The 2008-2009 essay questions are:

All applicants are required to answer questions 1, 2 and 3in addition to 2 of the essays in question 4.

For questions 1-3, please limit responses to 2 pages.

1: Briefly assess your career progress to date.  Elaborate on your future career plans and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at Kellogg.

2: Describe how your background, values, academics, activities and/or leadership skills will enhance the experience of other Kellogg students.

3: Describe your key leadership experiences and evaluate what leadership areas you hope to develop through your MBA experience.

Choose two of the following three essays…

4. Applicants must answer 2 of the below essays.  (Re-applicants must answer question 4D and 1 other essay).  Please keep responses to two paragraphs.

4A - Describe a time when you had to motivate a reluctant individual or group.

4B  - I wish the Admissions Committee had asked me…..

4C - What do others admire about you?

4D - For re-applicants only:
Since your previous application, what are the steps you’ve taken to strengthen your candidacy?

今年Kellogg Essay 综述

 Kellogg今年的essay问题总共是5题，其中三题为必答题，另外有两题为四选二的选答题。从essay内容上，我们可以看出Kellogg试图从不同层面对申请人加以考察，申请人需要提供方方面面的事例，包括leadership的事例，与人相处的事例， career goal方面的事例，以及个人成就方面的事例。在对essay长短的要求上，Kellogg比其他学校略微宽松，只规定了页数的要求，每篇essay都要求在两页以内，而没有对每篇essay有明确的字数限定，这么一来申请者们就可以用更大的篇幅去写自己的story，发挥的空间也相对更大一些。