MBA Round 1 Application Deadline: October 20, 2010 Decisions Released: January 12, 2011
MBA Round 2 Application Deadline: Jaunary 5, 2011 Decisions Released: March 30, 2011
MBA Round 3 Application Deadline: April 12, 2011 Decisions Released: June 1, 2011
FEMBA Round 1 Application Deadline: November 3, 2010 Decisions Released: February 2, 2011
FEMBA Round 2 Application Deadline: February 9, 2011 Decisions Released: May 4, 2011
FEMBA Round 3 Application Deadline: April 27, 2011 Decisions Released: June 22, 2011
2011 MBA / FEMBA Essay Questions
MBA Required Essays: Essay 1: What event or life experience has had the greatest influence in shaping your character and why? (750 words) Essay 2: Describe your short-term and long-term career goals. What is your motivation for pursuing an MBA now and how will UCLA Anderson help you to achieve your goals? (750 words)
MBA Optional Essays: Essay 3: You may respond to the following question via written essay, audio or video clip: What is something people will find surprising about you? Essay 4: Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (250 words)
MBA Reapplicant Essay: Please describe your career progress since you last applied and ways in which you have enhanced your candidacy. Include updates on short-term and long-term career goals, as well as your continued interest in UCLA Anderson. (750 words)
FEMBA Required Essays: Essay 1: How have people, events, and / or situations in your life influenced who you are today? (Maximum 1 page, double-spaced, 12 point font) Essay 2: Why a UCLA Anderson MBA? Why FEMBA? Why are these the right three years in your career to earn your MBA? (Maximum 1 page, double-spaced, 12 point font) Essay 3: Discuss your plans to have your UCLA MBA facilitate you being either a career enhancer, shifter or explorer* If your interests are entrepreneurial, are you already an entrepreneur, or do you plan to be an entrepreneur and if so when and how? (Maximum 1 page, double-spaced, 12 point font) Enhancer = I plan to continue in the same field/function and see FEMBA as necessary to advance and stay competitive. Shifter = I want to change either industries or job functions and want FEMBA to help me facilitate this shift. Explorer = I want to make some kind of career shift and want to identify this goal as I move through FEMBA.
FEMBA Optional Essays: Essay 4: Are there any additional circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (Maximum 1 page, double-spaced, 12 point font) If any of these scenarios apply to you, please address specifically: If commuting by plane, please detail your commute plans. If you are not currently employed full time, please explain your employment situation right now and your career search plan to be employed by the beginning of the program. If you are currently enrolled in another MBA program, please clarify your status in that program (standing, % complete, etc.), and explain your reason for wanting to begin UCLA Anderson. If you were on academic probation or had failing grades, please address. If you have a criminal history, please address.
I'm trying for Round 1 but I haven't taken my GMAT yet so I hope I am able to apply. Also wondering if I should apply in R2 instead coz I just started work a mth ago so I would have considerably more to write in R2. Soooo confused
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thisguy310
Re: Calling All UCLA 2011 Applicants! [#permalink]
Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:58 pm
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Joined: Fri Jul 16, 2010 Posts: 152 Location: Los Angeles, CA Schools: UCLA Anderson FEMBA Class of 2014 Followers: 2
Count me in for R1 .... I have not yet started with my essays but hopefully soon I will...
am an international applicant and financing my program was quite important to me. I am very relieved by this decision and this has helped me to decide. Found the following in the MBA blog:
August 09, 2010 - UCLA Anderson Announces New International Student Loan UCLA Anderson is pleased to announce it has finalized an agreement with a new lender to provide loans for incoming international students. (Returning students for the 2010-11 academic year will continue to be covered through the UCLA Foundation's ALPS loan program.) We have loans available for international students without US cosigners availalable through the Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union (ELFCU).
The program is competitive with the rates and terms of other leading loans in the market.
jvaidya
Re: Calling All UCLA 2011 Applicants! [#permalink]
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:18 am
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Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2010 Posts: 17 Schools: UCLA, USC WE 1: 3 Yr at leading SAAS company Followers: 0
I am also applying to UCLA Full Time MBA program for Fall'11.
Your take on the essays ? Have any one of you started working on them yet ? And what other schools are you guys applying too ?
Hi IP,
Overall I like UCLA's essay prompts a lot. I think 750 words is a good sweet spot for #1 and #2 -- also the questions aren't too prescriptive so you have flexibility to elaborate how you wish. The audio/video #3 will be interesting as well. A nice break from essays, albeit time consuming since I plan to do more of a slideshow with voiceover.
Looks like we're applying to a few of the same schools. Feel free to PM me if you feel like bouncing around essay strategy ideas. Good luck!
dc3828102
Re: Calling All UCLA 2011 Applicants! [#permalink]
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:35 pm
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Joined: Sun Jan 17, 2010 Posts: 193 Schools:UCLA (Anderson) - Class of 2013 GMAT 1: Q V GMAT 2: Q V GMAT 3: 740 Q49 V41
Followers: 2
I was wondering how people are looking at the optional video asking about what people would be surprised to know about you? Should it be very structured like an essay, or more informal?
trunksli
Re: Calling All UCLA 2011 Applicants! [#permalink]
I was wondering how people are looking at the optional video asking about what people would be surprised to know about you? Should it be very structured like an essay, or more informal?
I am planning on something more informal...
Matador1985
Re: Calling All UCLA 2011 Applicants! [#permalink]
I was wondering how people are looking at the optional video asking about what people would be surprised to know about you? Should it be very structured like an essay, or more informal?
I am planning on something more informal...
I posted a link on the first post on the Video component. check it out if you havent see it yet
Matador1985
Re: Calling All UCLA 2011 Applicants! [#permalink]
Count me in for FEMBA 2011. Is there a seperate thread for that or should we use this thread only.
Hey the UCLA threads are traditionally shorter + I think the FEMBA application is fairly similiar to the full time. We're better off keeping the same thread
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