<p>So I was just cruisin’ the UA website earlier today when I stumbled upon the application for this program. My goal after college is basically to start my own business in the engineering field so this pretty much seemed perfect for me. So I just applied to the program. Turns out there is an invitation sent out to people eligible to apply in March.</p>
<p>Luckily, I am admitted to UA and have the Prez Scholarship + $2.5k from the College of Engineering for selecting the Electrical Engineering major, so I guess I do meet the requirements. Does anybody know if jumping the gun like this will impact my chances? This type of program is exactly what I’ve been looking for, and I’d hate to see the opportunity wasted.</p>
<p>For the record, I blame the UA website. Clearly if it wasn’t this sleek and well-designed, I would not have felt the need to explore.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine it will hurt you in any way. If you’re concerned you can call Dr. Morgan, but I don’t think that is necessary. I’m sure you are an excellent candidate and will have no trouble being admitted. I would just check again once you get the invitation in the spring and make sure they have your application and it didn’t get lost in the shuffle.</p>
<p>My son is in the program and is liking it so far.</p>
<p>I’d like some clarification here. My son Fall 2014 is also Pres. Scholarship + Engr $2,500. He is not NMF. This makes him eligible for STEM MBA and does this also make him eligible for the tuition to be paid for year 5?</p>
<p>My son jumped the gun on the MBA Stem Path app over a month ago and he got a acceptance e-mail about a week later from Dr Morgan with a comment that others will be receiving invitations to apply and my son would receive more information at the time. Sometime in March. My son class of 2018 is also in Engineering (Electrical), honors college. All is good. Roll Tide!</p>
<p>A student gets his same scholarship level for that fifth year. So, if he’s on the Presidential, then he gets his 5th year of tuition free…per Dr. Morgan.</p>
<p>You are a lifesaver ! I thought I had seen this months ago and was proceeding as such. Then I had several moments of panic today for some reason, and could not find this 5 year scholarship info. Thank you for the clarification!</p>
<p>I really hate to disappoint but… that article is deceiving. My son is in the the first STEM class and he said they have discussed this in class since there are several students with Pres. Scholarship. Dr Morgan has said now that the student must make at least a 700 on the GMAT, which is taken the last semester of their junior year, in order to receive the scholarship for the 5th year.</p>
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<p>SignalMtn… so UA is requiring a 700 GMAT for the MBA 5th year scholarship - the same score, basically, as the top ten U.S. Business schools require (their ‘average’) ? So approx. 93rd percentile or above. That’s serious.</p>
<p>Mom2collegekids - Is this info you posted above current, from Dr. Morgan today? </p>
<p>"A student gets his same scholarship level for that fifth year. So, if he’s on the Presidential, then he gets his 5th year of tuition free…per Dr. Morgan. "</p>
<p>This from the recent national article on the UA MBA program: </p>
<p>According to the review, UA’s MBA program is performing far better on the objective measures than the peer subjective assessments suggest. The Manderson MBA program ranks 58th on the most recent U.S. News list, rising 20 spots from the previous year. However, its peer ranking, based solely on scores given by deans and directors of other business schools, is 93rd.</p>
<p>“For our MBA program to move up 20 spots in the U.S. News rankings is quite an accomplishment,” Culverhouse Dean J. Michael Hardin said. “We just need our peers to take note and understand what we have been doing here at the business school with our undergraduate and graduate programs so that our peer assessment is more aligned with our core ranking. My goal is for Culverhouse to be in the top 25.”</p>
<p>Also of note - recent rankings by U.S. News and World Report lists the Manderson online business graduate program at Culverhouse 12th in the nation. The 2014 Grad Business Rankings show the online master’s in the Culverhouse College of Commerce moved up from 75th last year.</p>
<p>It’s hard to believe there would be an expectation of a 700 GMAT with these stats as compared to the top schools, some mentioned above. (Except for the UA online MBA in 12th)</p>
<p>The article in the crimson white posted by earlier by mom2collegekids says students must have a 3.3 GPA and score a 600 on the GMAT. Not sure if the standards have recently changed?</p>
<p>I have received a reply back this morning (on a weekend!) from Dr. Morgan of the business school clarifying the STEM MBA scholarship: </p>
<p>"Hi Mrs. ***, thanks very much for your note. We began the STEM Path to the MBA program with the incoming class of UA freshmen in Fall 2011. At that time, the Dean of the business school committed to providing scholarships that would cover MBA tuition at UA for students from the STEM Path to the MBA who earned a 700 or better score on the GMAT. That same commitment was made to the classes entering in Fall 2012 and Fall 2013. No scholarship commitment has ever been made to STEM Path to the MBA students earning a 600 GMAT score.</p>
<p>Persons taking the GMAT who score a 700 land in the 89th or 90th percentile, according to GMAC, the organization that provides the GMAT. </p>
<p>77 CHoco…thanks for the clarification directly from the source. I didn’t doubt my son’s info but it is still nice to hear it confirmed, although it is disappointing that the article says something totally different. My son is concerned about when he will have time to study so he can make the 700.</p>
<p>The article in the crimson white posted by earlier by mom2collegekids says students must have a 3.3 GPA and score a 600 on the GMAT. Not sure if the standards have recently changed?</p>