(Class　entering　Fall　2001):　
　　Harvard商学院（HBS）：　　　

　　1.　Choose　a　recent　experience　in　which　you　acted　as　a　leader.　Briefly　outline　the　situation　then　describe　your　leadership　role,　how　you　were　effective　and　what　you　learned.　(300-word　limit)　

　　2.　Identify　someone　you　regard　as　a　hero,　a　leader　or　role　model　whom　you　admire.　Describe　how　this　person　has　influenced　your　development.　(300-word　limit)

　　3.　We　all　experience　"defining　moments,"　significant　events　that　can　have　major　impact　on　our　lives.　Briefly　describe　such　an　event　and　how　it　affected　you.　(300-word　limit)　

　　4.　Describe　your　three　most　substantial　accomplishments　and　explain　why　you　view　them　as　such.　(600-word　limit)　

　　5.　How　would　a　Harvard　Business　School　education　help　you　reach　your　professional　goals?　(300-word　limit)

　　6.　(Optional)　Is　there　any　other　information　that　you　believe　would　be　helpful　to　the　Admissions　Board　in　understanding　you　better?　Please　be　concise.　

　　MIT的Sloan商学院：　　　The　two　essays　are　your　opportunity　to　show　us　something　about　your　writing　skills,　to　demonstrate　your　ability　to　organize　a　persuasive　presentation,　and　to　tell　us　about　how　you　think　and　how　you　approach　business　challenges.　The　recommended　length　is　up　to　800　words　for　each　essay.　

　　Question　1:　The　goal　of　the　Sloan　MBA　Program　is　to　prepare　graduates　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　MIT　Sloan　MBA　Program's　focus　on　innovation　will　help　you　achieve　your　career　goals.　

　　Question　2:　Describe　a　situation　where　you　introduced　and/or　managed　change　in　an　organization.　Tell　us　how　you　influenced　others　in　an　organization　(business,　school,　extracurricular　activity)　and　comment　on　the　professional　and/or　personal　attributes　you　used　to　do　that　and　how　these　attributes　(and　others)　might　be　important　to　the　attainment　of　your　career　goals.　How　do　you　expect　the　Sloan　School　to　further　the　development　of　these　attributes?　

　　UPenn的Wharton商学院：

　　1.　Please　discuss　the　factors,　both　professional　and　personal,　influencing　the　career　decisions　you　have　made　that,　in　turn,　have　led　you　to　your　current　position.　What　are　your　career　goals　for　the　future,　and　why　is　now　the　appropriate　time　to　pursue　an　MBA　at　the　Wharton　School?　How　will　you　avail　yourself　of　the　resources　at　the　Wharton　School　to　achieve　these　goals?　

　　2.　At　Wharton,　the　Learning　Team,　which　consists　of　approximately　five　first-year　students,　is　often　assigned　group　projects　and　class　presentations.　Imagine　that,　one　year　from　now,　your　Learning　Team　has　a　marketing　class　assignment　due　at　9:00　a.m.　on　Monday　morning.　It　is　now　10:00　p.m.　on　Sunday　night;　time　is　short,　tension　builds　and　your　team　has　reached　an　impasse.　What　role　would　you　take　in　such　a　situation?　How　would　you　enable　the　team　to　meet　your　deadline?　[Note:　The　specific　nature　of　the　assignment　is　not　as　important　here　as　the　team　dynamic.]　Feel　free　to　draw　on　previous　experiences,　if　applicable,　in　order　to　illustrate　your　approach.

　　3.　Describe　a　personal　achievement　that　has　had　a　significant　impact　on　your　life.　In　addition　to　recounting　this　achievement,　please　analyze　how　the　event　has　changed　your　understanding　of　yourself　and　how　you　perceive　others　around　you.　

　　(Optional)　The　Admissions　Committee　believes　the　required　essay　topics　address　issues　that　are　important　in　understanding　your　candidacy　for　the　MBA　Program　at　the　Wharton　School.　If　there　are　extenuating　circumstances　or　concerns　affecting　your　application　that　you　feel　the　Admissions　Committee　should　be　aware　of,　please　elaborate　here　(e.g.,　your　academic　performance　as　an　accurate　measure　of　your　potential,　unexplained　gaps　in　your　work　experience.)