Pennsylvania State University

ESSAY 1

Answer three of the following questions. The Admissions Committee will consider your responses when evaluating your application. Please be concise and candid in your responses. Limit your response to no more than 200 words per question.

1. Discuss your short- and long-term career goals. How do you see the Smeal College MBA degree assisting you in attaining these goals.
2. How will your skills, knowledge and experiences benefit classmates?
3. How do you define leadership? How do you define effective teamwork? Describe an experience you have had as a leader or member of a project team.
4. Describe a work situation in which your goal was not achieved. How did you deal with it? What was the outcome?

NOTE: Please do not submit information with your application that cannot be used in the admissions decision process, e.g., Individual Education Plans (IEPs), medical records, statements from physicians or psychologists, or legal documents. The MBA department will return information of this nature.

ESSAY 2

Answer three of the following questions. The Admissions Committee will consider your responses when evaluating your application. Please be concise and candid in your responses. Limit your response to no more than 200 words per question.

1. Discuss your short- and long-term career goals. How do you see the Smeal College MBA degree assisting you in attaining these goals?
2. How will your skills, knowledge and experiences benefit classmates?
3. How do you define leadership? How do you define effective teamwork? Describe an experience you have had as a leader or member of a project team.
4. Describe a work situation in which your goal was not achieved. How did you deal with it? What was the outcome?

NOTE: Please do not submit information with your application that cannot be used in the admissions decision process, e.g., Individual Education Plans (IEPs), medical records, statements from physicians or psychologists, or legal documents. The MBA department will return information of this nature

ESSAY 3

Answer three of the following questions. The Admissions Committee will consider your responses when evaluating your application. Please be concise and candid in your responses. Limit your response to no more than 200 words per question.

1. Discuss your short- and long-term career goals. How do you see the Smeal College MBA degree assisting you in attaining these goals?
2. How will your skills, knowledge and experiences benefit classmates?
3. How do you define leadership? How do you define effective teamwork? Describe an experience you have had as a leader or member of a project team.
4. Describe a work situation in which your goal was not achieved. How did you deal with it? What was the outcome?

NOTE: Please do not submit information with your application that cannot be used in the admissions decision process, e.g., Individual Education Plans (IEP