Berkeley Haas 2022-23 Evening & Weekend MBA Essay Tips

Berkeley Haas Part-Time MBA Essay One:

A person’s identity is shaped by many different aspects, including family, culture, personal interests, and surrounding environments. Please share a facet of your identity or story that is essential to who you are. (300 word limit)

Cherry-pick a story that has substantially shaped your mindset and offered you eye-opening learning. It can be either from professional career or personal life. It can either a story of your success or failure. Or, it can describe an episode of your life in which you endured significant hardship. You can practically choose any story; but, focus on why it is meaningful to you.



Berkeley Haas Part-Time MBA Essay Two:

As a working professional, you have developed unique skills, knowledge or experience in your career. Please summarize your primary area of professional expertise or knowledge. Highlight any aspect(s) that makes you unique or sets you apart from your peers. (150 words)

In this essay, you need to describe your core competencies. That will help the admissions team to understand what value you will add to your peers during case discussions and study group. It will also help them in there endeavor to create a diversied classroom.

Berkeley Haas Part-Time MBA Optional Essay:

Please use this opportunity to expand on hardships or unusual life circumstances that may help us understand the context of your opportunities, achievements, and impact.

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