Yale SOM EMBA

November 3, 2021
January 31, 2022

Essay:

Prompt: What is your motivation for applying for an Executive MBA at this point in your career? Please discuss your interest in the Yale SOM MBA for Executives program, your area of focus, and your professional and personal goals. (500 words maximum)

Let us start by breaking down the question into its components:

Why the Yale SOM EMBA?

Professional Goals

Personal Goals

Yale SOM’s mission: educating leaders for business and society.

From Yale SOM: "You will build a foundation to elevate your leadership perspective and lead at the nexus of business and society."

Prompt: Cite a statistic that you find shocking. As a leader for business and society,

  1. what actions could you take to address this challenge, and
  2. what would be your guiding principles and values?

(500 words maximum)

The answer to this should be related to your personal and professional goals from the previous essay.

Related to your area of focus, answer the following:

  1. Why have you selected this area of focus?
  2. Please describe how your current professional role relates to your chosen area of focus.

(Word count: 150-250 words)

The questions behind the questions are:

Optional Essay

Prompt: If any aspect of your candidacy needs further explanation (unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, academic performance, promotions or recognitions, etc.), please provide a brief description here. (200 words maximum)