Emory University

• Résumé (one or two pages)Required

  One- or two-page résumé with employment (locations, titles, dates, most recent first) and education (dates of attendance, degrees).

• Transcripts (scanned copies)Required

  Scanned transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended, showing institution, your name, degree conferred with date (if applicable), GPA and all courses with grades; include a record of your degree. Official transcripts are required with the enrollment deposit if admitted.

• Letters of recommendation2 letters

  Educational/professional recommenders preferred. FAQ: recent graduates and seniors should have at least one professor who can speak to quantitative abilities; applicants with longer work experience may use two professional recommenders.

  Two letters, submitted online (recommendation form emailed through the application system) or via hardcopy, by the round deadline.

• GMAT or GRE listed as required for non-U.S. degree holders

  The school’s official pages say this differently. Here is what each one says — check with the school before you rely on it.

  GMAT (optional; or GRE)

  Applicants may choose whether or not to submit a GMAT or GRE score; add scores in the online application.

  MSBA Application Process ↗

  GMAT or GRE listed as required for non-U.S. degree holders

  International-applicants section: applicants who earned an undergraduate degree outside the United States must submit an official GMAT or GRE score as part of a complete application; applications are not reviewed until complete.

  MSBA Admissions (eligibility, deadlines, class profile, international applicants) ↗

  GRE (optional; or GMAT)

  Applicants may choose whether or not to submit a GMAT or GRE score; add scores in the online application.

  MSBA Application Process ↗

  GRE or GMAT listed as required for non-U.S. degree holders

  International-applicants section: applicants who earned an undergraduate degree outside the United States must submit an official GMAT or GRE score as part of a complete application; applications are not reviewed until complete.

  MSBA Admissions (eligibility, deadlines, class profile, international applicants) ↗
• Duolingo English Test, IELTS, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT or TOEFLIf your degree wasn't taught in EnglishRequired

  Duolingo English Test: 120 or higher recommended. Scores are recommended levels, not automatic admission thresholds; English proficiency is weighed in the overall review.

  IELTS: 7.0 or higher recommended. Scores are recommended levels, not automatic admission thresholds; English proficiency is weighed in the overall review.

  PTE Academic: 68 or higher recommended. Scores are recommended levels, not automatic admission thresholds; English proficiency is weighed in the overall review.

  TOEFL iBT: 5.0 or higher recommended. Scores are recommended levels, not automatic admission thresholds; English proficiency is weighed in the overall review.

  TOEFL (FAQ waiver rules): FAQ: TOEFL is not required if you completed your undergraduate degree in English and work primarily in an English environment.

  Waiver / exemption: An English test is generally not required if you have earned (or will earn before enrollment) a bachelor's or graduate degree from an institution where English is the primary language of instruction, or have at least 2 years of full-time professional experience within the past 5 years in which English was the primary business language. Goizueta may still request a test or other evidence.

  Waiver / exemption: FAQ: a waiver may be requested if you spent at least 3 years in the U.S. studying toward an undergraduate degree, or completed a U.S. graduate degree followed by at least 2 years of work in the U.S. (or an English-speaking country). Request in writing by email after submitting the application.

• Interview (by invitation)

  By invitation only after review of the completed file.

• Video essays ("small talk" questions)Required · with the application

  Video essay questions are integrated into the online application; every candidate completes them. No platform or question list is published.

Who can apply

• Undergraduate degree in business, engineering, computer science, math/statistics, or economics

  The school’s official pages say this differently. Here is what each one says — check with the school before you rely on it.

  Undergraduate degree in business, engineering, computer science, math/statistics, or economics (eligibility list)

  Eligibility list ('Successful MS in Business Analytics applicants will have'): an undergraduate degree in business, engineering, computer science, math/statistics, or economics, and a background that includes quantitative and/or technical training.

  MSBA Admissions (eligibility, deadlines, class profile, international applicants) ↗

  Business degree not required; range of academic backgrounds welcome (FAQ)

  FAQ: a business degree is not needed; Goizueta welcomes students from a range of academic backgrounds, and successful students typically have undergraduate preparation in business, engineering, computer science, mathematics/statistics, or economics with quantitative and/or technical coursework. Three-year non-U.S. bachelor's degrees are considered.

  MSBA FAQ ↗
• Calculus I and Calculus IIRequired

  Eligibility list: taken at least calculus I, calculus II, and statistics.

• StatisticsRequired

  Eligibility list: taken at least calculus I, calculus II, and statistics.

• Essay 1 · Required · 300 wordsWhat are your short- & long-term professional goals and how do you think a MSBA will help you achieve these goals?

  What are your short- & long-term professional goals and how do you think a MSBA will help you achieve these goals?

• Essay 2 · Required · 300 wordsHow did you arrive where you are today? Tell us about what or who has motivated you and shaped your decisions to date.

  How did you arrive where you are today? Tell us about what or who has motivated you and shaped your decisions to date.

• Essay 3 · OptionalIf there is an important part of your story missing from your application (e.g., unexplained gaps in school or work experience, choice of recommenders, academic probation issues), please use this section to provide a brief explanation. Please use bullets if you need to address more than one topic.

  If there is an important part of your story missing from your application (e.g., unexplained gaps in school or work experience, choice of recommenders, academic probation issues), please use this section to provide a brief explanation. Please use bullets if you need to address more than one topic.

• Essay 4 · Required · 200 wordsTell me about a time when you were working toward a goal and things didn’t go as planned. What kept you going?Answer 1 of Essays 4, 5 and 6

  Tell me about a time when you were working toward a goal and things didn’t go as planned. What kept you going?

• Essay 5 · Required · 200 wordsWhat’s something you’ve stuck with for longer than most people would—even when it got hard or boring?Answer 1 of Essays 4, 5 and 6

  What’s something you’ve stuck with for longer than most people would—even when it got hard or boring?

• Essay 6 · Required · 200 wordsWhat’s a challenge you didn’t know how to solve at first—but figured out along the way?Answer 1 of Essays 4, 5 and 6

  What’s a challenge you didn’t know how to solve at first—but figured out along the way?