睿智者懂得，真正的男人不是要改变世界，而是改变自我。

The wise knows that to be a true man is to adapt himself to the world instead of trying to change the whole world.

Admission Criteria

What Are We Really Looking for?

We're looking for outstanding individuals, and the very qualities that define you make the GSB a stimulating place to learn.

We Evaluate All Applicants In Three Areas

Vitality

The idea or theme that is primary in our minds as we evaluate an application is your intellectual vitality.

You can demonstrate this in many ways, not simply through grades and test scores.

In other words, your attitude toward learning is as important as your aptitude. Because the Stanford community believes in the power of ideas, we want to see your passion, dedication, and genuine interest in expanding your intellectual horizons throughout your application.

We look for evidence of the kind of curiosity and passion that will allow you to spark a lively discussion in class and continue that conversation during coffee with a faculty member, walking back to the Schwab Residential Center with a classmate, or over dinner with alumni.

Another consideration is the initiative with which you seek out opportunities that enhance your knowledge.

We want to understand your willingness to “suspend disbelief”—to master concepts that may not be immediately relevant to your intended career, to carve your path in ambiguous environments, and to support the School’s goal of developing knowledge that deepens and advances the practice of management.

Demonstrated Leadership Potential

Another factor that is foremost in our minds as we read your application is your demonstrated leadership potential. In short, we try to understand your character and your professional competence.

Your personal character matters not only because integrity is the cornerstone of any academic community, but also because of the vast responsibility our society reposes in leaders of business and social-sector organizations.

As a result, we look for evidence of your behaviors consistent with your ideals, even under difficult circumstances—a sort of directed idealism.

We want to understand your personal motivation and convictions, and your ability to confront complex, unfamiliar issues with good judgment.

We envision you defending your position with vigor and respect to a peer advocating a different view.

We also try to uncover the ways in which challenges to your beliefs may have changed some of your perspectives and reinforced others.

In understanding your competence, we look for both leadership experience and potential. In doing so, we don’t limit ourselves to your professional life. Neither should you.

We look comprehensively at your background for evidence of your impact on the people and organizations around you, and the impact of those experiences on you.

Learning about your activities, experiences, interests, and aspirations helps us discover your potential contributions to Stanford and to society.

We envision you working with a group of students and faculty to design a new interdisciplinary course on ethical issues in life sciences or leading the Sports Business Conference.

We imagine you building a legacy in the organizations you serve throughout your career, inspiring and motivating your colleagues.

We consider your awareness of what you do well and the areas in which you can improve; your group and interpersonal skills; and your commitment to utilizing fully your opportunities and available resources.

These qualities will help you to shape your own experience as a student, and will influence your ability to make a difference as an alumna or alumnus.

Personal Qualities and Contributions

A third factor that we consider is the perspective that you bring to the Stanford community—your personal qualities and contributions. In a world that often emphasizes conformity, the Stanford community thrives only with the unique perspectives and interests of our students.

So the strongest applications we see are those in which your thoughts and style remain intact.

To understand how you will contribute to and benefit from the Business School community, we want to know about you: your beliefs, your passions, your hopes, your aspirations, what matters most to you.

Will you revolutionize the Energy Conference, take the Global Management Program in a different direction, or be the dissenting voice in a classroom discussion?

Think carefully about who you are, and have confidence in yourself.

We always remember that there is neither an “ideal” candidate nor a “typical” Stanford MBA student. You should remember this, too.

Yes, our community includes students who have pursued incomparable opportunities. But this doesn't mean that something remarkable (either positive or negative) must have happened to you. In fact, most Stanford MBA students have excelled by doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

It is what you make of an experience that matters to us, not simply the experience itself.

申请条件

我们真正希望招收的是什么样的学生？

我们希望招收出众的人才，他们必须要具备可以在斯坦福大学研究生商学院（GSB）充满激情地学习的各种品质。

我们从三方面对所有申请者进行评估：

活力

我们对一个申请者进行评估的时候首先考虑的重点就是你的智慧有没有活力。

你可以通过许多种方式来展示，而不仅仅是学历和考分。

换言之，你对待学习的态度与你的智力同样重要。因为斯坦福大学坚信思想的力量，我们要从你的申请中看到你对扩展自身智力的激情，专注和真正兴趣。

我们要看到你好奇且充满激情的证据，它们可以使你能够在课堂中发起生动的讨论，并在课后与教员继续交流，或者与同学一起回斯瓦伯住宅中心时边走边讨论，或者与校友们在就餐时交谈。

另外一个考虑就是你寻求增长知识的动机。

我们要了解你是否愿意去“停止怀疑”——去掌握一些也许不能立即与你希望从事的工作相关联的概念，在前途不明的环境里开创自己的道路，并达到学院发展管理知识，深入实践和创新管理理论的目标。

 领导潜力

另外一个因素，也是我们在审核你的申请时认为最重要的因素就是看你是否展现出领导潜力。简单地说，我们将试着去了解你的个性和你的职业竞争力。

你的个性非常重要，这不仅因为个性的完整性是任何一个学院社团的基础，也是我们的社会所赋予商业和社会组织机构的领导者的巨大责任的要求。

所以，我们会考察你的理想和行为是否一致，哪怕是在很恶劣的情况下——虽然这看上去本身有点理想主义。

我们要充分了解你的动机和信念，以及你对陌生而复杂的问题的处理能力。

我们想象在别人有不同意见时，你能否用你的激情和对别人的尊重去为自己辩护。

我们也会去了解你在自己的信念面临挑战，前途有可能被改变，而且可能会有利于他人的情况下会怎么做。

了解了你的竞争力后，我们期待你也有领导经验和潜力。这样，我们就不会只局限于关注你的职业生涯了。当然，或许你自己也不希望我们这样。

我们会全面了解你的背景，看你是否可以影响周围的人们或者组织，以及你是否受到了你周围的人的影响。

知道你的活动，经历，兴趣和渴望有助于我们发现你是否有为斯坦福大学和整个社会做贡献的潜力。

想象一下，自己正在与一群学生和教员一起工作，设计一门关于生命科学中伦理问题的新课程或者主导一个体育商务会议。

想象一下，你在自己的职业生涯中为组织机构留下了一笔宝贵的精神财富，激励和鼓舞你的同事。

我们还要考虑你是否知道自己做什么在行，在什么方面可以得到进一步提升，你的团队合作能力和交际能力，以及是否能够利用一切机会和可能资源。

这些品质将帮助你增加自己的学习阅历，并将影响到你毕业后创新的能力。

个人品质和贡献

我们考虑的第三个因素是你能够带给斯坦福大学的前景，即你的个人品质和贡献。虽然斯坦福大学是一个强调一致性的地方，但她的繁荣却取决于其每一个学生的独特前途和兴趣。

故此，我们最为期待的申请者是那些仍然能够保持自己的思想和行为方式的人。

为了了解你是否可以从学院获益或者你是否可以为学院做出贡献，我们要首先熟悉你，你的信仰，你的激情，你的愿望，你的渴盼以及你最在乎的是什么。

你会改革“激情讨论会”吗？，你会对“国际管理项目”做出不一样的理解吗？你会在课堂讨论时勇敢地说出不一样的观点吗？

好好地想想，清楚地认识自己，并且要对自己充满信心。

我们都知道并没有一个“完美的”或者是“典型的”斯坦福大学MBA学生候选者。你也应该记住这点。

是的，我们的学校有着追逐无与伦比的机遇的学生。但是这并不意味着你就一定可以变得令人瞩目（不管是正面的，还是负面的）。实际上，大多数斯坦福大学的MBA学生都是在平凡的工作中取得了非凡的成就后才脱颖而出的。