IMD International Institute for Management Development, Lausanne - Switzerland
IMD MBA 2011-2012 Application Essays
Position Sought After Graduation: Please give us your short term career goal post MBA (up to 5 years). Describe how the IMD MBA will help you achieve this goal and how you will approach your job search. (2000 characters maximum)
Most Important Achievement: What do you consider to be your single most important achievement and why? (1230 characters maximum)
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1. Two situations of
importance to you (each situation is allowed 1230 characters)
Please describe two situations, business or otherwise, in which you were
involved and which were of importance to you. Explain why you view them
as such.
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2. Failure to reach
objective
Please comment on a situation where you failed to reach an objective and
what you learned from it.
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3. Leadership
Describe a situation where you had to demonstrate strong leadership
skills. Explain how effective you were and what you learned.
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4. Describe yourself
How do you imagine your superior would describe your strengths and
weaknesses to someone who does not know you?
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5. International
Exposure
Describe a situation where you successfully worked across cultures and/or
nations.
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6. Differentiators:
IMD receives numerous applications per year. Give us four bullet points
that clearly differentiate you from this applicant pool.
Essay 7. If you are not admitted, what alternatives will you consider?
Essay 8. Please explain how you intend to finance your studies at IMD. What would be your budget?
Essay 9. Do you have a disability or illness that could affect your performance at IMD? If so, please explain.
Essay 10. Optional question: Is there any additional information that is critical for the Admissions Committee to know which has not been covered elsewhere in this application?
The maximum length for essays 2-10 are 1230 characters.
Application Deadline Jan 2012 intake Round 1: 01 Feb 2011; Round 2: 01 Apr 2011; Round 2: 01 Jun 2011; Round 4: 01 Aug 2011; Round 5: 01 Sep 2011
Jan 2013 intake Round 1: 01 Feb 2012; Round 2: 01 Apr 2012; Round 2: 01 Jun 2012; Round 4: 01 Aug 2012; Round 5: 01 Sep 2012
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