Application essays allow the admissions committee to get to know you better both professionally and personally. Additionally, the essays are used to assess writing skills, which are critical in the graduate business degree program.

Smith Maryland Required Essay 1: What are your specific post-graduate short-term and long-term goals? How will a graduate degree from the Robert H. Smith School of Business assist you in achieving your goals? Finally, please discuss your personal and professional motivations for pursuing a graduate degree. (Please limit your response to 2 pages, double-spaced.)

Smith Maryland Required Essay 2: Choose one of the two essays below:

1. If salary was not a factor and your living expenses were covered, what would you do for a living and how would you spend your time? (Please limit your response to 1 page, double-spaced)

or

2. If you could be the leader of an organization, what organization would you choose, and why? What changes would you make to enhance the organization and what current strategies would you retain? (Please limit your response to 1 page, double-spaced)

Smith Maryland Optional Essay: Please use this essay to provide the admissions committee with additional information that will assist us in evaluating your candidacy (for example, an explanation for gaps in employment history or an undergraduate grade point average that is less than 3.0).

Application essays allow the admissions committee to get to know you better both professionally and personally. Additionally, the essays are used to assess writing skills, which are critical in the MBA program.

Smith Maryland Required Essay: What are your personal and professional motivations for pursuing an MBA? How will a graduate degree from the Robert H. Smith School of Business assist you in achieving your goals? Finally, please discuss your specific post-MBA short-term and long-term career goals. Please limit your response to 2 pages, double-spaced.

Choose one of the two essays below:

Smith Maryland Essay 1.

1. If salary was not a factor and your living expenses were covered, what would you do for a living and how would you spend your time? (Please limit your response to 1 page)

or

2. If you could be the leader of an organization, what organization would you choose, and why? What changes would you make to enhance the organization and what current strategies would you retain? (Please limit your response to 1 page)

Smith Maryland Optional Essay: Please use this essay to provide the admissions committee with additional information that will assist us in evaluating your candidacy (for example, an explanation for gaps in employment history or an undergraduate grade point average that is less than 3.0).

Smith Maryland Required Essay: Please discuss your short-term and long-term career goals. How will your academic background and prior work history, coupled with a Smith MBA degree aid you in achieving those goals? (Please limit your response to 2 pages.)

Choose Choose two of the next three:

Smith Maryland Essay 1. How will you contribute to the legacy of the Robert H Smith School of Business?. (Please limit your response to 1 page.)

Smith Maryland Essay 2. If salary was not a factor and your living expenses were covered, what would you do for a living and how would you spend your time? (Please limit your response to 1 page.)

Smith Maryland Essay 3 If you could be the leader of an organization, what organization would you choose, and why? What changes would you make to enhance the organization and what current strategies would you retain? (Please limit your response to 1 page.)

Smith Maryland Optional Essay: Please use this essay to provide the admissions committee with additional information that will assist us in evaluating your candidacy (for example, an explanation for gaps in employment history or an undergraduate grade point average that is less than 3.0)

Smith Maryland Required Essay: Please discuss your short-term and long-term career goals. How will your academic background and prior work history, coupled with a Smith MBA degree aid you in achieving those goals? (Please limit your response to 2 pages.)

Please choose 2 of the following essays:

Smith Maryland Essay 1. Smith's tagline is "Leaders for the Digital Economy." What are the characteristics of a good leader? Also, discuss your leadership skills. (Please limit your response to 1 page.)

Smith Maryland Essay 2. If salary was not a factor and your living expenses were covered, what would you do for a living and how would you spend your time? (Please limit your response to 1 page.)

Smith Maryland Essay 3 Discuss a significant change you have made to an organization for which you have worked. How did you identify the needed change and manage the implementation process for the change? What were the results? (Please limit your response to 1 page.)

Smith Maryland Optional Essay: Please use this essay to provide the admissions committee with additional information that will assist us in evaluating your candidacy (for example, an explanation for gaps in employment history or an undergraduate grade point average that is less than 3.0)