University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign : Fall 2014 Aspirants

MBA
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Calling all aspirants for UIUC for the Fall 2014 session. Please share your thoughts and application status! :smiley: Mine: GMAT: 660 (Q 45/V 35) Work Ex at Matriculation: 30 months Application status: Building

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Calling all aspirants for UIUC for the Fall 2014 session.
Please share your thoughts and application status! 😃
Mine:
GMAT: 660 (Q 45/V 35)
Work Ex at Matriculation: 30 months
Application status: Building

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Hi,

My name is Aditya and I am applying to UIUC's first round. My profile-
Work: Quality Analyst at Accenture
Experience: 50months until now
GMAT: 730/6.0 (AWA)/8 (IR)
Undergrad GPA: 3.9/4.0

Has anyone submitted their applications or received any interview communication from the admissions team?

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Application submitted for R1

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Hi. I am interested in the MBA at UIUC. Is TOEFL required for Indians who have completed their Bachelors degree in English?

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Hello All,

Greetings from UIUC College of Business - Illinois MBA!

Am a first year student at the Illinois MBA program and this is great to form a single platform for people applying or interested in Illinois MBA and foster fruitful discussions. Hope your applications are coming along well.More importantly Mark Lockwood, Illinois MBA Director, Admissions would be in India from Nov 18- 25. Try and reach out to him as he is specifically traveling to address the Indian Talent.


Feel free to post any queries you might have regarding applications. Good Luck and God Speed !


Best, DJ

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Praveen,

Apologies for the delay in response! This week is hectic like crazy with our midterms. Anyways, to ur queries :

1.There is no GA in MBA program at UIUC. Having said that, there is ample scope of scholarship that too a hefty one from the huge alumni grants that the university receives(FYI- UIUC has the largest living alumni network in the US). The scholarship amount depends on ur CGPA, GMAT score, TOEFL and quality of work experience that u bring to the class.

2.Compared to other private schools, since UIUC is public, the fees is less, approximating around $30k per year without scholarship. Urbana-Champaign is a relatively less expensive place primarily because it's a campus town.( I reckon UIUC is ranked # 3 in ROI)

3.Career services is good and there is an overhauling thats taking place to woo in more recruiters. So that's a good news for u(and of course for me )!

4. Illinois MBA is not famous for SCM, but there are companies that come especially for SCM.

Hope this helps. I would soon post the itinerary for Mark Lockwood's travel to India!

Cheers,

DJ

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Hi All,

Hope ur applications are coming along well! I know this is a difficult waiting phase that can be excruciating. But for those who have got interview invites, congratulations! You must have received interview details from the Illinois MBA….Mark would be in New Delhi for interviews on Nov. 19, 20. Interviews in Mumbai will be on Nov. 21, 22 and finally some interviews on Nov. 23 in New Delhi, before the adcom team flies back.You can cite my name (DJ) for reference to Mark.


Having said that, this is not the end of interview rounds. The team is in the midst of application review and subsequently candidates might be invited for interviews over Skype. I wish u all good luck with interviews. Do let me know if u need any other info!

Best,DJ

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I was interviewed today by Mark Lockwood in Mumbai. The interview lasted 40-45mins, but it was more of a conversation not a question answer session.

The only questions he asked me directly were,
1. Tell me about your professional experience
2. What is your leadership style?
3. Other schools that I am applying to

If I have to list down the topics we talked about, the list is below
1. Strengths
2. What will I bring to the Illinois community
3. How do I stand out
4. Activities I do during free time

Later he talked about the culture at Illinois, what to expect, what is expected, recruitment scenario and few more that I am unable to recall at moment.I hope my experience will be helpful to others!

P.S: If anyone gets an opportunity to interview with Mark, consider urself lucky; he makes you feel comfortable and is very helpful and down to earth.

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Got admitted with scholarship! Anyone else got admits?

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Hi.. My name is Adi and I recently got admitted. My profile:


GMAT: 680

Work Ex: Business Consultant (28 months till now)

Undergrad: Electrical Engg from UIUC (GPA: 3.5)



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Hello All,


Hope ye' all doing well. Congrats to all admitted. People waiting hold it tight till the date when the final results for R1 would be done! Now it's holiday time for all, including the adcom! I am traveling to India for the winter break from 27 dec - 17 jan. Feel free to reach out - debajyotirath@gmail.com OR +91 977-628-6891. I would be more than happy to answer any queries !

Have a great last few days of 2013!

Best,
DJ
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Admitted with scholarship! 👼

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Guys , I gave GRE instead of GMAT and planning to apply for FALL'14. Got 304 (160 QA and 144 VA).

Here are the details of my profile. 10th - 86% , 12th - 86.6% , B.Tech (EEE), VIT VELLORE - 7.77/10 , 36 months (JUNE'14) of IT experience in Accenture. Decent extra curricula-rs ( Founded a club and worked as a vice-chairman , Treasurer of a student chapter , worked for international tech , cultural fests).


Could you please tell me my chances of getting into Univ OF illinois Urbana Champaign and I have few financial constraints can you also guide me regarding scholarship , GA/TA/RA roles.?? Thanks.


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Hi, I have a query with regard to the application to the MBA program, Is it mandatory to upload the financial documents at the time of application?


Thanks
Prasanta
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@ ALL

I had applied by R1 deadline, but to the delayed submission of test scores, i had my interview yesterday only. Does anyone have an idea about the results declaration date for Round 1?

From what i see, people have got their admission decisions just after 3-4 days of their i/v ..
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Hi guys, this is Kirat. I am planning for MBA 2016 batch in Urbana- Champagne

My profile is 

X- 82%

XII - 86 %

B.Tech(Computer Science)- 65% Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Noida

10 Months of Experience in Indus Valley Partners, Noida

Extra Curriculars:

1. Head(Public Relations & External Affairs)- JIIT Youth Club-2013,2014

2. Head(General Management)- Model United Nations- 2014

Have good internship experience. Worked at Indus Valley Partners, New York- 2012&2013 at Client office thereafter got a PPO. Have internship and work experience in Hedge Fund Consulting and Alternative Asset Management Industry. Currently planning to give GRE and apply for 2016. Confused between Mim and MBA and till 2016 will have two years of work ex? Can anyone please suggest on how to proceed with given profile...

Thanks