2009 RPAA MBA Admissions Conference - Participant Registration

- Register for the 2010 MBA Admissions Conference Here -

The MBA Admissions Conference (MAC) is an annual conference that connects talented underrepresented candidates who wish to pursue a degree in management with the top business schools in the country.  The MAC is held annually in early August at UCLA Anderson

The conference allows attendees to interact with MBA Admissions Directors from the country's top business schools, learn about the MBA Admissions process and the relative strengths of the attending business school's curriculum and student culture.

The MAC Conference is limited to 200 attendees

so buy your ticket today! 

Featuring:

• Access to Admissions Officers from over 15 top business schools across the nation including: Stanford, Harvard, and Wharton
• Workshops and panels with Admissions Officers on how you can be a top candidate
• MBA round tables led by Admissions Officers for you to get your questions answered in a more intimate setting.  (Only 10 participants per table with an Admissions Officer!)
• The conference is limited to 200 attendees - Most MBA Conferences are held at convention centers where thousands of prospects are bombarding a handful of admissions officers!

Take Advantage of Early Registration Benefits!

•   Get first pick on your top schools – Assignments to MBA round table sessions are based on order of registration. (Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton tables fill up quickly so the sooner you sign up, the more likely you are to sit at their tables)

• Prices go up to $90 on July 25th.
  

Please visit http://www.riordanalumni.com/mac/ for more info

New this year...Pre-Conference Workshop

Put your best foot forward and get ahead of your competition!  We have added a Pre-Conference workshop this year.  Don't miss this valuable workshop lead by Alex Lawrence, Executive Director of the Riordan Programs and MBA from UCLA Anderson.

1-hour workshop begins @ 7:30AM and will include:

• Strategies on how to make the most of your conference day
• Detailed information about each school
  
• Great questions to ask the Admissions Officers
• Tips on to make sure you have a successful conference experience. 
• Information on Financial Aid resources including Toigo, The Cosortium, Forte Foundation, and more!
  

(Workshop is limited to 50 attendees in order to provide customized feedback for each participant and  fee is in addition to MAC conference registration fee)

Pre-Conference Workshop Event Schedule (Business Formal Attire)

7:00 - 7:30 AM        Pre-conference Workshop Check-in & Continental Breakfast

7:30 - 8:30 AM        Pre-Conference Workshop

MAC Conference Event Schedule (Subject to Change) (Business Formal Attire)

8:15 – 9:00 AM       Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15 AM       Welcome Address

9:15 – 9:40 AM       Keynote Address by Mae Jennifer Shores, Director of MBA Admissions, UCLA Anderson

9:40 – 9:55 AM       Presentation by The Consortium

9:55 – 10:10 AM     Transition to workshops

10:10 – 11:25 AM   Workshop I – MBA Admissions (With Guest Panel of Admissions Officers)

11:30 – 12:30 PM    Catered Lunch

12:30 – 2:00 PM      Workshop II – MBA School Highlights (With Guest Panel of Admissions Officers)

2:00 – 2:10 PM        Transition to MBA Roundtable Sessions

2:10 – 2:45 PM        MBA Roundtable Session Round I

2:50 – 3:25 PM        MBA Roundtable Session Round II

3:30 – 4:05 PM        MBA Roundtable Session Round III

4:05 – 4:10 PM        Closing Address

4:10 – 5:30 PM        Information Booths

2009 Participating Schools Include:

Columbia Business School

Darden Graduate School of Business Administration – UVA

Fuqua School of Business – Duke

Haas School of Business - UC Berkeley

Harvard Business School

Indiana University, Bloomington (Kelley)

The Johnson School - Cornell University

Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University

USC Marshall School of Business 

MIT - Sloan School of Management

Ross School of Business - University of Michigan

Stern School of Business - New York University

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

UCLA Anderson School of Management

UNC Kenan-Flagler

The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Yale School of Management