Early Advantage MBA Application Checklist
We’ve created a convenient list of required items you’ll need to complete your application. If you don’t have everything on the list, you can still get started.
You’ll need the following items to complete your application:
- Official Transcripts (from all colleges/universities where 15 or more college credits were earned)
- Statement of Purpose
- Recommendations
- Résumé
Note:
- No application fee required
- No GMAT or GRE required
- No standardized test score required
*Unofficial transcripts can be uploaded to the application until official transcripts are received.
If you completed your degree program outside of the U.S., you will need the following additional items:
- Official Transcript Evaluation (Completed by a NACES-approved organization)
- TOEFL/IELTS (if the main language of instruction was not English)
Transcripts
Applicants should arrange to have all official sealed transcripts of academic records sent directly from each undergraduate, graduate, and professional school attended where 15 or more college credits were earned.
Please note: If you are still enrolled in a degree-seeking program, you may send us your official, incomplete (degree in progress) transcript to receive an admissions decision. If admitted, you will need to submit a final transcript showing the degree has been awarded.
Send your official sealed transcripts by mail to:
Admissions
Rollins College-Crummer Graduate School of Business
1000 Holt Ave., Building 2722
Winter Park, FL 32789
Send your official transcripts electronically to (must be sent directly from your school’s registrar/student records to MBA Admissions):
Transcript Evaluation – A “course-by-course” transcript evaluation (not translation) is required if your undergraduate or master’s degree was awarded by a school outside of the United States. An evaluation can be obtained from a NACES-approved organization, such as Educational Perspectives, World Education Services, or Josef Silny & Associates Inc. If you choose to have your transcript evaluated by Josef Silny, you must also request an official cumulative grade point average report at an additional cost.
Test Scores
TOEFL/IELTS
If you completed your degree program outside of the U.S, where the language of instruction was not English, you are required to submit an official TOEFL iBT or IELTS score report. If you completed a degree program outside of the U.S. where English was the only medium of instruction, this requirement may be waived. Please contact us for more details.
Minimum accepted scores:
TOEFL iBT – 90
IELTS – 6.5
DET – 120
Statement of Purpose
Please write a detailed and carefully edited statement indicating your reasons for pursuing a graduate business degree, your reasons for choosing Crummer, and how these two decisions will combine to assure your professional and personal success. You should incorporate details of your academic and professional background, your strengths and challenges, and any unique aspects of your candidacy you want the Admissions Committee to consider. The suggested length is between 500 and 1,000 words.
Recommendations
Letters of recommendation are requested and submitted through the application website. All letters of recommendation should be printed on letterhead with an original signature and include contact information for the recommender. One confidential recommendation is required, two is preferred. Please identify professional and/or academic supporters who know you and can appraise your ability to pursue a graduate degree in this area. Recommendation letters are confidential and will be received electronically via the online application.
Résumé
Your résumé outlines your career progression and highlights significant accomplishments and will be uploaded via the application website.
Application Fee
There is no application fee required. Crummer Graduate School of Business will no longer charge a fee to submit an application to any of our programs. We want to encourage all potential students—regardless of their socioeconomic status—to accomplish their educational goals.
Additional Instructions for International Applicants
International Applicants seeking F-1 visas for full-time study are only eligible to apply to our Early Advantage MBA, Executive MBA, STEM MBA, or Executive Doctorate in Business Administration programs. There are two parts to this application process.
You will first apply directly to the Crummer Early Advantage MBA, Executive MBA, STEM MBA, or Executive Doctorate in Business Administration program for admission. If you are admitted, you will then work directly with our Office of International Student and Scholar Services office for the processing of the I-20 form. The I-20 form is used in your application for your F-1 student visa.
