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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At the end of the McCombs webinar today, one of the current students who is part of the McCombs Admission Committee mentioned that interview invites will be sent out up to a week or so before the decision notification date. Just FYI for those who haven't received an invite yet.

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Are we going to hear anything from mccombs before notification date? I had submitted app on 16th, got invite on 19th and did my int on 24th. It is so quite since then, this wait is killing me

No decision notifications will be released until the December 14th deadline. All decisions will be released at the same time on that day.

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08 Nov 2012, 13:24

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I will be applying for either Round 3 or Round 4 at McComb. I'm originally from the Philippines and now a residence of the US for 7 years. I will surely appreciate if anyone of you could give me an advice on the possibility of being accepted for their Professional MBA Program.

Experience:3 years-lead research scientist and project manager at environmental NGO; 2.5 years- research scientist at the University; 5 years- biologist manager working with the state government
Undergraduate: Fisheries Science with 3.7 GPA in the Philippines
Graduate : MS Oceanography with 3.1 GPA at the Louisiana State University
Specialization: computational and numerical modelling of fisheries and aquatic populations; integrating GIS models to fisheries and aquatic habitat management.
I have also 5 peer reviewed publication more than 20 local and international research conference presentations.
Currently managing more than $1 million worth of project.
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Does anyone know if all or even the majority of interview invites have been sent?

I second this question!

Interview invitations are still being released as applications from Round 1 are reviewed.

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It is best to refer to the McCombs class profile to understand if your qualifications are within the range of the most recently admitted McCombs class: https://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/MBA/Full- ... ofile.aspx. However, we strongly encourage you to apply because there are many different components of the application that show our applicants different qualities and strengths.

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Did anyone else just receive an email from McCombs about the MSTC program? I have interviewed and am awaiting decision for MBA. I wonder if this has anything to do with my MBA application? Anyone have any thoughts? Maybe this was just a marketing email that was sent to everyone.

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Yes, just a marketing email sent to everyone.

i'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with MBA. I just received it as well and I have heard nothing yet on interviews

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Yes, just a marketing email sent to everyone.

i'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with MBA. I just received it as well and I have heard nothing yet on interviews

Great, thanks for reply!

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Yes, just a marketing email sent to everyone.

i'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with MBA. I just received it as well and I have heard nothing yet on interviews

Great, thanks for reply!

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Yes, this email was just additional information on other Master's programs within the McCombs School of Business. It has no impact on your MBA application.

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Got invited for an interview for the executive program.

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Does anyone know about McCombs' attitude toward re-applicants? Specially the ones who were waitlisted last year?

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Does anyone know about McCombs' attitude toward re-applicants? Specially the ones who were waitlisted last year?

Re-applicants are given heavy consideration. Be sure to use the optional essay to explain how your application has improved since your last application.

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Does anyone know about McCombs' attitude toward re-applicants? Specially the ones who were waitlisted last year?

Re-applicants are given heavy consideration. Be sure to use the optional essay to explain how your application has improved since your last application.

Done that already.. Thanks!!

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Hi,

I am applying for McCombs Business school in round 2. My GRE score is 323(Q- 164, V- 159 ), its GMAT equivalent is 690.
I have gone through the UT Austin site a myriad times to understand their vision and expectations. Currently I am in the process of filling my application and essays. I am not worried much about LORs as I have 6.4 years of IT experience and did good work. But I am very apprehensive about the essays, it has word limit and I am facing hard time to connect all scattered point and make a story.

Any advice would be good.

Note - My focus is only on UT Austin- McComb business school and I desperately want to join MBA fall 2013 batch, if there is any body from 2012 or previous batches, please let me know if I can pm them for MBA/UT Austin related queries.

Thanks & Regards,
Namrta Mahajan

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Essays are extremely important so take your time. Focus on the stories that show you in positive light, something you did during your undergraduate studies or during employment (Think!). Try to be up to the point and not verbose. They are also testing your communication skills by limiting the word limits so focus on the story in one paragraph and on yourself (in relation to the story) in the other. Always get your essays proofread not only by a professional but also by your friends or someone who really knows you. Get their feedback and change accordingly.
Also, research the school website thoroughly. Talk to current students - ask them what made them choose McCombs. Visit the school if possible. Make notes of what the school offers and what your interests among those offers are. Connect your goals to the strong points of the school.

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Here's a quick run-down of my interview experience:

- It lasted ~ 1.25 hrs.
- It was a partially blind interview. The interviewer had my resume, but hadn’t seen my essays, letters of recommendation, etc.
- I'm not sure if this still holds true, but as of a couple years ago the interview selection process was actually only based on a quantitative algorithm (nebulous details on the variables). After the interview write-up is submitted, 1-2 second-year students review the file for the first time. If necessary, someone from the actual admissions board will review the application.
- The interviewer spoke very candidly about the process and gave me feedback on how I did (no, I didn't ask the question or solicit the feedback). Thankfully, the interviewer said they were going to recommend my admittance.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks for the info dude. More than an hour! and it looks like they really grilled you. which I find is always a positive sign. That they really take great care in selecting their student body.

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I submitted the application in 15th Sep, now I still not get the interview notification. I called the admission office and they told me they would send invitation till Dec. But I feel there is no hope~~~~ :cry:

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hey,
This question might be off the current topic but I wanted to know if anyone here knows a way to view the uploaded documents in the Mccombs application system? Unlike other schools application system, Mccombs does not show the uploaded documents, which is very weird. Anyhow, can anyone guide me on this? Thanx

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Are you referring to the application itself (bio data, essays, etc.) or the supplemental materials (GMAT report, transcript, etc.)? If you're referring to the application itself, below are the instructions. If it's the supplemental stuff, you can check the status from the GIAC site. I'm not sure the GIAC site will let you view the supp. materials, though, because it's there as a status check.

Dashboard homepage >
Under "Apply Online," click the link "Application submitted" >
Under #1, select, "View your completed and submitted application"