Cornell Tech

Personal Statement

In an essay that is 500-700 words in length, please answer the questions below:

  1. Why are you applying to the Johnson Cornell Tech MBA?
  2. Why are you interested in a one-year, tech-focused MBA (as opposed to a traditional two-year MBA program that would offer a summer internship opportunity)?
  3. What personal attributes or skills do you think make you ideally suited to be a Cornell Tech MBA student?
  4. Demonstrate the relationship between your current professional experience and academic background to your short- (0-5 years after graduating) and long-term (6-15 years after graduating) career goals for this program.
  5. Describe a situation in your personal or professional life when you were faced with a difficult decision or dilemma and how you resolved it (focusing on your process, not just the resolution itself).
  6. At Cornell Tech, we aim to educate leaders for the digital age. What, in your opinion is the single most important characteristic that such leaders must possess? Why?
  7. What else would you like the admissions committee to know about you?