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by beatthegmat » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:45 pm
Hi Beat The GMAT Community,

It's my pleasure to welcome Majek @ Tippie, who is a current MBA Student at the Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa. Majek has graciously offered to monitor this thread to answer your Tippie student life questions.

Thanks so much Majek @ Tippie!
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by Majek @ Tippie » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:20 am
Thanks Eric and "Hi" to everyone in this exciting community.

It is my pleasure to be part of this community. I am more than happy to answer any questions related to life at Tippie (University of Iowa). All questions are welcomed.

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by beatthegmat » Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:32 am
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by mirantdon » Tue Nov 01, 2011 10:57 pm
I am Indian applicant for Fall 2012.
My profile
Gmat : 700 / 5
Average Acads
Decent ECs
3 years work Ex ( Shipbuilding - Design : manufacturing sector)

Future Goals : Operations and Strategy

Please evaluate whether Tippie is the right fit for me and what are my chances?

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by Majek @ Tippie » Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:37 am
Hi Mirantdon,
Please see below the response to your inquiry by a fellow student working with the admissions office.

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Hi Mirantdon,
I'm pleased to learn of your interest in the Tippie MBA at The University of Iowa. My name is Anonya Bagchi and I am a first year Tippie MBA student. As part of my graduate assistantship, I work with admissions office to answer questions from prospective students. I am happy to answer your questions!
Because of the importance placed on the interview, it's impossible to give every potential applicant a realistic picture of his or her admissibility without first seeing a completed application. However, there is some insight I can offer you, which you can do on your own using our website.

The University policy requires completion of 16 years of education to be considered equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree. Additionally, international students are strongly encouraged to have a minimum of two years of post-baccalaureate work experience which you do have.

Furthermore, the best way to determine admissibility on your own is to review our class profile (https://tippie.uiowa.edu/fulltimemba/adm ... ofiles.cfm) and compare your qualifications with that of the international students we typically admit to the program. Note our average GMAT score and years of work experience in particular. Please also be aware that the admissions interview is a critical factor when considering someone for admission.

The most accurate way to find out about your admissibility is for you to submit an application. You can apply online at https://tippie.uiowa.edu/fulltimemba/adm ... /apply.cfm.

Thanks again for your interest, and please let me know if I can be of any further assistance.

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by ankurmit » Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:43 am
I am Indian applicant for Fall 2012.
My profile
Gmat : 710 / 5
Work Exp : 7 yrs-telecom sector

Future Goals : Strategic Consulting

Just wanna know what surprised you most about the program, or what you like the best and dislike the most.

How good Tippie is at Strategy and business consulting ?

What are the suitable technology and strategy clubs and how was your overall experience at Tippie?
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by Majek @ Tippie » Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:18 pm
Hi ankurmit,

My apology for the delayed response.

Tippie is excellent in providing experiential knowledge. An example is the Strategic Business Consulting course taken in the first year. We (students) provide real time consulting work on real data, real fee paying customers. In terms functions that Tippie grads work in, please see https://tippie.uiowa.edu/fulltimemba/car ... istics.cfm

Tippie has a track specialized in Strategic Innovation. Happy to provide additional information.

Many thanks !

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by [email protected] » Wed Oct 09, 2013 9:16 am
Hello,

I am interested to pursue my MBA in marketing with tippie.Following is my profile
Indian Female 25
3.5 yr work experience in IT industry.
590 GMAT
3.3 GPA
Can you throw more light on marketing as a course at tippie.

waiting for your reply.
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by Majek @ Tippie » Sat Oct 12, 2013 6:25 pm
Hi Alisha,

Thanks for your interest in the Tippie MBA program. Your can find information on the Marketing concentration at https://tippie.uiowa.edu/fulltimemba/aca ... /index.cfm
Thanks.

PS: I think you would still need to work on your GMAT score :- )

Wishing you the very best !