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Calling All Texas - McCombs Fall 2013 Applicants! https://www.ranking.mbapursuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/mccombs.jpg Detailed Program Information: GMAT Club's Texas - McCombs School Guide Detailed Applicant List: Add UT-Austin (McCombs) to Your Profile McCombs Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2013) Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add McCombs to your profile) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Detailed Program Information: GMAT Club's Texas - McCombs School Guide Fall 2013 Application Instructions Round 1 Deadline: 10/16/2012 | Decision Date: Week of December 14, 2012 Round 2* Deadline: 12/4/2012 | Decision Date: Week of February 15, 2013 Round 3 Deadline: 1/23/2013 | Decision Date: Week of March 29, 2013 Round 4** Deadline: 3/26/2013 | Decision Date: Week of May 10, 2013 * Round 2 is Priority Deadline for scholarship consideration ** Round 4 is for Domestic applicants only; Round 3 is the final round for International applicants. Essays Essay 1: Describe how your professional and personal experiences have led you to pursue an MBA at this time. Please share with us your short and long term goals and why the Texas MBA at McCombs is the program best positioned to help you achieve them. Limit: 800 words Essay 2: At the University of Texas at Austin, our motto is “What starts here changes the world.” Here at McCombs, we are looking for students who share this vision. We believe that the MBA experience is a transformative one and that our students are able to have a positive impact, not only on their own lives, but also in their workplaces, their local communities, their professional industries and/or the world generally. a) In your life to date, please tell us about an instance when you felt that you had the most positive impact and why you believe it to be significant? Limit: 200 words b) How do you intend to positively impact the MBA community while you are an MBA student at McCombs? Limit: 200 words c) After graduation from business school, what kind of positive impact would you like to have? Limit: 200 words Optional Essay Please provide any additional information to the admissions committee that you believe is important and/or will address any areas of concern that will be beneficial to the committee in considering your application. (For example, if your standardized test scores are low or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (i.e. calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum.) Limit: 200 words Recommendation Questions (2 recommenders) Section I - Questions for the Recommender How do you know the applicant? How long have you known the applicant? LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL - Identify specific personal and professional qualities that demonstrate the leadership potential of the applicant and provide detailed examples to support your recommendations. TEAMWORK - Share your observations of the applicant's ability to be an effective team member and provide detailed examples to support your recommendations. AWARENESS - Through your relationship with the applicant, how open and willing has he/she been to solicit and accept feedback? In your experience, has the applicant been able to handle failures/setbacks in a constructive manner? What weaknesses do you think could impact the applicant's future success? Section II - Rating Scale Leadership Potential Teamwork/Collaboration Initiative/Motivation Ethics/Integrity Maturity Analytical Skills Section III - Overall Assessment Please make any additional comments which you think will help in assessing the candidacy of the applicant Please choose one of the following to express your overall assessment of this applicant: Exceptional Candidate (Top 2%), Excellent Candidate (Top 10%),Good Candidate (Top 25%),Average Candidate (Top 50%),Below Average. Section IV - Upload Letter Option The admissions committee prefers the online form for recommendations. Uploading a letter of recommendation here is optional. Please also complete the form and ratings above. Essay Analysis Clear Admit 2012-13 Essay Analysis

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I love the school, the program, the students and have been there quite a few times.

Except for one reco , all my app is ready but I still cant submit. I hope I dont miss UT because of this.

Is reco in letter format acceptable, because my boss has prepared it in old school format? He said additional days might not lead to significant improvement.

Rest of my app looks good. I am a little stressed.

Some schools allow you to submit the application without all the recommendations being in, and will even give you a grace period after the deadline for the recommendation submission. If McComb allows you to do this, you should just submit the application to avoid missing the deadline.

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Nope. Unfortunately UT is not one of them. I asked adcom but they said NO in clear words.

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Hi All,

Last minute round 2 question for anyone who has completed the online application. If you are going to upload your essays as a PDF or Word doc, do you submit the long and short essay together? It looks like there is only one upload field for both essays.

Thanks!

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Hi All,

Last minute round 2 question for anyone who has completed the online application. If you are going to upload your essays as a PDF or Word doc, do you submit the long and short essay together? It looks like there is only one upload field for both essays.

Thanks!

I get paranoid when I upload files. I always feel like they won't go through correctly. I have no choice on transcripts and resume with uploading but I decided to to just cut and past, making sure formatting was correct and indents came through.

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What is everyone doing if you don't have your offical GMAT report yet and thus don't know you IR or AWA score? I am scared to leave them blank. And when I do the site saves "0" for my IR and leave AWA field blank. Suggestions?

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What is everyone doing if you don't have your offical GMAT report yet and thus don't know you IR or AWA score? I am scared to leave them blank. And when I do the site saves "0" for my IR and leave AWA field blank. Suggestions?

Are you submitting for Round 2 tonight?

I dont think you have to worry about IR since the school doesnt have a barometer for that metric yet but perhaps mention in the optional essay that those scores are pending?

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I just submitted my round 2 application! Good luck to everyone.

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For the people who applied in R1, has the Director of Admissions looked at your LinkedIn profile yet? After checking, I saw he viewed mine a few days ago. I'm not sure if I should take this as him reviewing all people's profiles..or him reviewing my profile because I'm one of the people on the edge.

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Hello Everyone

I have a quick question.

I reported my GMAT score to McCombs School of Business on 3rd of December and received a confirmation from PearsonVUE abt fulfillment of reporting.

However, the email I received from Texas MBA Program states that "Official test scores must be submitted directly to the University of Texas at Austin". So is this score reporting mentioned in the email different from reporting to McCombs ??

If that is is the case, I am unable to locate the UT Austin (with GMAT Code: 396-44-45) separately in the additional score report section of MBA.com. All I can see is the McCombs school of business. My GIAC log in also shows GMAT Score under the "To do" list.

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Hello Everyone

I have a quick question.

I reported my GMAT score to McCombs School of Business on 3rd of December and received a confirmation from PearsonVUE abt fulfillment of reporting.

However, the email I received from Texas MBA Program states that "Official test scores must be submitted directly to the University of Texas at Austin". So is this score reporting mentioned in the email different from reporting to McCombs ??

If that is is the case, I am unable to locate the UT Austin (with GMAT Code: 396-44-45) separately in the additional score report section of MBA.com. All I can see is the McCombs school of business. My GIAC log in also shows GMAT Score under the "To do" list.

Your GMAT official score report should read, "University of Texas - Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business - MBA, Full Time Austin, Texas, United States. If it does, you sent it to the right place.

The GIAC site is a bit delayed, so allow 3-4 days for it to reflect the recently-received report. The GIAC site indicates that any electronic latencies will not affect your application's status (i.e., You'll be considered for Round 2 as long the fulfillment happened by the deadline).

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Hello Everyone

I have a quick question.

I reported my GMAT score to McCombs School of Business on 3rd of December and received a confirmation from PearsonVUE abt fulfillment of reporting.

However, the email I received from Texas MBA Program states that "Official test scores must be submitted directly to the University of Texas at Austin". So is this score reporting mentioned in the email different from reporting to McCombs ??

If that is is the case, I am unable to locate the UT Austin (with GMAT Code: 396-44-45) separately in the additional score report section of MBA.com. All I can see is the McCombs school of business. My GIAC log in also shows GMAT Score under the "To do" list.

Your GMAT official score report should read, "University of Texas - Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business - MBA, Full Time Austin, Texas, United States. If it does, you sent it to the right place.

The GIAC site is a bit delayed, so allow 3-4 days for it to reflect the recently-received report. The GIAC site indicates that any electronic latencies will not affect your application's status (i.e., You'll be considered for Round 2 as long the fulfillment happened by the deadline).

Hi USAFinDenver

The score fulfillment mail I received from Pearson states what you mentioned. I guess I was just confused/paranoid.

Appreciate your the quick response.Thanks.

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For the people who applied in R1, has the Director of Admissions looked at your LinkedIn profile yet? After checking, I saw he viewed mine a few days ago. I'm not sure if I should take this as him reviewing all people's profiles..or him reviewing my profile because I'm one of the people on the edge.

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Yes, he viewed mine a few weeks after I applied R1. He's probably checking all who apply since they asked for it in the app.

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Just got a phone call from UT - I'm admitted!! (And absolutely thrilled). They said they will send the official email notification in a week. I will likely send in my deposit following one final conversation w/ the wifey (AKA the boss).

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Just got a phone call from UT - I'm admitted!! (And absolutely thrilled). They said they will send the official email notification in a week. I will likely send in my deposit following one final conversation w/ the wifey (AKA the boss).

In too! I am so happy right now! What an amazing day.

USAFinDenver, did they tell you anything about scholarships? UT is my absolute first choice but some $ would be great.

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Just got a phone call from UT - I'm admitted!! (And absolutely thrilled). They said they will send the official email notification in a week. I will likely send in my deposit following one final conversation w/ the wifey (AKA the boss).

In too! I am so happy right now! What an amazing day.

USAFinDenver, did they tell you anything about scholarships? UT is my absolute first choice but some $ would be great.

I asked her, and she said I wasn't selected for one. The military is paying for 80%, so no biggie, but she said they'll consider me in the next round for them. I'd probably have to re-take the GMAT to be more competitive.

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I'm in! Got the call about an hour ago. Congrats to those who have also been admitted. This early notification sure helps ease the tension that I was preparing for next Friday.

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What is everyone doing if you don't have your offical GMAT report yet and thus don't know you IR or AWA score? I am scared to leave them blank. And when I do the site saves "0" for my IR and leave AWA field blank. Suggestions?

Are you submitting for Round 2 tonight?

I dont think you have to worry about IR since the school doesnt have a barometer for that metric yet but perhaps mention in the optional essay that those scores are pending?

You can give your best estimate for those scores if you submit your application prior to the receipt of your official score report. The Admissions Committee will mostly reference your official score report when they review your application.

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