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Calling all Emory applicants Fall 2011

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Originally posted by thedarklard on 29 Oct 2010, 22:31.
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Program Information: https://www.goizueta.emory.edu/degree/fulltimemba/

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NEW APPLICANT ESSAYS (Re-applicants, see below)

Answer all essays (numbers 1 through 4), following the directions indicated in the questions.

1. Please answer each of the following four questions in a short paragraph of no more than 250 words each.
a. Why have you decided to pursue an MBA at this time?
b. What interested you in Goizueta Business School’s MBA program?
c. What are your short term post MBA goals?
d. What are your long term professional aspirations?

2. Share one of your most significant professional accomplishments. Describe your precise role in this activity and how it has helped to shape your management skills. Please limit your response to 1000 words.

3. Goizueta Business School takes pride in our Core Values: Courage, Integrity, Accountability, Rigor, Diversity, Team, and Community. These ideals drive principled, effective leaders in business, and are the values we seek to instill in all of our students, both during their education at Goizueta and beyond. Provide a specific example of how you have demonstrated one of these values in your professional experience. Please limit your response to 500 words.

4. Complete one of the following statements. Please limit your response to 500 words.
a. I am unique because...
b. My most memorable cross-cultural experience...
c. I am passionate about...
d. My personal brand is...
e. I took a risk when I...

Optional Essay: If you have additional information or feel there are extenuating circumstances which you would like to share with the MBA Admissions Committee (i.e. unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, academic performance issues, areas of weakness in application), please complete this optional essay in 250 words or less.

RE-APPLICANT ESSAYS

Applicants who have applied to Goizueta Business School in the past should answer essays below (numbers 1 and 2), following the directions indicated in the questions.
1. Please answer each of the following four questions in a short paragraph of no more than 250 words each.

a. Why have you decided to pursue an MBA at this time?
b. What interested you in Goizueta Business School’s MBA program?
c. What are your short term post MBA goals?
d. What are your long term professional aspirations?

2. Please explain how you have improved your candidacy for Goizueta Business School’s MBA Program since your last application in 250 words or less.

Optional Essay: If you have additional information or feel there are extenuating circumstances which you would like to share with the MBA Admissions Committee (i.e. unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, academic performance issues, areas of weakness in application), please complete this optional essay in 250 words or less.

Application Deadlines (Rolling admissions)

* November 1, 2010 - Early Deadline
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* December 1, 2010* - Recommended International Deadline
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* February 1, 2011** - Scholarship and One-Year Program Deadline
* March 1, 2011 - Final Deadline
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I'm in for R1. 700/M/Indian/IT

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I'm in too r1

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I was wondering when this thread was going to start. Glad to see there's some interest in Emory on this site.

I'm a current first year. I'll be happy to field some questions if you have any. Good luck with all your applications.

-LGM

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Thanks LetsGoMets.

Let me start with a question myself. The max loans guaranteed by Emory through Alliance credit union is 84k, whereas the total expenditure for entire program including tuition and living expenses is 110-120k. Any idea how students generally try to get xtra $$$?

Btw, it is just me, or the Emory Alliance Credit union loan program has been scrapped? I can't seem to find any information regarding this on the website. I swear I got my info abt this loan program from the website about 4 months back.

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There are many ways to get money. I'm completely unfamiliar with Alliance Credit, so I won't speak on the particulars of that firm and its relationship with Emory.

If you're a US Citizen, you can get about 20k per year in Stafford loans. Sally Mae is very good for student loans and offers good rates. Outside of that, there are banks that offer student loans as well, but interest rates will vary.

Unfortunately, I think the all-in price of attending Emory is actually higher than 120k for the 2 year program. Right now, tuition is roughly 42 per year, and between trips to career fairs across the country, mid-semester modules (structured international travel which is optional, but an excellent opportunity), and random things you never thought would be non-trivial (harvard cases mostly), you can expect to pay closer to 48-50/yr in school-related activity. Figure another 10k for rent, cable, electric, water. And then living expenses (food, alcohol, entertainment, car-related expenses, travel to/from home, etc) is probably another 10k. I think the all in number is closer to 140 than 120.

All in all, it's expensive but manageable. Between loans, grants (Emory gives some significant scholarships), and savings, you'll figure out how to get there.

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Thanks for the timely reply LGM.

It would be a bummer to not have alliance loans coz I am a foreign applicant and am bent on the no-cosigner loan offered by Emory. I think I have to rethink the $$$ strategy. And I agree about your part on grants; Emory does seem to support a lot of students through grants. I just hope the school deem me fit for some kind of assistance.

Would you be able to comment about 'Executives in Residence' program? I would like to know more about the schedule, the type of Xs you get to meet etc.

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I will be submitting my application just in time for the Nov 1 deadline! Best of luck everyone!

Brief profile: 740/3.5yrs (IT + Consulting)/Economics from LSE.

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Would you be able to comment about 'Executives in Residence' program? I would like to know more about the schedule, the type of Xs you get to meet etc.

I'm not going to name names, they won't have any meaning for you (they're not famous people). However, the people that do come in are industry experts. For consulting, we had someone who was partner at Deloitte with decades of experience. He took 4 fridays full of half hour individual meetings. I've heard that a major player in the PE world also comes as well as teaches a class. We had a high level executive from Credit Suisse give a seminar. I believe that Arthur Blank (founder of home depot) also is part of the executives in residence program.

Also, not part of execs in residence, we do have some excellent speakers that talk to a larger group. Sometimes these speakers are just for the B-school. We had someone who focuses on improv comedy to talk about similarities between improv and networking. A sports agent spoke about perusing non-traditional careers, and the president of the Atlanta Falcons (NFL Team) spoke for the law school, and b-school students who knew about it were able to attend. In addition, the Dalai Lama and Jimmy Carter also gave speeches at Emory in the last three months.

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Thats some very insightful information!

I'll prefer to be with those with whom I can personally interact rather than just attend seminars of some inaccessible "famous" people. Of course, the people you just mentioned aren't "not famous" by any means are they :-)

I should consider lucky that you got to mention Deloitte, which is my preferred destination after MBA. Do you know for what kind of positions they recruit on campus? I'm interested in more of a tech consulting role. If not Deloitte, could you point me some other player who recruit for tech consulting roles?

Btw LGM, I really appreciate what you are doing here for us.

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I am in for Round2.
Missed round-1. I don't know whether it would affect my candidature.
Profile.. 720/M/Indian/IIT/ WE6

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^^^ You can still send it in, Emory has a rolling admissions....the dates are more like Guidelines instead of Deadlines.

I submitted yesterday and my set my interview for Dec 4th, super saturday. Anyone going to be there?

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No worries. Save for Jimmy Carter and Dalai Lama, none are inaccessible. The sports agent, and the falcons guy, you could definitely get in touch with as a student there. Frankly, more people are accessible than I would have ever expected.

Deloitte has a strong Emory presence. They came on campus at least once this year, and I think they probably came twice. I'm not looking to be a consulting and/or accounting person, so it's not something I worry about. They do recruit for management consulting, and probably other consulting positions (maybe tech). It's not an industry that I know well enough to point you towards other places. What I can say is that most jobs are possible if you become good at networking and approach getting the job correctly. You do become better at networking during school.

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Thanks LGM. I think I'll extend my research on other recruiters at Emory for tech based positions. I have a query which has more to do with application process.

I got a mail from Emory and it asked me to do a check on "to-do" list on OPUS site. I found that to-do list contained transcripts, app fee and interview. I had mailed my transcripts at least 14 days in advance, and have paid the app fee. I sent a mail to [email protected] explaining my situation, but haven't got a response so far. Nor the status on OPUS is updated.

I know that the OPUS mentions "Wait for 5 business days", but I figured that time frame is for the actions I initiate after seeing the list; sending a TOEFL score for instance. So, is [email protected] the correct contact to solve my problem, or should be looking at [email protected]?

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For Essay2, I wonder whether the "professional achievement" must be "job related". Can I tell a story about an effect that I had on my extracurriculum club? This essay drives me crazy.

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Well...I think the essay asks for something significant you did in what you do to earn/make your living. Ideally, you will have listed these activities under "employment."

I stuck to my professional accomplishment, even though I had other more significant achievements to share. I think you should stick to the directions provided in the essay. Might backfire otherwise. Just my 2 cents.

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Got my application confirmed. Phew!

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Just want to get this board kick-started again...

Good to hear your application is confirmed, Dark. liyinghan; I would keep that essay about something job related - not an extracurricular.

BW rankings came up - Emory is #22 now and was called "the best kept secret in business schools".

Feel free to keep writing questions if you have any.

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Is anyone gonna be there for SS on dec 4th? Lets meet up!

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Hello Everyone,

I had a question about sending transcripts. I understand that we need to mail them in sealed envelopes to Emory, but what do i write on the envelope ? Do I write on top on envelope " Transcript for mackd Candidate R2 2011 class" or something ? Or do they read transcripts figure out the name of candidate and then check in their "OPUS" if there is any student by that name ?

Thanks