Calling all Simon(Rochester) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!!

Hi everyone! I'm going to try to submit my application before the R1 deadline.

Is anyone else aiming for R1?

I am in for R1...

Just updated the first post with deadlines for 2015/16 application.

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FROM Simon (Rochester) Admissions Blog: MBA Internship Reflections

The following blog post was written by Jay Gillespie, 2016 MBA Candidate I didn’t understand how well Simon prepared me for a management position until I began my summer internship in the marketing department of Bigelow Tea. I have an arts background (worked as a full-time actor prior to Simon), and I would like to […]

FROM Simon (Rochester) Admissions Blog: Exploring Rochester One Meal at a Time

The following blog post was written by Adrian Finch, MBA 2015; MS Marketing 2012 Rochester is home to some of the best restaurants and bars in the area. As someone who has grown up in the area and has watched the city grow, I love to share my recommendations to those who aren’t afraid to get […]

FROM Simon (Rochester) Admissions Blog: Taking the First Steps in the B-School Application Process

So you’ve decided to apply to an MBA or MS program – Congratulations! Studying for the GMAT or GRE, writing your essays, lining up recommendations, and attending admissions events – it all takes time. Now add your full-time job, managing everything outside of work, and it is easy to appreciate that there will not be […]

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Hello Kheown,

Good luck for R1...Can you please share your profile with us?

Sure!

Spanish male with 5 yrs WE/28 years old by matriculation in banking (treasury of a mid-sized Spanish bank).
GMAT: 720
TOEFL: 115
Undergrad: BBA by public Spanish university (top 10% of my class)
Masters in banking management and financial markets in tiny local school
Average/below avg ECs

I'd like to stay in a treasury/CorpFin role post-MBA. Regular career advancement and more global exposure are the main reasons for an MBA.

Full-Time MBA Class of 2017 Profile
Please use the below data to see where you stand in the application pool

Class Characteristics:
Expected MBA Enrollment 98*
Average Age 28
Countries of Origin (non-US Citizens) 17
Minority Students (of domestics) 31%
African American 19%
Hispanic 17%

Gender:
Female 44%
Male 56%

Work Experience:
Average Years of Experience 5.5
Middle 80% range 2.3 - 11.3

Undergraduate Majors:
Business and Commerce 31%
Economics 9%
Engineering 28%
Humanities and Social Science 21%
Math and Science 11%

GMAT Score Ranges:
Middle 80% range 600 - 720

GRE Score Ranges:
Middle 80% range 307 - 324

Undergraduate GPA Ranges:
Middle 80% range 3.01 - 3.92

TOEFL:
Average TOEFL 107

Thanks Kheown for sharing your profile.

SIMON BUSINESS SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ON SEPT.1 ANNOUNCED THAT IT IS

CUTTING THE TOTAL TUITION OF ITS FULL-TIME,TWO-YEAR MBA PROGRAM BY 13.6% TO $92,000

CHECK THE BELOW LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION

https://www.simon.rochester.edu/news-and ... px?nid=466

FROM Simon (Rochester) Admissions Blog: My Experience with The Consortium and OP

The following blog post was written by Alonso Moreno, 2017 MBA Candidate It’s hard not to feel some level of intimidation when going into an MBA program – especially if you’re a member of The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, where my peers are about half of the country’s top minority MBA talent! If […]

Submitted my app for R1 today. Am I the first one to submit the app for Simon?

Best of Luck Soham...

Thank you Gaurav. Are you in for R1? Seeing that no one else has updated their app status, I get a feeling that I might have rushed through. Anyways, finger crossed !!

I am still working on essays and haven't got LOR's yet.Will try to submit before 15th.