由于道德问题在当今MBA教学中日益受到重视，在申请过程中遇到类似问题，就不足为奇了。其中，典型的问题包括：
Describe an ethical dilemma that you have personally encountered. What alternative actions did you consider and why? Do not tell us what you decided to do. (For purposes of this question， ethical is defined as "in accordance with accepted principles of conduct".) (Stanford),
What is the most difficult ethical dilemma you have faced in your professional life? Articulate the nature of the difficulty. Upon present reflection， would you have resolved this dilemma in a different manner? (UVA)6
对大多数申请者来说，写关于“道德难题”的短文的第一步是先绞尽脑汁想想有什么题材可写。在你几年的工作经历中，可能根本没遇到过让你在道德方面进退维谷的情况。这时你要仔细考虑过去工作中发生的事情，可能有些你曾经不屑一顾的小事，就是你苦苦寻求的素材。记住要有创造性。
对另一些人来说，这样的题目给他们一个机会讲出已在心中藏了许久的故事。如果你属于这种情况，就把它讲出来。
但请读者注意，这类题目的目的并不是让你责备过去曾蔑视过你的人。你对以往道德问题的反思应是不偏不倚，考虑周到，并且是有创见性的。读者还要注意，有些学校要求作者说明自己是如何解决这些道德问题的，而还有些学校只要求讲述问题的具体情况，不要求提供解决方法。
（四）有关领导能力的问题。在MBA申请者应具备的多种素质中，实际的或潜在的领导才能占据着重要地位。许多学校会问申请人过去的领导经历方面的问题。例如：
How would you describe the strengths that you bring to situations requiring leadership? What areas of your leadership competence do you hope will undergo further development? (Harvard)
FDescribe a significant leadership experience, decision-making challenge, or managerial accomplishment. How did this experience affect your professional/personal development? (UVA)( ?9 S' [9 h# u$ G: E5 U8 D& K
在考虑如何回答这类问题时，思路要开阔，记住领导才能并不只是体现在工作中。
（五）有关社区或课外活动方面的问题。这类问题给申请人一个很好的机会向招生委员会展示自己工作之外的其他生活侧面，突出自己与众不同之处。这类问题的形式是多种多样的：
List your involvement in community, extracurricular, and professional activities. Please indicate the dates of your involvement, the scope of your responsibilities, whether you were elected or appointed to leadership positions, and the offices held. (University of Chicago)
What one nonprofessional activity do you find most inspirationa1, and why? (Wharton)
For fun, I ________. (Kellogg)
申请人应该充分地利用这类问题，充分展示自己背景中工作经历之外的能吸引录取委员会的地方。这里我们给读者举出几个例子，希望读者认识到回答这类与工作经历无关的问题可涉及的题材是非常广泛的。
（六）有关申请人的良师益友的题目。录取委员会可以通过你对自己良师益友的描述，了解你的事业发展情况。这类问题例如：
Describe the characteristics of an exceptional manager using an example of someone whom you have observed or with whom you have worked. Illustrate how his or her management style has influenced you. (Tuck)
（七）有关个人优缺点的问题。例如：
What character traits do you consider your strengths? (HBS)
I disappoint myself when I am ________. ((Kellogg)
（八）选择性的题目。许多学校利用选择性的题目给申请人一个机会，让他们加入一些无法包括在申请材料基本格式中的材料。例如
What would you like for the Admissions Committee to know about you, that might not be apparent through the materials in your fi1e, before we make a decision? (Duke University's Fuqua School of Business)
What e1se would you like to share with the Admissions Committee that is not presented elsewhere in your application? If you feel that your credentials and application represent you fully，then do not feel obligated to write anything more. (Wharton)(Optional)2
Is there any other information that you believe would be helpful to the Board in understanding you better and in considering your application? Please be concise. (Harvard)
申请者应该抓住这样的机会，抛开在申请过程中一直恪守的死板格式，充分展示自己，加深评审委员会对你的了解，扩大自己的录取机会。
需要提醒读者注意的是，写“任选”短文，不要局限在工作或学业领域内。因为这两方面的内容通常已经体现在申请材料的其他部分了。申请人应运用“任选”短文向评审委员会展示自己的另外一个侧面，突出自己的与众不同之处
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As a international corporation, it’s important to have a good leader to manage overseas companies, when hire a overseas manager, we must very careful. So as vice president of human resources for a global manufacturing, I have three candidates to be responsible for the company in Chile, all of them have advantages and disadvantages.
Candidate A’s best advantages are individual and he can speak Spanish, we know that Chile locate in South America, its offical language is Spanish, so if he ge to Chile, he could communicate with local people well. And also ,he has been working since he graduated from school two years ago in operations management, it means he has experience to work, he is young, he has a lot of room to show his ability, he is more creative than the olds and he has no obsrtuction of familiy, he can go to Chile anytime. But he nver travelled aboard, that’s his disadvantage, I won’t doult his ability for work, but I will doult his life in foreign country, it is helpful that he can speak Spanish for him, but I think he may not know the customs in Chile, this may limit the development of corporation. And more, he just has two years experience for work, that’s not enough to manage a company in aboard. When our company wants to develop a new market in Chile, if he takes charge of it, it will waste a lot of time and resources on it. He needs a experienced people to help him.
Candidate B has a technical college education and has worked for the company for the past 18 years, moving up from the factory floor to a management position at headquarters, that means he knows every detail of company. If he hire as the manage of Chile, he will soon operate the company well, and also he has travelled extensively for the company., he knows how to open up new markets for the company, and keep the market well and knows how to manufact products. And next, he also has many disadvantages for this job, first he has got married and has three school-age children., it will be a trouble for him. Because it’s hard for everyone to leave his family, if his family go to Chile with him, the education for his kids will be a problem. Also , he does not work outside the home, that’s to say, he has no experiences about working aboard for a long time, when he work aboard, he may not be familiar with local life, he may take a long time to adapt it, and it will influent his work. He also can not speak Spanish, it will be very hard to communicte with local people, if he ask a traslator go with him, it will be a waste. The more, he has worked for the company for the past 18 years, compare with young people, he lacks of energy and creative ability, he could be a good manager in a corporation, but as a manger in a new market, it’s really hard for him
Candidate C also married but he has no kid. The person has a university education and has worked for the company for the past 18 years. He also has the same advantage as Candidate B, his theoretical knowledge is the best, and he need not worrid about the education of his kid, he can ask his family go to Chile with him. He has travelled extensively on company business. He knows a lot about company’s business, it is helpful when he wants to open up a new market. In business, still he is a lawyer, he can soon pay attention on local lawyer, it’s importantto help company to survive in Chile. A company wants to have a good future in other country, the manager must know local customs and laws. Still he haso has his own disadvantages. Because he is a lawyer but not a manger, if he could mange the company is unknown, though he has worked in this company for 18 years, what he cares is just lawyer. And he can’t speak Spanish, either, when he go to Chile, it will be hard for him to communicate there. He also needs a assistance there, it also will be a waste for the company. And we are a manufacturing company in Chile, he may has no experience to make products
In all, three andidates all has their advantages and diadvantages. No one is perfect, as vice president of human resources, what I need do is to arrange them to the best position. Here, I think all of them are suit for this position, I can’t make them perfet, but if they can learn, they will do a good job there
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