Published: November 5, 2017
Admissions Director Q&A: Evan Bouffides of USC Marshall School of Business
Evan Bouffides, USC Marshall assistant dean and director of MBA admissions; Photo courtesy of Olin Business School
Evan Bouffides has been in the world of MBA admissions for quite some time, and his journey has come full circle back to USC Marshall School of Business. That's where he got his start back in 1997, serving first as associate director and later as director of MBA admissions. But in 2005 he was recruited to Olin Business School at the University of Washington in St. Louis to serve as assistant dean of admissions for the full-time MBA program. Eventually, though, Marshall would succeed in wooing him back to California. Now, with another decade-plus experience under his belt, he's back at Marshall as assistant dean and director of MBA admissions. In the interview that follows, Bouffides was generous enough to answer a few of our questions about the school's admissions process.
We asked Bouffides what excited him most about the coming year at USC Marshall, and he shared about the many diversity and inclusion initiatives at the university and within the MBA program in particular. “To support an inclusive environment, Marshall has undertaken several curricular and student life initiatives,” he said.
He then went on to talk about the Trojan Family and the importance of the community at USC. “There is an ineffable quality that exists at USC that I describe best as an uncommon spirit,” Bouffides said. “It moves well past pride and towards a fierce commitment that we Trojans have for one another.”
Bouffides also shared about what happens once an MBA candidate applies to the school and how the admissions office handles the essay portion of the application. Read on to learn more about what sets USC Marshall apart and what happens after you hit “submit” on your application.
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