How to Get In: Michigan State University Eli Broad College of Business

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We posed questions to admissions officials at the Michigan State University Eli Broad College of Business regarding the application process, what they look for in applicants and what sets their school apart. These are their responses:

1. What can applicants do to set themselves apart from their peers?

The Broad Full-Time M.B.A. seeks candidates who can clearly articulate how their past experiences—combined with the degree and the chosen area of study (supply chain, marketing, finance, or human resources)—will fit their future career goals and objectives. Successful applicants design a thoughtful career path that will help them achieve their goals—and obviously, they can talk about how the Broad M.B.A. is a part of that path!

Furthermore, we seek candidates with solid, post-undergraduate work experience. Candidates should be able to demonstrate results and show increase responsibilities over time. Professional experience is important as the Broad M.B.A. requires students to draw upon their experiences both in and out of the classroom. The ability to share examples with classmates and the faculty are important. But equally important is the candidate's ability to draw on experiences to sell themselves to the corporate recruiters who seek our students.

2. What do you look for in the application essays? What do the essays tell you about a candidate?

We assess essays for thoughtful responses as well as the candidate's ability to communicate at a graduate student level. Essays also tell help us determine if the candidate is genuine and if the candidate has carefully thought through why the M.B.A. is important to her or his future.

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9. What are some of the most common mistakes that applicants make that hurt their chances of being accepted?

A common mistake is an incomplete application or an application missing one or more required items. It delays the process for both the admissions committee and the applicant. Also, we strongly recommend that applicants read and follow application directions. And probably the biggest mistake an applicant can make is when he or she is not professional when engaging Broad M.B.A. Program Office personnel.

10. Can you describe the archetypal student for your school?

The perfect Broad M.B.A. is a person who has a plan on how to achieve their post-M.B.A. goal by using their past experiences and the M.B.A. together. In addition, the perfect Broad M.B.A. has strong quantitative skills, is a leader, and has a passion for a graduate management education at Michigan State University's Eli Broad Graduate School of Management.

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6. What do you look for in recommendation letters? How important is it that the letter's writer has worked regularly with the candidate in an office or school setting? Do you put much weight on letters from prominent public figures who may not know the applicant well?

Recommendation letters should be professional in nature. They should be from individuals who have been in a position to evaluate [the applicant's] work experience. They should know the applicant's future goals and their strengths and weaknesses. Prominent public figures are respectable references only when the recommender has been in a position or role where she or he directly supervised, managed, and evaluated the applicant's work.

7. Can you give a brief description of the life cycle of an application? What's the timeline applicants should expect?

We follow an application cycle in rounds. Candidates who submit by the round deadline know exactly when they can expect a decision – roughly 6 to 8 weeks after the deadline. We interview after the round begins, by invitation only. Applications are reviewed by the admissions team before heading to the admissions committee. We use an online application system and our decisions are communicated via this system.

8. Which firms recruit heavily from your school? Which firms hire the highest percentage of your graduates?

A sample of firms that recruit at Broad include: BP America Production Company, Chevron, Dell, Delta Airlines, GMAC, IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Motorola, Sears Holdings, Procter & Gamble, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Whirlpool.Companies that hire the largest percentage of our graduates include: Chevron, Sears Holdings, Motorola, Johnson & Johnson, Whirlpool, Intel and Dell.