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The GMAT Score You Need to be a Competitive MBA Candidate!
The GMAT Score You Need to be a Competitive MBA Candidate! As a former Harvard admissions interviewer and a Harvard graduate, people are always asking me about their GMAT scores and "if I think they'll get in." Test scores are certainly one large aspect of the entire MBA admissions process, although allow me to stress that many other things including, most importantly, your professional experience, your future goals, your internships, and how an MBA degree now logically and purposefully ties in to everything, as well as your rec letters and resume all matter a lot, too. That said, what GMAT score DOES it take to actually get in? In my view, one needs a GMAT score between 680- --> 720 to be considered competitive at the "Top Ten" and Ivy League schools, and anything over 720 will put you in a completely different (i.e. read: excellent) ballpark and that is what you should shoot for in terms of really making a great impression with the ad com. I have also found that in working with my own MBA clients over the years, that those who actually take an organized 6-8 week class do slightly better than those who study alone
Applying For A Round 1 MBA or EMBA? Make Your Resume Shine!
Are you applying for Round 1 MBA or EMBA this year? One of the best things you can do to stand out from all the rest, is to make sure your MBA resume shines! You absolutely must get your professional resume in the best possible condition before you submit, and by following these simple tips, you’ll already be ahead of the game (and the competition) in this year’s MBA & EMBA business school admissions process: 1. MBA TIP #1 – DO SOME RESEARCH: Take the time to google a few sample resumes in your field and for the particular school you’re applying to, so you know what a professional resume actually looks like for that program. Some of the MBA programs (like Chicago Booth, for instance, have their own preferred format, and the preferred format is the one I strongly recommend you follow). Linked In is a great resource for the industry examples, and the school’s own website is often a good resource for samples that match what they want (Most schools will give you samples if their format at all differs from industry standard. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve come across people with strong, good experience,
The Hail Mary MBA Pass! Final Deadlines Still Exist!
So, let's say you applied to business school this year and...you didn't get in. Yet, you really, really want to start an MBA program in September of THIS year, and not have to wait an entire full year before even being able to begin. However, it's late in the game. Really late as most of you know: most deadlines have passed...but noticed I used the word "MOST" = as of today's date (March 12, 2016) there are still schools out there - top schools - top MBA programs, with deadlines you can still make if you start now. So, what are these schools, and should you even really bother? Most will be surprised to learn that some of the Round 3 deadlines still out there, are at some of the most competitive MBA programs around, and even though most of these schools have already compiled their incoming class list there is still room for "adjustments." People will decide to go to other schools, saying yes to one means saying "no" to others and that leaves OPENINGS. Schools will also "hold" spots until the very last date of the admission process, and even if you are wait-listed, getting in off the wait-list
The Round 3 MBA: Should You Apply?
The Round 3 MBA: is it worth it? Whereas most of you think it's probably too late in the game to apply for your MBA at a top school if you're even looking at Round 3, and that you would just be wasting your time, I'm here to say that isn't necessarily true. While most students have in fact already submitted their MBA applications and got them in either right before or right after Christmas, applying for a Round 3 MBA can still work and actually be a valuable strategy and course of action in certain situations. The biggest deterrent here is that, yes, most of the top business schools have already made a large chunk of their admission decisions, so by the pure math alone, the smaller number of spaces left for Round 3 students are going to make admission in this round more cut-throat and harder, BUT there are still spots left at every single one of the schools, and if you're qualified, have strong professional experience, a viable GMAT score for the school you're targeting, and perhaps just didn't apply Round 1 or 2 because of various time-intensive projects you were involved in at work, excessive business travel for
EMBA Business School Programs That No Longer Require the GMAT or GRE
What you may not know is that some of the most competitive EMBA programs no longer require the GMAT or other test scores...
Top MBA Interview Questions – What Can You Expect?
Are you one of the lucky ones? Have you been invited to interview at one of the top-tier MBA programs you applied to in Round 2? Even if you’re now just applying Round 3, the below can help you learn what kinds of questions admission officers are asking this year, and what tips can help you give the best impression possible! 1. “Tell me about your career choices since leaving college?” What interviewers are looking for here, is what I call a “logical progression.” They’re looking to see a focused path regarding both how and why you moved from point A to point B, to point C, and if you don’t have a focused path (which accounts for a large amount of applicants, so don’t worry) they simply want to see and understand the reasons you jumped around. It has to sound LOGICAL. It has to add up to who and where you are NOW. The main thing that will get you dinged here? Impulsiveness – that’s what this question is trying to screen out. They want to make sure you’re just not all over the place and flaky, because then, you know, you may leave the program, too. 2.
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