Seeing as how R1 over and some of us have applied already I wanted to give this post a makeover. 2012Applicant, I moved your post down one, thanks for getting us started! msb_exterior.jpg https://msb.georgetown.edu/ Current Students: 2012Applicant ozzy10fl Current Applicants: R1 justreallygood shaselai jordanhendrix mrwuzzman garuda R2 VictoryMBA Deadlines: Application Deadline Decision Notification Round 1 November 1 January 15 Round 2 January 1 March 15 Round 3 April 1 May 15 Essays: ESSAY ONE (Required) - Limit: 750 words A) What position do you plan to obtain upon graduation from the MBA program? Please include both industry and function in your explanation. B) How will the combination of your past experiences and the Georgetown MBA position you for this new opportunity? C) Please describe how you envision your career progression beyond your initial post-MBA position. ESSAY TWO (Required) - Limit: 750 words A) What does leadership mean to you? What are the personal characteristics and skills required to be an effective leader? B) Provide a specific example of when you demonstrated leadership skills. Describe a challenge that you faced and the results that you achieved. C) What areas do you wish to develop in order to become a more effective leader? ESSAY THREE (Required) - Limit: 750 words How will your classmates benefit from your presence in the Georgetown MBA program? ESSAY FOUR: COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS (Required) - Limit: one page A) Please provide a bulleted list of your post-undergraduate involvement in the community. Indicate the nature of the activity or organization, dates of involvement, offices held, and average number of hours spent each month. B) What motivates you to continue contributing to the community? Limit: 250 words OPTIONAL ESSAY ONE - Limit: 500 words If you are not currently employed full-time, use this space to provide information about your current activities. OPTIONAL ESSAY TWO - Limit 500 words Please provide any information you would like to add to your application that you have not otherwise included. Candidates wishing to be considered for a Georgetown MBA Professional Achievement Scholarship will address their greatest accomplishment(s) in their chosen field and why they should be selected for this scholarship. (They also will include any professional awards/recognition received by their employer or industry.) Older Threads: 2010: https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-georgetown-2010-applicants-82484.html 2009: https://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-georgetown-mcdonough-2009-applicants-72162.html Stats/info From BW: https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/full_time_mba_profiles/georgetown.html From US News: Fall 2009 Admissions Statistics Number of applicants (full-time) 1,729 Number of acceptances (full-time) 649 Acceptance rate (full-time) 37.5% Fall 2009 Enrollment Total first-year enrollment (full-time) 251 Average age (full-time) 28 Average undergraduate GPA (full-time) 3.35 Full-time student GPA range (10th-90th percentile) 2.96-3.78 Average GMAT score (full-time) 685 Full-time student GMAT range (10th-90th percentile) 640-730 Average months of work experience (full-time) 62

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I got the call i am in after being waitlisted since the first round ... now comes the decision time anyone have any advice about either going to Georgetown vs WashU(olin) ... I really liked Olin when I visited there but feel like Georgetown would have more recruiting opportunities based on location. I am interested in either Consulting or Banking.

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I am actually choosing Gtown over UNC. Even though UNC may be higher ranked, I have talked to several ppl in NYC who talk highly of Gtown's reputation in IB and I prefer going to a school in a big city since I went to a rural town for undergrad.

Hope that helps.

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I think youre right inwith the recruiting opportunities at gtown v olin being better
consulting is big there and IB is do able.
Olin b/c of its location and size suffers in these fields and most of the legwork will need to be done by the students themselves. That, said, for IB you will be going to NYC every other week at least from either school. Gtown of course makes that much easier. Consulting is BIG in DC, but its mostly federal consulting, which IMO if your after strategy/mgmt can be very boring.

DC is a fun place, with those goals I would pick Gtown. Olin is a wonderful program though. They are very close

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R3 Applicant here. I got the "good news" call yesterday at around 12:30 p.m. Eastern. I was actually in the air, on the way home from a business trip, so I missed it. I got the email five minutes after I landed, at around 4:55 p.m.

I have yet to decide if I am going to matriculate, as I have been put on the WL by my number one school.

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14 May 2011, 10:00

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I was accepted off the w/l yesterday and am deciding between unc and gtown. I'd like to get into consulting in the dc area, so I'm wondering if where I might be able to find the specific recruiting/employment results for that industry in the dc area.

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https://lmgtfy.com/?q=georgetown+univers ... ent+report

As a DC resident, I can tell you that Gtown is well respected in this area. If you want to go to consulting in the DC area, Gtown can make that happen. You may need to set your sights beyond McKinsey, Bain and BCG but otherwise, sure.

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I meant beyond the employment records officially released by the school. Thanks for taking the time to put together the let me google that for you link though.

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^^^ well what are you looking for? you're not getting anything super specific unless you call career services. Since you're an admit they would be happy to help.

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A friend of mine who is a currently a 1st year student told me there were a multiple FT offers (3-4) given out by McKinsey this year.

I don't have any other details behind this (office location, salaries, etc) but he mentioned that this was the first time this has happened for Gtown.

Random fact but this is definitely something you cannot get from the employment reports.

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Similarly, I was told good things with regards to I-banking recruiting at Gtown this year. As expected, private equity recruiting was said to be much more difficult.

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With regards to the MBAMath requirement - I already have an account that I purchased on my own to prepare for the fall. Can I use my scores from that to pass the requirement? If one of my scores is too low, can I re-take that particular part of the course to raise it?

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Once admitted the adcom seems pretty approachable and reasonable so I would be shocked if they didn't accept those scores and/or let you retake certain sections.

I would give them a holler and inquire.

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Yes, you can use your existing MBA Math scores to satisfy Georgetown's requirement. I did the same thing when applying last year. I believe the MBA Math requirement is handled by PJ Grana in MBA Student Services (pjg46@georgetown.edu).

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Georgetown's business school has announced their new dean as David A. Thomas, professor and former associate dean of Harvard Business School. Prior to Harvard he taught at Wharton.

Seems like exciting times at GTown

https://www.georgetown.edu/story/newmsbdean.html

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I got an interview for the Evening MBA program. Very surprising since my GMAT was lower than the 80% range, but I realize an interview is hardly acceptance. My resume was very strong, as were my GPA and recommendations. However, I am torn between schools. Assuming G'town says yes, I have a tough decision, and I would appreciate any input.

I have been accepted to American (Kogod) with a sizable ($18.5K) scholarship. I really like the small class sizes, availability of faculty and staff, the very active Alumni, the proactive Career Center, and the "hyper-cooperative" environment of Kogod. I have attended several AU events and really love the school.

That said, I love the Georgetown prestige. McDonough School of Business is much bigger, though the Evening Program is a 60 person cohort. I am pretty sure I will be competing in a pool of sharks for the available resources (faculty, staff, career center, recruiting opportunities, etc).

Of course, they might just tell me to pound sand and re-take my GMAT at the interview, so I may be toiling for naught!

Thoughts?

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I would go for Georgetown...the scholarship money is good, but in the long run, it prob won't matter much, whereas the name recognition of Georgetown will be with you forever.

And sure, Gtown may be more competitive (not sure if its a tank of sharks as you claim) but that competitiveness will only make you work harder and be more successful.

In the end, its about choosing the school that will best allow you to achieve your goals...

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Thanks for the reply Xeon216. I am seriously struggling with this decision. I have a non-traditional background...25 years in the Military...so my resume is full of experience. I have no doubt that I will do well in school, however, I really want to enjoy it as well.

I guess I am faced with the age-old question...Does the B-school really matter? Kogod has a great reputation in the DC area, but can't really compete with the Georgetown brand. But it's the person, not the school, who gets the job in the end.

Tough decision!

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I am admitted to Georgetown and USC full-time MBA but I want to hear your thoughts before I make a decision.

I am an international applicant with 3 years work experience. Post-MBA I want to work in management consultancy. I have no ties with any of these two places so both schools are equal for me. Which one is more respected in USA and which one would provide me more opportunities to find a job?

Thanks and good luck to all wait listed applicants!

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USC is the better ranked school and IMO is in a better area. Both are good schools, though. If I was in at USC and Georgetown, I would go to USC.

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Splendido,

First, congrats on being admitted to both schools. I think you will be happy wherever you go. In terms of reputation and job opportunities, I think you will discover that it is very even amongst those schools and generally all MBA programs outside the top 5. Your chances of finding the job you want will rest largely on your shoulders so IMO this decision comes down LOCATION!

- If you want to work/live anywhere on the East Coast, there is no question that you should go to Georgetown

- If you want to work/live anywhere on the West Coast, there is no question that you should go to USC

- If you do not know where you want to live, the best thing you can do is look at the qualities of each school that attracted you to apply in the first place and decide which factors are most important to you.

Both schools have good brands nationally, but job placement will be extremely biased to their respective locations. Good luck and let us know what you decide!