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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madbubbles

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13 Nov 2009, 11:13

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Hi all,

I submitted my tepper r1 app on 25th October and received interview invite in 2 days. I finished my telephone interview today (13th Nov). It went on for 45 minutes. 1st 30 minutes I answered the questions (standard qs like why mba, why now, why tepper, short term & long term career goals, ex of leadership and leadership style, conflict situation and action I took). Next 15 minutes I asked my questions about Tepper. I felt good about the overall interview experience. It was informal and conversational. You can read more about my profile and my mba application journey on my blog mad-bubbles dot blogspot dot com

Decisions will be released on Dec 21st. All the best to rest of the applicants.

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13 Nov 2009, 11:19

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madbubbles

Nice to see you here,madbubbles.I sometimes visit your blog.

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13 Nov 2009, 21:35

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Class2012

madbubbles

Nice to see you here,madbubbles.I sometimes visit your blog.

Thanks class2012. I look forward to be a active member of this forum

rhaces

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04 Dec 2009, 18:33

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Count me in for Round 1 and Interview invited. I'll go to Tepper this Monday (7th) from Mexico City.

Thanks

Ari123

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12 Dec 2009, 12:48

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Hi
An R2 applicant here. I had a question about the word limit in essays. I know that the long questions are 2 pages and the two short questions are also 2 pages(2 page for both the essays).My question is ,what is the line spacing for the essays. Is it 12 point font and double spaced. Please answer and correct me if I am wrong.

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12 Dec 2009, 13:55

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Ari123

My question is ,what is the line spacing for the essays. Is it 12 point font and double spaced. Please answer and correct me if I am wrong.

I used 11 pt font and double spaced.12 pt is fine too but double spacing is a must.

hopeful1

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15 Dec 2009, 14:07

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Less than a week left until we hear from Tepper!!

Is anyone still around?

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Yep! less than a week.

I can't control my anxiety.

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Wow this board is dead...any R1 candidates heard back from Tepper on admission yet? I know some schools will call admitted candidates a day or two early. Also, anybody want to share interview experiences? I know I screwed up my interview....my interview didn't really seem interested in what I had to say. I'm just hoping for waitlist right now

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18 Dec 2009, 17:44

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Please count me in for round 2. I should have gotten my act together for r1.

Ari123

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18 Dec 2009, 20:10

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Hi
Tepper application allows one to add up to three recommenders. I wanted to know how many did every one add. Those who have been invited to interview, maybe they can answer my question.
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18 Dec 2009, 20:17

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In for R2 as well.

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18 Dec 2009, 20:41

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Ari123

I used two recs.

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Originally posted by ammin on 19 Dec 2009, 00:04.
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few enquiries
@ all participants

How many of you attempted the ethics essay?

How many of you forwarded 3 recommendations?

If you had to put a number on it, how many words could you possibly fit in a 2 double spaced page essay?

Did any of you unearth any distinctive attributes of the program during the course of your research? If so , would you be generous enough to share it with the forum?

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19 Dec 2009, 02:20

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Ari123

Tepper application allows one to add up to three recommenders.

I used two recs.

hmmm? Three recs are not required? Two are required, but third one is optional?

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19 Dec 2009, 06:48

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Hi Guys-

I find the tution fee of Tepper is quite high even when compared to top schools. The website says tution for Fall 2010 (First Year):$50,675 & Fall 2011 (Second Year) $52,195 and the over all annual expense is $73,565. Any specific reason, which I couldn't consider, for such high tution fee.

@International applicants: Anyone facing hard time figuring out how to fund the MBA expense, considering there is a US co-signer required for US fin. instituion loans?

I see there is an option for HSBC loan from India specially for Indian students, but to find $ 140,000 loan credit worthy Indian co-signer wouldn't be that easy either.

Please share your views here or PM me.

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19 Dec 2009, 07:11

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Please use the Peer review section or admission consultants section for profile reviews.

ammin

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I am Indian R2 applicant and I am also worried about the expenses at Tepper.

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veerM

I am Indian R2 applicant and I am also worried about the expenses at Tepper.

I tried to find from a current student the reason for high tution fee and found that there isn't any specific reason for it. I mean there is no special facility to justify high fee and infact the campus is small and the facilities such as locker e.t.c. are limited.

He further explained that the over all annual expenses of $70000+ include other personal expenses such as housing, which you could cut down little. But then there is not much that we can save in other miscellaneous expenses. Besides, there are other expenses for facilities such as Club and Student Treks, which are ususally not mentioned in the overall budget.

Any more views guys? I guess it is important for all of us.