UCLA FEMBA

I think I'm going to apply. From what I've read so far, it's one of the best part-time MBA programs in US. 3 years is a long time though...

you can do the accelerated which is 27 months. just a half a year longer than the FT program.

Good to know. I'll look more into that. Thanks.

did anyone submit for R1? we should be notified of the decisions tomorrow.. this is so nerve racking... did anyone that submit to ucla also submit to usc?

Nope for R1, and NEVER FOR USC!!! die USC!

lol... i know how u feel! i only applied to usc as a backup school

I'm R2, doing the app now.

I am in for Round 2 also (yeah..no Round 3's this time for Anderson). Re-applicant ...Confident this time. Will apply to USC also this time as a back up. Remember seeing "Go Bruins" postings somewhere in this forum..not sure whether its the same..Same with Beckee..

Anyways, good luck to all and we should keep this thread alive. Bumped about few postings for FEMBA all the time..

Indian Jaguar.

ahhhh.....trying to complete Essays 2 and 3... especially challenging for me because I'm a Bay Area applicant who was admitted at Haas, but want to spend 5-6 precious hours of my weekend to attend the school I like more. Will have to convince adcom that my interest is genuine.

I'm in!!!!

R1 applicant.

I applied to the Full Time program in 2008 then took a year off to focus on my career. Made a career change into the field I wanted and then re-applied to the FEMBA program.

Feels awesome to get in.

I was surprised, as I thought I was going to get a call from the admissions office. When I saw the email letting me know that my "status was updated", I figured I didn't get in. Not the case.

Awesome.

GMAT: 700 (Q48, V38)
GPA: 3.3
WE: 8 years (I'm old now)

congrats!

Thanks! Based on your stats alone, I'm sure I'll be seeing you there.

Congrats AndersonBound! Hopefully we all will get in... Who all for Round 2 are done with their essays?

Go Bruins are you a reapplicant?

hey guys. got my response yesterday morning, got waitlisted. not sure what to think at this point and i'm still waiting to hear back from usc. no admits for me so far...

but for you r2 peeps, if you want some info about super saturday or anything else, ask away!

beckee...whats your profile? And sure, please share the interview experience.

Well here's some really good news for you. Based off of last years info. They waitlisted 68 applicants and 42 people were accepted off the waitlist. There are probably some who choose not to stay on the waitlist. That is by far one of the best odds you're gonna get since I've seen waitlist for other schools of 300 and only accepting 18.

Another thing is that since UCLA is adding another session, 5 sessions vs 4 sessions. I think the odds of them not being able to fill the class is greatly improved. So you have a very good shot that us R2 people will suck more than they think we will.

Beckee,

Excluding GoBruins, most of the applicants I met (at the first open house) who were applying for R2 had either not taken the GMAT yet (!) or were applying with low 600's so you might have a better chance than you think.

I'd say take a calculus / statistics / accounting course at a local college or UCLA Extension in the meantime. If your GMAT score is low, consider taking it again if you think you can score higher.

I don't think the interview is all that important for FEMBA. How do I know? I never interviewed. I had to fly to Chicago that weekend so I missed it altogether. When I asked to re-schedule or do an over-the-phone interview, they told me not to worry about it.

My 2 cents.

-JJ