3/2 MBA Application Instructions

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1 3/2 MBA Applicatin Instructins IMPORTANT INFORMATION Deadlines fr admissin are psted t the 3/2 MBA website. Applicatins are encuraged t be submitted by Nvember 1 f the Junir year. Please nte that all required materials must be received n later than tw weeks befre a scheduled Assess Day. Many questins can be answered by visiting ur website: If yu have a prblem with yur applicatin and need t cmmunicate with us, please send an t [email protected]. Please have the fllwing dcuments ready befre starting yur nline applicatin. Detailed instructins fr each f these items are n the next page: Persnal Statement in PDF frmat Resume in PDF frmat Names f tw Kelley faculty references Evaluatin Criteria: Admissin t the 3/2 MBA Prgram is very cmpetitive. Yur admissin t the prgram will be based n the fllwing criteria. N ne item will either include r exclude yu the Admissins Cmmittee is lking fr well-runded individuals. GRADE POINT AVERAGE: 3.3/4.0 and abve. RESUME: Invlvement in extracurricular activities, which highlight persnal achievements. Invlvement in scial, prfessinal, civic rganizatins and leadership experience therein. Summer, part-time r full-time wrk experience; vlunteer experience; r military experience that shws mtivatin, leadership and perseverance. PERSONAL STATEMENT: (essay as described abve) that describes yur career plans and hw yu feel this prgram will assist in realizing yur persnal and prfessinal gals. This essay will als be used t evaluate yur written cmmunicatin skills. RECOMMENDATIONS: frm tw Kelley faculty. INTERVIEW: students will be invited t a ne n ne interview with an Admissins cmmittee member. ASSESS DAY: qualified students will be invited t an Assess Day scheduled in the Fall semester. Feedback frm assess day activities, interview, and written assessment will be cnsidered at time f admissin decisin. Page 1 f 5

2 ================================================================================================== The fllwing statement applies t students wh meet all requisite criteria regarding prir academic preparatin at the time f applicatin and are the recipient f a schlarship and/r assistantship award: In accrdance with the natinal agreement develped thrugh the Cuncil f Graduate Schls, which states that "an ffer by an institutin after April 15 is cnditinal n presentatin by the student f the written release frm any previusly accepted ffer," I agree that if I accept a fellwship, schlarship, r assistantship frm Indiana University, the acceptance becmes binding after April 15 and will preclude the later acceptance f a stipend ffer fr the fllwing academic year frm any ther institutin unless I first btain a written release frm the graduate advisr f the relevant degree prgram f Indiana University. The reslutin f the Cuncil f Graduate Schls, fr which 373 universities have indicated supprt, including Indiana University, als states: "Students are under n bligatin t respnd t ffers f financial supprt prir t April 15; earlier deadlines fr acceptance f such ffers vilate the intent f this reslutin." ============================================================================================================ 1) PERSONAL STATEMENT (Essay). Submit electrnically thrugh the nline applicatin Prepare a persnal statement that discusses yur educatinal experiences, activities, and gals. The essay may include influences in yur life and the reasns yu decided t apply t the Master s Prgram. In what way d yu believe this prgram will allw yu t achieve yur career plans, r assist yu in realizing yur persnal and prfessinal gals? Please give these questins extensive thught in rder t frmulate a thughtful and well-prepared respnse. The essay shuld be frm ne t tw pages in length, but n lnger than tw pages (apprximately 700 wrds). Cnciseness, clarity, grammar, style, and frmat will be cnsidered. 2) Electrnic recmmendatin letters. We d nt accept paper recmmendatins. Prvide cntact infrmatin fr tw recmmenders. We request the names f tw Kelley faculty members wh can serve as yur references. Recmmendatins shuld be frm peple wh can cmment thughtfully n yur academic r prfessinal perfrmance. Since yu will be listing Kelley faculty, nly enter the name f thse wh have agreed t serve as yur references. Since we will cntact faculty directly if we need their recmmendatin, yu d nt need t prvide their cntact infrmatin, such as and mailing address. T avid the faculty member receiving a request fr a recmmendatin, we instead ask that yu enter yur wn & mailing address in the required fields. Yu will be sent an aut- with an access cde and instructins n hw t prceed t submit the recmmendatin which yu may disregard. 3) Test Scres: Since yu are current Kelley student, test scres are nt require and yu can leave this area blank. 4) Transcripts: Since yu are current IU student, we can access yur transcripts thrugh the university systems. Yu are nt required t mail in fficial transcripts r uplad them thrugh the applicatin. Page 2 f 5

3 5) Resume: Submit electrnically thrugh the nline applicatin. WORK EXPERIENCE. This wrk shuld include any prfessinal, full-time, part-time, summer, vlunteer, r military experience. EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. List any extracurricular activities while attending cllege/university (i.e. campus, scial, prfessinal, vlunteer, civic rganizatins), including leadership psitins held and dates f participatin. HONORS AND AWARDS. List any hnrs and awards yu have received. Uplad yur resume in the Department Infrmatin tab f the nline applicatin. Updated 6/1/2015 Once yu have made sure the abve dcuments are ready, g ahead and begin yur applicatin. The applicatin shuld take apprximately 30 minutes t cmplete using these directins. Hwever, yu may save yur prgress and return t the applicatin at a later time, if interrupted. 1. G t the applicatin at Yu will nw be in the Online Graduate And Prfessinal Admissins Applicatin fr Indiana University. In the heading titled Online Graduate and Prfessinal Admissins Applicatin If yu are a current Indiana University student, yu shuld select Lgn. This will directly imprt the infrmatin the University already has n file fr yu. 2. The applicatin is mst easily navigated using the tabs lcated at the tp f the page. 3. Yu will nw be in the Desired Degree tab. In the sectin titled Intended Prgram and Plan cmplete all asterisked (*) questins. In the line titled Academic Prgram SELECT Business Graduate Accunting Prgrams in the drp dwn list. In the line titled Academic Plan SELECT 3/2 MBA In the sectin titled Term, fill ut all the asterisked (*) questins. In the sectin titled When d yu wish t enrll in classes? SELECT the FALL semester that yu are applying fr. (Ex: Junir year = 2015, chse Fall 2016; Junir year = 2016, list Fall 2017) At the bttm f the page, CLICK Save. Then CLICK Next Page. NOTE: Scrll t the tp f the page. If all required questins were cmpleted, the Applicatin Infrmatin tab at the tp f the page will display a green checkmark ( ). If nt, the tab will display a red circle with a minus ( ) and then detail the errrs within the page. 4. Yu will nw be in the Persnal Infrmatin tab. Page 3 f 5

4 Fill ut as required. At the bttm f the page, CLICK Save. Updated 6/1/2015 NOTE: Scrll t the tp f the page. If all required questins were cmpleted, the Persnal Infrmatin tab at the tp f the page will display a green checkmark ( ). If nt, the tab will display a red circle with a minus ( ) and then detail the errrs within the page. At the bttm f the page, CLICK Next Page. 5. Yu will nw be in the Additinal Infrmatin tab. Fill ut as required. At the bttm f the page, CLICK Save. NOTE: Scrll t the tp f the page. If all required questins were cmpleted, the Additinal Infrmatin tab at the tp f the page will display a green checkmark ( ). If nt, the tab will display a red circle with a minus ( ) and then detail the errrs within the page. At the bttm f the page, CLICK Next Page. 6. Yu will nw be in the Applicatin Infrmatin tab. OPTIONAL: In the heading titled Other Universities cmplete the questins. In the heading titled Cllege/University Attended, cmplete the asterisked (*) questins. Please list all institutins f Higher Educatin that yu have attended, past and present, including Indiana University. Since yu are currently a student at IU, please list Indiana University Blmingtn first, and wrk backwards fr successive institutins by clicking n Add n the lwer left. Please list yur majr and yur GPA fr each institutin. D nt list yur High Schl r secndary institutin. Indiana University transcripts can be accessed electrnically by ur ffice; yu need nt request them. We can als access a transfer credit reprt. Please request fficial transcripts frm all institutins yu have attended fr undergraduate level wrk. Have the Registrar f each institutin mail them directly t ur ffice (address at bttm f this dcument). Official transcripts shuld be sent in a sealed envelpe and bear the fficial university seal. If yu have nt yet graduated, send a transcript f yur current prgress nw and supply us later with a final, fficial transcript shwing the degree that yu have earned befre yu frmally matriculate int ur prgram. OPTIONAL: The tw headings f Emplyment Histry and Publicatins cmplete questins. Please d nt send materials that were nt requested, such as cpies f articles, prjects, etc. They are nt evaluated r used during ur prcess. OPTIONAL: In the heading titled Test Infrmatin reprt yur scres fr the GMAT. This can be left blank since we d nt require these scres. In the heading titled Fee Waiver IF yu meet the criteria listed, then yu can request a fee waiver. If nt, answer the asterisked (*) questin. At the bttm f the page, CLICK Save. NOTE: Scrll t the tp f the page. If all required questins were cmpleted, the Applicatin Infrmatin tab at the tp f the page will display a green checkmark ( ). If nt, the tab will display a red circle with a minus ( ) and then detail the errrs within the page. 7. Yu will nw be in the Department Infrmatin tab. **Please d nt use the link and PDF versin prvided. We d nt accept paper recmmendatins. We request the names f tw peple wh can serve as yur references. Recmmendatins shuld be frm Page 4 f 5

5 tw faculty members, and they shuld be frm peple wh can cmment thughtfully n yur academic r prfessinal perfrmance. Please enter the names f the tw Kelley faculty wh have agreed t serve as yur references. Enter yur address, and when yu get the aut delete it since we will be cntacting the faculty n yur behalf. Under the heading Persnal Statement uplad yur persnal statement as a PDF dcument. Please use the infrmatin and guidelines belw t prepare yur persnal statement, and nt the paragraph listed in the applicatin. Prepare a persnal statement that discusses yur educatinal experiences, activities, and gals. The essay may include influences in yur life and the reasns yu decided t apply t the Master s Prgram. In what way d yu believe this prgram will allw yu t achieve yur career plans, r assist yu in realizing yur persnal and prfessinal gals? Please give these questins extensive thught in rder t frmulate a thughtful and well-prepared respnse. The essay shuld be frm ne t tw pages in length, but n lnger than tw pages (apprximately 700 wrds). Cnciseness, clarity, grammar, style, and frmat will be cnsidered. Under the heading Resume, Writing Sample r Other Dcument uplad yur current resume ONLY. Yur resume shuld include the fllwing: Summer, part-time r full-time wrk experience, vlunteer experience, r military experience that demnstrates mtivatin, leadership, and perseverance. Invlvement in extracurricular activities, persnal achievements, awards. Invlvement in scial, prfessinal, civic rganizatins, and leadership experience. At the bttm f the page, CLICK Save. NOTE: Scrll t the tp f the page. If all required questins were cmpleted, the Department Infrmatin tab at the tp f the page will display a green checkmark ( ). If nt, the tab will display a red circle with a minus ( ) and then detail the errrs within the page. 8. Yu will nw be in the Submit tab. In the heading titled Check My Applicatin if any required fields are nt cmpleted, a list f errrs t be fixed will display. Return t the necessary tab(s) in the applicatin t crrect the errr(s). Once dne, return t the Submit tab and prceed t submit the applicatin. In the heading titled Applicatin Fee it shuld state Yur fee fr this applicatin is: $XX. NOTE: If an applicatin fee shuld be waived because f a prir graduate applicatin, in the heading titled Applicatin fee, it shuld read Yur fee fr this applicatin is: FEE WAIVED, pending fficial dcumentatin. In the heading titled Submit, CLICK Submit Applicatin. Yu will need t pay the $75 fee with a credit card. Additinal Infrmatin: All cmpetitive applicants t the 3/2 MBA will be invited fr an interview and Assess Day. Thank yu fr submitting yur applying t the 3/2 MBA prgram at the Kelley Schl f Business at Indiana University! We will be in tuch with yu sn. Graduate Accunting Prgrams, Kelley Schl f Business, Indiana University, 1275 E 10 th Street, CG 2000, Blmingtn, IN Phne: Fax: [email protected] Page 5 f 5