UCB加州伯克利MBA专业申请文书要求
Essays help us learn about who you are as a person and how you will fit with our community. We seek candidates from a broad range of industries, backgrounds, and cultures.
Our distinctive culture is defined by four key principles - Question the Status Quo, Confidence Without Attitude, Students Always, and Beyond Yourself. We encourage you to reflect on your experiences, values, and passions so that you may craft thoughtful and authentic responses that demonstrate your fit with our program - culturally, academically, and professionally.
Required Essay 1
What makes you feel alive when you are doing it, and why? (300 words maximum)
Required Essay 2
The definition of successful leadership has evolved over the last decade and will continue to change. What do you need to develop to become a successful leader? (300 words max)
Optional Essay
The admissions team takes a holistic approach to application review and seeks to understand all aspects of a candidate’s character, qualifications, and experiences. We will consider achievements in the context of the opportunities available to a candidate. Some applicants may have faced hardships or unusual life circumstances, and we will consider the maturity, perseverance, and thoughtfulness with which they have responded to and/or overcome them.
Optional Information #1
We invite you to help us better understand the context of your opportunities and achievements:
1. What is the highest level of education completed by your parent(s) or guardian(s)?
· Did not complete high school
· High school diploma or equivalency (GED) Associate's degree (junior college) or vocational degree/license
· Bachelor's degree (BA, BS)
· Master's degree (MA, MS)
· Doctorate or professional degree (MD, JD, DDS)
2. What is the most recent occupation of your parent(s) or guardian(s)?
· Unemployed
· Homemaker
· Laborer
· Skilled worker
· Professional
3. If you were raised in one of the following household types, please indicate:
· Raised by a single parent
· Raised by an extended family member (grandparent, aunt/uncle, niece/nephew, cousin)
· Raised in a multi-generational home
· Raised in foster care
4. What was the primary language spoken in your childhood home?
5. If you have you ever been responsible for providing significant and continuing financial or supervisory support for someone else, please indicate:
· Child
· Spouse
· Sibling
· Parent
· Extended family member (grandparent, aunt/uncle, niece/nephew, cousin)
· Other
6. Please elaborate on any of your above responses. Alternatively, you may use this opportunity to expand on other hardships or unusual life circumstances that may help us understand the context of your opportunities, achievements, and impact. (300 words maximum)
Optional Information #2
· This section should only be used to convey relevant information not addressed elsewhere in your application.This may include explanation of employment gaps, academic aberrations, supplemental coursework, etc. You are encouraged to use bullet points where appropriate.