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2012/2013 ESSAY QUESTIONS

  1. Why are you applying to the HEC MBA Program? What is the professional objective that will guide your career choice after your MBA, and how will the HEC MBA contribute to the achievement of this objective? (500 maximum words)
  2. What do you consider to be your most significant life achievement? (250 maximum words)
  3. Leadership and ethics are inevitably intertwined in the business world. Describe a situation in which you have dealt with these issues and how they have influenced you. (250 maximum words)
  4. Imagine a life entirely different from the one you now lead, what would it be? (250 maximum words)
  5. Please choose from one of the following essays:
    • What monument or site would you advise a first-time visitor to your country or city to discover, and why? (250 maximum words)
    • Certain books, movies or plays have had an international success that you believe to be undeserved. Choose an example and analyse it. (250 maximum words)
    • Which figure do you most admire and why? You may choose from any field (arts, literature, politics, business, etc). (250 maximum words)
  6. Is there any additional information you would like to share with us? (900 maximum words)