The essays are an opportunity to tell us more about you. Use the essays to detail your interests, values and goals. We are interested in what motivates you, evidence of leadership and team work, why you are looking to pursue an MBA at this point in your life, and what you will bring to the London Business School Community. The essays are a vital part of your application and thus we recommend that you spend a significant amount of time in their preparation.

Questions : The Admissions Committee will consider carefully the answers to the following questions. Please complete all of the essay questions beginning your answer below each question and giving word counts for each answer. Once complete, please attach this document to your online application following the instructions given on the web form.

Question 1 (600 words max) : In what role do you see yourself working immediately after graduation? Why? How will your past and present experiences help you achieve this? How will the London Business School MBA Programme contribute to this goal? Finally, how do you see your career progressing five years after graduation?

Question 2 (500 words max) : Please describe your experience of working in and leading teams, either in your professional or personal life. Given this experience, what role do you think you will play in your study group, and how do you intend to contribute to it?

Question 3 (400 words max) : Student involvement is an extremely important part of the London MBA experience and this is reflected in the character of students on campus. What type of student club or campus community event do you envisage yourself initiating? How would you set about organizing this, and how would you communicate it to the wider School community?

Question 4 (100 words max) : Describe any experiences outside of your home country. What did you gain from these?

Question 5 (100 words max) : Please explain if you have been involved in charity/volunteer and/or entrepreneurial activities, giving examples of your involvement, the amount of time you gave to each activity and why you chose to get involved.

No applicant will be offered a place without attending a personal interview. For candidates short-listed to interview, we will arrange this as locally as possible. In some circumstances, the Admissions Committee may require certain candidates to attend an interview at the School. Those candidates who are interviewed at the School will not be given any preference or advantage over those candidates who are interviewed overseas