 Program length
How many months does the full-time MBA program
last? 21
Program costs
Please estimate the total direct costs
(tuition and required fees) of the entire MBA program.
Resident Tuition: $35,656.00
Nonresident Tuition: $55,056.00
Expected monthly rent (based on local
averages): $700.00
Recommended annual budget
(Resident): $29,000.00
Recommended annual budget
(Nonresident): $39,000.00
GMATAre applicants required to take the GMAT as
part of applying to your program? Yes
If not, how are applicants' quantitative
abilities checked before enrollment?
NA
GMAT score of newest entering class:
Mean GMAT score: 679
Median GMAT score: 680
Middle 80% range GMAT score
From: 630 to: 730
TOEFL
Are applicants whose native language is not
English required to take the TOEFL as part of applying to your
program? Yes
Minimum TOEFL score required for MBAs: 600
Mean TOEFL score of new entrants: 630
Work experience
Postgraduate work experience (months) of
newest entering class:
Mean months of postgraduate work experience:
63
Median months of postgraduate work experience:
53
Middle 80% range postgraduate work experience
From: 24 to: 110
Percentage of new entrants with one year or
less of postgraduate work experience: 2
Age of new entrants
Mean age (rounded to nearest year): 29
Median age: 28
Middle 80% range age (years)
From 24 to 34
Application fee
Resident: $75.00
Nonresident Tuition: $75.00
Number of applications
Number of applications (admitted and denied)
to the newest class of full-time MBA entrants: 751
Selectivity
Percent of all applicants accepted to the
class of newest full-time entrants: 30
Yield
Percent of the admitted applicants to the
class of newest full-time entrants who enrolled: 41
Re-applicants
Percent of applicants that were re-applicants
from prior years: 3
What percentage of this year's re-applicants
were accepted? 45
Wait-listed applicants
Number of applicants placed on the B-school's
wait list during the last admissions cycle: 57
How many of those wait-listed applicants were
ultimately admitted for in the semester to which they applied?
9
Applicant interviews
Interviews are:
Required, By invitation only
Percentage of all applicants (admitted and
denied) to the class of newest full-time entrants who were
interviewed: 45
Percent of the admitted applicants to the
newest full-time class who were interviewed: 100
Michael G. Foster School of Business MBA Essays Essay 1 - GOALS STATEMENT
Please provide an essay response to the following question. Observe the word
limit and use a minimum font size of 10. Double-space your response and
clearly label the essay with the topic and your full name.
Required for Full-time and Evening MBA Applicants (750 words maximum)
Applicants with a plan for the future and a good grasp of what is expected
of them as MBA students are the most likely to succeed as MBA graduates. We
know plans change and that people often pursue an MBA to create new career
options. That said, we ask that you give us a clear statement of your
current career plans. Your essay should answer all the following questions:
What do you expect to do immediately after completing the MBA program? What
steps have you taken to assess the viability of your post-MBA goals given
your experience to date combined with your intended MBA study plans? What do
you anticipate will be the primary challenges to achieving your career
goals? What is your lifetime career goal? What unique aspects of the Foster
MBA Program would contribute the most to achieving your short term and long
term goals?
Essay 2 - OVERVIEW
Please provide an essay response to the following question. Observe the word
limit and use a minimum font size of 10. Double-space your response and
clearly label the essay with the topic and your full name. If you are
applying to both the Full-time and Evening MBA program, you will need to
submit the appropriate 2nd essay for both programs. Please upload both
programs' essays in one document and use a Page Break to separate them.
Full-time MBA Applicants: PLANS FOR INVOLVEMENT (500 words maximum)
We consider a high level of involvement in student organizations, networking
and career efforts to be a hallmark of the Foster MBA experience. Please
describe your anticipated level of involvement as an MBA student beyond the
MBA course requirements. In what specific organizations or activities will
you participate? Where do you expect to make the greatest contribution to
the overall MBA experience at the Foster School of Business? What aspects of
your past or current life provide insights into your ability and willingness
to consistently deliver more than the minimum effort required?
Evening MBA Applicants: TEAMWORK EXPERIENCE (500 words maximum)
A large portion of the work you will do in an MBA will be completed in
student groups. Briefly describe what you consider to be your most
significant experience working in a group. Describe the task to be completed
by the group, key attributes of each member of the group that impacted the
final outcome of your efforts, the biggest challenges you faced and the
contributions you personally made.
ESSAY 3 - CHOICE ESSAY
Please provide an essay response to the following question. Observe the word
limit and use a minimum font size of 10. Double-space your response and
clearly label the essay with the topic and your full name.
Required for Full-time and Evening MBA Applicants (500 words maximum)
Answer one of the following:
1. Describe a situation in a work environment that either severely strained
your relationship with co-workers or challenged your personal values. How
did you resolve the situation?
2. At this point in your career what do you consider your most significant
professional accomplishments? How have these particular accomplishments
affected the career choices you have made?
ESSAY 4 - OPTIONAL ESSAY/ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please provide an essay response to the following question. Observe the word
limit and use a minimum font size of 10. Double-space your response and
clearly label the essay with the topic and your full name. (250 words
maximum)
Please include any other information that you believe would be helpful to
the admissions committee in considering your application. For example,
applicants have used this essay to explain a stretch of weak grades in
college, an unusual job change, travel or time off not explained in the
resume, or some particularly interesting or unique characteristic or
experience that they were unable to discuss elsewhere in this application.
ESSAY 5 - REAPPLICANT ESSAY
Please provide an essay response to the following question. Observe the word
limit and use a minimum font size of 10. Double-space your response and
clearly label the essay with the topic and your full name.
Reapplicants only (500 words maximum)
All applicants reapplying to the MBA Program within the past 2 years must
submit a reapplicant essay to satisfy your admission requirements and to
pass the application inspector. If you choose to use the essays submitted
with a previous application, simply type “Refer to previous application.”
Your reapplication essay should discuss what has changed and what you have
accomplished since you last applied.
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