MSBA Application Journey | UC Davis, Purdue, UT Dallas

I am currently a student pursuing my Master's in Business Analytics (MSBA) at UC Davis (San Francisco). I wanted to share details about my application and admissions process. I had received acceptance letters from UC Davis, Purdue, and UT Dallas (rejection letters from UWash, Imperial, and UT Austin).
To cover briefly, my SoP consisted of my career, personal growth in the field of analytics, and why I liked the college. My managers at work and professional connections helped me by submitting the letter of recommendation (which is a form they had to fill out for all the universities).
Post applying, I had to appear for a one-way interview conducted by Spark/Kira for Purdue and UC Davis. UT Dallas directly sent their acceptance letter along with the scholarship. These one-way interviews are mostly behavioral and ask you questions like "What are your strengths, and weaknesses", and "How important is teamwork to you". You must be concise and structured instead of being too detail-oriented and verbose.
I received an admission letter from Purdue a month after this interview and for UC Davis, I had to appear for one more round of interviews with their admission team member. I was asked about my projects and my intention to join the college. However, a few of my classmates were asked about their technical abilities as well. Overall, it was very easy and smooth and I received their final letter within a week or so.

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