Yale SOM – Class of 2015 (Matriculating 2013) https://www.bvhis.com/bvhsite/portfolio/commissioning/projects/projects_media/Yale_SOM_Port.jpg Yale Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2013) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Latest GMAT Club Member Profile Updates Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add Yale to your profile) Add Your Profile to This List Questions about this Roll Call ? Deadlines Round 1 | Deadline: Oct. 4, 2012 | Decision: Dec. 13, 2012 Round 2 | Deadline: Jan. 8, 2013 | Decision: Mar. 28, 2013 Round 3 | Deadline: Apr. 18, 2013 | Decision: May 16, 2013 Rankings (2012 GMAT Club Rankings Table) US News 2012 #10 BusinessWeek 2012 #21 Historical GMAT Club Applicant Threads Fall 2012 - Calling All Yale SOM Applicants Fall 2011 - Calling All Yale SOM Applicants Fall 2010 - Calling All Yale SOM Applicants Fall 2009 - Calling All Yale SOM Applicants Fall 2008 - Calling All Yale SOM Applicants Fall 2007 - Calling All Yale SOM Applicants Popular Links Programs Offered at Yale SOM Yale SOM Employment Reports Yale SOM Salary Reports Prominent Faculty Notable Alumni I Have A Decision From Yale SOM! Admitted to the Class of 2015? Join the Facebook Group Waitlisted? Calling All Yale SOM 2013 Waitlisted Applicants Essays This year’s application contains four essay questions. The first question has a maximum response length of 150 words; the other three have maximum response lengths of 300 words. Applicants must respond to all four questions. The questions are: 1. What prompted your decision to get an MBA? When did you realize that this was a step you wanted – or needed – to take? (150 words maximum) 2. Describe a difficult professional decision you had to make. What were the consequences, and what, if anything, did you learn? Would you make the same decision again? (300 words maximum) 3. The Yale School of Management provides a leadership education characterized by broad-minded and intellectually curious students with diverse backgrounds, a distinctive integrated curriculum, connections to one of the great research universities in the world, and the broad reach of an innovative and expanding global network of top business schools. What will you contribute to the Yale SOM community, and how will being part of it help you extend your professional vision? (300 words maximum) 4. What do you consider to be your most significant accomplishment? Why? (300 words maximum) Reapplicant: If you are a reapplicant, you must answer three essay questions: Question 1., Question 4., and then a response to the question “What steps have you taken to improve your candidacy since your last application? (300 words maximum).” Class Profile - Class of 2014 Average GMAT score - 717 80% Range of GMAT scores - 660-760 Average GRE Quant score - 760* 80% Range of GRE Quant scores - 730-790* Average GRE Verbal score - 660* 80% Range of GRE Verbal scores - 570-710* Average Undergraduate GPA - 3.55 80% Range of Undergraduate GPA - 3.18-3.87 Enrollment - 249 Women - 35% International - 27% U.S. Minorities - 25% U.S. Under-Represented Minorities - 11% Geographic Representation Asia - 16% Europe - 3% The Caribbean, Central and South America - 3% Africa/Middle East/Pacific - 3% North America - 75% Undergraduate Majors Business - 20% Economics - 19% Engineering - 12% Humanities - 33% Information Systems & Computer Science - 3% Mathematics and Physical Sciences - 11% Other - 1% * GRE data from the Class of 2013

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HI,

Need some advice regarding Yale SOM application.

I am from Mongolia, have 6 years of work experience in financial services sector.
I am planning to apply to round 1, however very concerned about my GMAT score 640. Is it too low for Yale?

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If I had to bet, I'd say your GMAT is too low. Look at https://www.newgmat.org/good-gmat-score-yale/, and you'll see that the range of GMAT scores for Yale is 680 - 760, and their mean is 722. If they take you, you'd be pulling their average down.

But it's hard to say without knowing more about your essays, your GPA, the quality of your letters of recommendations, your extracurriculars and other parts of your application. Being from Mongolia will give you points on the diversity scale, and Yale may take a chance on you if the rest of your application is strong.

However, if you have time and think you can do better, I would take the GMAT again and apply in Round 2.

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I definitely agree with Ward2012's assessment. Yale is a slightly more difficult case than other major programs given their really small class size, so a lower GMAT is going go have a greater affect on their average GMAT score than say at a Harvard or Wharton. The sheer math means that Yale can't afford to gamble on many lower GMAT or GPA candidates. And judging by their median GMAT, they haven't chosen to either. Retake if there's a possibility you can improve your score for Rd 2.

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Ward2012, haxx19,

Thank you very much for quick reply. It really helped me. I was naively thinking that my underrepresented citizenship can put me through. I guess it will help in Round 2 either. Will retake gmat and apply in round 2.

Thanks a lot!

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Hmmm. never heard of anyone getting in on nationality alone. If your dad's the Prime Minister though, that might work

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Hmmm. never heard of anyone getting in on nationality alone. If your dad's the Prime Minister though, that might work

Unfortunately not a prime minister, not even close.

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Hi Jon,

I have a similar issue, but mine is with the GPA being just 2.8. I believe I did manage to compensate a bit with a GMAT of 730..but not sure if the GMAT is too far from the 80% range for Yale to consider my profile seriously.

Cheers,

Dylan

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Hmmm. never heard of anyone getting in on nationality alone. If your dad's the Prime Minister though, that might work

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Is anyone else feeling cramped by the Yale essays? They are so short and mine feel so impersonal compared to the ones I've written for other schools. I just did a read-through of my whole application and I feel like I'm missing ME in there. Guh! I mean let's review:

1) When did you decide to get an MBA in 150 words. Um...I like MBAs, yay! I want it now! Okay next question...
2) Difficult PROFESSIONAL decision. Okay...keep it professional, what did I do, what did I learn...hmmm...the end.
3) So why Yale? And then what? Pretty cut and dry...
4) Significant accomplishment. This feels like the only place to spread my wings a bit, but we only have 300 words!

I dunno. Is it just me? Maybe they're really good at reading resumes and deciphering recs. I just want to shine and show them how awesome i think Yale is, and I'm not sure I am.

Sigh, pre-submit-button anxiety.

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Sigh, pre-submit-button anxiety.

Definitely have the same feeling but I don't think I'm tweaking my essays anymore...

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Sigh, pre-submit-button anxiety.

Same problem here, although I think it's a good exercise in learning to write concisely and clearly. Having read many lengthy applications to a program this weekend I can sympathize with wanting shorter answers from candidates!

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Sigh, pre-submit-button anxiety.

I have completely the same feeling. I have chosen the optional essay to give a little bit more color on my accoplishments. Another question guys: What do they mean with " If you have taken any of these tests more than two times, enter only the two highest scores." Does this only mean that one should only enter the scores of the two GMAT attempts (I have only taken the test twice). I first entered only my highest score into this online mask.

Also if I preview the application and download it, the scanned university transcripts appear upside down. Not in the general online preview, but only after I downloaded them. Does anyone else have the same probelms?

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Also if I preview the application and download it, the scanned university transcripts appear upside down. Not in the general online preview, but only after I downloaded them. Does anyone else have the same probelms?

Aren't most university transcripts layed out in Landscape as opposed to Portrait? I don't see how your transcript could be upside down if it's in Landscape.
I uploaded mine and one would have to tilt their head to the left to read it, if viewing from the monitor, but that's expected. I wouldn't worry too much even if it is upside down, as I'm certain they print everything out anyway.

The resume I uploaded was of course of Portrait orientation and it wasn't upside-down for me.

Try uploading from a different internet browser perhaps?

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Resumee works, They are portrait, am an international applicant. What about the othe question with the GMAT scores? Anyone?

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Hi..For the current Yale students who have worked on the response for:

If you have a graduate degree, how, if at all, does pursuing an MBA relate to your previous graduate studies?

Could you share any guidance for how career changers should approach this question.

I do not have a graduate degree (MS or MA etc). I assume this will be "N/A" for those who do not have one, correct ?

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I do not have a graduate degree (MS or MA etc). I assume this will be "N/A" for those who do not have one, correct ?

Is this a rhetorical question? What else would you put in there? You certainly can't make up an answer...

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Anyone having trouble fitting their response into the "Please provide any additional information you feel will help us understand these career interests more fully. (150 words maximum)" question??

My answer is 146 words, but it won't let me fill in the entire response....

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are you all entering the essays into the boxes or uploading individual documents? will adcom care?

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are you all entering the essays into the boxes or uploading individual documents? will adcom care?

I'm tentatively going with uploading everything as individual documents, if only because I feel (correctly or incorrectly) that it gives me more control over how the documents are displayed, particularly if I put them in PDF format. This could be a totally wrong assumption, but I don't have as much faith in a text box as I do in something I have formatted myself, so it gives me a slightly less nervous feeling when hitting submit.

I think if adcom cared one way or another they would probably not give us an option.

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are you all entering the essays into the boxes or uploading individual documents? will adcom care?

I'm refering to the short answer on the "Work Experience" section. My answer gets cut off. I've reached out to adcom and will let you know what i hear.

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are you all entering the essays into the boxes or uploading individual documents? will adcom care?

I'm refering to the short answer on the "Work Experience" section. My answer gets cut off. I've reached out to adcom and will let you know what i hear.

I haven't had this issue, either with the goals section or the gap in employment section.

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