Essay Questions

IE Essay Questions 2015-2016

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IE University – IE Business School

Full-time MBA program – Application essays
  1. Describe yourself in three words.
  2. Indicate with three words how you believe your colleagues/classmates would describe you.
  3. At what age did you first earn money from anyone other than your direct family? How did you earn it? (140 characters max)
  4. I wish that the application had asked me… (140 characters max)
  5. Choose 3 of the following (400-600 words each)
    1. If you had the opportunity, what actions would you demand of the United Nations Secretary General and why?
    2. Describe the situation with the greatest ethical complexity that you have faced in your professional or academic life, and how your input helped resolve it.
    3. Describe a time when you took a great risk. What was the outcome?
    4. Cite at least one example of when your leadership had an impact on or changed a certain situation, and justify how an IE Master’s Degree program would help you to strengthen or improve this competence.
    5. Describe the most outstanding leader you have worked with. Indicate some aspects of the way you work that are similar to the way this leader works and others that are different.
    6. You have just participated in an important meeting with your superior. How will you ensure that every part of the instructions you received will properly reach all subordinates, suppliers and clients, located in different parts of the world?
    7. Do you think that the lifestyle of the inhabitants of your town or city reflects behavior that is in line with the concept of sustainable development? In your opinion, what should be improved?
    8. What do you believe are the greatest challenges facing the sector or industry you would like to specialize in at IE? What role do you hope to be able to play in this sector or industry in the medium term?
    9. Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development.
    10. How do you imagine social interaction within 10 years, taking into consideration the impact of technology on human relations?
    11. If all of the world´s cultural heritage (sports, music, fashion, architecture, literature, painting, etc..) was contained in a time capsule, what would you include to demonstrate the legacy of your country?
    12. How do you envision the city of the future?
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