The application for the VOMI Class of 2011, 2012, and 2013 consists of the following:

• Responses to all application essay questions listed below
• Current resume or curriculum vitae
• Three recommendations--2 professional and 1 personal--which must be submitted online
• For VOMI Master Designation Program and VOMI Designation Program applicants only:
  Self-reported transcripts from all undergraduate, graduate, and advanced graduate academic institutions attended on either a part-time or full-time basis.
  For VOMI Certificate Program applicants only:
  Self-reported transcript from graduating high school is required. Other transcripts are optional and can greatly increase chances for admission.
• For VOMI Master Designation Program and VOMI Designation Program applicants only:
  GMAT scores from an exam taken in 2003 or later if you are a VOMI Master Designation applicant lacking a minimum 5 years of middle management or executive management level experience; or a minimum of 2 years if you are a VOMI Designation applicant.
• TOEFL or IELTS score, if applicable, from a test taken in 2008 or later.
• Signed VOMI A Priori Ethical Values statement
• Signed Application Certification Statement
• A US $100 application fee paid online by credit card only. Refundable if not accepted for admission. If accepted, application fee will be applied toward the cost of enrollment. This fee is waived for all Joseph A. Coupet, Sr. Scholarship recipients and will be credited toward the cost of enrollment, or refunded, upon admission. You can apply for financial aid only after admission and enrollment.
• Interview is required for all VOMI Master Designation Program applicants. All other applicants are by invitation only.

Verification

VOMI will verify application information. Any discrepancy between information provided and verified information may result in withdrawal of previous admission offer.

Essays

All applicants must submit answers to four (4) essay questions. These 4 essays are the most critical part of your application, therefore, please pay the utmost attention to the statements you provide for each individual essay. Please note your statements must be provided online along with all other application documents. Although there is no maximum word limit, VOMI highly recommends a minimum 400-word response.

As well, each applicant's Recommendation Provider--2 professional and 1 personal--will receive three (3) essay questions along with other questions which must also be completed online.

4 Applicant Essay Questions

1. Name the top 3 personal attributes you possess that you feel make you uniquely qualified to be able to adapt and thrive in a virtual environment and why?
2. What are you looking to learn from the VOMI Program you have chosen and how, in concrete details, do you expect it to provide a solution to an issue you either 1) are currently dealing with, 2) are expecting to deal with, or 3) have dealt with in the past?
3. Whether or not you personally believe that Contribution to Peace should be a business objective, step out of your comfort zone, if necessary, and tell us why it should be, in what form, and how it can be measured in each organization.
4. In your own words, what do you think we mean by "a priori ethics"; what role should it play in a virtual environment; and provide concrete examples why?

3 Recommendation Provider Essay Questions

The form provided to your recommendation provider includes the following three essay questions, along with other types of questions.

1. For each candidate selected, that is one less available slot for another applicant who could be just as, if not much more, deserving than the one chosen. What can you tell us with absolute certainty about this applicant that would not cause the VOMI Admissions Board to develop "buyer's remorse" after selection?
2. Very few people get to realize their full potential. What, in your opinion and based on your own personal observation and experience, is the applicant's full potential and what current or potential obstacles stand in the way?
3. The virtual environment is a barren, secluded and most inhospitable landscape for managers. What can you tell the Board about this applicant's personal qualities that you believe would allow him/her to not only adapt but also thrive in a virtual environment.