https://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v312/27/8/7603459741/n7603459741_609063_1221.jpg Essays A. What are your short-term and long-term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you to achieve these goals. (Please include any information regarding what steps you have taken to learn more about the Tepper School.) (Suggested length: 2 double-spaced pages) B. The Tepper School’s culture relies on all members to be active contributors to our community. With your values, experiences, and interests, how will you make a unique contribution to the Tepper community? Your examples may include: classroom interaction, student activities, career development, community service, etc.(Suggested length: 2 double-spaced pages) C. Please answer two of the following three questions or statements. Please clearly specify which questions you are answering. Your two answers should equal a total of two pages or less. 1. Describe an obstacle you have faced in your professional or academic life. How did you overcome this obstacle and how did it foster your development? 2. Describe a time in which your ethics were challenged. How did you deal with the situation and what did you learn from it? 3. One thing people would be surprised to know about me is . . . D. Is there anything additional that you think we should know as we evaluate your application? Note: if you believe your credentials and essays represent you fairly, you should not feel obligated to answer this question. This essay is intended to provide a place for you to add information that you think is important but is not covered elsewhere in the application. You must complete this essay if you answered “yes” to the additional information questions on the previous page. Deadlines Round 1 Deadline - October 26, 2009 Decision - December 21, 2009 Round 2 Deadline - January 04, 2010 Decision - March 15, 2010 Round 3 Deadline - March 08, 2010 Decision - May 03, 2010 Round 4 Deadline - April 26, 2010* Decision - June 04, 2010 Round 5 Deadline - June 01, 2010** Decision - Rolling R1 Total Applicants: 18 Interview Invites: 14 Admitted: 8 WL: 1 Dinged: Unknown: 9 alnasi - Interviewed alymarie andy2010 - Interviewed awesomeusername - Admit w/$$$ bhy - Admit w/$$$ Class2012 - Admit dv450 - Admit w/$$$ hopeful1 - Interview jackets85 - Admit madbubbles - Admit(Forte Fellow) MBA42012 - Admit Pre777 quantumquark - Interviewed rao_1857 - Admit rhaces - Waitlist rohitmakkad Skye10 - Interviewed vnbui R2 Total Applicants: 26 Interview Invites: 16 Admitted:5 WL: 6 Ding: 1 Unknown - 14 Admits Boogs - with $$ LetsGoMets - with $$ maxtor onmymind - with $$ sam04 ammim - Ding anxietyismyname - Interview Ari123 - Interview/Withdrew apurvashukla Boogs - Interview coakleym - Waitlist connecticket finblue Freshair - Interview gmatmba2010 - Waitlist gottabwise hookemhorns86 - Waitlist kirtanasrini - Waitlist lewi - Interview M2010 manasa - Waitlist mechIFR nilashis shaun3 - Interview Spikezz - Waitlist stayingcalm yuskay R3 Total Applicants: 4 Interview Invites: Admitted: WL: Dinged: jbourne shinkdown sunshinemoods tomahawk003 Link to last year's thread - calling-all-cmu-tepper-fall-2009-applicants-69554.html

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Updated rollcall.Let me know if I missed something.

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I am in .... :-D

Thanks Class2012. thanks for your help in answering my queries regarding my app.

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Congrats Rao! I was wondering what happened to you since you did not report your admit yesterday.

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Roll call! Where are you all located?
I'm in SF Bay Area.

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Did anyone check the Wallstreet journal yesterday? There was a front page article on David Tepper.His fund made a profit of $7 billion.

He belongs to the class of 1982 and made a gift of $55 million in 2004 to the business school.It was then renamed as Tepper.

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Im in too...from Orlando, FL Anybody going for Welcome Weekend in April?

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Awesome! Now give more money to Tepper

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Im in too...from Orlando, FL Anybody going for Welcome Weekend in April?

I'm planning on it

You?

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Most likely...

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Waitlisted. oh so Painful

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Awesome! Now give more money to Tepper

I read that article too. Wonder what he's going to buy next. In 04 it was the school, then a chunk of the Steelers, now he can buy all of Pittsburgh.

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Class2012- I saw you were accepted to both UNC Kenan-Flagler and Tepper, congrats! I'm curious if you are leaning towards one over the other?

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Class2012- I saw you were accepted to both UNC Kenan-Flagler and Tepper, congrats! I'm curious if you are leaning towards one over the other?

I'm leaning towards Tepper for now.UNC still needs to finalise a loan for international students.

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Class2012- I saw you were accepted to both UNC Kenan-Flagler and Tepper, congrats! I'm curious if you are leaning towards one over the other?

I'm leaning towards Tepper for now.UNC still needs to finalise a loan for international students.

If international loans are finalized will you still lean towards Tepper? Just wondering if/why you prefer one school over the other.

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I have a few questions.
1) Does anyone intend to have a concentration in entrepreneurship?
2) Is anyone interested in the Entertainment Technology Center?
3) Does anyone intend to take courses at Heinz as well?

Why the questions? I deferred a MPM and am an aspiring creative entrepreneur.

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If international loans are finalized will you still lean towards Tepper? Just wondering if/why you prefer one school over the other.

Without the loan thing,it will be hard for me to decide. I did not get any $$$ from either school.I'm trying to meet alums to arrive at a decision.

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I am interested in the biotechnology/healthcare and entrepreneurial focuses at Tepper. However, I'm not sure about the concentrations right now...it really depends on what the capstone projects are. I hear that the default capstones project (management games or something like that) is an incredible experience that many alumni feel was the single best thing about the program. I may end up simply taking the courses I want and then participating in the default capstone project.

The Heinz program has some interesting looking classes on healthcare policy. With all that is going on with healthcare reform right now, I am certainly interested in those courses.

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I hear that the default capstones project (management games or something like that) is an incredible experience that many alumni feel was the single best thing about the program. I may end up simply taking the courses I want and then participating in the default capstone project.

I took this course as an undergrad (it's basically the same for MBA students). I can easily say that it was my favorite course at CMU.

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Congratulations on your acceptance and thank you for the feedback. I'm really interested in the courses on creative enterprises. I'm so so about the capstones just because I want to work on my own projects. You'll have to share your experience. On healthcare policy, Heinz courses should suit you well.