How to Apply
Goizueta requires that all applicants complete our online application. Exceptions to this policy should be requested in writing to the MBA Admissions Office explaining the need to use a paper application.
It is not necessary to complete your application in one sitting. Until you submit your application, you may access it from any computer using the username and password that you created.
Interview
An evaluative interview is required of all applicants before an offer of admission can be extended. Interviews are offered on campus and in select cities around the world. Interviews are open to candidates until the application deadline of the round in which you apply. After that round deadline date, your application will be considered for an invitation to interview within that round. All interviews, regardless of type, are evaluated equally in the admissions process. You are encouraged to plan ahead, as interviews fill up quickly around the deadline. For more information on scheduling an interview, please visit our Interviews page.
Résumé
You must electronically submit a 1-page business résumé. The résumé should contain employment and education background. The employment section should include locations, titles, and dates, starting with your most recent job. The education section should include dates of attendance and degrees received.
Essays
Four essays must be completed and submitted for your application to be considered complete. (Only two essays are required for re-applicants.) Please visit the Essays page for details on the questions and how to submit your finished essays. Remember to review each question carefully. We consider essays to be a very important part of the application process and your opportunity to show the Admissions Committee a bit about yourself beyond the application.
GMAT Scores
Official Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score reports must be sent to Goizueta Business School directly from the GMAT testing service. You should complete the exam and request the scores be sent by the application deadline of the round in which you are applying. GMAT Scores are valid for five years from the examination date. If you have taken the GMAT multiple times, please submit all of your scores.
Beginning in the 2011-12 admissions cycle, we will accept the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). You are encouraged to take the GMAT or GRE early in your MBA application process so that if you do not perform as well as you would like, you have the ability to retake the exam prior to any deadlines.
English Language Test Scores
Goizueta Business School expects all students to possess strong communication skills in English. For applicants whose native language is not English, we require the TOEFL exam or the Pearson Test of English (PTE)*. The minimum score for the internet-based TOEFL is 100 and the minimum score for the PTE is 68. For those applicants without access to the TOEFL IBT, the minimum score on the paper-based test is 600.
To request a waiver for the TOEFL or PTE, a candidate must have:
- Spent at least 3 years in the U.S. studying toward completion of an undergraduate degree, OR
- Completed a graduate degree followed by at least 2 years of work in the U.S.,OR
- Received an undergraduate degree from an institution in which English is the language of instruction AND work in a country where the commerce is generally conducted in English, such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Ghana, Nigeria and Uganda
* In cases where the TOEFL or PTE is not available, the IELTS exam score may be submitted. The minimum IELTS score required is a 7.0.
Transcripts
We will accept scanned unofficial transcripts for evaluative purposes. Please upload all transcripts to the application with your essays and résumé. If you are admitted to the program you are required to submit official transcripts with your enrollment deposit. We require transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended.
Recommendations
As part of the MBA application we require at least two letters of recommendation submitted either online or via hardcopy. We prefer that these recommendations are professional in nature. Please be thoughtful when selecting your recommenders, and make sure that you choose at least one person who knows you well in your current position, such as a direct supervisor, project manager or client. Visit our recommendations page for instructions on submitting recommendations.
Application fee
We require an application fee from all applicants.* Applications cannot be fully processed until the application fee is received. Your application fee varies depending on how many programs you have applied for, and your fee total can be found on the home page of your online application.
Application fees are as follows:
- Applying to one (1) program only - $150
- An additional $25 application fee applies for 2nd and 3rd program choices EXCEPT within the Modular and Weekend Executive MBA formats.
- Applying to MEMBA and/or WEMBA - $150
*Note: Applicants who have been on active duty in the U.S. Military within the last three years are exempt from the application fee. Please email ApplicationMBA@bus.emory.edu if you meet this criterion.
Paying the Application Fee
You can pay your application fee two ways:
- Pay online with a credit card (Visa, MasterCard and Discover – Debit Cards are not accepted):
- Pay by mail
Send a check or money order made payable to Goizueta Business School. Note your name and date of birth in the memo section and send to:
Emory University
Goizueta Business School
MBA Admissions
1300 Clifton Road, Suite W288
Atlanta, GA 30322
Re-applicants
If you are re-applying within two years of your original application, you are required to provide only select information. If more than two years have passed since your last application, you must complete all parts of the admission application.
