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[分享]一个成功申请CEIBS和CK的CDer的分享

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楼主
发表于 2008-1-11 16:47:00 | 只看该作者

[分享]一个成功申请CEIBS和CK的CDer的分享

先简单介绍一下自己
00年本科毕业,非牛校理工科(是全国重点),一直在IT行业混。3年前进入500强top10公司,有管理10-20人项目经验,多次海外出差经历。
最开始就准备申请中欧,参加了一次Student Receiption Day, 随后不巧在上海买了房子,成了房奴。于是计划推后。
GMAT时选了CEIBS, CK, BI MBA。结果接到CK的电话,极力邀请参加他们的infor session.
正好也有空,就去了。第一次感觉CK蛮会“忽悠”的,连个完整的校园就没有,还收24万。不过还是有优点,看了教授的profile觉得不错。一年的时间似乎也紧凑,职业发展中心也不错,会根据个人情况找工作。
然后再通过不同渠道了解原来CK的奖学金高,算下来其实比CEIBS便宜(同等条件)。后来又接到好几次电话,觉得CK的招生部门真的蛮敬业的。算了一下如果有奖学金,还是可以负担的,考虑到年纪也比较大了,能早一年也就早一年。既然要申请,那就两家一起申请。

申请过程不想多误导大家,但是我还是觉得有所体会。所以诸位想要在我这里找一些技巧的弟兄要失望了:0
以下仅代表个人观点:
第一,写essay的过程是一次真正的自我反省的过程。认真的写essay能让你想清楚你是不是真的要读MBA, yes MBA is definitely not for everyone. You could also be very successful without a MBA. MBA is just a choice on your career road.
所以,在essay里面不要过多强调技巧,词汇,内容是最重要的,并且,Be honest to yourself.
我真的觉得,申请MBA是一次很好的自我总结的机会。会有很多修改,我就修改了不下20遍。然后找个朋友读一下,是不是言简意赅。

第二,关于GMAT考试,考了700+,并没有技巧,还是和大家分享一下体会。
http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=34&ID=269642&replyID=&skin=1

第三,关于面试,大部分问题是针对你的的essay和resume。所以请一定要熟悉。英语不好(尤其口语)的同学,我建议你认真考虑一下你是不是有决心在短期内提高你的英语水平,或是你是不是能够从全英文的课程中学到你期望的东西,在你确定申请之前。跑题了,面试还是要准备的,在网上看看一些常见问题是有好处的。我经过几次面试,觉得最好的策略是以不变应万变。怎么说?首先你在纸上列出所有你想要向面试官表达的内容。比如说 1, 较强的分析能力,2,领导潜力。。。。等等。然后找自己的例子。一定要有例子,否则没有用。列出10点你想要对面试官表达的内容。然后看看那些网上找到的问题可以和你的要点联系起来,找个朋友mock一下。然后,面试时,你的任务就是把这十点展现给面试官。
最后就是随机应变了。

第四,关于推荐信。我的一封是自己老板写的,另一封是大学同学(500强前十的公司)写的,从不同侧面描述自己。一个是职业上,另一个是个性和生活上。
个人并不推荐找高官(如果没有直接工作关系)名人写,还是身边的人比较有说服力。
 
最后,我觉得大家不要把MBA看得太重,重要的是你自己的为人处世决定你的将来,而不是一个MBA。
MBA只是一个提高自己的机会,并可以提供一个寻找下一个工作的平台。我更愿意把MBA看成是一次职业训练。
心态非常重要。

最后,转一下比尔·盖茨写给青年人的十一点忠告,和大家共勉

 1
 英文 Life is not fair, get used to it. 
中文 生活是不公平的;要去适应它。 
 
2 英文 The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something before you feel good about yourself. 
中文 这世界并不会在意你的自尊。这世界指望你在自我感觉良好之前先要有所成就。 
 
3 英文 You will not make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school. You won"t be a vice president with a car phone, until you earn both. 
中文 高中刚毕业你不会一年挣4万美元。你不会成为一个公司的副总裁,并拥有一部装有电话的汽车,直到你将此职位和汽车电话都挣到手。 
 
 
 4

 英文 If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss. He doesn't have tenure. 
中文 如果你认为你的老师严厉,等你有了老板再这样想。老板可是没有任期限制的。
 
5 英文 Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity. 
中文 烙牛肉饼并不有损你的尊严。你的祖父母对烙牛肉饼可有不同的定义;他们称它为机遇。
 
6 英文 If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about our mistakes, learn from them. 
中文 如果你陷入困境,那不是你父母的过错,所以不要尖声抱怨我们的错误,要从中吸取教训。 
 
 
 7
 英文 Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you are. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parents' generation, try "delousing' the closet in your own room. 
中文 在你出生之前,你的父母并非像他们现在这样乏味。他们变成今天这个样子是因为这些年来他们一直在为你付账单,给你洗衣服,听你大谈你是如何的酷。所以,如果你想消灭你父母那一辈中的"寄生虫"来拯救雨林的话,还是先去清除你房间衣柜里的虫子吧。 
 
 
 8

 英文 Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life has not. In some schools they have abolished failing grades; they'll give you as many times as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life. 
中文 你的学校也许已经不再分优等生和劣等生,但生活却仍在作出类似区分。在某些学校已经废除不及格分;只要你想找到正确答案,学校就给你无数的机会。这和现实生活中的任何事情没有一点相似之处。 
 
9 英文 Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself. Do that on your own time.
中文 生活不分学期。你并没有暑假可以休息,也没有几位雇主乐于帮你发现自我。自己找时间做吧。 
 
 
 10
 英文 Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs. 
中文 电视并不是真实的生活。在现实生活中,人们实际上得离开咖啡屋去干自己的工作。 
 
11 英文 Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
中文 善待乏味的人。有可能到头来你会为一个乏味的人工作。

沙发
发表于 2008-1-11 17:05:00 | 只看该作者

顶擎天柱

希望能在ceibs中有更多交流

板凳
发表于 2008-1-11 17:05:00 | 只看该作者

恭喜楼主。

很赞同楼主这种坦然对待MBA的态度。

不知道去哪家?

地板
发表于 2008-1-11 17:33:00 | 只看该作者
good share, lz has down-to-earth style
5#
发表于 2008-1-11 18:28:00 | 只看该作者

呵呵,我也在申请了。

6#
发表于 2008-1-12 14:54:00 | 只看该作者

顶!

准备GMAT,申请MBA的过程,就是重新彻底审视自己以及思考这个社会发展变化趋势的过程。

我判断lz是选择了CK,希望有机会做同学。

7#
发表于 2008-1-14 16:55:00 | 只看该作者

it's a great sharing. thank LZ

8#
发表于 2008-1-14 19:16:00 | 只看该作者

大哥,你确认了吗?

9#
发表于 2008-1-15 09:02:00 | 只看该作者
欢迎加入长江.
10#
 楼主| 发表于 2008-2-2 14:31:00 | 只看该作者

谢谢大家支持,最后出乎很多人意料,选了CK,而不是CEIBS.在此特公开本人给CEIBS的信说明我的选择。

我决无挑起两校争执之意,作为一个日后的职业经理人或是企业家,包容心是基本要求,希望大家以平常心对之,谢谢!

 
First of all, my choice does not reflect that CEIBS has any outstanding shortages in the admission work, and also, I think CEIBS is still the most prestigious BSchool in China.  However, my principle to choose BSchool is the most fit one, rather than the most reputable one.
 
There are 3 major reasons for me to choose CKGSB
1, The alumni interactions during application. CK offered me an 1-1 alumni talk and held some alumni sharing sessions to the applicants. This is the key in my case, I would say I was finally impressed by the outstanding alumni, their stories and some brilliant qualities. Maybe I should request some similar interactions from CEIBS too. However, the difference is the enthusiasm showed by CK admission officers. They actively approached me and offered me various ways to know the school and alumni. The graduated alumni is the key to convince the applicants the most on the career expectation, and the chance to meet alumni in person would be much more valuable than the career report, at least to me.
 
2, The vision of CKGSB, not just the slogan that to develop future business leader for China (we all know MBA solely could not make a business leader), but, more importantly, I consent that China is in an unique era now, the mission of the business school is not only to develop professional managers for IB, MC, but also to develop leaders for the domestic growing industry. This is a  innovative "blue" strategy, I personally would like to have a try in this innovation, to take the risk to sail my career with this new school, and to be the seed of this new vision. I don't only consider how much I can learn from the school, but also how much I can contribute to the school, and it seems I can do more in CKGSB.
 
3, The family reasons and the commitment to my current job. This is not a compulsory reason, but I feel a program with shorter duration and starting later would fit my situation more.
There are no particular differences in terms of  the professors and curriculums for both schools in my mind, so they are not the reason. However, I do have some pities I did not choose CEIBS, thus I will miss the bigger classes, more international faculties and students. But it is life, there is no perfect choice in real life. I have to give up to get.
 
In terms of the admission work, I would say maybe CEIBS could consider more on the alumni interactions with candidates, in person, and build 1-1 connections between the admission officers and the candidates. However, I understand the workload of the admission for nearly 200 students is much higher than 50, more than quadruple, so how to get a balance on the scale and service level would be a concern.
Well, above are my blunt thoughts regarding the MBA admission experiences, again, I would say it's really a pity that I could not join CEIBS, and I will actively participate in the exchange activities between CK and CEIBS, thanks!

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