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Essay prompt and a curated sample-answer opening for the IE Business School MBA.

Next deadlineRound 1 · 20 Oct 2026
Essay Prompt
Give an overview of your background and what first drew you to your field, including formative academic and extracurricular experiences.
Word limit: 350
Sample Answer — Opening

Ever since I was little, brands, logos, and TV ads fascinated me; I still remember singing along to jingles of iconic Indian brands and obsessively spotting product placements in films. That fascination deepened in high school, where practical business courses and hands-on projects solidified my…

decision to pursue marketing. One formative experience was volunteering to sell handcrafted goods made by specially-abled children, using emotional messaging, online branding, and events to boost sales by 30% in 60 days; another was helping a local clothing brand grow its Instagram following by 40% and lift sales by 10% through targeted content. I pursued a BBA in Marketing at my undergraduate business school, where courses like Luxury Brand Management, Retail Marketing, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship sharpened my strategic thinking. Practical assignments accelerated my growth: my team launched an online thrift store that generated a 500% profit per person in fifteen days, built a nostalgia-and-neuromarketing campaign targeting Indian students abroad, and created a vegan-leather brand concept from repurposed flower petals that we pitched Shark Tank-style to an enthusiastic panel. Beyond academics, I was a junior representative on the Student Council, revived the dance club with a 20-member crew, joined the CSR club for beach cleanups and tree-planting, co-created a campus talk show featuring business leaders, and led a support-local initiative collaborating with five local brands, all while maintaining the highest GPA and earning a gold medal as top student.
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Sample Essays
3
Class GMAT (avg)
680
% International
90%
App Fee
₹13,000
All Deadlines
  • Round 120 Oct 2026
  • Round 219 Jan 2027
  • Round 316 Mar 2027

Verified 01 May 2026