Full-Time MBA Program Application & Procedures for Domestic (U.S.) Applicants

In addition to your online application and application fee, you will need to provide official transcripts, an official GMAT test score, a current resume, a statement of purpose, and two letters of recommendation.

DEADLINE

We recommend that you submit your application materials by April 1, 2009 for Fall 2009 consideration.

REQUIRED APPLICATION MATERIALS

Please note: The admissions committee cannot review an application until all of the following required materials have been received.

ONLINE APPLICATION AND APPLICATION FEE
Applicants that have not already started an online application, must first complete the pre-application questionnaire to begin the application process.

If you have already started the online application and wish to continue working on it, please click here.

A non-refundable application fee of $55.00 must be submitted along with the application and must be paid with a major credit card - Visa, MasterCard or Discover. There are no waivers, deferments, or refunds of application fees.

GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (GMAT)
All applicants to the UConn full-time MBA program are required to take the GMAT test and have an official score sent to the full-time MBA program

A GRE score is not acceptable.

Make sure your GMAT score reports are properly coded to the University of Connecticut Full-Time MBA Program, Storrs. Our code is CV2C037.

It takes approximately one to three weeks to receive official scores from Pearson VUE, the administrator of the GMAT test. Please note that a GMAT test score is valid for five years, and the admissions committee will consider your highest score if you have taken the test more than once.

For more information about the GMAT test and how to register, please visit www.mba.com.

RESUME AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
Each applicant to the full-time MBA program must submit their resume and a statement purpose as part of the application process.

Your resume should reflect your full-time work experience, as well as any relevant part-time work experience. Please also indicate the dates you were at each position, for instance January 2004 – May 2007.

Your statement of purpose is an important aspect of the admissions process. Please respond fully yet concisely to the following question:

Please write a one to two page essay in which you describe your background and qualifications and why you wish to undertake a MBA degree in your intended concentration. As part of this essay, describe how the MBA program fits with your long-term career interests and objectives. Please also attach a brief summary of your academic and professional honors and activities.

The resume and statement of purpose may either be e-mailed to UConnMBA@business.uconn.edu or mailed to our office.

OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS
We wish to stress the importance of following all instructions, since unofficial or incomplete transcripts and the failure to submit all required credentials have been a major cause of delay in processing applications. Please be aware that it takes some institutions a long time to issue transcripts. A reasonable margin would be to allow at least one month.

IMPORTANT: Please make sure that all official transcripts from Bachelor’s degree granting institutions and beyond are sent to the full-time MBA program office. Official transcripts are issued by the college or university attended and bear the impressed or colored seal of that institution. Unofficial transcripts, including copies, are not acceptable.

Applicants who register for additional courses during the time when the application is being considered should notify the MBA Office so that their application file can be updated. Transcripts become the property of the university.

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
MBA applicants should have two letters of recommendation sent by current or former employers. Academic references are acceptable only if employer references are not possible. MBA applicants who are unable to supply either employer or academic references may be permitted, in some circumstances, to provide personal references.

Letters should be written on company letterhead or accompanied by a business card. They should indicate your professional skills and character and how an MBA degree program can benefit you.

It is your responsibility to ask individuals to write these letters on your behalf. Letters should be mailed to the MBA program office. Your recommenders can mail them to us directly or give them to you to forward to us. However, in this instance, the letter should be in a sealed envelope with the recommender’s signature on the back seal.

Requests for letters of recommendation sometimes encounter unexpected delays. It would be advisable for you to follow up to determine whether your recommendations have been written and submitted.

We consider it extremely inappropriate for you to draft or write your own letter of recommendation. If your recommender asks you to do so, we suggest you choose another recommender.

In the application, you are asked if you wish to waive your right to inspect your letters of recommendation. Please read and indicate your decision with regard to the following statement:

I understand that The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 provides me with a right of access to my recommendations, and that no school or person can require me to waive this right. If I waive this right of access to my letters of recommendation, then the University of Connecticut School of Business will consider them confidential and they will not be available to me.

I also understand that the Admissions Committee may contact my recommenders for clarification or additional information.

INTERVIEWS
Interviews are conducted at the invitation of the admissions committee. We will contact you if the admissions committee wishes to interview you to set up a date and time. While we strongly recommend an in-person interview here in Storrs, a telephone interview can be arranged for those applicants who live a great distance away.

IDENTIFICATION NUMBER
Your Social Security Number will be used as your initial identification number until you are assigned a university identification number.

FULL-TIME MBA PROGRAM MAILING ADDRESS
All supplemental materials for the application (official transcripts, letters of recommendation, resume and statement of purpose) should be mailed to the following address:
Full-Time MBA Program
University of Connecticut
School of Business
2100 Hillside Road, Unit 1041
Storrs, CT 06269-1041