Calling all Smith (Maryland) MBA Applicants: 2020 Intake

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Welcome all Smith (Maryland) class of 2022 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each-other, exchange ideas, discuss app strategies, and some profile discussions may be? Give a shout out!

Smith (Maryland)  Decision Tracker  & Historical Admit Data |  Add Smith  to your profile

sj24 · Answer

Smith (Maryland) MBA Application Deadlines: 2020 Intake  
    Round    Application Deadline    Decision Notification Date   
  R1  October 1, 2019  December 23, 2019  
  R2  November 1, 2019  January 15, 2020  
  R3  December 15, 2019  March 15, 2020  
  R4  January 15, 2020  April 15, 2020  
  R5  March 1, 2020  May 1, 2020  
  R6  April 30, 2020  Rolling

sj24 · Answer

Class Profile 
Class Size: 165 (Women 37%; Int'l 35%)
Avg GMAT: 655 
Avg GPA: 3.26
Avg WE: 6 Years
Avg Age: 30

Tuition Fall 2018 (54-credit program) 
$1,658 per credit (In-state)
$1,998 per credit (Out-of-state)

Scholarship Information 
Merit-based scholarships and graduate assistantships are available. Funding ranges from $10,000 to full tuition.

sj24 · Answer

Is anyone preparing for an interview after round 1?

JiroDreams · Answer

Did you get an invite? I've gotten three from other schools but no word from Smith. Applied in early Sept.

sj24 · Answer

Hi  JiroDreams ,

Yes, received an invite. Interview in two weeks. Heard via email.

Congratulations for an invite from other great programs!!!

Narenn · Answer

All the best to all who are interviewing in R1. I am posting here links of the interview resources available on GMATClub which you can utilize for your interview prep.

Check out the mock interview session we did yesterday with Souvik, Ross MBA candidate and Maria, HBS MBA Graduate and Founder of Applicant Lab. You will get quite interesting insights of interview process and Do's and Don’ts on the MBA interview.
Need interview practice questions? Here is a massive collection of 100+ actual interview questions asked at various bschools in recent years.
Additionally, we recently posted a lot of short videos about MBA interviews on our YouTube channel. Don't forget to check them out to get insights into interview prep from renowned MBA experts. I am listing them a few here..

Hope that helps! Good luck for the interview. Do share your interview experience with us on forum as you complete your interview.

Narenn · Answer

And let me know guys if anyone of you wants to lead the Smith forum. It will be hard for me to visit this forum frequently and keep track of updates. It's therefore best to have a current applicant on the driving seat of the forum.

Please reach out whoever is interested.

JiroDreams · Answer

Thank you! Best of luck to you as well. Wonder if they haven't started sending out domestic invites, as I see you are in India.

JiroDreams · Answer

Just received my invite, just in case anyone in the US is wondering about theirs for R1!

sj24 · Answer

Smith has jumped 9 positions in this year's Bloomberg best B-school in US rankings. Ranks 26th. Check the link : https://www.bloomberg.com/business-scho ... and-smith/

Nikhil · Answer

There is one interview of Smith posted in the following link

https://gmatclub.com/forum/smith-maryla ... brief.html

sj24 and JiroDreams

Congratulations on securing the interview invite. I was just wondering if you are already done with your interviews. If so, please consider adding your debrief in the above link.

Narenn · Answer

Interesting! I was checking its movement in US News rankings; Surprisingly, it has managed to stay within the top 40-50 range over the last 12 years: Never made any remarkable progress but not a huge fall either. 2008 ------> 2020 SmithUSNewsRanksHistorical.png

JiroDreams · Answer

A new Smith Maryland Interview Debrief has just been posted:  https://gmatclub.com/forum/smith-maryland-233/interview_debrief.html#debrief-1064

sj24 · Answer

Wow. Great insight  Narenn . 
Thanks for sharing this.
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I'm yet to be interviewed  workout . I will surely post once I'm done with it.
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Thanks,  JiroDreams  for posting your debrief. Very helpful.

CD20 · Answer

Smith decisions have started rolling out.
Just received a call! Admitted.

Moryaprasanna123 · Answer

Congrats ..can u share Ur profile?

Posted from my mobile device

Moryaprasanna123 · Answer

Congrats..can u share your profile?

Posted from my mobile device

smahzabeen · Answer

Congrats! I realized after reading this that I missed my call from the admissions office

. But checked the portal, admitted!

sj24 · Answer

Hello folks,

Admitted candidates are interested in forming a WhatsApp group?

If so, please PM me your number and we can create a group.

Calling all Smith (Maryland) MBA Applicants: 2020 Intake

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Round	Application Deadline	Decision Notification Date
R1	October 1, 2019	December 23, 2019
R2	November 1, 2019	January 15, 2020
R3	December 15, 2019	March 15, 2020
R4	January 15, 2020	April 15, 2020
R5	March 1, 2020	May 1, 2020
R6	April 30, 2020	Rolling