This post has been marked as OLD. EssaySnark's advice and strategies for winning MBA applications don't change from year to year, but some of the school-specific admissions policies, essay questions, or other information covered in this article may be outdated.
As part of their applications for admissions, almost all business schools ask something about “career goals.” (MIT doesn’t actually ask about goals at all. Harvard is the only top school that makes this question optional, however EssaySnark does still recommend that candidates tackle that choice for HBS. [update 2012: HBS has no career goals essay…