Application Process
Ten Easy Steps to Completing the Application Process (steps can be done concurrently)*
1 - Prepare for, register, and take the GMAT. See www.mba.com for more information. When you take the GMAT, have your scores sent to Kelley Direct (code GKS-8M-09). In addition, fax your unofficial score report to Kelley Direct (317-274-7301). Your unofficial score report may be mailed to Kelley Direct instead (see #6).
2 - Prepare for, register, and take the TOEFL (if needed). See www.toefl.org for more information. When you take the TOEFL, have your scores sent to Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (code 1325). In addition, fax your unofficial score report to Kelley Direct (317-274-7301). Your unofficial score report may be mailed to Kelley Direct instead (see #6). TOEFL minimums: 550+ (paper version/PBT) or 213+ (computer-based version/CBT) or a provisional minimum of 79+ (internet-based version/ kBT ).
3 - Submit a Kelley application. (Takes approximately 3 minutes.)
4 - Contact all post-secondary institutions attended and request original academic records be sent to you in a sealed and signed envelope. Make arrangements to have academic records translated (if necessary).
5 - Contact people who will write letters of reference on your behalf; ask them if they are willing to submit the reference online. If so, be sure you have their preferred email address. If not, have them write a letter of reference on letterhead and send the letter of reference to you in a sealed and signed envelope.
6 - When you have received all academic records, send them (unopened) along with a copy of your unofficial score report/s (if not faxed), your letter of reference (unopened, if not submitted online) and a copy of your permanent resident card (if required) to:
Admissions
Kelley Direct
777 Indiana Ave., Suite 200
Indianapolis, IN 46202
7 - Write your personal statement. (A statement, approximately 750 words, that identifies your academic goals, career objectives, why you are applying to this program, and the qualifications you have that make you a strong candidate for this program.)
8 - Update your resume.
9 - Save your personal statement and resume as one file.
10 - Submit the University application and application fee. When submitting the University application, "upload" the file containing your personal statement and resume (and scholarship application, if applying for financial assistance). Be sure to include the names and email addresses of people who will be submitting letters of reference on your behalf in the "Recommendations" section of the University application. The University application fee is $50 for domestic students, $60 for international students.
* Certificate applicants do not need to submit GMAT scores, letter of reference, personal statement, or resume.
