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McCombs (UT Austin) 2013 Calling All Applicants
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Updated on: 29 Sep 2012, 12:22
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Calling All Texas - McCombs Fall 2013 Applicants!
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
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)
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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
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
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?
- Leadership Potential
- Teamwork/Collaboration
- Initiative/Motivation
- Ethics/Integrity
- Maturity
- Analytical Skills
- 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.
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
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Joined: 07 Aug 2010
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Given Kudos: 27
Location: India
Concentration: Strategy, Technology
Schools: McCombs '15 (D) Jones '15 (D) Foster '15 (M) McDonough '15 (WL) Anderson '15 (D) Mays '15 (D)
GPA: 3.5
WE:Consulting (Consulting)
Re: McCombs (UT Austin) 2013 Calling All Applicants
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26 Sep 2012, 23:15
26 Sep 2012, 23:15
Thanks hamm0 for starting the McCombs '13 thread , I see already a lot of gmatclubbers apping for R1, looks like this year there is going to be tough competition at schools ranked 13-20 , cause there has been a significant decline in % of people apping for top 10.
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Re: McCombs (UT Austin) 2013 Calling All Applicants
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28 Sep 2012, 04:46
28 Sep 2012, 04:46
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Thanks hamm0 for starting the McCombs '13 thread , I see already a lot of gmatclubbers apping for R1, looks like this year there is going to be tough competition at schools ranked 13-20 , cause there has been a significant decline in % of people apping for top 10.
No problem - happy to help.
Good luck with your application!
