Indiana Kelley School of Business

• Indiana Kelley admits students two times each year, in August and in January.
• For August Admission: Initial deadline – April 1 (Applications are accepted after the deadline on a space-available basis, up to June 1)
• For January Admission: Initial deadline – October 1 (Applications are accepted after the deadline on a space-available basis up until December 1)

Indiana Kelley Business School of Business Fall 2018 MBA Essay Questions

The essay should be sent via email to . Identify in the body of the e-mail your full name and birth date. Please ignore the Personal Statement section on the University Application web site. Your essay should address the following and be a maximum of 500 words (the equivalent of 2 pages, double spaced with a 12 point font):

• What you do now day-to-day in your job. (Please keep in mind that the Indiana Kelley Admissions Committee has your resume.)
• What you would like to be doing in 2–3 years’ time. (To cite three possibilities: Gain a promotion? Land a job in a new organization? Change function? [for example, you are in Engineering and would like to go into Finance]) What would your next job look like?
• If you don’t know what your goals are, that’s fine. Please note that you don’t know and would like to use the Indiana Kelley Career Advising and Professional Development Program to clarify this.
• What unique perspective can you bring to classroom discussion? (e.g. born in Somalia? Spent a year in Chile? Speak three languages? Been involved in a corporate reorganization? Helped launch a new product? Had to hold the line in costs in a small company?)

If you do not currently reside within commuting distance of Indianapolis, briefly explain future plans that will allow you to participate in the Kelley Evening MBA program. (Note: the Kelley Evening MBA program is designed for working professionals. Prospective full-time students should consider applying to the Kelley Full-Time MBA program in Bloomington.)