Do M.B.A. students need to submit a release letter?

[HopefulAg]

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Anyone know if an MBA student needs to submit a graduate release letter?

My understanding is that the letters are predominately used for those doing a masters in a science or something where there would be time vested into training them in the research techniques and what not so as to not leave their advisors high and dry.


But does this apply to MBA students as well? Any one know? Cause technically we are a graduate degree (or an 'advanced' degree) but we're not really bound by anything...

 

[nyanko]

I'm not sure about the answer to your question, but I was wondering which programs required a release letter. I am pretty sure Cornell does, but what other ones say they do?

 

[GellaBella]

Does Cornell require one??

I hadn't seen that anywhere. I know Colorado does.

I think the graduate release letter applies to programs without a set graduation date. For example, if your MBA is a 2 year program, and you're going to graduate this May, then I wouldn't think a release letter is needed.

I on the other hand do need to get release letters signed since I am doing a PhD which is a degree without a set finish date - you are done when your research produces enough data to tell an interesting story and, at least in my dept, you need 2 first author publications as a result of your phd work. So my work now looks like its wrapping up, but the nature of biological sciences is that SOMETHING is going to go wrong and it will always take longer than you expect. I was supposed to be done this summer but now we're looking at Jan/Feb which means probably more like April/May with the way my project goes sometimes. So I will need to get a release signed that says no matter what status my research project is in come next summer, they will let me go on to the veterinary program (should i get accepted)

 

[HopefulAg]

I'm not sure about the answer to your question, but I was wondering which programs required a release letter. I am pretty sure Cornell does, but what other ones say they do?

Colorado does and I think Missouri said they do as well.

I was just going to send one to every vet school I'm applying to just in case.

 

[quantized]

I wouldn't think that you'd need to send one for an MBA program because you are paying tuition. They're more concerned about people who are working with funding because it's considered really bad form to accept funding then ditch the researcher, as the researcher had to work pretty hard for the funding s/he has.

My ex-roommate used three years of a prof's funding at a very top school, then accepted a job and didn't tell the prof about it until a week before she started the job. She's blacklisted if she ever tries to get into another PhD program because the prof will for sure not ever write her a recommendation. Academic suicide basically.

It for sure won't hurt you to send that in though. It's good to cover all your bases.

 

[ColoGirl]

I was wondering about release letters too. It appears that of the 4 schools I'm applying to, CSU, Cornell, Davis, and UPenn that only CSU needs a letter. Does anyone have any info to the contrary? Thanks!

 

[nyanko]

That was my original list of schools too. 😉

Cornell has that weird Dean's certification requirement (only if you are admitted, correct?), I think I was mixing that up. I do remember CSU wanting the release letter, though!

 

[kiki1983]

Ohio State University also requires a release letter (well, the way they word it, they just want a letter from your graduate advisor saying he/she is aware you are applying to vet school and they are in support of it).