Admission is open for the One-Year MBA program at the Notre Dame University’s Mendoza College of Business that lays stress on integral leadership development, Business Analytics, global experiences and kindling of the entrepreneurial spirit. Let us take a look at the program details, application deadlines, eligibility and fees & other expenses.

Notre Dame Mendoza one year MBA Admission- Program Details-Application Deadlines-Eligibility-Fees & Other Expenses

Program Details

The One-Year MBA mostly attracts those with a business background seeking to accelerate their career. They bring to the class around five years of experience and unique perspectives of a cohort comprising men and women from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

The program begins with Integral Leadership Development, four days of individual and group activities to help you discern your most important values, strengths and weaknesses. With Business Analytics being an important part of the current market scenario, the program lays stress on the students building a strong business analytics tool kit with a curriculum designed to give you the skills needed to lead using insights drawn from big data.

The Idea Center at the University of Notre Dame will help release your entrepreneurial spirit right from submitting your idea to investing in a technology already in the pipeline to securing an internship.

The average class size is 43 with the GMAT Middle 80% Range being 700-550. The cohort has 5.1 years of average work experience. About 75% of the students receive a Fellowship. The average GPA is 3.4. The student to faculty ratio is 3.1.

Application Deadlines

The Early Decision application deadline on September 17 and decision on November 1. Round 1 application deadline is October 15 with the decision by December 13. Round 2 application deadline is January 7 and decision by  March 13, 2020. Round 3 application deadline is March 17 and decision by May 1, 2020. Round 4 application deadline is April 14 and decision by May 22, 2020.

Early Decision candidates are expected to withdraw their candidacy from other schools and provide a non-refundable $4,000 deposit once they are admitted to the program.

International applicants should submit the application and all supporting credentials by February 15, to allow time for VISA paperwork and processing.

Eligibility Criteria

You should have an undergraduate or graduate education degree. Official test score reports (GMAT or GRE) are to be submitted. Academic transcripts from all previous undergraduate or graduate education (unofficial copies are fine for applying, but you will need the official copies prior to starting the program).

You need to submit two recommendations and a Slide presentation (up to four slides). International students will have to submit official TOEFL, IELTS, PTE Academic score reports.

A Statement of Purpose (100 words or less) is needed about your short-term professional goals and how a Notre Dame MBA could help you achieve these goals.

You have to attempt one of the two Essay options. The first is about Cardinal O’Hara established the Mendoza College of Business at Notre Dame in 1921, firmly committed to the idea that “the primary function of commerce is service to mankind”. As the world economy continues to grow and change, how do you see business acting as a positive force in the world?

Essay Option 2 is about Father Edward Sorin, C.S.C, having founded the University of Notre Dame in 1842, with a mission to become “one of the most powerful means for doing good in this country”.

In 1879, Father Sorin’s vision for Notre Dame appeared to be at a sudden, abrupt end. A massive fire destroyed the building that housed virtually the entire University. Instead of giving up, Father Sorin interpreted the fire as a sign that he had dreamed too small, and decided to rebuild, bigger and better than ever. That Main Building still stands today, topped by the gleaming Golden Dome, not only as an iconic campus building but as an ongoing symbol of perseverance and vision.

You have to write a similar story of a time in your own life or career when you had to overcome an obstacle, start over, or rebuild.

Fees & Other Expenses

Tuition for the One-Year MBA program for the 2019-2020 academic year was $78,874. About 75% of the students are awarded a fellowship and 100% of female fellowship recipients are Forte Fellows.

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