HEC Paris
Application Deadlines for 2025-2026 / Class of 2028
APPLICATION DATE // DECISION DATE
17 August 2025 19 September 2025
21 September 2025 17 October 2025
19 October 2025 21 November 2025
23 November 2025 19 December 2025
18 January 2026 20 February 2026
15 February 2026 20 March 2026
15 March 2026 17 April 2026
19 April 2026 22 May 2026
17 May 2026 19 June 2026
14 June 2026 17 July 2026
Applications are due no later than 11:59 p.m. CST the day of the deadline.
The following are the main essay questions on the 2024-2025 / Class of 2027 HEC Paris MBA application:
Essay 1
Why are you applying to the HEC MBA Program now? What is the professional objective that will guide your career choice after your MBA, and how will the HEC MBA contribute to the achievement of this objective? (500 words)
Essay 2
What do you consider your most significant life achievement? (250 words)
Essay 3
Leadership and ethics are inevitably intertwined in the business world. Describe a situation in which you have dealt with these issues and how they have influenced you. (250 words)
Essay 4
Imagine a life entirely different from the one you now lead, what would it be? (250 words)
Essay 5
Please choose from one of the following essays (250 words):
a) What monument or site would you advise a first-time visitor to your country or city to discover, and why?
b) Certain books, movies or plays have had an international success that you believe to be undeserved. Choose an example and analyse it.
c) What figure do you most admire and why? You may choose from any field (arts, literature, politics, business, etc).
Optional Essay
Is there any additional information you would like to share with us? (900 words)
Visit the HEC PARIS website for more application information.
Disclaimer: the information provided on this page is for reference only. Applicants are strongly advised to visit the admissions website link provided above to confirm essay prompts, deadlines, and other application information.