Class of 2011 Application

 

The Ross School of Business Global MBA Program is a challenging academic program and admission is selective.   Admission Application Applicants must submit an individual admission application. Instructions are available within the application. Link to Online Application Sponsorship Application A fully executed Sponsorship Application is required for application to the Global MBA Program. Please send the original completed Sponsorship Application to our office. Details are available in section 1.3 of the Class of 2011 Program Policy. The Policy and the Sponsorship Application are available from the Downloads section of our website.    Other Application Requirements Applicants must have completed the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor's degree. Applicants must also take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) including the writing section, if the applicant's native language is not English. The TOEFL may be waived if the applicant earned a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited U.S. college/university or an institution abroad where the curriculum is exclusively in English. Applicants who have worked full-time in the U.S. for two or more years in the past five years are also exempt from the TOEFL requirement. In lieu of the TOEFL, the school may offer the Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) to evaluate English proficiency.   Admission Assessment Each applicant's candidacy is assessed through the application documents, essays, résumé and work experience, recommendation letters, interview, and test scores. After a thorough review of the candidacy of the applicant, judged through the application materials and a personal interview, the sponsor company and the candidate will be notified of the admission decision.

Global MBA Class of 2011 Application Schedule   EARLY ADMISSION   Applications due March 1 - October 30, 2009 The Admissions Committee will make an early admission decision for applicants whose sponsoring company requests a decision earlier than the regular admission schedule.   Interview An interview is required and will be arranged upon submission of the application.   Decision notification Typically within two weeks of the interview. Those offered admission must confirm acceptance of the offer within one week of notification and secure their place with a $1,000 non-refundable deposit. REGULAR ADMISSION   Standard Round Applications due November 30, 2009 Applicants who fail to submit a complete application by the due date will be moved to the extended round.   Extended Round Applications due January 4, 2010 Applicants will be considered for any remaining seats. All of the required admission documents, including test score reports, must be submitted by January 4, 2010.   Interview An interview is required and will be arranged upon submission of the application. Interviews may be conducted by telephone, video-conference call, or in person.   Decision notification Typically within two weeks of the interview. Those offered admission must confirm acceptance of the offer within one week of notification.