今年Columbia的Essay包括以下几篇:
Required:
What are your short-term and long-term post-MBA goals? How will Columbia Business School help you achieve these goals? (Recommended 750 word limit)
Master Classes are the epitome of bridging the gap between theory and practice at Columbia Business School. (View link below) Please provide an example from your own life in which practical experience taught you more than theory alone.
(Recommended 500 word limit)
Please provide an example of a team failure of which you've been a part. If given a second chance, what would you do differently? (Recommended 500 word limit)
Optional:
Is there any further information that you wish to provide to the Admissions Committee? Please use this space to provide an explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or your personal history.
可以看到,今年的Essay没有太大变化,这是实际上是三个典型Essay类型的组合,Career goal + Success +Failure。好处是只需要理顺自己的目标和求学理由,在发掘2个具体故事,一个成功的事例,一个失败的事例就可以了,而且写的东西不多,总共只要求1750字即可。但另一方面,也是很考验你的judgment的,就是选什么样的事情来呈现最好的自己,而字数的多少反倒不是最重要的了。当然,如果你的故事较多,想说的东西较多,可能会发觉可以呈现的空间比较小。所以,选好素材,突出要点非常重要。
在理解上,第一篇Essay比较straightforward,没有什么太大难度,第二,第三篇则让很多中国申请人费解,如果理解不准确,就不太容易写对。