Admissions

The short answer questions are required and are an opportunity for you to share more information about your career goals. Please answer the questions in full.

1. Why have you chosen to apply to the Wisconsin Executive MBA Program? How will earning your MBA align with your career goals and influence your development as a leader?
2. The Wisconsin Executive MBA program is a team-based learning environment. Explain three traits you will bring to this learning environment and examples of how you have professionally demonstrated those traits. What traits would you want your future teammates to possess that you do not? Why?
3. Wisconsin leaders are trusted to lead and are prepared to address challenges in various settings, ranging from corporate environments to local communities. Share a personal experience where you had to utilize a mix of skills to resolve a problem or face a challenge. Which skills were utilized? What were the results of your efforts?

Essays responses are limited to 600 words each.

Please use this optional essay to communicate additional information about yourself that is not otherwise represented in the application and that you feel would benefit the admissions committee.

Essays responses are limited to 600 words each

1. An ally is any person who supports, empowers, or stands up for another person or a group of people. Provide at least one example of how you have been an ally at work or in your community and what impact did your allyship have for this person or group.
2. Please share how the Executive MBA scholarship can impact your career and future?

Essays responses are limited to 600 words each.

Ideal recommenders are current/former supervisors or those who best know your professional skill set. You may submit up to two recommendations.

A bachelor’s degree from an approved (accredited) institution is required.

• International applicants are required to have the equivalent of a four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree. View the minimum degree equivalents for different countries. You may wish to have your transcript evaluated by World Education Services (WES) to ensure you meet the four-year U.S. bachelor’s degree equivalency requirements.
• You are able to submit your application with unofficial transcripts; certified copies of transcripts from the institution where the degree was conferred are required for all admitted students.
• The preferred method to receive official transcripts is electronically from your institution. Please access the Parchment website or contact your institution to make this request and send to masters@wsb.wisc.edu. Official transcripts may also be mailed directly from your undergraduate institution in a sealed and stamped envelope sent to:

Wisconsin MBA Program Office
Wisconsin School of Business
2450 Grainger Hall
975 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706

• $75 for both domestic and international students (additional $6 processing fee for international students)
• Fee waivers available if you have been on active duty in the U.S. military within three years of applying
• Payment by credit or debit card through the online application system; receipt required to learn of the admissions decision

Admissions interviews are by invitation only, with invitations extended after applications have been reviewed. Interviews will be with a member of the admissions committee.

No GMAT Focus/GMAT or GRE is required to apply; the Executive Assessment is optional. The Executive Assessment is a standardized test specifically designed to evaluate the business school readiness of seasoned professionals. The assessment focuses on skills that are critical both at work and in the classroom: higher-order reasoning, critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving. Learn more about the Executive Assessment by visiting gmac.com/ea.

If you have below a 3.0 GPA or below, you are strongly encouraged to provide a test assessment to show the admissions committee you have the academic ability to handle the rigors of the MBA program.