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UCLA Anderson Business School - Class of 2015 (Matriculating 2013) https://www.anderson.ucla.edu/zone/clubs/lac/LABA/welcome-home_files/ss_aerial.jpg UCLA Anderson Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2014) Application Tracker Feed Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add UCLA Anderson to your profile) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Add Your Profile to This List Questions about this Roll Call ? Deadlines: Round 1: October 24, 2012 Round 2: January 9, 2013 Round 3: April 17, 2013 Decisions by: Round 1: January 23, 2013 Round 2: April 3, 2013 Round 3: June 5, 2013 Rankings (2012 GMAT Club Rankings Table) US News 2012 #15 Executive MBA #6 Finance #9 Part-time MBA #5 Bloomberg Businessweek #17 Financial Times #31 The Economist #27 Historical GMAT Club Applicant Threads Fall 2012 - Calling All UCLA Anderson Applicants Fall 2011 - Calling All UCLA Anderson Applicants Fall 2010 - Calling All UCLA Anderson Applicants Fall 2009 - Calling All UCLA Anderson Applicants Fall 2008 - Calling All UCLA Anderson Applicants Fall 2007 - Calling All UCLA Anderson Applicants Popular Links Programs Offered at UCLA Anderson UCLA Anderson Employment Report Notable Alumni Essays: (From Anderson Website) Essays are the primary way for you to share your perspectives and plans. The best essays are introspective, genuine and succinct in directly answering our questions and responding to our topics. • Essay questions are listed below for both first-time applicants and re-applicants. • You should try to distinguish yourself by showing what makes you different from others who share similar profiles. • Personal expression is what we are looking for, not platitudes. • Making a strong case for your future plans requires you to first do research on career paths and find one that resonates. Even if this target will change during business school, your application essays should lay out a clear trajectory for short-term and long-term goals. Do this by demonstrating how you expect to build on skills from your past, and those you expect to gain from the MBA. • Essays are more compelling if they include specific courses, programs, groups, opportunities, activities, etc. from which you would benefit, if admitted to UCLA Anderson. These references are best found through website research, personal discussions and a campus visit (if possible). • Content and clarity are key elements, as we seek superior communication skills. • Style is a consideration too, although we understand that those who speak other languages may have different manners of expression in English. • We do check your essays for plagiarism, so make sure you always submit your own work. • Length does not equal strength. A well-written short essay can have even more impact than a longer essay. Please try to respect the word limits indicated below. • All responses to essays must be on double-spaced pages that are uploaded as a document. We do not accept essays in any other media but written form. FIRST-TIME APPLICANTS - TWO REQUIRED ESSAYS: 1) What is your proudest achievement outside the workplace, and how has it impacted you? (700 words maximum) 2) What are your short-term and long-term career goals, and how will an MBA from UCLA Anderson specifically help you achieve these goals? (700 words maximum) OPTIONAL ESSAY: The following essay is optional. No preference is given in the evaluation process to applicants who submit an optional essay. Please note that we only accept written essays. 1) Are there any extenuating circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (250 words maximum) RE-APPLICANTS - ONE REQUIRED ESSAY: Reapplicants who applied for the class entering in fall 2011 or 2012 are required to complete the following essay: 1) Please describe your career progress since you last applied and ways in which you have enhanced your candidacy. Include updates on short-term and long-term career goals, as well as your continued interest in UCLA Anderson. (700 words maximum) Class Profile: MBA Class of 2014 Profile Applicant Pool & Class Size Applications Received - 3404 Target Class Size - 360 Age Distribution Average Age - 28 Age Range - 23 - 38 Academic Profile Average Grade Point Average (GPA on 4.0 scale) - 3.5 GPA Range (mid-80%) - 3.2 - 3.9 Average GMAT - 706 GMAT Range (mid-80%) - 660 - 750 Diversity Minorities - 26% Women - 33% International - 33% Countries Represented - 45 Undergraduate Institutions - 177 Work Experience 0 - 3 Years - 15% 3 - 6 Years - 61% 6+ Years - 24% Average Years of Experience - 5.0 Undergraduate Majors Business - 27% Engineering - 20% Economics - 18% Humanities - 20% Math/Computer Science -6% Physical and Biological Sciences - 5% Other - 4% Top Backgrounds by Industry Finance - 26% High Tech - 21% Consulting - 17% Public and Non-Profit - 15% Consumer Goods - 6% Health Care and Biotechnology - 6% Entertainment & Media - 5% Real Estate - 4%

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10 Apr 2013, 07:09

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Any R2 applicant receive the admission package?

I didn't get one, but already got ones from Darden and Ross. My best guess is that Anderson will send them to those who decided to attend.

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15 Apr 2013, 12:04

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best wishes to all who accepted

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Any R2 applicant receive the admission package?

I didn't get one, but already got ones from Darden and Ross. My best guess is that Anderson will send them to those who decided to attend.

I received mine a week ago, and a week after I recieved the one from Ross. I'll be matriculating and Anderson.

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17 Apr 2013, 12:22

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R3 application submitted. Congrats to all those who got admitted. Pray for me y'all!!!!

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R3 application submitted. Congrats to all those who got admitted. Pray for me y'all!!!!

Ditto. Was going to wait and apply next year, but it's my first choice due to location and the la network.

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Any R2 applicant receive the admission package?

I didn't get one, but already got ones from Darden and Ross. My best guess is that Anderson will send them to those who decided to attend.

I received mine a week ago, and a week after I recieved the one from Ross. I'll be matriculating and Anderson.

Cool! see you in the fall!

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18 Apr 2013, 06:55

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Saumyagarg1985

R3 application submitted. Congrats to all those who got admitted. Pray for me y'all!!!!

Best of luck! :-D

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Updated on: 21 Apr 2013, 19:32

Originally posted by alena0802 on 21 Apr 2013, 11:57.
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Guys, how about organizing Gmatclub get-together in early September on campus?;)

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Guys,
can anyone provide insights on the placement of international students in the US market post Anderson MBA? I know it might depend on the sector, but what is your knowledge about this topic in general. Do internationals face hard times visa wise? Is the career service at Anderson strong and active when it comes to placing internationals in the US?
Thank you in advance.

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Guys,
can anyone provide insights on the placement of international students in the US market post Anderson MBA? I know it might depend on the sector, but what is your knowledge about this topic in general. Do internationals face hard times visa wise? Is the career service at Anderson strong and active when it comes to placing internationals in the US?
Thank you in advance.

From the research i've done and from the information i've gathered on Anderson from students there, Anderson does a pretty good job of placing international students compared to other MBA programs that, like UCLA, primarily place in their region (California). However, being better than a lot of other MBA programs doesn't mean they're necessarily great at it... MBA job placement for internationals in the US is tricky for almost all schools due to difficulty of hiring companies getting visas for their employees.

This is actually a hot political topic, so who knows... by the time you graduate it could ( I hope) be significantly easier to get a work visa.

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Guys,
can anyone provide insights on the placement of international students in the US market post Anderson MBA? I know it might depend on the sector, but what is your knowledge about this topic in general. Do internationals face hard times visa wise? Is the career service at Anderson strong and active when it comes to placing internationals in the US?
Thank you in advance.

UCLA Anderson does a good job of placing internationals in the US.

From what I know, many of my international classmates received offers from Citibank, Amazon, Mattel, Symantec, and various other companies.

That being said, I also know at least one of my classmates who is returning to his country to accept an offer from a company that he really wants to work for.

Your experience may vary but UCLA Anderson does place many internationals in the US.

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Guys,
can anyone provide insights on the placement of international students in the US market post Anderson MBA? I know it might depend on the sector, but what is your knowledge about this topic in general. Do internationals face hard times visa wise? Is the career service at Anderson strong and active when it comes to placing internationals in the US?
Thank you in advance.

UCLA Anderson does a good job of placing internationals in the US.

From what I know, many of my international classmates received offers from Citibank, Amazon, Mattel, Symantec, and various other companies.

That being said, I also know at least one of my classmates who is returning to his country to accept an offer from a company that he really wants to work for.

Your experience may vary but UCLA Anderson does place many internationals in the US.

Thanks so much Dave and dc3828102.
dc3828102 can you help me reach out to some of these international students from your class? Please PM me if you can.
Thanks.

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Hi guys,
How long it takes for your documents' status to reflect that these documents are received? I have my documents delivered a week ago but the status hasn't changed. And tomorrow is deadline ...

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Hi guys,
How long it takes for your documents' status to reflect that these documents are received? I have my documents delivered a week ago but the status hasn't changed. And tomorrow is deadline ...

Hi there! No worries. I had the same situation: it took admissions about a week to change my documents status. I had the same worries as you have now and I wrote to the admissions about it and they confirmed that they received my package, but because of the volume of the documents they receive it takes them time to proceed with the docs.
Also, I have seen somewhere ( either in the admissions blog or in the Blast e-mail) that they plan to prolong the period for sending the docs, so only the deposit is due today.
You can certainly write to the adcom about your concerns to be on the safe side.

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Deposit is due today for R2ers (just in case you forgot.. haha).

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alena0802

Guys, how about organizing Gmatclub get-together in early September on campus?;)

I'm in

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29 Apr 2013, 18:41

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I'm a R3 applicant and was invited to interview. I'm interviewing through Skype next week. Anyone have any tips or done the Skype interview?

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