编者按： 一、 学习动机和目的类：1． What educational and personal objectives do you hope to satisfy through the MBA program...
一、 学习动机和目的类：
1． What educational and personal objectives do you hope to satisfy through the MBA program? (Stanford)
2． What type and level of work do you expect to be engaged in five or ten years now? (Stanford)
3． Why do you wish to pursue an MBA degree from Harvard Business School? What are your career aspirations and why? (Harvard)
4． Briefly assess your career progress to date. Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at Kellogg. (Northwestern)
5． Briefly assess your career progress to date. How does the MMM program meets your educational needs and career goals? (Northwestern)
6． Describe how your experiences, both professional and personal, have led to your decision to pursue an MBA at the Wharton School this year. How does this decision relate to your career goals for the future? (Wharton)
7． What are your short-term and long-term career goals? How will a Columbia Business School MBA helps you achieve these goals? (Columbia)
8． What are your professional goals? How do your past and present experiences relate to those goals? (Berkeley)
9． Why are you seeking an MBA or I.M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business? What do you hope to experience and contribute? What are your plans and goals after you receive your degree? (Chicago)
10. Describe your post-graduation career plans. How will your education, experience, and development to date support those plans? How will an MBA from the University of Michigan Business School help you attain your goals? (Michigan)
11. Why do you wish to pursue the LFM Program and, in particular, the engineering program you selected? (Please be review your application.) How does this fit with your future plans? (MIT)
二、 失败
1． Discuss a difficult or painful professional experience from which you get valuable lesson. (Stanford)
2． Describe a setback, disappointment, or occasion of failure that you have experienced. How did you manage the situation, and what did you learn form it? (Harvard)
3． Discuss a non-academic situation which you were disappointed in yourself. Tell us how it has affected you personally and / or professionally. (Columbia)
4． If you have ever received a failing grade, been placed on Academic Probation, or been dismissed from any school, please explain. Discuss the circumstances if you attended more than one undergraduate college or began a graduate program that you did not complete. If appropriate, include an explanation of any extraordinary circumstances influencing your academic record. (Chicago)
5． Describe a failure or setback in your life. How did you overcome this setback? What, if anything, would you do differently if confronted with this situation again? (Michigan)
6． What is an important lesson that you have learned in life? How did you come to learn this lesson?