Essays
A. What are your short-term and long-term goals? How will a Tepper MBA help you to achieve these goals. (Please include any information regarding what steps you have taken to learn more about the Tepper School.) (Suggested length: 2 double-spaced pages)
B. The Tepper School’s culture relies on all members to be active contributors to our community. With your values, experiences, and interests, how will you make a unique contribution to the Tepper community? Your examples may include: classroom interaction, student activities, career development, community service, etc.(Suggested length: 2 double-spaced pages)
C. Please answer two of the following three questions or statements. Please clearly specify which questions you are answering. Your two answers should equal a total of two pages or less.
1. Describe an obstacle you have faced in your professional or academic life. How did you overcome this obstacle and how did it foster your development?
2. Describe a time in which your ethics were challenged. How did you deal with the situation and what did you learn from it?
3. One thing people would be surprised to know about me is . . .
D. Is there anything additional that you think we should know as we evaluate your application? Note: if you believe your credentials and essays represent you fairly, you should not feel obligated to answer this question. This essay is intended to provide a place for you to add information that you think is important but is not covered elsewhere in the application.
You must complete this essay if you answered “yes” to the additional information questions on the previous page.
Deadlines
Round 1
Deadline - October 26, 2009
Decision - December 21, 2009
Round 2
Deadline - January 04, 2010
Decision - March 15, 2010
Round 3
Deadline - March 08, 2010
Decision - May 03, 2010
Round 4
Deadline - April 26, 2010*
Decision - June 04, 2010
Round 5
Deadline - June 01, 2010**
Decision - Rolling
R1Total Applicants: 18
Interview Invites: 14
Admitted: 8
WL: 1
Dinged:
Unknown: 9
alnasi - Interviewed
alymarie
andy2010 - Interviewed
awesomeusername - Admit w/$$$
bhy - Admit w/$$$
Class2012 - Admit
dv450 - Admit w/$$$
hopeful1 - Interview
jackets85 - Admit
madbubbles - Admit(Forte Fellow)
MBA42012 - Admit
Pre777
quantumquark - Interviewed
rao_1857 - Admit
rhaces - Waitlist
rohitmakkad
Skye10 - Interviewed
vnbui
R2Total Applicants: 26
Interview Invites: 16
Admitted:5
WL: 6
Ding: 1
Unknown - 14
Admits
Boogs - with $$
LetsGoMets - with $$
maxtor
onmymind - with $$
sam04
ammim - Ding
anxietyismyname - Interview
Ari123 - Interview/Withdrew
apurvashukla
Boogs - Interview
coakleym - Waitlist
connecticket
finblue
Freshair - Interview
gmatmba2010 - Waitlist
gottabwise
hookemhorns86 - Waitlist
kirtanasrini - Waitlist
lewi - Interview
M2010
manasa - Waitlist
mechIFR
nilashis
shaun3 - Interview
Spikezz - Waitlist
stayingcalm
yuskay
R3Total Applicants: 4
Interview Invites:
Admitted:
WL:
Dinged:
jbourne
shinkdown
sunshinemoods
tomahawk003
Link to last year's thread -
calling-all-cmu-tepper-fall-2009-applicants-69554.html