https://tepper.cmu.edu/images/mediaStoryImagePlaceholder.jpg tuXlXIR0RkusKW3xVJ9yGlw Essay Questions A.What are your short-term and long-term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you to achieve these goals. (Please include any information regarding what steps you have taken to learn more about the Tepper School.) B. The Tepper School’s culture relies on all members to be active contributors to our community. With your values, experiences, and interests, how will you make a unique contribution to the Tepper community? Your examples may include: classroom interaction, student activities, career development, community service, etc. C. Please answer two of the following three questions or statements. Please clearly specify which questions you are answering. Your two answers should equal a total of two pages or less. 1.Describe an obstacle you have faced in your professional or academic life. How did you overcome this obstacle and how did it foster your development? 2. Describe a time in which your ethics were challenged. How did you deal with the situation and what did you learn from it? 3. One thing people would be surprised to know about me is . . . D. Is there anything additional that you think we should know as we evaluate your application? Note: if you believe your credentials and essays represent you fairly, you should not feel obligated to answer this question. This essay is intended to provide a place for you to add information that you think is important but is not covered elsewhere in the application.

but i remember somebody mentioning that last day of calls is nov 23rd.

It was just his guessing and deduction.

Does Tepper send you a personal email by one of the committee members to inform the complete status of the application, or generate an automated email by the online application system that says that the application status has been changed?

Add me to Tepper January Round (R2). Also, I looked through the forum and didn't see any discussion on Fee Waivers. What is everyone's experience with that? I rec'd one via e-mail and also from visiting Tepper's booth at an MBA fair.

I received a fee waiver in my email and I requested an interview before submitting my app. I interviewed in NYC and at the end my intetviewer handed me another fee waiver. I am hoping that was a good sign. Posted from my mobile device

No news from Tepper Yet. File still "under review". I m preparing myself for a 'ding w/o interview' result. best of luck everyone!

20th December seems so far away. . The actual date of result will be 21st December for me cuz of the time difference.

any latest information about interviews calls still being sent out?

I think they have sent all the invites....looks like a third ding of the season for me

Stay positive. During the last week, the admissions process must have been slowed down due to the huge American holiday season, Thanksgiving. Certainly, it takes a lot of courage to face multiple rejections. The good news is that we are still in a middle stage of the application cycle. Now is a great time to reflect on the weaknesses of your profile and try to improve them for the schools you may be applying during the 2nd round or later. Good luck to us all!