Joining the Program

Online Application Checklist

1. Completed online application.
2. Three personal essays submitted online (12 point font; single- or double-spaced).
3. Professional resume submitted online.
4. Official test scores submitted to the Jones School by ETS (GMAT, GRE, MCAT and/or TOEFL).
5. Two confidential evaluations submitted online or mailed to our office.
6. Official transcripts of all previous coursework mailed to our office.
7. $125 USD application fee paid online or by check mailed to our office (payable to Rice University).

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Selection Criteria
 
Admission to the Rice MBA for Executives program is a highly selective process. We recruit candidates who have demonstrated a history of superlative academic aptitude, through your 4-year undergraduate degree, GPAs, and test scores. An undergraduate degree from an accredited US institution or international equivalent is essential. If you have completed a 3-year Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree, we also require a 2-year Master of Commerce (MCom) degree.
 
Your leadership potential is assessed by your management experience, both on the job and through extracurricular activities. Candidates with at least 10 years of work experience are preferred. Your resume, evaluations from employers and/or professors, and your essay responses should indicate your level of leadership skill.
 
Your personal goals, work experience, and reasons for choosing the Jones School are critical elements of your application, and should illustrate intangible factors, such as: Why are you pursuing an MBA? How have you benefited from your academic, professional and personal opportunities? What qualities will you bring to the Jones School, and what will you seek from us?

Essays

• Discuss your post-MBA career goals and how your work experience has influenced these goals. Include in your discussion: Why an MBA at this time; and the industry or functional area you plan to pursue at the completion of your MBA. (Maximum 750 words)
• Describe a team experience where your leadership and interpersonal skills directly affected the outcome of the project.  How will this experience impact your contribution as a team member at the Jones School?  (Maximum 750 words)
• Choose one of the following four essays (Maximum 500 words)

1. What is your most "valuable" possession and why?
2. If a billboard was advertising you, what would it look like and what would the headline be?
3. If you had to pick three people, living or from another era, to be trapped in an elevator with for a day, who would you choose and why?
4. What literary character best represents you and why?

• Optional: Is there anything else that you would like the Admissions Committee to know about you? (1 page)

Test Scores
 
Official test scores from Educational Testing Service (ETS) must be submitted along with your application.

• Regular Admission -  Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) Code: 3WS-WD-92 
• International Students If you did not earn your undergraduate degree in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or the United Kingdom, please submit your Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score in addition to the scores specified above. Code: 6609

Confidential Evaluations

Evaluations should be written by individuals who have known you professionally, and can attest to your potential as an MBA candidate. One of these should be from your direct supervisor. Specific and detailed insights on your administrative and/or academic performance should offer a well-rounded perspective on your professional history.