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Recruiting Events
We are wrapping up recruiting travel, with events just now concluding in Asia. Earlier in the month of November, we hosted several recruiting events around the world - including receptions in Detroit, New York, Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. Additionally, two weeks ago, we jointly hosted with our laceName w:st="on">LawlaceName> laceType w:st="on">SchoollaceType> an inaugural MBA/JD Information Panel Discussion in New York City. Late in November we hosted our annual UpClose Minority Prospective Students Weekend. Sixty-five prospective students participated in this very successful event. Many thanks to all of the students who helped make it come off without a hitch. Finally, we are embarking on a series of new initiatives in a few major U.S. cities designed to attract more applicants to the MBA program. Stay tuned to find out more! Continued... How to Support an Applicant
As the season for submitting MBA applications gets underway, we often get questions from current students wondering how they can provide input on a friend, family member or past colleague that is applying to one of our programs. As our second MBA Day deadline approaches, we thought this would be worth addressing.
A letter of recommendation from a current student is always welcome - typically this kind of recommendation letter is considered an additional reference; not serving as one of the two official letters an applicant to the MBA program submits. We value the input and insight you might be able to provide. If you wish to provide such a reference, you can either submit it in hardcopy or in an email to the Office of Admissions rossmba@umich.edu. You can also address it to one of the staff that you know - either is fine. Once this letter is received, it will be placed in applicant's file (if the application is already in house), or will be held until the application file is received. By adding this letter to the applicant's file, it will then be seen by all individuals reviewing the application. As with typical letters of recommendation, we ask that you provide details on how you know the applicant, your experience with them, results you have seen, how you feel they will contribute to the Michigan experience, etc. Just saying, "I know John from college and he is a really great guy..." doesn't add too much value.
Now to the caveats! While we welcome your input in this matter, it is important that you realize we can not share with you the details of an individual's file. We will not notify you of the admissions decision in advance (or at all - that would be up to the applicant), nor will we share with you the reasons behind the decision (good or bad). Also, while we realize that first-hand experience with an applicant gives you great insight, we hope that everyone recognizes that there are many factors considered when making an admissions decision. It is possible that there are aspects to a file that lead us to a decision contrary to what you had hoped. As you are all aware, the pool is extremely competitive. As a result, we have to deny or waitlist many very talented applicants. One positive to this policy is that you can both comfortably, and honestly, let your friends know that you did what you could. The rest is up to us, and they cannot reasonably expect you to deliver a positive result. Continued...
With all of this in mind, you may ask, "Is it worth writing a letter for someone you know" - the answer is definitely "yes!" Often these letters help shed additional light on a file. Of course, you want to focus your efforts on the best candidates. Writing one for every person you know will reduce the efficacy of the letters for those applicants you feel most strongly about.
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