Vanderbilt (Owen) 2013 - Calling All Applicants

I was planning on going to Discover Weekend in November 2012 but had to cancel at the last minute and travel to NYC on business related to storm damage. While in NYC, I attended an MBA fair and spoke with a representative from Vanderbilt. She seemed pretty adament that I should do an EMBA which kind of turned me off. I am a bit older, 35 14+ years experience which I can see why I would do an EMBA, but given my desire to career shift I feel a full-time program would be best. I was a little disturbed by the exchange and have begun having thoughts about not applying. I like the school, plan to stay in the south, and Marketing is a specialty of theirs. Was that just a one-off vibe or is Vanderbilt really that unfriendly to candidates with my background?

Big congrats to you!!

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Nice point raised Asimov... I guess people would rather stay silent than speak up and spoil relations...and I agree that such herd mentality is not expected from a top 30 B school...however the saving grace is that, no one liked the comment.

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HUGE CONGRATS SIR!

Final day of R1. I submitted my application this afternoon, anyone else?

Anyone else accepting an Early Admissions offer? I am still waiting for my admission package but by next week will have my deposit in.

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I submitted my application too on the final day of R1...however I am yet to hear anything from Adcom. Anybody (R1) heard anything yet?

It usually takes about two weeks I believe.

Hello..everyone.

I have one question.

I got admitted already. Is deposit(2500 usd) paid by credit cards only?

Thank you.

You can also pay via Wire Transfer

Has anyone who applied R1 received a decision yet? I've heard back from another one of my top-choice schools and I have to give them my decision a week or two before Owen's accept/deny emails even come out (according to Owen's website). When I interviewed Consuela said I could let them know if I would like them to move my app to the top of the pile for situations like this (well, she didn't put it like that but...) so I was wondering if I need to do that now. I don't want to turn down the other (with scholarship) and not get into Owen. Thanks and Good luck!!

I would ask them right away to do so and leave yourself enough time to make a decision. I went through the same issue with a different school and managed to expedite my application two weeks before their official decision date.

Awesome! Thanks for the info, fv113. If I may ask, what was the deciding factor in your decision?

Sorry for the late response MBA0G2015, are they going to expedite your decision?

Personally I based my decisions on some factors: During my visit to Vandy I felt welcomed, there was not a single person I met that I didn't feel a connection with. I really felt that they really want their students to thrive and are not only a number for their stats. The class size is fairly big but from everything I've learned it's a pretty close knit community. Finally, they have great connections with top consulting firms and a great leadership program.

And its SEC! Great basketball, baseball and their football program is on the rise. Combine that with Nashville, one of my favorite cities in the US and you get a winner haha.

Don't want to bore you with more but PM me if you want me to go on.

this is one intrusive application!

i'm new to applying for us business schools (so far have been finishing up Canadian mba apps) so maybe this is the norm, but the app wants to know my income, family income, father's job, mother damn college degrees!

My app for kelley is not at all this intrusive. Is this normal for us apps?

It was for all the apps I filled...

hmm i guess it is the norm then. thanks for the heads up