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Home » MBA Recommendation Questions » Washington / Foster MBA Recommendation Questions
The Michael G. Foster School of Business of the University of Washington MBA application requires at least two letters of recommendation, however, applicants may submit three. Preferably, recommenders should be professional contacts rather than academic or personal. The Foster MBA recommendation questions for the 2023-2024 application can be seen below.
Section 1 Applicant Information and Relationship
How long have you known the applicant?
How well do you know the applicant?
- Very well
- Moderately well
- Minimally
In what capacity do you know the applicant? Please select all that apply.
- Employee / Supervisor
- Colleague / Coworker
- Instructor / Professor
- Other
Evaluation
Please rank the applicant relative to their peer group.
- Truly Exceptional (top 1%)
- Outstanding (highest 10%)
- Good (75 – 90%)
- Above Average (60 – 74%)
- Average (41 – 59%)
- Below average (lowest 40%)
- Inadequate Opportunity to Observe
Letter of Recommendation
In your letter of recommendation, consider addressing the below questions when describing the applicant. Your comments provide the committee with a balanced view from which to evaluate the candidate.
What are the applicant’s strengths?
Discuss areas where the applicant could improve.
Discuss the applicant’s leadership abilities, interpersonal skills, motivation, and initiative.
Comment on the applicant’s accomplishments, managerial potential and other personal qualities.
Overall Recommendation
- I highly recommend this applicant
- I recommend this applicant
- I recommend this applicant with reservations
- I DO NOT recommend this applicant for admission
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June 13, 2024 1:11pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Defense
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain, BCG
GRE: 330
GPA: 3.4
Years of Work Experience: 8
Location: US Northeast
Notes: Undergrad at a Service Academy in Systems Engineering. Currently serving as a Naval Flight Officer and will be getting out of the military for a 2025 intake. Considering applications to HBS, GSB, Wharton, Booth and Haas Round 1.
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June 13, 2024 11:05am ET
Applying: Cambridge / Judge, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, London Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Oxford / Saïd, UCLA Anderson
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Marketing Manager at a top healthcare company.
Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Goods Companies: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Coca Cola, LVMH, Mondelez, Nestle, Nike, PepsiCo, Proctor & Gamble, Unilever
GRE: 332
GPA: 58/1
Years of Work Experience: 7.5
Location: Mumbai
Post MBA Location: UK/ US/ UAE
Notes: Positives: Leadership experience, female, non engineer. Work ex with international orientation in 2 fortune 500 companies both market leaders in their respective fields.
Negatives: I have an MBA from my home country and am 30+. Low UG GPA due to humanities discipline.
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June 12, 2024 11:17pm ET
Applying: Columbia, NYU Stern, USC / Marshall
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Marketing - Project Manager
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Accenture, Bain, BCG
GPA: 3.0
Years of Work Experience: 5
Post MBA Location: New York
Notes: I'm 27 with 5 years of work experience, PMP certified, and a 3.0 GPA from a non-prestigious school. I have volunteered semi frequently over the years and am a part of a leadership program. I started a successful business when I was 22, and later went into corporate marketing as a project manager which is where I am currently at now. My biggest challenge is the standardized test - I'm studying for the GRE with my most recent practice test scored at 284.
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June 12, 2024 5:08pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, HEC Paris, INSEAD, London Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Pre-MBA Career: Equity Research
Post-MBA Target Industry: Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Accell Partners, Andressen Horowitz, Charles River, Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital, Blackstone, Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group, TPG, KKR, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Asset Management
GMAT: 730
GPA: 3.9
Years of Work Experience: 3
Notes: FRM, CFA Charterholder I run my own community initiative, hosted fundraisers, speaker sessions, panel discussions, organized cultural events, collaborated with international NGOs Won many awards in music, dance, piano, basketball, football, table tennis
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June 12, 2024 4:11pm ET
Applying: UCLA Anderson
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Communications
Post-MBA Target Industry: Media, Family Business, Entrepreneurship Companies: 21st Century Fox, Walt Disney
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 2
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June 15, 2024 1:37am ET
Accepted from Waitlist to NYU Stern
Round: Round 3
Received viaemail
GPA: 3.5
GRE: 327
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note: Surprised to see an acceptance letter in the mail!
June 14, 2024 9:04pm ET
Applying to Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received viaportal
GPA: 3.45
GRE: 333
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Finance
June 14, 2024 7:43pm ET
Rejected at Rice / Jones
Round: Round 3
Received viaportal
June 14, 2024 4:38pm ET
Accepted to U. Washington / Foster
Round: Round 2
Received viaemail onJune 07, 2024
GPA: 3.17
Post MBA Career Name: Operations Management
Application Location: PNW, USA
Note: 36F, Non-STEM undergrad, 14 YOE, Veteran. Applied right at end of Round 2, invited to interview 2 weeks after my last rec letter was received, offered received about a week after the interview.
June 14, 2024 2:17pm ET
Waitlisted at UPenn / Wharton
Round: Round 1
Received viaemail onMay 14, 2024
GPA: 3.00
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name: Finance
Application Location: Mumbai
Note: Waitlisted in R1
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