Quick MBA Guide
Quick MBA Guide
| SECTION 1 Quick Tips before you get started
SECTION 2 SECTION 3 SECTION 4 SECTION 5 MBA Rankings and profiles |
Applying for Business School is certainly a big
challenge. Pages and pages of essays, the Gmat, filling in forms and more
forms... This MBA guide, written by MBA students at top schools, is intended to help you during this challenging
process. Section 1 This may seem easy, but you'll find out that understanding yourself is much harder than you ever thought. 99% of applicants don't have a straight answer when questioned for the first time why they want to do an MBA or what are their weaknesses for example. A few tips before you get started: Be
Flexible: Don't
be surprised if during the application process you start to believe that
your so dreamed "Investment Banking or Consulting career" isn't exactly for
you. The application process will force you to understand better your
qualities, your goals and how to achieve them. Be Organized: You'll be amazed on how much time applying to an MBA will demand. You are certainly not going to quit your current job just to apply to Business School so be as much organized as you can. Start preparing well before the deadlines. Get Prepared: As soon as you receive (or download) the applications, take a quick look at each of them. See if there are any areas you believe you need improvement and start working on that. For example: you may find out that you don't have much social / volunteer experience so you'd want to apply for a volunteer job. Research: Try to find out which Business School is right for you. We recommend taking a look at websites like Business Week and the Wall Street Journal for school profiles. Don't get impressed by rankings, although rankings are a good source for top Business Schools, they may not be meant for you. Also, if you take a look at the two rankings we have listed (left column) you'll notice a big difference, mainly because of different methodology (WSJ looks more from a recruiters' perspective). Participate at Forums: Forums are a GREAT source of information. Of course you'll have to filter some of the messages, but generally the messages are very informative. We recommend the Business Week Forum as the best one around. Other Tips: We also recommend the following book. It will give you a very good insight on how the admissions office at each Business School think and help you through most of the steps during your applications:
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