Emory University : Students taking questions

[righty]

Awesome.....

Just the thread I was waiting for...
M in the process of wrapping up the essays for applying R1 to this wonderful school...
Resonating Core Value - is what I am stuck with.... Good question indeed!!

The only question I will have is about the timelines...
Will my application be considered R1, if I 'post' the packet before 1st Nov? Else I will need to rush up in case if the adcom expects the application packet to 'reach' them before 1st nov..

Thanks for your help,

Rightzzz

[akshatpa]

Originally Posted by righty

Awesome.....

The only question I will have is about the timelines...
Will my application be considered R1, if I 'post' the packet before 1st Nov? Else I will need to rush up in case if the adcom expects the application packet to 'reach' them before 1st nov..

Thanks for your help,

Rightzzz

I am not sure about your question. It seems you are submitting a paper application or is it just the transcripts and other additional materials? Can you be more specific. As per the present policies of admissions, they only accept online applications and you will have to take a special permission from them to submit a paper application. Therefore I would suggest that you post the supplementary material and parallely submit your essays online, this would give you enough time to work on your them.

The deadlines are for the receipt of the package. Having said that Emory reviews applications on a rolling basis within each deadline. Usually if you submit your online application in time, they might allow a grace period of 4-5 days for the receipt of supplementary materials. Anyway as their is still about 15 days for the deadline, try to send all the relevant material on time.

[cog03]

hi akshat,
i wanna know can we get thru the admission process if we have less years of work experience.Like if all other credentials are pretty good like great GMAT, good essays etc. then how good r my chances to get in? Do you know anyone admitted with less years of W/E?
THNX,
yash

[pankkumar]

Hey Guys,

Great initiative....

I know my question is a bit away from what the thread is for but still i wana ask this here coz many of you might have gone through the stage i am going through so its best to ask from experienced guys...

Can anyone of you from Delhi tell me which is the best consultant for applications, essays etc in Delhi??? If any of you from Delhi and took help from any consultant do tell me about your experiences and suggest me the best consultant you know in Delhi....



Regards
Pankaj

[Barricuda]

Only major trouble I have with my application is the recommendations. Only app school for which no online reco submission is available. Is this true or am I just blind and missing something here?

[akshatpa]

Originally Posted by Barricuda

Only major trouble I have with my application is the recommendations. Only app school for which no online reco submission is available. Is this true or am I just blind and missing something here?

Great Question. I had missed this one earlier. Online recommendations are available with our applications too. The difference with other schools is that in the emory online application you can send the request for recommendation only after you have submitted your application. Once you have submitted your application, the link to submit online recommendation is activated. Actually you add up your recommenders before the application but the email request is sent to them after you have submitted your application. Also do remember that your application is deemed only complete only after at least two recommendations are submitted.

Therefore if you are unsure about the immediate availability of your recommenders after you have submitted your application, submit a paper recommendation. Though most of us here used the online recommendation.

If you are having a specific problem with the online application, i would be happy to pair you with the concerned personnel who would guide you through the whole process.

Regards

Akshat

[akshatpa]

Originally Posted by cog03

hi akshat,
i wanna know can we get thru the admission process if we have less years of work experience.Like if all other credentials are pretty good like great GMAT, good essays etc. then how good r my chances to get in? Do you know anyone admitted with less years of W/E?
THNX,
yash

yash,

its the quality of experience that matters not quantity. i know a few people who had practically no experience but stellar qualifications and backgrounds that enabled them to get admitted in top US schools. Though personally, i would not recommend anyone to go for an MBA degree in US without work ex. Not only it is difficult to relate to concepts in class but also it is difficult to get jobs.

having said that, all the schools do require some minimum work ex. Therefore you would have to work out a story as to how you can compensate for the work experience. To add to that it is extremely difficult but not impossible.

On a personal note what do u mean by little less?

[righty]

Originally Posted by Barricuda

Only major trouble I have with my application is the recommendations. Only app school for which no online reco submission is available. Is this true or am I just blind and missing something here?

From their site:

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You are required to submit two letters of recommendation. Please list the contact information for ALL your recommenders below. To edit this information click the 'Edit' button. To add a recommender, click the 'Add Recommender' button.

Recommenders will not have access to the online recommendation until you have submitted your application. Your recommenders will receive an email containing their login information. Please verify that you have entered all email addresses correctly. You should encourage your recommenders to add "@emory.edu" to their safe list to ensure that they receive the email.

Reminder: Please remember to download the Recommendation Form and send it to recommenders who do not plan to use the online option.
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Hope it helps!!

Rightzzz

[amitnsitian]

there is no hard and fast rule of submitting the online reco. but the school prefers it. so, i have submitted both . but the problem with online reco is the word limit which irritated my recommendors and they sent in the paper recos too

[cog03]

Originally Posted by akshatpa

yash,

its the quality of experience that matters not quantity. i know a few people who had practically no experience but stellar qualifications and backgrounds that enabled them to get admitted in top US schools. Though personally, i would not recommend anyone to go for an MBA degree in US without work ex. Not only it is difficult to relate to concepts in class but also it is difficult to get jobs.

having said that, all the schools do require some minimum work ex. Therefore you would have to work out a story as to how you can compensate for the work experience. To add to that it is extremely difficult but not impossible.

On a personal note what do u mean by little less?

dear akshat,
currently i am doing B.Com so after completing this program it is difficult to get a good job, so i wanna know like if i have 2/2.5 yrs of W/E, then r there any good chances of securing admission?

thnx,

yash