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Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions

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Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   17 Feb 2022, 00:40
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Ask Us Anything. Live Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business Admission Directors and students.


Monday, Feb 21, 2022 8 AM Pacific | 11 AM EST | 9:30 PM IST
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This online chat will provide all of the insider tips and advice you need to help you prepare to submit your best application!

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Levi Eastwood - Director, Marketing & Communications
Melanie Coburn - Director of Admissions

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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 21 Feb 2022, 09:01
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Hi everyone, we will start the live chat session with the UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business adcom and students at 8 AM PST | 9:30 PM IST.

We will start the chat session in about 5 minutes!

Hi Everyone, Welcome to the chat session.

We have UC Irvine adcom and students with us in this chat today.

Welcome, Levi and Harshita. Thanks for joining us. Can you introduce yourself for our audience?

Originally posted by Nikhil on 21 Feb 2022, 08:55.
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:01
Hello everyone, thank you for joining us today! I am Harshita Pal, a first-year full-time MBA student at Merage. I come with 8 years of experience in the technology industry, mainly in the FinTech and e-commerce and plan to pursue Product Management after my graduation. Happy to be here to answer your queries and share insights about the school!
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 21 Feb 2022, 09:04
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Thank you harshitauci, for joining us today.

Everyone, if you have any questions about UC Irvine, you can send them in.

harshitauci, Do we have some from the admissions committee as well today?

I have a few questions that we have received from the signup form.

I will send them in.

Originally posted by Nikhil on 21 Feb 2022, 09:02.
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:05
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I will send them in.
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:05
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A question from the sign up form: How many of the class consists of people with GMAT waiver?
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:07
Is MBA stem credited?
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:08
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A question from the sign up form: How many of the class consists of people with GMAT waiver?
Only 10% of my class waived GMAT but that was during phase 2 of covid. The GMAT waiver was previously applicable only to domestic students and is now extended to internationals as well. However, admission committee encourages students to take GMAT as it helps with financial aid.

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Is MBA stem credited?
Yes
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 21 Feb 2022, 09:09
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As an international applicant, can I apply still for fall 2022 intake ?

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As an international applicant, can I apply still for fall 2022 intake ?
From the sign up sheet.

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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:09
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As an international applicant, can I apply still for fall 2022 intake ?
I’d suggest against it. The class is almost filled for international students.
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:10
What proportion of the cohort receives a grant/scholarship?
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 21 Feb 2022, 09:11
But if you feel you have an exceptional profile, please go ahead.

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What proportion of the cohort receives a grant/scholarship?
It is case by case. But, Merage is very generous with the scholarship and most of the admitted students get it.

Originally posted by harshitauci on 21 Feb 2022, 09:10.
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:12
Hi! As an international with very low gpa, how can I mitigate it? Except with a good gmat is there any coursework that helps?
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:12
Can you throw some light on the kind of financial aid someone with a 670 GMAT female candidate can expect?
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   Updated on: 21 Feb 2022, 09:16
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Hi! As an international with very low gpa, how can I mitigate it? Except with a good gmat is there any coursework that helps?
Undergrad GPA is used by the admission committee to gauge your academic performance. But it can be mitigated with GMAT and good work experience. Good recommendations are very helpful in such cases. Once you are in the b-school, no one really looks at your undergrad GPA. You won’t need any coursework for it.

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Can you throw some light on the kind of financial aid someone with a 670 GMAT female candidate can expect?
GMAT is only one of the parameters that is considered while evaluating the aid. Your work experience plays a major role. I have seen people getting a 50% scholarship and more with that score.

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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:18
Is it possible to come into the program with a specific career path in mind, but later switch, such as from marketing to investment banking for example?
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:21
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Is it possible to come into the program with a specific career path in mind, but later switch, such as from marketing to investment banking for example?
Absolutely! The admission committee understands that some students are still trying to find their calling and most of the experiences within the school are also identifying your best fit. A lot of students realize that some other industry/function interests them and change their goals while in the program. In fact, the career team will help you with this transition.
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:22
harshitauci wrote:
Absolutely! The admission committee understands that some students are still trying to find their calling and most of the experiences within the school are also identifying your best fit. A lot of students realize that some other industry/function interests them and change their goals while in the program. In fact, the career team will help you with this transition.
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:23
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Another question from the sign up form: What do you think are the main criteria for choosing an applicant?
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Re: Feb 21 Chat with UCI Paul Merage School of Business admissions [#permalink] New post   21 Feb 2022, 09:25
Thanks Harshita, can you also throw some light on how the Career Center helps students in getting into their desired company/job/role
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