Indiana
University –
Bloomington (Kelley)
We must receive your application and all supporting documents by the deadline you select.
If you’re at all interested in merit-based financial aid — scholarships and assistantships — we encourage you to apply by our priority deadline.
Domestic and International applicants
Deadline
Notification
Early
November 15
Early February
Priority
January 15
Late March
Third
March 1
Late April
Final
April 15
Late May
http://kelley.iu.edu/mba/admissions/timeline.cfm
Your essays will give us an idea of your personality, perspectives, and opinions and will let us know how closely your professional objectives match the objectives of the MBA program.
In the following pages you’ll find five essay areas. All applicants must answer number 1. You must also choose two of the next three essay questions (2 through 4). Number 5 is optional. Please limit each essay to no more than two double-spaced pages. Finally, please include the essay number, your name, and your social security number (optional) at the top of each sheet.
We encourage you to be informative, creative, and concise.
Mandatory:
Please discuss your post-MBA short- and long-term professional goals. How will your professional experience, when combined with a Kelley MBA degree, allow you to achieve these goals?
Choose two of the next three: (Note: Enter or upload response to first selected essay here.)
2
.
What is the most significant change or improvement you have made to an organization with which you have recently been affiliated? Describe the process you went through to identify the need for change and manage the process of implementing change. What were the results?
3
.
Suppose you had to choose three people-people alive now or people from another era-to travel with you on a cross-country automobile trip. Who would you choose and why? What would you hope to learn from them? (Think carefully about the company you want on those long stretches through
Nebraska and
Kansas.)
4
.
Describe what there is about your background and your experiences that will contribute to the diversity of the entering class and enhance the educational experience of other students.
Choose two of the next three: (Note: Enter or upload response to second selected essay here.)
2
.
What is the most significant change or improvement you have made to an organization with which you have recently been affiliated? Describe the process you went through to identify the need for change and manage the process of implementing change. What were the results?
3
.
Suppose you had to choose three people-people alive now or people from another era-to travel with you on a cross-country automobile trip. Who would you choose and why? What would you hope to learn from them? (Think carefully about the company you want on those long stretches through
Nebraska and
Kansas.)
4
.
Describe what there is about your background and your experiences that will contribute to the diversity of the entering class and enhance the educational experience of other students.
5
. Is there anything else that you think we should know as we evaluate your application? If you believe your credentials and essays represent you fairly, you shouldn’t feel obligated to answer this question.
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