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Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

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Ross School of Business is located at Ann Arbor, Michigan and encourages leadership through the Ross Leadership initiative- very aptly named as Ross Alums are placed in the top tier of international business. The essay questions also revolve around leadership and the setting of a college town in the US.

Link for Online Application:
https://www.applyweb.com/apply/umross/

Rounds & Deadlines:

Round 1: 10th October 2011, Decisions Mailed: 13th Jan 2012
Round 2: 4th January 2012, Decisions Mailed: 15th March 2012
Round 3: 1st March 2012, Decisions Mailed: 15th March 2012

Application Fee:

Fee is USD 200, non-refundable.

Eligibility Criteria:

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in any discipline, 16yrs or 15yrs both valid.
A GMAT or GRE score from test taken no earlier than October 11, 2005.
Preferably 2 years or more of full time work experience. Candidates, who have less than two years of full-time work experience when they begin the program, will not be excluded from consideration in the application process.
International applicants should demonstrate a strong level of English proficiency which can be done by either taking the TOEFL or the IELTS. Recommended TOEFL score is 100 or higher and IELTS is a band of 7 or higher.
GMAT:
- Request official scores through mba.com to be sent to Ross.
- Scores must be no more than five years old.
TOEFL:
- Request official scores through ets.org to be sent to Institution Code: 9585.
- Scores are valid for 2 years only.

Interview:

Interviews are decided by the Admissions Committee following the first review.
Interviews are strictly by invite and applicants should refrain from contacting school to request an interview.
Interviews are conducted by the MBA Admissions Team and/or Career Management.

Decision:

The decision will be made as per the schedule given and will be mailed to the students.

Ross Full-time MBA Office of Admissions

We encourage you to contact us in the following ways.
Email: RossMBAAdmissions@umich.edu
Telephone: 734-763-5796
Fax: 734-763-7804

Online Essays Required:

Fall 2012 Full-time MBA Essay Questions

Essay 1. Introduce yourself to your future Ross classmates in 100 words or less.
Essay 2. . Describe your career goals. How will an MBA from Ross help you to achieve those goals? What is your vision for how you can make a unique contribution to the Ross community? (500 word maximum)
Essay 3. Describe a time in your career when you were frustrated or disappointed. What did you learn from that experience? (500 word maximum)
Esaay 4. Select one of the following questions:

What are you most passionate about? (300 word maximum)
Describe a personal challenge or obstacle and why you view it as such. How have you dealt with it? What have you learned from it? (300 word maximum)

Essay 5. Optional question: Is there anything else you think the Admissions Committee should know about you to evaluate your candidacy? (500 word maximum)

Recommendations/Evaluations:

Submit two reference letters online with the application.