University of Maryland is where the Robert H. Smith School of Business is situated and it has been quietly but surely making its mark as a solidly dependable and excellence driven management education center. The Smith Maryland MBA application essays exceptional and present the same old wine, but in a cleverly ingenuous new bottle- you might want to answer them in a similar vein and win a seat.  The MBA program of the Smith College is ranked 15th in the most recent Financial Times survey, and our faculty ranked second in student satisfaction, teaching, and career service in the most recent Bloomberg Business week survey.

Program Overview:
Full Time MBA

Deadlines & Decision Notification for 2016-2017:

Round 1 : 1; Oct; 2015
Round 2 : 1; Nov; 2015
Round 3 : 15; Dec; 2015
Round 4 : 15; Jan; 2016

Application Components

• Application Fees : $75.
• GMAT scores : The GMAT or GRE is required of all MBA applicants, regardless of previous academic history or work experience. When requesting a score report to be sent to the University of Maryland, please use the following institutional codes :
• TOEFL or IELTS: The Admissions Committee will not review your file without the TOFEL. Contact  http://www.ets.org/toefl to request an official copy of your test scores to be sent to the University of Maryland at College Park - institutional code 5814.
  
• One Letters of Recommendation (ONLINE): Recommendations should be solicited from individuals who can objectively comment on an applicant's performance in an academic or professional environment.
  
  
• Essays
  
  Essays :
  Essay 1: What are your specific post-MBA short-term and long-term goals? Why Smith? Why an MBA? Why now? Please limit your response to 500 words.
  
  Optional Essay :Please use this essay to discuss anything additional about your candidacy that you have not yet shared in your application.
• Transcripts (Online) : The online application allows you to upload a copy of your for each college or university attended. An "Official" Transcript is only required once an offer of admission has been extended to you and accepted by you.
• Tuition & Fees Estimated Total : $54,409

Class Profile 2014:

Average Age : 29

Work Experience : 5.2 years

GMAT Scores : 600-720

Undergraduate GPA (average) : 3.3

International Student : 34%

Sample Essay :

Essay Q.If salary was not a factor and your living expenses were covered, what would you do for a living and how would you spend your time?

Every individual has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom, the power to choose, to respond and to change. I have always been an ingenious and solution oriented person. My unconventional thinking has attributed to providing resolutions and assistance for my family business ..............................................

My analytical ability and affinity to technology paved my way to IT industry but simultaneously, I have been a part of my family business and my functional knowledge has been above par. Incase salary was not a factor and my living expenses were covered, I see myself working towards the expansion of the business, making it more technological savvy and useful for a common man in the rural areas.

We were the first ............................ and currently we have a consumer base ............................. of xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Our network has expanded to the nearby villages but lack of education still plays its role in ...................................... They still use the conventional methods .......................................... In a situation where I need not worry about the living expenses, I would be using my time educating the villagers and creating awareness on usage ...............................................The development of a place is invariably proportional to the education and employment opportunities in the area, as both are potent tools for progress.

As per my vision, if a small industry is set up to deploy employment opportunities, the villagers would be self dependent and the earning could be used for the development purposes like health, education and basic amenities for living. From my end, I would be offering ..............................................

I would also propagate a collaborative effort wherein the villagers come together and not only contribute in the individual capacity but also join forces with us to create solutions. Dealing with uncertainties and constraints, it's important that one makes an effort to encounter the issues and resolve them. We need to trust each other and work together for the development purposes. There would be no individual failures; solution and success would depend on the group effort. I have lived in the team culture almost my entire professional life and thus will be an effective contributor towards the same.

The ....................................... initiates with empowerment, an effective use of ......................................

The ability to encourage the individuals to become better people by mentoring is the most vital component of a leader. A leader should be enthusiastic about his work and needs to be a source of inspiration, and a motivator towards the required action. Although the responsibilities and roles of a leader may be different, he needs to be seen as a part of the team, working cohesively towards the goal. Through this enriching experience, I would be demonstrating participative leadership qualities which will be of prominent importance in my future accomplishments.

Nevertheless, a well structured xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Management study. It would give ..................................