The application season for 2022-23 is upon us. As we brace up for the brand-new application cycle, we also reflect on the application cycle that is behind us. All the admission results of MER students are out, and we have compiled them in the list below. We worked with 25 students for full-time MBA, part-time MBA, and EMBA programs around the world. Out of 25 students from diverse industries and varied profiles, 22 were accepted into one or more MBA programs, and three received a rejection. Our students earned scholarships worth 1.5 million.

Here is the breakdown of results with details about their GMAT/GRE/EA, industry, work experience, schools they applied to, and application results (interview offer, admission, scholarship, waitlist, rejection). To protect student privacy, we have not revealed their names.

Applicant Number	Schools Applied to	Program	Work Exp.	Industry	GMAT/GRE/EA	Application Result
1	Hitotsubashi, Waseda, and NUCB	FT MBA	7	Consulting/ Accounting	640 (32/46)	Accepted by Hitotsubashi ICS, Waseda, and NUCB with the Japanese govt. scholarship that includes full tuition fee, matriculation fee, monthly stipend, and flight costs
2	USC Marshal IBEAR	FT MBA	12	Real Estate	Not required	Accepted
3	INSEAD	GEMBA	11	Technology	150 (EA)	Accepted
4	Haas and UCLA Anderson	EWMB (Haas) FEMBA (UCLA)	9	Semiconductor Sales	153 (EA)	Accepted by UCLA Anderson (FEMBA) and Berkeley Haas (EWMBA). Went to Haas
5	Darden, Foster, and Duke	FT MBA	4	Software	640 (29/40)	Rejected by all
6	Oxford	FT MBA	6	Consulting, impact Investing (VC)	700 (39/47)	Accepted
7	Haas, Darden, McCombs, Tepper, and UCLA	FT MBA	5	Automotive	720 (36/50)	Accepted by Haas EWMBA and CMU Tepper full-time MBA with a $ 10K scholarship per year Waitlisted by Darden and McCombs
8	McCombs, Haas, Duke, NYU Stern,	FT MBA	8	Oil and Gas	740 (40/50)	Accepted by McCombs with a $20K scholarship per year Waitlisted by Haas; interviewed by Duke and Stern
9	Imperial and Oxford	FT MBA	6	Finance	760 (42/50)	Rejected by both
10	Cambridge, Yale, and Ross	FT MBA	7	Consulting	323 (159/164)	Accepted by Ross
11	McCombs, Rice, UCLA Anderson, Foster, NYU Stern, and USC Marshall	FT MBA	5	Mining	740	Accepted by all schools.McCombs ($30K), Rice ($60K), UCLA Anderson ($50K), Foster (75% fee waiver), USC Marshall (full scholarship), and NYU Stern. Going to UCLA Anderson
12	Alberta, Schulich, and Olin	FT MBA	7	Transportation and Logistics Operations	312 (152/160)	Accepted by Alberta and Schulich; waitlisted by Olin
13	UCLA, USC, Maryland Smith, Babson, and Boston Questrom	FT MBA	15	IT	720 (41/47)	Accepted by 3 schools: Maryland Smith, Babson ($15K), BostonQuestrom ( $52.5 K)-90% of tuition). Going to Boston Questrom
14	Kelley, Tepper, and McCombs	FT MBA	8	Mechanical, IT	770 (44/51)	Accepted by Kelley( $55833 per year and Tepper( $15K  per year) Waitlisted by McCombs. Going to Kelley.
15	Duke, Tuck, and Ross	FT MBA	4.5	Finance	710 (36/49)	Accepted by Ross and Tuck. Waitlisted by Duke. Going to Tuck
16	McGill and Concordia	FT MBA	5	Marketing (Food and Beverages)	610 (31/42)	Accepted by both McGill and Concordia;going to McGill
17	INSEAD	FT MBA	7	Auditing and Consulting	319 (152/167)	Rejected
18	Haas and Wharton	EMBA	13	Semiconductor	152 (EA)	Accepted by Wharton EMBA and Berkely Haas EWMBA. Going to Wharton
19	Haas	PT MBA	8.5	Technology	150 (EA)	Accepted
20	Booth, Haas, and Foster	PT MBA EWMBA	13	IT Software	156 (EA) (13/14)	Accepted by all four- Booth, Foster, Haas, and UCLA. Joined Haas
21	USC Marshall and UCLA Anderson	PT MBA	10	Healthcare	150 (EA)	Accepted by USC Marshall and UCLA. Went to UCLA
22	Wharton and MIT	EMBA	11	Automotive	158 (EA)	Accepted by Wharton, interviewed by MIT
23	McCombs	EMBA	12	Energy	158 (EA) (V13/Q14)	Accepted
24	NUS	PT MBA	9	Banking	149 (EA)	Accepted
25	Columbia	EMBA	15	Finance		Accepted

 

Analysis

Total: 25

Indian Applicants: 18 (9 from India, 9 from outside India)

International Applicants: 7 (Lebanon, China, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, USA, and the Philippines)

Percentage -Indian Students: 72%

Percentage- International Students: 28%

Unsuccessful Students: 3 

Successful Students: 22    

Success Rate: 88%

Schools Interviewed: 57

School admits received from 27

Full-time MBA Applicants: 17 (68%)

Part-time/ EMBA Applicants: 8 (32%)

Scholarship: $1.5 M

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