Mendoza Notre Dame MBA program - application, admission, essays, deadlines, courses, scholarship

Your responses to the essay questions are extremely important in the selection process. Please use separate sheets of paper for each essay question and include you name on each sheet. Your essays should be typed and double-spaced. Each essay should be no longer than 2 pages each. Please complete the following essay.

I What are your career plans immediately after graduation? Explain how your past experiences prepare you for your desired position. What are your long-term career aspirations?

II Additionally, please complete any two of the following five essay questions.

1. Each MBA student at the University of Notre Dame is given the opportunity to contribute to the MBA community. What will you bring to Notre Dame and the MBA family?

2. What inspires you outside of your work environment?

3. How do you define leadership? Please give an example of someone you feel is a great leader and explain why.

4. Of which accomplishments are you most proud and why?

5. Describe a failure or disappointing experience in your life. How did you react and what did you learn?

DATES

APPLICATION

COURSE

CAREER

ALLIANCES

FINANCE

Recommendation

Recommendation Form

A. How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity? (Please select one response in each column.)
□ Less than one year □ Student
□ One year but less than two □ Employee directly under my supervision
□ Two years □ Business associate
□ More than two years □ Friend
□ Other (please explain)

B. To what extent has he or she demonstrated an ability to think independently?
□ Very independent □ Somewhat independent □ Don�t know
□ Independent □ Not independent

C. If English is not the applicant's native language, how well does he or she speak and understand English?
Understands                                             Speaks                                                         Writes
□ Very well                                                 □ Very well                                                 □ Very well
□ Well (English is passable)                   □ Well (English is passable)                   □ Well (English is passable)
□ Poorly (will probably have                 □ Poorly (will probably have                  □ Poorly (will probably have
difficulty in a graduate program)         difficulty in a graduate program)         difficulty in a graduate program)
□ Very poorly                                            □ Very poorly                                             □ Very poorly
If poorly or very poorly, please specify the problem.

D. Is the applicant's scholastic record, as you know it, an accurate index of his or her scholastic ability?
□ Yes □ No □ Not applicable
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
If no, please explain.
E. Please give us your appraisal of the applicant in terms of the qualities listed below.

Superior

(Top 10%)

Excellent

(Top 20%)

Good

(Top Third)

Average

(Middle Third)

Poor

(Bottom Third)

No Information

Performance in Current Position

Intellectual Ability

managerial Promise

Demonstrated Leadership

Maturity

Confidence

Ability to Work with Others

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Mathematiucal Aptitude

Ability in Oral Expression

Written Communication Skills

F. Please indicate your overall recommendation for this candidate.
□ Highly recommended □ Recommended, but with reservation
□ Recommended □ Not recommended

G. Would you hire (or rehire) this candidate? □ Yes □ No □ Not Applicable

H. Please discuss the applicant's chief strengths with regard to having a successful managerial career.

I. Please comment on the ratings that you have assigned and make any additional statement about the applicant's record, potential or personal qualities which you believe would be helpful to the Admissions Committee in considering this person's application.

COURSE

Core Courses

Financial Accounting

Organizational Behavior

Statistics

Foundation of Ethics

Leadership & Teams

Micro Economics

Marketing

Finance

Macroeconomics

Strategic Decision Making

Cost Accounting

Operations

Problem Solving

Management Communications

Concentration

Corporate Finance

Investments

Entrepreneurship

Management Development

Manufacturing Management

Marketing

Consulting

CAREER

Major Employers

AT&T

Citigroup

Ernst & Young

ExxonMobil

IBM

Intel Corporation

Kraft Foods

Procter & Gamble

Sears Holdings

UBS

Whirlpool

Compensation by Function

in USD
Mean Salary Median Salary

Consulting
14% 93967 95000

Finance/Accounting
51% 89953 92000

General Management
12% 98538 100000

Human Resources
1% - -

Marketing/Sales
14% 84400 88000

MIS
2% - -

Operations/Production
2% - -

Other
4% 71400 75000

Compensation by Industry

in USD
Mean Salary Median Salary

Consulting Services
13.6% 93462 95000

Financial Services
26% 85821 95000

Government
3% - -

Manufacturing
10% 87090 87750

Consumer Products
13% 90647 92000

Media/Entertainment
2% - -

Petroleum/Energy
2% 93667 106000

Pharma/Bio/Healthcare
6% 75000 79000

Real Estate
2% - -

Technology
17% 88111 89000

Non Profit
1% - -

Other Services
8% 102778 95000

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APPLICATION COURSE CAREER ALLIANCES FINANCE

Compensation by Geography

in USD
Mean Salary Median Salary

Northeast
16% 97211 95000

Mid-Atlantic
8% 88563 87750

South
4% 88600 88000

Southwest
9% 95111 100000

Midwest
43% 88881 92000

West
12% 83731 90000

International
8% 79571 81000

ALLIANCES

Joint Degree Programs

MBA/JD: Law School

International Programs

Study Abroad Chile: 8-credit hour program during module 2 of Fall semester at Universidad Alberto Hurtado campus in Santiago, Chile

Study Abroad China: 2-credit hour program during 8 & 9 week of Spring semester over 10 days; Beijing & Shanghai, China

FINANCE

Tuition Fees for 2008 - 2009 academic year

Tuition Fees	37190
Statistics Workshop	100
Accounting Workshop	100
Technology Fee	250
MBA Student Association	150
Travel	2250

Expenses

Room and Board	8300
Books and Supplies	1350
Personal	2850
Health Insurance	1500

Financial Aid

About 60% of MBA studnets receive Fellowships or Work Study.

Notre Dame MBA/NSHMBA Merit Fellowship

Federal Stafford Loans (subsidized):

Qualifiers: U. S. Citizens or Permanent Residents

Limit: $ 8500

Lender: bank, savings and loan association, credit union or other participating lender

Interest rate: 6.8% (fixed)

Repayment: 10 years

Federal Perkins Loans :

Qualifiers: U. S. Citizens or Permanent Residents with exceptional financial need

Limit: $ 6000 in one year

Interest rate: 5% (fixed)

Graduate Plus Loan Program:

Qualifiers: Credit worthy U. S. Citizens or Permanent Residents

Limit: up to cost of attendance less all other financial aid awarded

Interest rate: 8.5% (fixed)

Repayment: standard or graduated options available

Highlight: does not require a U.S. guarantor or co-borrower

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	Superior (Top 10%)	Excellent (Top 20%)	Good (Top Third)	Average (Middle Third)	Poor (Bottom Third)	No Information
Performance in Current Position
Intellectual Ability
managerial Promise
Demonstrated Leadership
Maturity
Confidence
Ability to Work with Others
Ability to Work Under Pressure
Mathematiucal Aptitude
Ability in Oral Expression
Written Communication Skills

in USD		Mean Salary	Median Salary
Consulting	14%	93967	95000
Finance/Accounting	51%	89953	92000
General Management	12%	98538	100000
Human Resources	1%	-	-
Marketing/Sales	14%	84400	88000
MIS	2%	-	-
Operations/Production	2%	-	-
Other	4%	71400	75000