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Application Deadlines

Decision Dates

Evaluation Criteria

Essay Questions

Recommendation

Core Courses

Electives

Specializations

Major Employers

Compensation by Industry

Compensation by Function

Employment by Geography

Joint Degree Programs

Exchange Programs

 

Tuition Fees

Expenses

Scholarships

Loans

 

DATES

 Application Deadlines

1st Round (early action)

12 October 2009

2nd Round

16 November 16

3rd Round

11 January 2010

Final Round

1 March 2010

 Decision Dates

1st Round (early action)

20 November 2009

2nd Round

15 January 2010

3rd Round

5 March  2010

Final Round

16 April 2010

 

APPLICATION

 Evaluation Criteria

Academic Aptitude and Interests: 4 year U.S. Bachelors degree or equivalent

Experience and Goals

Personal Qualities & Potential

APPLICATION MATERIAL

Online Application

Resume & Work History

Two Recommendations

Two Essays

Transcripts

GMAT Scores

TOEFL/IELTS Scores

Application Fee: $ 100

 Essay Questions

You may submit the two required essays with your online application. In the first of the two essays you should explain your short-term (post-mba) and long-term career plans as specifically as possible. When combined with a Vanderbilt graduate degree, how will your previous experiences and personal attributes enable you to pursue these goals successfully? In your second essay for application please discuss in what ways would you impact Owen as a student and as an alumnus/alumna? How would you create change within the Owen community?

Each essay is limited to three double-spaced pages with a font size of 10 to 12 points and no more than 500 words.

If necessary, you may provide an additional statement to explain poor academic performance, weak test scores, significant gaps in full-time employment, lack of recommendation from your current or most recent supervisor, academic misconduct, violations of the law, or anything else that you think is important for the Admissions Committee to know about you that is not already addressed elsewhere in your application. All additional statements should be typed.

1. Explain your short-term and long-term career plans as specifically as possible. When combined with a Vanderbilt MBA degree, how will your previous experiences and personal attributes enable you to pursue these goals successfully? (no more than 500 words and 3 double-spaced pages with a font size of 10 to 12 points)

2. In what ways would you impact Owen as a student and as an alumni? How would you create change within the Owen community? (no more than 500 words and 3 double-spaced pages with a font size of 10 to 12 points)

3. (Optional Essay) You are strongly encouraged to provide an additional statement to clarify and explain any of the following: gaps of more than three months in full-time employment, poor academic performance, weak test scores, lack of recommendation from your current or most recent supervisor, academic misconduct, violations of the law, or anything else you think is important for the Admissions Committee to know about you that is not already addressed elsewhere in your application.

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 Recommendation

Owen Vanderbilt MBA Recommendation Form

Your recommenders can submit your recommendations securely online, or you can return paper-based recommendation forms (PDF) to us along with your other application materials. All paper-based recommendations must be submitted in unopened envelopes, with the recommender’s signature across the sealed flap.

We require two recommendations from managers who can evaluate your personal qualities, ability to succeed in a top MBA program, and potential for success in management and leadership roles. One of the recommenders should be your current or most recent supervisor. If this is not possible, please provide a written explanation and ask a former supervisor to complete one of the evaluations.

Acceptable recommenders include current and former managers, clients, and individuals with whom you have worked regularly as long as they can provide a meaningful evaluation in a professional context. Recommendations from friends, family members, professors, acquaintances, peers, subordinates, or others who are unable to objectively evaluate you on an intellectual or professional basis are not appropriate and may detract from your overall application.

Additional evaluations or letters of support, while not encouraged or necessary, may be submitted if the recommender has special knowledge of your academic aptitude, work experience, career potential, or personal qualities. Such letters should also be submitted either online or in an unopened envelope with the recommender’s signature across the sealed flap. These should be additional letters, rather than replacing either of the two recommendations by the acceptable managers.

2. How long have you known the applicant and in what capacity?

3. What characteristics do you consider to be talents and strengths of the applicant?

4. What characteristics do you consider to be deficiencies or weaknesses of the applicant?

5. How thoroughly has the applicant planned the pursuit of an MBA degree and a career in management?

6. If the applicant’s native language is not English, describe his or her listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in English.

7. Please provide any additional comments that might be helpful in assessing the applicant’s potential for academic and professional success.

8. To what group of individuals are you comparing this applicant?

9. How would you describe the overall strength of your recommendation?

10. What is the highest degree you have earned and at which institution did you earn it?
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Top 10%

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Top 30%

Above Average

Top 50%

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Bottom 50%

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Creativity

           

Motivation

           

Perseverance

           

Writing skill

           

Speaking Skill

           

Critical Thinking Ability

           

Problem Solving Ability

           

Working Independently

           

Working with Others

           

Leadership Potential

           

Career Focus and Goals

           

Sense and Responsibility

           

Personal Integrity/Ethics

           

Community Involvement

           

Cross Cultural Understanding

           

 

COURSE

 Core Courses

Introduction to Financial Accounting

Managerial Economics

Managerial Finance

Leading Teams and Organizations

Leadership Communications

Marketing Management

Operations Management

Managerial Statistics

Introduction to Managerial Accounting

Business in the World Economy

Strategic Management

 Electives

Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions

Active Portfolio Management

Advanced Management Accounting

Bond Markets

Business Forecasting

Corporate Financial Policy

Corporate Restructuring for Distressed Firms

Customer Satisfaction/Dissatisfaction and Loyalty

Derivative Securities Valuation

Developing and Marketing New Products

Digital/Internet Marketing

Equities Markets

Federal Income Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions

Financial Institutions

Financial Reporting

Financial Statement Analysis

Game Theory and Business Strategy

Healthcare Marketing

International Corporate Finance

International Financial Markets and Instruments

Law & Finance of Mergers and Acquisitions*

Leadership Theory and Practice

Leading Change

Marketing Strategy

Negotiations

Organization Design

Power and Influence in Organizations

Pricing Strategies

Public Relations

Risk Management

Supply Chain Management

Taxation of Business and Investment Transactions

Taxation of Corporations and Shareholders

Venture Capital and Private Equity

DATES

APPLICATION COURSE CAREER ALLIANCES FINANCE

 Specializations

Brand Management

Corporate Finance

Human and Organizational Performance

Investment Management

Operations Management

Health Care
 

CAREER

 Major Employers

2nd Generation Capital, LLC

360i

3M

Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Vascular

ABF Freight System, Inc.

Accenture

Accruent Corporation

Activision

Adobe Systems

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

AIG

Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Amazon.com, Inc.

Ambulatory Services of America

American Home Patient

American Standard

Amgen, Inc.

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Anheuser-Busch Companies

AOL Time Warner

Apple

aQuantive, Inc.

Asklepion Pharmaceuticals, LLC

Aspect Software

Asurion

AT&T

Atlanta Capital Management

Automated Trade Desk, LLC

AutoZone

Avail Medical Products

Bain and Company, Inc.

Ballentine, Finn & CompanyBank of America

BB&T Capital Markets

Bear Stearns

Belkin

Big Time Toys

Biomimetic Therapeutics

Black & Decker

Blue Point Capital Partners, LLC

Blue Shield of California

Boston Scientific

Boult, Cummings, Connors & Berry PLC

Boyle Investment Company

Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee

Brown-Forman Corporation

The Buntin Group

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Capgemini US

Capital One

CareHere

Caremark

ChapterHouse

Chevron Corporation

Cingular Wireless LLC

Cisco, Inc.

Citi Cards

Citigroup

Clarcor

Colliers Turley Martin Tucker

Comdata

comScore, Inc.

Continental Airlines

Corporate Executive Board (CEB)

Corrections Corporation of America

Courage Capital

Covenant Capital

Cox Communications

CRA International

Credit Suisse

Crimson Exploration Inc.

Cumberland Swan

Cybera

DaVita

Del Monte Foods Company

Delek US Holdings

Dell

Deloitte Consulting

Department of the Navy

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Post World Net

Diamond-Hill Investments

DigiScript, Inc.

Discover Financial Services

Discus Dental

Diversified Trust Company

Dollar General Corporation

Dunavant Enterprises

E&J Gallo Winery

Eaton Corporation

ECG Management Consultants

Eclipsys

Edens & Avant Realty, Inc.

Edgar, Dunn & Company

Education Pioneers

El Paso Corporation

Eli Lilly International Corporation

EMC Corporation

Emerson

Evergreen Copyrights

Ewing Bemiss & Co.

Expedia, Inc.

Eyeris

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Farmers Insurance Group

Farmhouse Equity Research

Federal Home Loan Bank

FedEx

Forte Management Group

Fortress Investment Group

Foundry Networks

Fox News Channel

FTN Midwest Securities

Gate Gourmet

Gaylord Entertainment

Genentech

General Electric

General Mills

General Motors

Genesco

Genzyme

Georgia Pacific

GMAC Insurance

Goldman Sachs

Google

H.J. Heinz Company

Halo Properties

Hammes Company

Hanesbrands

Harmony Investment Management, Inc.

Harpeth Capital

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.

Harris Williams & Co.

HCA

HCL Enterprise

Health Planning Source

Healthcare Performance Partners

HealthStream

Healthways

Heidtke & Company

Hewitt Associates LLC

Hewlett-Packard Company (HP)

Highland Capital Management Corporation

The Home Depot

Honeywell

Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin

Humana, Inc.

IBM

ING Clarion

Ingram Industries

Intelliscience

Investment Scorecard

Jefferies & Company

John H. Harland Company

Johnson & Johnson

JP Morgan Chase

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KBC Financial Products

Kookmin Bank

KPMG

Kraft Corporate Recovery Service

Kroll Worldwide

Kurt Salmon Associates

LAN Airlines

Land’s End

Lash Group Healthcare Consultants

Laureate Education, Inc.

Lehman Brothers

Levi Strauss & Co.

Lexmark International

Liberty Mutual Group

Limitedbrands, Inc.

Lowe’s Companies

M2 Capital Management

M2H Group

Magazines.com

Maritz

Mars PetCare USA

Mattel

McKesson Corporation

McKinsey & Company

McMaster Carr Supply Co.

McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals

MedAssist Inc.

Medical Properties Trust

Medtronic

Merrill Lynch & Company

Microsoft Corporation

Mitretek Systems, Inc.

Modern Holdings

Monumental Life Insurance Company

Morgan Joseph

Morgan Keegan & Company

Morgan Stanley

MyOutdoorTV

Nashville Capital Network

National City

Navigant Consulting

Newell Rubbermaid

Nike

Nissan North America

The North Highland Company

Northwestern Mutual

Financial Network

Novell Worldwide

OfficeMax

Oreck Corporation

Ozburn-Hessey Logistics

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Pacific Gas & Electric Company

Paradigm Health

Parkway Properties

Pepperidge Farm

Philips Electronics

Pinnacle Airlines

Pitney Bowes

Pittco Management

PPG Industries

PricewaterhouseCoopers

Procter & Gamble

ProLogis

PRTM

Prudential Securities

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

Raytheon

RealNetworks, Inc.

Redwood Trust, Inc.

Relativity Media

Renaissance Capital

Renal Advantage, Inc.

Resurgent Capital Services

The Ritz-Carlton Company

RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company, Inc.

Rock-Tenn

Samsung

Sara Lee Corporation

Schneider Electric Company

Scott Madden

Seagate

Shattuck Hammond Partners, LLC

Shin Han Bank

Silver Metis Capital Management Pte., Ltd.

Skanska USA

Standard Chartered Bank

Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.

SunTrust Bank

SunTrust Robinson Humphrey

Target Corporation

Thomas & Betts Corporation

Toyota Financial Services Corporation

Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.

Trammell Crow Company

TriMont Real Estate Advisors

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

UBS Investment Bank

UMS Advisory

United Technologies Corporation

UnitedHealth Group

University Community Health Service

UnumProvident Corporation

USAA

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Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

VelocityHealth Securities, Inc.

W.R. Grace & Company

Wachovia Securities

WalMart Stores

Warner Music

Wasserman Media

Wells Fargo

Westfield LLC

Whirlpool

Wipro Techonologies

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Xcenda

Y & L Consulting

Yahoo!

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 Compensation by Industry

in USD

  Weekly Base  Salary

Consulting Services

5% 1987

Consumer Products

14% 1454

Diversified Financial Services

26% 1482

Government/Non-profit

6% 952

Healthcare Services/Hospitals/Managed Care

12% 1304

Manufacturing

8% 1420

Media/Entertainment/Hospitality

5% 1208

Other

6% 1554

Pharma/Biotech

6% 1528

Real Estate

4% 1433

Retail

7% 1094

Technology

2% 1368

 Compensation by Function

in USD

  Weekly Base  Salary

Consulting

9% 1747

Finance/Accounting

37% 1447

General Management

18% 1425

Human Resources

6% 1283

Marketing

22% 1279

Operations

6% 1281

Other

2% 1349

 Compensation by Geography

in USD

  Median Base  Salary

Southwest

4% 1489

Northeast

17% 1621

West

6% 1442

Midwest

9% 1648

South

49% 1268

Mid Atlantic

12% 1449

International

3% 815

Nashville Metro

29% 1136

 

ALLIANCES

 Joint Degree Programs

MBA/JD: Vanderbilt Law School

MBA/MD: Vanderbilt School of Medicine

MBA/MALAS: The Center for Latin American and Liberian Studies

MBA/MDIV: Vanderbilt Divinity School

MBA/PhD Medicine: Vanderbilt School of Medicine

MBA/PhD Engineering: Vanderbilt School of Engineering

MBA/BA: Vanderbilt College of Arts & Science

MBA/BS: Vanderbilt College of Arts & Science

MBA/BS Engineering: Vanderbilt University of Engineering

MBA/BA or MBA/BS Fisk University: Fisk University

DATES

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 Exchange Programs

EUROPE

VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Vienna, Austria

MANCHESTER BUSINESS SCHOOL, Manchester, England

ÉCOLE SUPÉRIEURE DES SCIENCES ÉCONOMIQUES ET COMMERCIALES (ESSEC), Cergy-Pontoise, France

UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE, Karlsruhe, Germany

ROTTERDAM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

OTTO BEISHEIM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT - WHU-KOBLENZ, Koblenz, Germany

EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL (EBS), Oestrich-Winkel, Germany

BOCCONI UNIVERSITY, Milan, Italy

NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Bergen, Norway

ESCUELA SUPERIOR DE ADMNISTRATION Y DIRECCÌON DE EMPRESAS (ESADE), Barcelona, Spain

AFRICA

WITS BUSINESS SCHOOL, Johannesburg, South Africa

ASIA

FUDAN UNIVERSITY, Shanghai, China

INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF JAPAN, Niigata, Japan

HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Hong Kong, China

GUANGHUA SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, PEKING UNIVERSITY, Beijing, P. R. China

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE, Singapore

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL, Melbourne, Australia

LATIN AMERICA

INCAE, Alajuela, Costa Rica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE, Santiago, Chile

UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO, São Paulo, Brazil
 

FINANCE

 Tuition Fees   for 2010 MBA1 class (in USD)

Tuition

39992

 Expenses   (in USD)

Housing

8894

Books & Supplies

1668

Food

3510

Personal Expenses

4842

Transportation

1704

Laptop Fee

1500

Orientation Fee

350

 Scholarships  

Dean's Scholarship

Diversity Scholarships

European Citizenship

Latin American Citizenship

Underrepresented Minorities

Women

Named Scholarships

Amy Jorgensen Scholarship

Anderson Family Scholarship

Douglas W. Binns Memorial Scholar

Edna B. Morris and John A. Morris Scholarships

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Scholarship

Henry D. Jamison Scholarship

James R Gordon Scholarship

J. C. Bradford Scholarship

Martin S. Geisel Scholarship

Oehmig Scholarship

Ralph Owen Jr. Scholarship

Melinda Owen Bass Scholarship

Tse-Liang Soong Scholarship

Victor and Gayle Mavar Scholarship

Wigginton Memorial Scholarship

Wilbert E. Chope Memorial Scholarship

William Walker Scholarship

 Loans  

Federal Perkins

Qualifications: need based; U.S. Citizen or legal resident; Entering and continuing students
Award Value: $500 – $3,000 per trimester
Interest Rate: Fixed 5%
Grace Period: Nine Months

Subsidized Stafford

Qualifications: need based; U.S. Citizen or legal resident; Entering and continuing students
Award Value: max of $8,500 per borrower year (2 terms full–time [12 credits+] enrollment)
Interest Rate: Fixed 6.8%
Loan Fees: Will vary depending on the student loan institutions used (up to 3%)
Grace Period: Six Months

Unsubsidized Stafford

Qualifications: U.S. Citizen or legal resident; Entering and continuing students
Award Value: max of $20,500 per borrower year less subsidized amount (2 terms full–time [12 credits+) enrollment)
Interest Rate: Fixed 6.8%
Loan Fees: Will vary depending on the student loan institutions used (up to 3%)
Grace Period: Six Months

Federal Grad Plus

Qualifications: U.S. Citizen or legal resident; Entering and continuing students
Award Value: Up to published cost of attendance less any other financial aid
Interest Rate: Fixed 8.5%
Loan Fees: 3% origination fee; 1% guarantee fee
Grace Period: Six Months

 

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