Calling All Owen (Vanderbilt) MBA Class of 2023 (Intake 2021)

Vanderbilt Owen MBA Class of 2023 Deadlines

This is a STEM Designate MBA Program.

Round Application Deadline
R1 - Oct 12, 2020
R2 - Jan 11, 2021
R3 - Mar 29, 2021
R4 - May 15, 2021

Essay Prompts
We have four required written statements and all have a 75-word limit. Three statements are career-focused and one is a more creative statement.

Statement 1:
What are your short-term career goals after obtaining your MBA and what functional area do you plan to study while in the MBA program?

Statement 2:
What are some specific skills that you want to develop during your time in business school to help you achieve your career goals?

Statement 3:
The role of the Vanderbilt MBA Career Management Center is to partner with students to discover and define their career goals; to educate and coach students in developing and refining skills and experiences to achieve their career goals; to facilitate partnerships among students, the business community and the Vanderbilt community. How do you plan to direct your career search and collaborate with the Career Management Center to work toward your career goals?

Statement 4:
Our mission is to provide world-class business education on a personal scale. What does personal scale mean to you?

Hi Guys!

Check out my take on how to approach Vanderbilt Owen's essay prompts here - https://blog.edusimplified.com/essaydeb ... rbiltowen/

I am thinking of doing an Owen applicant networking call with a current student. How many of you would be interested in participating? Please let us know by responding here
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Good luck to the applicants of the next term. I am a current 1st year MBA student at Owen (Vanderbilt). I am also an international student.
Although I have very limited experience right now given that my semester has just started (which so far has been nothing short of amazing, considering the times we are in).
However, I would love to answer any questions about the school or admissions or directing/suggesting you to connect to the correct source here at Vanderbilt.

-Abhimanyu

Hi all, I applied to Vandy and had my interview that I think went fairly well. I know this cycle will be tougher but any idea of post interview conversion rates?

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Is there a reason this cycle will be particularly harder ? Do we have the data for round 1 at schools like Owen?

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Jci813

There is some date in the decision tracker from this year and the past years. What kind of data are you looking for?

https://gmatclub.com/forum/owen-vanderb ... acker.html
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I guess just an increase in quantity of applicants and/or scores and stats?

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Jci813

Got it. We don't have the complete data for this year's application cycle. So that is something we cannot figure out yet

For the scores and stats, you can check last year's decision tracker. In the following link, you can see all the admitted applicants over the past 3 years. You can check their profiles to get an idea of the average score etc. Please feel free to play with those filters and extract the data you are looking for

https://gmatclub.com/forum/decision-tra ... &status=10
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Thank you. Will do.

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I just said that based on the fact that more people are applying to schools due to layoffs etc. but who knows.

Hi all, would love to start a discussions about current state of recruiting at Owen. In particular, I am interested in consulting. There were some active Owen students in previous thread but things have been fairly quiet this round. The more I look into Vandy and Nashville, the more I can see myself going there. Seems like a great place to spend 2 years. I have interviewed at 3 other T15 schools but really can’t shake the feeling that Vandy could be a better fit. I want a well balanced and fun experience while cementing a loyal network.

What I would love to know more about is the pipeline to top consulting firms (MBB, Deloitte SO, Strat&, EYP, LEK, Booz etc). I completely understand that MBB is tough and I am not MBB or bust. But I think it’s a good measure of how a school is trending to see whether these firms are approaching it and entertaining applicants. Would love to know what makes an Owen student successful at landing these top offers. Do they already know people at these firms? Do they network early and heavy? Or are just great at case interviews etc?

Any current Owen students/alumni here who could chime in?

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I am a current Owen first year and was scouring the forums last year to make the right decision. Owen really lives their personal scale and competitive but not cutthroat taglines. The professors are great and very accessible. Coming from the Northeast, Nashville is a great place to spend two years. Most importantly, the Owen culture attracts smart and driven students who are always willing to help each other with recruiting, classes, etc. When I was struggling in class, I met with the professor on Zoom 0every week to make sure I could perform well in the class. I don't think you will get that at other programs!

I heard from friends at other programs that the career centers were not very helpful and challenging to get facetime with. That has definitely not been my experience. The CMC is accessible with lots of great resources, events, and more. Vanderbilt acknowledges that compared to larger programs in major metro areas, they do not have as many on-campus or core school opportunities, but I have felt there are plenty of opportunities. Most importantly, while the alumni network is smaller my response rate from cold networking emails and LinkedIn messages has been great. Alumni are willing to connect and help in meaningful ways. The CMC and professional clubs do a great job assisting students with off-campus recruiting and networking. Owen alumni are at leading companies in most industries and regions. Between virtual career fairs, alumni coffee chats, information sessions, and formal campus recruiting, I have connected with most of my target companies. Like anything, students have to do the work.

To answer specific consulting questions, I have been very impressed with the consulting club even though I am not recruiting for consulting. Vanderbilt has alumni at all the major firms and a large percentage of students are targeting consulting. Owen has a strong relationship with Deloitte, coordinates panels, networking sessions, and other events with firms like Bain, EY, BCG, and many boutique firms. The consulting club does a great job helping students with recruiting and case prep.

I had the same gut feeling that Vanderbilt was the right fit for me, and 100% made the right decision. The pros far outweigh the cons!

Guys any update on final shortlist?
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On Friday, will Owen make phone calls to notify accepted students, or will they just send a portal-status email?

HI! I got my call yesterday with my letter via email right after.

Congratulations! Scholarship ?

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Yes! A small one as a forte fellow (about 35% of admissions) will try to negotiate more since I have larger scholarships elsewhere but really love Owen!

That’s awesome. I have two full scholarships elsewhere so I don’t think I’ll get any where near that at Owen. But also I didn’t get a call or email- so maybe I didn’t get accepted ?

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False: Owen only gives admissions decisions on the exact day advertised. The only exception is if you sent a request to receive it sooner if, for example, you are in the military.