 CONCENTRATIONS
Accounting, Finance, Human Resources/Organization Management, E-commerce,
Marketing, Operations, Information Technology, General Management
TOP 10 EMPLOYERS
- Pricewaterhouse Cooper
- KPMG
- First Union
- Mastrapasqua & Associates
- Dell
- MSDW
- Goldman Sachs
- Johnson & Johnson
- Deloitte
- Arthur Andersen
APPLICATION MATERIALS (online application available through )
4 required essays
Interview (highly recommended)
2 letters of recommendation
1 official transcript from each institute
GMAT (ETS code: 1871)
Résumé
Detailed work history(required)
$ 100 application fee
International applicants should also provide:
TOEFL
ADMISSION CRITERIA
The admissions office considers your work experience to be the most
important element in your application, then, in descending order, your
college GPA, interview, GMAT scores, essays, letters of recommendation, and
extracurricular activities. The school adds, however, this order “differs
according to the back-ground of each candidate.”
COST AND FINANCIAL AID
All applicants are automatically considered for merit-based scholarships.
Selection criteria include academic, professional and personal achievements,
and potential for excellence in a management career, as demonstrated by
length and quality of post-baccalaureate work experience, GPA, GMAT scores,
and the admissions interview. You must have a minimum of two years of
post-baccalaureate work experience to be considered for a merit-based award.
About 35% of the incoming class receives a merit-based scholarship, usually
ranging from $4,000 per year to full tuition. Scholarships are renewed
automatically for the second year as long as the recipient maintains a
minimum 3.0 GPA in the first year.
ESSAY QUESTIONS
1. Explain how your academic background, prior work experience, and career
interests have led you to pursue an MBA degree at this time. (2 pages
maximum)
2. Describe your future career plans. How will an MBA degree from
[email protected] specifically help you achieve your personal and professional
goals in a way that you are not currently capable? (2 pages maximum)
3. Identify the three most significant personal or professional attributes
you currently possess, and explain how each will help you contribute to the
Vanderbilt MBA community. (2 pages maximum)
4. Describe a meaningful cross-cultural experience you have had that
highlights your awareness, understanding and appreciation of interacting
with people from diverse backgrounds in a business setting. (2 pages
maximum)
5. You may provide an optional additional statement to explain poor academic
performance, weak test scores, significant gaps in full-time employment,
lack of a recommendation from your current or most recent supervisor,
academic misconduct, violations of the law, or anything else you think is
important for the Admissions Committee to know about you that is not already
addressed elsewhere in your application. (2 pages maximum)
CONTACT
Address: Owen Graduate School of Management, 401 21st Avenue South,
Nashville, TN 37203
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web site: mba.vanderbilt.edu Phone: 615-322-6469
Fax: 615-343-1175 |
