MBA: How to Apply

How to Apply
Instructions for Supplemental Materials

Applications for Autumn 2012 Are Now Being Accepted

Priority Application Deadline: May 1, 2012 Deadline for applicants applying Milgard School Scholarship

Deadline for Students with International Bachelor’s degree: May 1, 2012

Final Deadline: July 1, 2012 Applications received after May 1st are reviewed on a space available basis

How to Apply

Step

Action

Step 1

Create a Profile & Complete Application

Create a "new applicant profile" by providing your contact and other personal information at the University of Washington Graduate School application website.

Next, please select the Graduate application type and then choose one of the UW Tacoma Program:

Business, Milgard School of (Tacoma) MBA

After that, complete the rest of the New Application to the UW Graduate School and the UW Tacoma MBA Program Application Form.

Step 2

Provide Supporting Documentation

Upload your:

Resume
Personal Statement
Management & Professional Work Experience summary
Scholarship essay
Designate professional references to receive the online reference form. Note: After you enter and submit the reference’s email address they will receive an email—even if you haven’t paid your application fee yet!

Step 3

Submit Official Transcripts

Have an official transcript sent to the Milgard School of Business from each college or university attended. If you graduated from any of the University of Washington campuses, then you do not need to submit a transcript.

Mail transcripts to:

Milgard School of Business
University of Washington Tacoma
Attn: MBA Admissions
Campus Box 358420
1900 Commerce Street
Tacoma WA 98402-3100

Step 4

Submit official GMAT Scores

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) scores are required for admission. If you have not taken the GMAT, please schedule an appointment by clicking here.

To report your scores, select the options below:

Program Name MBA, Part Time
GMAT Program Code ZRZ-NM-95
ETS DI Code 4749

We will accept GRE if completed in the last 5 years as an alternative if you are unable to provide GMAT scores.

Applicants with a terminal degree (J.D., M.D., Ph.D., etc.) may waive the GMAT or GRE requirement. Contact the program if you have questions.

Step 5

Acknowledgment

Login to the UW Graduate School Application website and check whether the MBA Program office has received each of your MBA application materials. Please note that all required materials must be received before your application can be evaluated. You may be contacted by the Milgard MBA Program Office requesting additional material as needed.

Step 6

Decisions

The MBA Admissions Committee will review complete applications within three weeks of the priority application deadline. Decision letters will be sent in mid-June. After the priority deadline applications are reviewed on rolling basis.

Instructions for required supplemental application materials

Resume

Your resume, submitted online in plain text, or uploaded in Word or PDF, should include the following:

All managerial and professional work experience since graduating from high school
Any relevant community and/or extracurricular activities
Any awards, honors, or other forms of recognition (academic, community, military, etc.) earned

Management and Professional Work Experience Summary

Complete the online Management and Professional Work Experience Summary (PDF) that includes the following categories, with years of work expressed in years and rounded up to the nearest half year.

Management: Defined as direct responsibility for the assets of an organization; supervision of two or more people (e.g., manager, executive leader, team leader, group/project coordinator, etc.); special projects; processes; databases; budgets, etc.
Professional: Requires professional expertise in business functions such as sales, accounting, human resources, finance, marketing, operations, etc. and/or technical functions such as engineering, research, logistics, computer programming, sciences, etc.

Total Work Experience is sum of years in management and professional positions since high school.

Note: The online Management and Professional Work Experience Summary PDF is in Acrobat 8.0. Applicants may use Acrobat 7.0 or 8.0 to save it into the application materials. Acrobat 7.0 is a free download available through the online application process.

Admission Essay

All applicants must submit one required essay online in plain text, or upload in Word or PDF in one paginated document using a minimum font size of 11. An opportunity is provided to include an optional essay.

The required essay is to address the following topic:
Describe your career goals and explain how an MBA from UW Tacoma will help you accomplish these goals. (750 words maximum)

Optional Essay:

Use this essay to include any other information you believe would be helpful to the Admissions Committee in considering your application (250 words maximum) and uploaded in Word or PDF in one paginated document using a minimum font size of 11.

Applicant Survey

Complete the Applicant Survey as part of the required application to the Milgard School of Business MBA Program.

Optional Essay for Milgard Scholarship Consideration

For Milgard School of Business Scholarship consideration for new MBAs only, submit online in plain text, or uploaded in Word or PDF, a personal essay that is one-page, double-spaced, and a minimum font size of 11. Include your full name on the essay and title it "Milgard Scholarship Consideration for New MBAs".

In the essay, describe your leadership activities and goals in your organization or community and explain how this MBA program will help you accomplish these activities and goals.

Questions:

For any questions about the application process or help in completing your application, please contact the Milgard School of Business at (253) 692-5630 or e-mail the MBA program.

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