Kenan-Flagler FAQs

Essay Questions

Essay One (Required)
What are the 2 or 3 strengths or characteristics that have driven your career success thus far? What are the other strengths that you would like to leverage in the future? (500 words maximum)

Essay Two (Required)
Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how: your professional experience has shaped these goals; why this career option appeals to you; and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree. (500 words maximum)

Essay Three (Required)
What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (500 words maximum)

Essay Four (Optional)
If your standardized test scores are low, or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum. (300 words maximum)

Essay Five (Optional)
Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application? (300 words maximum)

The UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School has posted the application deadlines and essay prompts for the upcoming MBA admissions cycle.

Deadlines
Early Action Round
Deadline: October 18, 2013
Notification: December 13, 2013

Round 2
Deadline: December 9, 2013
Notification: February 3, 2014

Round 3
Deadline: January 13, 2014
Notification: March 17, 2014

Round 4
Deadline: March 14, 2014
Notification: April 28, 2014

Essay Questions
UNC Kenan-Flagler has three required essays and two optional essays. The essays for the 2013-2014 application season are:

Essay One (Required)
What are the 2 or 3 strengths or characteristics that have driven your career success thus far? What are the other strengths that you would like to leverage in the future? (500 words maximum)

Essay Two (Required)
Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how: your professional experience has shaped these goals; why this career option appeals to you; and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree. (500 words maximum)

Essay Three (Required)
What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (500 words maximum)

Essay Four (Optional)
If your standardized test scores are low, or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum. (300 words maximum)

Essay Five (Optional)
Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application? (300 words maximum)

Hi,
could you please let me know where did u obtain the essay questions.
I have not seen them on the official webisite although they are avilable on Stacy blackman blog

http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/admiss ... lines.aspx
http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/admiss ... quirements

Kenan Flager figures at no.3 in terms of the number of its students receiving full tuition aid
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Hi

Does anyone have any current student's /alumni's contact details, would appreciate it .Wanted to have an informal chat .

Cheers
~N

The MBA ambassadors are quite friendly and responsive to prospective students. http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/admiss ... mbassadors
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I second that... These guys were awesome and always replied with long detailed responses very quickly... And they don't mind being pestered again and again.. :p They aren't kidding when they say that the environment is collaborative...

Thanks guys .Sorry to post this on this thread ,but would anyone have any alumni /current student contact at Duke Fuqua .


Cheers
~N

Hi Guys

Would anyone know any Kenan Flagler alumni. Would really appreciate any contact details .. the joys of cold calling

Cheers
~N

In for early action!

Great! .Did anyone have trouble uploading their transcripts ? I have a separate scanned pdf for each of my semesters .But the website is not reflecting the uploaded docs .Not sure what is happening ,any thoughts on this ? .

Cheers
~N

I haven't tried to upload my files yet. Curious, why can't you combine all your semester transcripts into one single file? The transcript section, designed to accept on file per school.

This concerns applicants who attended the Infosession conducted in Mumbai on the 25th of September - Any idea what needs to be done to get the application fee waiver?

Good luck on attending a potentially qualifying event! Though I didn't attend, it's best to contact the Admissions office directly on getting the waiver.

I uploaded my transcripts more than 24 hrs back but I am not able to see any file in the application, it just shows when was the last file uploaded.
I'll try to call admissions team on 10/7 or 10/8 to check on this and I'll post the discussion here for everyone.

I attended MBA Fair in San Francisco but KF admissions team team didn't offer any fee waiver. I believe there is no fee waiver for MBA Tours/Fairs.
You can call or email admissions team to check on this. Why don't you email the person you met during the fair?

Thanks, but I couldn't meet them at fairs in my city as they didn't come. I have already emailed them and they said the same thing. I was hoping to meet the school at its own info sessions in my city and get a waiver, but no such luck.

Can anyone please throw some light on 2 month pre mba ASW course that Kenan Flagler offers?

For a full time employed person it's a loss of 2 months paychecks and 2 months of additional living expenses. Also the ASW course will cost anywhere from $3000 to $6000. Overall cost is very high which adds to your full time mba fee & expenses.

Does anyone has idea whether we can do an alternate course (such as online) which will allow us to continue full time job as well?

Please share your thoughts.

I'd like to know about this too.
Did you email them directly to know about alternative certificates online?