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Do I need an undergraduate degree in business to be admitted to either MBA Program?
No. Students who hold a bachelor's degree in any undergraduate discipline are encouraged to apply.
What criteria do you use when evaluating students?
The Admissions Committee considers several criteria, including previous academic performance, official GMAT scores, writing ability (GMAT writing score and application essays), work history (quantity and type of full-time work experience, level of responsibility, professional and management experience, and career progression), professional goals and skills (as indicated by applicant's response to two essay questions), the applicant's strengths and weaknesses (as indicated by two letters of recommendation from professional references), and community service.
What is the minimum GMAT score required for consideration?
There is no minimum GMAT score required for consideration. The GMAT can be taken more than one time, and the highest score is used.
Our goal is to admit students who have a high probability of success and who will continue to contribute the most to their peers and to the overall learning environment.
It is important to keep in mind that the MBA Admissions Committee considers the applicant's total file, including GMAT scores, undergraduate and/or graduate education and grade point average in the last 90 quarter units or 60 semester units completed, years of work experience, essays, professional goals and objectives, and letters of recommendation. For example, the GMAT score may be less of an issue for an applicant who has 10 to 20 years of progressively more responsible work experience in a high tech industry than it may for a recent college graduate with 3 to 4 years of full-time work experience.
There are books and classes available to help you prepare for the GMAT. . Princeton Review offers GMAT classes at UW Bothell. Please refer to MBA Admissions for resources and to sign up for the GMAT.
May I submit my on-line application as complete if I do not take the GMAT exam until just before one of the application deadlines?
Yes. If your exam is scheduled just before or near the deadline, you may submit your on-line application with the fee payment. However, after taking the GMAT in this situation, the applicant may complete the GMAT section of the application but must fax or scan the unofficial scores to the MBA Program Office in order for the application to be complete and considered for admissions. After completion of the GMAT, you will be given a copy of your unofficial verbal and quantitative scores. You may submit the unofficial GMAT scores on-line but you must fax or scan a copy of the unofficial scores to: FAX - 425-352-5277; ATTN: MBA Admissions) or email: uwbmba@uwb.edu with subject line, "GMAT Scores".
At the beginning of the exam, you must indicate that your official scores are to be sent to the UW Bothell MBA Evening Program. We will then receive your official scores, including the writing score, about three weeks after your exam.
Is an interview required?
An interview may be required. If so, interview appointments are initiated by the MBA Program after an initial screening of applicants about 3 weeks after each deadline.
How many students are expected in the new MBA classes for Autumn 2009? Is there a wait list?
Is there a quota on the number of students admitted from the February 2nd applicants in order for space to be available for the April 16th applicants?
There is no quota. Highly qualified applicants are considered until the available places are filled. Applicants
If I am not admitted into one MBA Program if it is full, may I be considered for admission into the alternate MBA Program?
Yes, it is possible. If you
want to apply primarily to one program but be considered for the alternate
program, then you may do the following: 1) apply for the MBA Program
representing your primary interest; 2) with
your online application, on "Option: Statement for Admissions Consideration
in Either the TMBA or LMBA Program", please write that if the first
MBA Program of choice is full, you would like to be considered for the
alternate MBA Program as well as the rationale for your interest.
Is a degree from UW Bothell a University of Washington degree?
Yes. The University of Washington is a three-campus university with campuses in Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma. This is a MBA degree from the University of Washington Bothell.
I have graduate credits from another MBA Program. If I apply and am admitted, are the credits transferable?
Up to 12 credits may transfer or be waived out of the 74 credits required for the MBA Program. Credits earned in an AACSB-accredited MBA Program are preferred. If a waiver is approved, you may select an elective course with the same number of credits required to replace the waived MBA course.
Once you are admitted, you may complete a transfer petition for credits from classes that are similar in content to our classes. The petition must include course descriptions and syllabi on classes from the transfer institution. Please contact Don Whitney, MBA Manager of Admissions and Student Services, for more information, 425-352-5434.