Calling All Foster MBA Applicants: 2025 intake Class of 2027 : Foster (Washington)

mani007 · 2024-08-11T05:33:59-07:00

Welcome 2024-2025 Foster Applicants Welcome, all Foster class of 2027 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post. Join Foster Chat Foster MBA Deadlines 2024-25 Round Deadline Round 1 Oct 01, 2024 Round 2 Jan 07, 2024 Round 3 Mar 12, 2025 Foster MBA Essays 2024-25 Essay 1 https://gmatclub.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/transparent100-1.gif Post-MBA Plans – Tell us your ideas about what lies ahead for you in your career. What are the gaps or deficiencies currently preventing you from pursuing these potential career paths? How do you plan to use your time in the Foster MBA program to fill these gaps and advance your career? (750 words maximum) Essay 2 Personal Resilience – Resilience is one of the most important values of a successful Foster student. Tell us about what resilience means to you and share some of the ways that you have demonstrated resilience in overcoming personal or professional challenges. How do you anticipate showing resilience during your time as an MBA candidate? (500 words) Essay 3 (Optional) Include this essay if you have additional information that you believe would be helpful to the admissions committee in considering your application. (500 words maximum, optional) Essay 4 (Optional) At the Foster School of Business, we embrace diversity as one of the foundations of both successful business strategy and a world-class educational experience. We share the University’s dedication to promoting the understanding and appreciation of human differences, and the constructive expression of ideas. We welcome you to share some of the ways you have practiced inclusion, promoted equity or supported the advancement of underrepresented groups. (500 words maximum, optional) Foster Application Stats Class of '25 Applicants 830 Accepted 345 Acceptance Rate 41.6% Enrolled 111 Yield Rate 32.17% Foster Class Profile Class of '25 Avg. GPA 3.3 Avg. WE 72 Average GMAT 710 % GRE 32% Median GMAT 710 Avg GRE Quant 163 Avg. GRE Verbal 158 Avg. Total GRE 321 View the full Foster Class Profile --> https://foster.uw.edu/academics/degree-programs/full-time-mba/class-profile/ Foster Employment Data Class of '23 Employed at Graduation 84% Employed 3 Months 94% Average Salary $151,322 Average Bonus $44,537 Salary and Bonus $195,859 View the full Foster Employment Report Class of 2023 --> https://foster.uw.edu/careers/full-time-and-evening-mba-career-management/employment-statistics/

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26 Oct 2024, 13:24

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Hi,
Does anybody know if we have one or two interviews for Foster FT MBA program?

My email says interviews are conducted by both admission staff and current students over Zoom.

only 1 interview is there afaik

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Hi,
Congrats to those got interviewed and would be greatly appreciated if you could share the Kira / interview questions. I’m applying for R2

Thanks

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05 Dec 2024, 08:04

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Did anyone receive any notification regarding the admit?

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08 Dec 2024, 22:52

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My interviewer asked me to wait till the 3rd week of December for the results.

Rw11

Did anyone receive any notification regarding the admit?

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13 Dec 2024, 17:49

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Rw11

Did anyone receive any notification regarding the admit?

Received notification 4 hrs back... admitted

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13 Dec 2024, 23:06

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anyone who got 75% or 100% scholarship?

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**** no

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12 Jan 2025, 22:29

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Hopeful12356, can we connect? Even I am admitted

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13 Jan 2025, 01:19

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Can somebody post the video essay questions here?

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I referred to the following resources for prep for video essay @Reshmi7
1.https://ellinlolis.com/blog/how-to-succ ... deo-essay/\
2.https://ameerkhatri.com/masters-in-busi ... interview/
3.https://gmatclub.com/forum/compiled-vid ... eymV9HC1ut

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Anyone record the video essay could share the questions?

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1. not sure... 2. If you can give any conference; what topic it would be on 3. TMAT personal failure

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Thanks for sharing! Seems the questions is very random...

Seems there’s no need for preparation🤣

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15 Jan 2025, 07:01

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How can we judge how good the video essay went?

I hit and miss in practice ones.

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Has anyone received R2 interview invite?

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Not yet should we have recieved it by now ?

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chillguy

Has anyone received R2 interview invite?

Most probably interview invites will be before the end of this wk. 🤔 (According to last year’s data)

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