Emory University - Goizueta Business School
2024-2025 / Class of 2027
Below are the application deadlines and essay questions for Emory Goizueta Business school's MBA program.
• Round 1 Deadline: October 2, 2024 Notification: December 4, 2024
• Round 2 Deadline: January 6, 2025 Notification: March 12, 2025
• Round 3 Deadline: March 19, 2025 Notification: May 7, 2025
2024-2025 Full-Time MBA Applicant Essays
The essays are an important part of your MBA application because they are an opportunity to tell the MBA Admissions Committee more about yourself. To go beyond your resume bullet points and share more of your story and goals. Please complete the required 3 short answer questions and 2 essay questions below and follow the word limits provided. Your essays should be written in 12-point, Arial font and spaced at 1.5; please do not include the essay title on the page. Upload your essay answers, numbered and in order, as one pdf document in your application portal.
Short Answer Questions (40-word limit each)
Answer all 3 of the short answer questions below. Each response should be no more than 40 words.
1. What are your short-term post-MBA career goals?
2. How will your professional experience and the Goizueta MBA help you to achieve those goals?
3. What’s a fun fact about you that you would like the committee to know?
Essay Questions (300-word limit each)
Answer the 2 essay questions below. Each response should be no more than 300 words.
1. Goizueta Business School’s mission is to prepare principled leaders to have a positive influence on business and society. Identify a personal account of a time you effectively demonstrated your leadership skills. Respond to one of these two prompts:
a. What about this experience made you feel proud of your leadership abilities?
b. What did this experience teach you about leadership?
2. Our lived experiences shape who we are and the aspirations we have. As a values-driven community, we care about what has shaped your life. Please share what or who has had the biggest impact on your life.
Optional Essay (500-word limit)
Still have more to share? This optional essay is your opportunity to share something you couldn’t find a place for on your application. This is also where you should address anything the committee may question (e.g., gaps in employment, academic challenges, choice of recommender). You can use essay format or bullets. Please identify topics if more than one is addressed.
Visit the Emory Goizueta admissions website for more application information.
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