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Get the inside scoop on USF admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Getting in is very easy. They take students with GMAT score of 450, 460, 500, etc. My score was 550. In fact, you have to do very litte work to ge...   READ MORE
Current Student
Admissions process has radically transformed from even a couple years ago. School has become much more selective, with the average GMAT score now ...   READ MORE
Current Student
Average GMAT is now in the 600-700 range, getting in is harder than ever! Solid undergraduate GPA and work experience are critical for getting in. T...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The school has some good professors and lots of mediocre and poor ones. Some of the classes are so easy that half the class gets As. Very few Prof...   READ MORE
Current Student
After a 2007 curiculum shake-up, classes are taught in the cohort system. These classes are taught by world class faculty, many of whom hold advan...   READ MORE
Current Student
World class Professor, TONS of elective choices, but heavy workload. This is not a program for slackers! Be ready to engage with some of the brighte...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Very few recruiters come to campus. The job fairs are an eyewash. They get in companies that have no intention to recruit. A lot of international stud...   READ MORE
Current Student
USF is well known within San Francisco and the greater bay area. It has a solid reputation, and industry leaders within San Francisco are finally begi...   READ MORE
Current Student
Dedicated staff at USF really go out of their way to help students out. USF is an up-and-coming B-school, and business throughout the Bay Area and the...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The crime is low around campus.   READ MORE
Current Student
Neighborhood is VERY safe, and USF is itself one of the most attractive campuses in the nation. Housing, while expensive, is relatively easy to co...   READ MORE
Current Student
USF offers awesome on campus housing for MBA students, but most prefer to get a place of their own near campus. San Francisco is an expensive city, ...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The school has a bar. The food is good.   READ MORE
Current Student
No bar on campus, but their is decent food, including an on-campus jamba juice. There are several great restaurants around campus, including Papal...   READ MORE
Current Student
Dozens of bars around campus as well as a program full of active, friendly, and sociable people make for a great social scene. Its common to walk in...   READ MORE

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