The INSEAD Essay Package covers the following essay topics:

#1. Give a candid description of yourself, stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors which have influenced your personal development. (30 lines)

#2. Describe what you believe to be your two most substantial accomplishments to date, explaining why you view them as such. (30 lines)

#3. Describe a situation taken from schools, business, civil or military life where you did not meet your personal objectives, and discuss what you learned from this experience. (20 lines).

#4. Discuss your careers goals, and explain how an MBA will contribute to achieving these goals. Why are you applying to INSEAD and what means of ensuring your personal and professional development are you seriously considering as an alternative to INSEAD (40 lines)?