Admissions

Digital Electronic Transcripts
 

Digital e-transcripts are considered official as long as they are sent directly from your school(s) to us at femba.applications@anderson.ucla.edu.

Due to COVID-19 and admissions staff currently working remotely digital e-transcripts are highly recommended.

Physical Hard Copy Transcripts
 

Please have hard copy transcripts sent to the following address:

UCLA Anderson FEMBA Admissions
110 Westwood Plaza
Marion Anderson Hall, Suite G6.42
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1481

Exceptional circumstances related to COVID-19

We expect all FEMBA applicants for 2020-2021 to submit an entrance exam score. Standardized tests that we accept (GRE and GMAT) are now available to take online at your home.

We are aware that the online options for these exams may not accommodate everyone. We recognize that a small number of applicants may not be in a position to take such tests at home due to extenuating circumstances related to Covid-19.

Normally for applicants with exceptional circumstances, we recommend scheduling the exam for a later date.

However, if you wish to apply without an entrance exam there will be a question in the actual application for you to explain in 250 words or fewer why you do not believe you will be able to take a test at home or why taking it at home will not be an appropriate reflection of your aptitude.

Please Note:

The recommendations provide us with third-party confirmation and insights into your achievements. You should choose recommenders who will support your candidacy with concrete examples of performance and impact on the organization.

• Questions from the online recommendation form are shown below and are for reference only.
• The Recommendations must be submitted online, not via hard-copy responses to these questions.
• You must register your recommenders, who then use the confidential online link they receive directly from our online application. Your recommenders also have the option to upload an additional document if desired.
• Only two recommendations are accepted per application.
• Ideally your recommendations should be from current direct supervisors or managers who are best equipped to answer questions about your leadership, communication, teamwork, initiative and other skills.
• If you are unable to ask a current supervisor for a recommendation, then you can ask a former boss, a manager from another department, or a consultant or client who knows you well enough to answer the questions insightfully.
• Academic contacts are not usually able to provide information on management potential. Similarly, family members, peers and friends are not appropriate as recommenders.
• Your recommenders' own titles or positions are not important - instead, their ability to comment knowledgeably and specifically about you is vital.
• Letters from contacts (including alumni) who do not know you well cannot add value like direct supervisors can.

Recommendation Questions and Topics*

• Please provide a brief description of your interaction with the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant’s role in your organization.
• How does the performance of the applicant compare to that of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? (E.g. what are the applicant’s principal strengths?)
• Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response.

*Please note: Questions and topics listed above are for reference only. Actual submission of letters of recommendation is done online, through the online application system only.

FEMBA Essays:

1. Tell us about the formative experiences--personal, academic, professional--that make you who you are. (500 word maximum)

2. Where do you want your career to go next and how does the UCLA Anderson Fully Employed MBA Program support you achieving your goals? What do you see yourself contributing to the learning community at UCLA Anderson? (500 word maximum)

Optional Essay:

Should the Admissions Committee be aware of any additional circumstances in your profile?

Please address any of these scenarios if they apply to you:

If you will be commuting from out of the area or relocating, please explain your plans.

If you are not employed full-time, please explain your current employment situation and your career search plan to be employed by the beginning of the program.

If you are currently enrolled in another graduate program (including MBA), please clarify your status in the program (standing, % complete, etc.) and explain your reason for wanting to begin UCLA Anderson.

If your cumulative undergraduate GPA is below 3.0 or in a lower degree classification, please explain the circumstances around this.

• Create a new application.
• Indicate on the Additional Info page of the application that you are a reapplicant.
• Submit one new recommendation.
• Please highlight any progress made since the prior application.
• Standardized test scores (GMAT, TOEFL and IELTS) previously reported will remain on file, though scores are subject to expiration dates. You may submit new test scores if desired.
• Required Reapplicant Essay
  Please describe your career progress since you last applied and ways in which you have enhanced your candidacy. Include updates on short-term and long-term career goals, as well as your continued interest in UCLA Anderson.
• Admission Committee members see the entire previous application to provide context.