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Get the inside scoop on GMU admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The admission process for the GMU MBA program was straightforward and well managed. I had a few questions, but they were quickly answered by the ...   READ MORE
Alumni
George Mason hosted several information sessions locally, which provided a good forum for learning about their Fast-Track MBA program. In addition...   READ MORE
Alumni
Standard procedure with application and two essays. Must have 600+ GMAT and reasonably high GPA. If meet these requirements, interview may not be ...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The program is based on a Cohort - a group of about 35 people who you will get to know really well in the core classes. You take them together. ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The academics were excellent! I think the school is way under-rated. I was pleased with the caliber of faculty, the design of the curriculum, and ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Getting into classes was not a problem for most students. Great core curriculum and electives to choose from. Grading seemed pretty fare, although...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The program pays for career seminars; as many as you want to attend. Also, you have up to 2 hours of personal career coaching per year. I have atten...   READ MORE
Alumni
I don't know that statistics. What I can relate is that most of my classmates were employed and that they either continued with their current employer...   READ MORE
Alumni
One area our school is working on is deveoping a better network for graduating MBA students to access for employment opportunities. The program is wel...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
GMU Fairfax is a really nice campus. Arlington seems ok, but doesn't have many facilities and isn't as nice. Access to the Patriot center and th...   READ MORE
Alumni
I lived in Fairfax county, just 8 miles from campus. I believe that all of the Fast-Track program participants were from the DC metropolitan area,...   READ MORE
Alumni
Campus was terrific. No one lived on campus as far as I know. GMU is a great place with good diversity and lots of down to earth and brite people....   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Most of the social life I know of is off campus and there is a lot to do in the Fairfax area on in to DC. The on-campus stuff seems to be kids (u...   READ MORE
Alumni
Fairfax county is rich with restaurants, bars, clubs, social opportunities, etc. - and very accessible to DC. As Fast-Track students, we did devel...   READ MORE
Alumni
We have an MBA student association that sponsors regular events that half of the class attended on an anual basis. Fulltime cohorts get pretty tig...   READ MORE

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