No decision notifications will be released until the December 14th deadline. All decisions will be released at the same time on that day.
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McCombs Admissions Committee (MAC)

Interview invitations are still being released as applications from Round 1 are reviewed.
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McCombs Admissions Committee (MAC)

Did anyone else just receive an email from McCombs about the MSTC program? I have interviewed and am awaiting decision for MBA. I wonder if this has anything to do with my MBA application? Anyone have any thoughts? Maybe this was just a marketing email that was sent to everyone.

Great, thanks for reply!

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Got invited for an interview for the executive program.

Re-applicants are given heavy consideration. Be sure to use the optional essay to explain how your application has improved since your last application.
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Hi,

I am applying for McCombs Business school in round 2. My GRE score is 323(Q- 164, V- 159 ), its GMAT equivalent is 690.
I have gone through the UT Austin site a myriad times to understand their vision and expectations. Currently I am in the process of filling my application and essays. I am not worried much about LORs as I have 6.4 years of IT experience and did good work. But I am very apprehensive about the essays, it has word limit and I am facing hard time to connect all scattered point and make a story.

Any advice would be good.

Note - My focus is only on UT Austin- McComb business school and I desperately want to join MBA fall 2013 batch, if there is any body from 2012 or previous batches, please let me know if I can pm them for MBA/UT Austin related queries.

Thanks & Regards,
Namrta Mahajan

I was reluctant to post an in-detail account of my interview at first, but then I realized that peer collaboration and preparation is a central theme among McCombs students. Also, if someone is willing to put in the time to research McCombs, they deserve the reward:

1. Walk me through your resume.
2. Why an MBA? Why Texas?
3. What’s the weakest part of your application?
4. What’s the strongest part of your application?
5. Describe how you deal with situations where you have a teammate who’s difficult to work with or isn’t living up to his/her part.
6. I briefly mentioned my undergrad institution, and the interviewer ended up asking if I was applying to that school for my MBA because it has a strong program. After I said no, the interviewer asked why not.
7. What’s the most difficult professional challenge you’ve had on a team?
8. In what ways will you contribute to and enhance the McCombs environment while you’re in school?
9. What were all the essay questions this year? (I think the interviewer asked this out of personal curiosity to see if they’ve changed what they’re looking for. However, the interviewer could have been trying to keep me on my toes by making sure I remembered what UT was looking for.)
10. What’s your absolute ideal job after school?
11. Why do you want to leave your current job?
12. What single accomplishment are you most proud of?
13. What do you consider to be your greatest success up to now?
14. Is there anything you’re not looking forward to about McCombs or that concerns you?
15. Whether I had any other points I'd like to mention that the interviewer might have missed or I would like to highlight during my interview.
16. Ended with me asking a couple questions on the interviewer’s experience at McCombs.

- It lasted ~ 1.25 hrs.
- It was a partially blind interview. The interviewer had my resume, but hadn’t seen my essays, letters of recommendation, etc.
- I'm not sure if this still holds true, but as of a couple years ago the interview selection process was actually only based on a quantitative algorithm (nebulous details on the variables). After the interview write-up is submitted, 1-2 second-year students review the file for the first time. If necessary, someone from the actual admissions board will review the application.
- The interviewer spoke very candidly about the process and gave me feedback on how I did (no, I didn't ask the question or solicit the feedback). Thankfully, the interviewer said they were going to recommend my admittance.

Hope this helps.

I submitted the application in 15th Sep, now I still not get the interview notification. I called the admission office and they told me they would send invitation till Dec. But I feel there is no hope~~~~

Are you referring to the application itself (bio data, essays, etc.) or the supplemental materials (GMAT report, transcript, etc.)? If you're referring to the application itself, below are the instructions. If it's the supplemental stuff, you can check the status from the GIAC site. I'm not sure the GIAC site will let you view the supp. materials, though, because it's there as a status check.

Dashboard homepage >
Under "Apply Online," click the link "Application submitted" >
Under #1, select, "View your completed and submitted application"