Alberta University (Class of 2018) - Calling all Applicants!

Thanks manojsundar1 I just now completed the short video interview. Can you let me know how many days they will take from now on to let me know whether I'm selected for the final interview ?

They replied back in 4 hours for me...

Great..! Hoping a positive reply from them.

thank you for the post mate and all the best.

Profile Evaluation Request

Hi All,

I am applying to very few schools and all three Canadian schools. Kindly evaluate my profile.

Career Snapshot :
Class 10 - 85%
Class 12- 77%
Graduation: Mechanical engg. ( 7.6 CGPA out of 10)
GMAT : 620 ( AWA - 4 , IR - 5 , Quant- 50 Verbal - 23 )

Overall Work Experience ( 8 years ) : Implementing SAP Supply Chain Planning Solutions for manufacturing industries.

Currently working as a Senior Analyst , in one of the Big Four ( PWC)


Query : Will the lower score in Verbal be a problem or do they care about the overall GMAT .

Responded to you in the Molson thread. Let us know more about your extra-curriculars.

Hello,

I am also an applicant to Alberta's MBA program for 2016 intake. I submitted my application on 9 Dec 2015. I didn't get any link for video essays as few members did receive it after their application submission. Guys please confirm whether video essays are compulsory or are sent to few applicants only.

Regards,
Chinmay

Hello Chinmay,
Do mail chris lynch or charlene patry and enquire about this.The video essay is compulsory for all.

Okay. Thanks for the reply. Have you completed your video essay part? There is no mention of video essays on the school's website. Could please share any information that you have about the process? What is your current status of application?

Regards,
Chinmay

I am happy to help.So once i submitted my application,i got a mail asking me to complete 3 video and 1 written response.Once that was evaluated,i was invited for a skype interview with the admissions director.Had it last monday.They said they will take 2 weeks for the result to come..so am waiting..hope this helps..Could you share your profile?

What was the time lag between application submission and receipt of mail for video essays? Its been a week since I submitted my application. With respect to my profile, I did my undergrad in Business from the University of Mumbai. I am a Chartered Accountant and have completed the CFA program. My GMAT is 650 and IELTS is 8. I have 3 years of Supply Chain Finance experience with Unilever and Asian Paints. My career interest post MBA is Investment Management. I have applied to Concordia, McGill, Alberta and Sauder as of now. Submitted my applications around a week ago. No interview call from anyone so far. What are your career goals and profile?

Regards,
Chinmay

One more query please... are the responses impromptu or you get an opportunity to practice and then submit the final response?

They replied back to me in 2 days.I am a chemical engineer with 3.5 years experience in oil and gas industry as an operations man.Planning to be an operations manager post mba.GMAT 660.I think they might be in the middle of making the admissions decision and with christmas coming up,there might be delays .Have also applied to molson and sauder.Just be patient and contact the university directly.they would be the best ones to answer you.I think sauder shud take u time.I applied to sauder on OCT 22 and am still waiting for an interview call.I think VijayG6387 would agree with me on this

VijayG6387 Could you please share your profile and career interest? Do we have any current student of Alberta on this group? I have been exchanging mails with Chris and Melissa to get an idea about program fit and career opportunities in Investment Management from the program, but current students would be the best resource to get first-hand information.

Regards,
Chinmay

GMAT 720, IELTS 8
Work Ex 7 Years in IT, last 3 years as Leads in various teams, two international deputations.
Currently in Delivery Excellence and Risk Management area.
Post career goal is to get into Gaming Industry as a Producer.

I have a friend who graduated from Alberta, who is of no use.

Yeah Manoj, agreed, I think it will be Jan by the time we complete the interviews. Apparently they are working on weekends too, to manage the huge volume of applications they have received this year. Normal processing time is 4 weeks, but now it is 8 weeks. Most of the Universities will have atleast 1 full week holiday, for Christmas/New Year, so it will have to be in Jan.

Alberta seems to have adopted this very recently, as it wasn't a part of last year's admissions. May be they are just testing it and hence the website is not updated. Even Schulich added this component only in Jan of this year. I'd be surprised if Alberta takes the performance in video essays very seriously.
IR in GMAT was introduced in 2012, and still Univs don't consider them as a critical part of the applications. Some don't even ask what your IR score is.

Hi,

I am thinking of applying here. I was just wondering can anyone help me with some details? My question is does anyone know about the time-lines of the application. Meaning, say I apply on the 4th of January, how long do they normally take to inform me of their decision (including video interview). Also MOST IMPORTANTLY how long do I have (in weeks or days) to accept an offer if made by the business school?

Thanks to all in advance for the help!

Hi,

The time that schools take to interview candidates depends on each school. I got an interview call from McGill in 10 days after submitting my application. I got an admit from Concordia in 2 weeks after submitting my application. I am still waiting for interview call from Sauder and Alberta (2 weeks since applications submitted). All schools usually give 3-4 weeks time to confirm on their offer.

Regards,
Chinmay