all things is sweet." Artistoltle

New York University

2000

2

Creatively describe yourself to your MBA classmates. All submissions become part of the permanent records at the Stern School of Business and cannot be returned for any reason.

New York University

2000

3

What matters most to you and why?

Stanford University

2001

1

Ten years from now, an alumnus from the GSB calls you on the phone. Where will the phone ring, what will you be doing, and what wisdom will you be able to impart to them.

University of Chicago

2000

1

If you were to bury five items to be dug up in 250 years that best describe you and your accomplishments, what would these items be and why?

University of Chicago

2000

2

Describe a recent international issue or event that has had a negative effect on the business or economic climate of a particular region of the world. How would you address this issue? What are the implications of your approach?

University of Chicago

2000

4

Two of your largest competitors are merging You have been asked to brief your companyˇs board of directors on the implications of this merger on your company. Describe the process you would follow in order to assess the implications. Mention the areas you would explore, what questions you would raise and where you would go for answers.

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

2000

3

You are sitting before an organizationˉs Board of Directors being interviewed for appointment to a recently vacated seat. This Board has expressed their satisfaction but wishes to learn more about your human skills and personal motivations. Tell us the name of the organization, the mission it serves, and why you are interested in becoming one of its Board members. What will you tell the Board about your non-work related interests, personal values, major life experiences?

University of Texas-Austin

2000

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