Mentoring FAQ

For Alumni - Mentoring FAQ

No, UT Dallas is a global campus and alumni live around the world. You may mentor by connecting with your student via phone, email, Skype or FaceTime and be an incredible alumni mentor. If you are selected as a mentor and have difficulties with serving in your role because of distance, time zones, etc., please contact jsomalumni@utdallas.edu.

No, students will ask you to participate in their Alumni Interview Program.

  1. Starting in September, Jindal School students will review alumni profiles and send a message to request your participation.
  2. You will review request(s). Please confirm with student(s) within 48 hours of the initial request. You may decline a request for whatever reason you have.
  3. Once you’ve confirmed your student(s) mentees, update your profile by unchecking “Willing to be a mentor.” This indicates to other students you are no longer available as a mentor.
  1. Register: Go to www.jindalconnect.com – You can register from your computer or from the JindalConnect app. You can download the JindalConnect app for free from the iTunes store or the Android Market.
  2. Sign in: The easiest way is to sign in with your Linked In account. Customize your profile in less than 2 minutes.
    • Include professional, academic and volunteer experience.
    • Under the “Willing to help” section, check “Willing to be a mentor.” You can un-check sub-items that don’t apply (such as Guest Lecture or Internships).
    • Under the “Summary” section, answer the following: “Why do you want to mentor a student? What do you hope to offer as a mentor?”
    • Make sure to click “Update” for each section.
  3. Await student request(s) starting in September: The student asks you. Check the email used on your JindalConnect profile to make sure you see requests you receive to take part in the Alumni Interview Program.

Once you register for the Jindal School mentor program through JindalConnect, you are part of the mentoring community. Beginning in September, Jindal School undergraduates who are part of the Alumni Interview Program will be required in their business communications class to register on www.JindalConnect.com and review mentor profiles to find a mentor who fits their interests and career goals. Once a student finds the ideal mentor, the student will click on the profile and send a message to request mentorship. From there, the alumnus will review mentorship request(s) and approve student(s) accordingly.

This is up to you and your mentee. The intention is that after the initial Alumni Interview is complete, the relation will continue through the end of the academic year.

For Students - Mentoring FAQ

  • Click on the Directory tab at the top of the JindalConnect page.
  • On the right side of the screen, go to “Refine your search” and make sure to include “Willing to be a mentor.”
  • Filter your search using the following categories (you don’t need to have all categories identified):
    • Field of study, degree, grad year, communities
    • Work: position, company or institution, industries
    • Location: city, state, country
    • Keyword search
  • Once you find the ideal mentor, click “Request Mentorship” on his/her profile. Personalize your message in the “Mentoring request” box and then click “Send.” You are allowed to request only one alumni mentor.

You will request a mentor through the www.JindalConnect.com website. Once you have joined JindalConnect, alumni who have agreed to take part in the Alumni Interview Program to be mentors will be suggested for you. You may ask one of them. You may refresh that screen to find other suggestions for mentors.

  1. Register: Go to www.jindalconnect.com. You can do this from your computer or from the JindalConnect app. The JindalConnect app is available for free from the iTunes App Store or from the Android Market. You will want to register with your Linked In account. This is the easiest and quickest way to join.
  2. Complete or update your profile: Look under the “Me” tab at the top and click “Update your profile.”
  3. Upload a professional photo, if you don’t have one on your Linked In account.
  4. Make sure to include academic, volunteer and professional experience.
  5. In the “Summary” section, answer the question: “What do you hope to learn from an alumni mentor?”
  6. Make sure to click “Update” for each section and when you’re finished, and then “I’m done updating” at the top right corner of the page.

You are only allowed to send one mentor request. Make sure to review alumni profiles carefully and send your request to the alumnus/alumna who best fits your interests and career goals.

Once mentors have accepted their mentee matches, they will uncheck the “Willing to be a mentor” box to indicate that they are no longer accepting mentor requests. Please look for another “good fit” to request.

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For all international applicants, an official English proficiency exam score, no more than two years old from the date of application, from one of three testing services is required. We accept the TOEFL (minimum 80 IBT), IELTS (minimum 6.5), and the Pearson Test of English (PTE, minimum 67). Our institutional TOEFL code is 6897.

Our GRE school code is R6897.

You have met the English proficiency requirement, and do not need to submit an English proficiency exam for admission, if:

No. International applicants who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree from a college or university in the United States are waived from the English proficiency requirement.

The applicant’s cumulative GPA will be used as a part of the admission committee’s review for competitiveness for admission. Currently, the average admitted GPA is a 3.3.

Local applicants must submit official transcripts from all U.S. based colleges and universities attended, including any graduate program in which the applicant was enrolled for admission. These transcripts must be certified, signed or stamped official by the university’s Registrar Office.

International applicants and U.S. citizen and permanent resident applicants with an international degree must submit an official attested photocopy of academic documents such as a transcript, diploma, mark sheets, provisional degree certificate and or your final degree certificate, in a school sealed envelope with the school seal stamped on the back side of the envelope.

Overall, applicants must provide the following documents:

  • Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended
  • Degree certificate if applicable (international students)
  • GMAT or GRE and TOEFL or IELTS scores from testing centers
  • One letter of recommendation (no specific format)
  • Personal objectives statement
  • Resume

Note: Resume, recommendation letters and personal objective statement, if not electronically submitted with your application or mailed in with your transcripts, please email your letters of recommendation, resume, and/or personal statement to JSOMGRAdvising@utdallas.edu. Please include your application ID with your email.

Yes, you may, once admitted and prior to enrollment you would need to provide official documents.

Fall Deadline: May 1
Spring Deadline: October 1
Summer Deadline: March 1

Late applications will be accepted up to the day prior to classes beginning https://www.utdallas.edu/academiccalendar/.

Yes, for available scholarships at Jindal school of management, please visit the scholarship page: http://jindal.utdallas.edu/student-resources/scholarships/

UT Dallas also provides scholarships. Please visit UT Dallas office of financial aid for more information: https://finaid.utdallas.edu/scholarships/

A competitive GMAT or GRE score, no more than five years old by date of application is required from all applicants, except for:

  • Candidates who have a doctoral degree, such as a PhD, MD or Juris Doctor.
  • High-achieving candidates may request a GMAT/GRE waiver if they have obtained*: T
  • heir undergraduate or graduate degree from UT Dallas (regardless of their major) and achieved a GPA at or above a 3.500. (GPA only includes UTD grades.)
  • Their undergraduate or graduate degree from a university with an AACSB-accredited business school (regardless of their degree’s area of focus) and achieved a GPA at or above a 3.600.
  • Their academic certificate from JSOM, in a related field, and achieved a GPA at or above 3.500.
  • They graduated Summa Cum Laude from a U.S.-based ABET-accredited school
  • They graduated in the top 20 percent of their graduating class from an EQUIS school. (Official verification required.)*

* Once application is submitted, if applicant meets the GMAT/GRE criteria outlined above, they must email JSOMGRAdvising@utdallas.edu to request review without submitting a GMAT/GRE.

You may contact the JSOM office of scholarships via:
For undergraduate: jsom-ug-scholarship@utdallas.edu
For graduate scholarship: jsom-grad-scholarship@utdallas.edu

UT Dallas offers two different tuition plans. The variable tuition rate plan is based on a traditional plan that only locks tuition rates in for one academic year at a time. The rates on the variable tuition plan are subject to change each academic year.

The guaranteed tuition plan is a plan that locks tuition rates in for four consecutive years and protects the student against increases during those four years. This plan is designed to aid students and families in the budget and planning of college expenses.

All new incoming students will be automatically placed into the variable tuition rate plan, but will have the option to lock in their tuition rates for four consecutive years with the guaranteed tuition plan.

To make your tuition plan choice, please follow these instructions on this page https://www.utdallas.edu/finance/bursar/tuition/

Knowledge of calculus is required for the following graduate programs: MS in Business Analytics, MS in Energy Management, MS in Finance, MS in Management Science and MS in Supply Chain Management. Applicants who have not satisfied this requirement may take OPRE 6303 (Quantitative Foundations of Business).

You may contact the International Student Services for questions related to I20, international orientations and F-1 visa or other visa types.

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