大家分享一下申请经验！

kathy03

1,What kind of schools should I apply for? Should I focus on those business schools ranked 20 to 30
GMAT- 700, Toefl-646, Working Experience 7.5yrs, Now is a brand manager with a famous foreign company.

2, I would like to meet some friends here who will apply for the entry of 2004Fall.
3, Should I prepare application now and how?

Robertyin

4.5 years listed MNC w/e, g660, t627, Master of engineering from China. Applied 2 second tier, 1 third tier, all admitted.

I believe the fit is very important when you choose the school. Whether the school is fit for your experience, goals, interest and background are all the concerns. I choose second tier school because it is more realistic for me for both an admission and a financial aid.

In order to get financial aid in top schools, your GMAT has to be much higher than mine, haha. Mine is just too low for top school’s financial aid. I got assistantship from one of the second tier schools though. That is great news for me. (Without some relieve from assistantship, I just can’t image where I can get 80k USD for two year study, that is a lot of money!). But if you are rich and do not care about money, then this will not be a concern at all.

My resume is adjusted based on the target schools’ format. I get some resumes from current students of that school and then fine-tuned mine to that format and content. I believe it plays a big part to attract the admission committee's attention. Anyway, you have to show your progress in your career. Say, you grow from an engineer to a team leader to a manager in an organization or different companies.

Essay is very important too. If you are applying operation management, then give some case on how you resolve the operational conflicts or tough issues in an organization. Same concept applies to other concentrations. Of course, you have to show your leadership, teamwork skills working in a diversified team in your essay too.

Recommendation: Again, you need put in some specific cases to demonstrate your leadership, teamwork skill or some other special skills in your work place/research project or community service, which will prove what you have mentioned in your essays.  

Interview, this is also important, haha, everything is important! You have to show your strong ability to communicate, lead and confidence. If you can’t even express yourself in a convincible manner, it will be hard for the admission committee to feel comfortable to grant you a teaching assistant or project assistant position or even an admission. Because they expect you actively contribute to the program when you are in a team discussion or project.  

Well, a lot of things need to consider. Just my personal experience for this half-year application process.

Good luck!

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-4-6 12:08:44编辑过]

Jeffrey-N

Robertyin bro, thank you and congradulations!

Your experiences is a bit similar with me, Engineering background, 5 years WE, GMAT 700-, and got 2nd tier schools with some scholarship. So I think GMAT is quite important as someone considesed, valuble working experiences, elaborate essays and good interview can help your application very much!

jamiw75

2nd tier is 20-50?

Jeffrey-N

2nd tier is 30-50! 3rd tier is 50-70! In business week!

Jeffrey-N

MBA申请指南
  
一、了解自己  

希腊雅典帕德嫩神庙前有一石碑上刻有千古警句“了解自己”，此正是申请MBA的万里长征第一步。了解自己，是为了总结自己过去所走过的道路，自己在知识和经验上之长短，未来事业之方向与擅长，然后设计自己在MBA学习中的行业与知识倾向，并加以扬长避短，形成自己一枝独秀的风格。此处的风格，既包括专业上的精深广博，亦包括品行修养上的进阶。  

不少本科研习理工的朋友总有类似疑惑：自己是否适合攻读MBA？毕业后的方向是什么？而实际上，拥有理工基础，缜密的逻辑头脑，然后结合MBA学习中的完整的商业体系知识，恰恰为最完美之组合。这类人才无论未来进入大公司，咨询领域或是自己创业，均是不可多得的人才。同时，了解自己更包含理解自己在与人交往、领导管理等方面的风格等等，然后综合分析，做出选择。  

二、商学院的选择  

选择商学院，我们首先会想到北美主要杂志对于商学院的排名，主要包括US News & Reports、Business Week、WSJ以及Financial Times。 此四刊物排名较为权威，朋友们可以作为参考。  

对于考虑专心花费两年时间和大量金钱修习MBA的同学来言，排名优秀的MBA商学院意味者高水平的学习条件、教授队伍、高层次的同学以及享用终生的名校声誉，因此，为此多花费一些时间来提高自己的GMAT成绩，多花费一些金钱，从长远角度来看，“钱有所值”。  

三、GMAT与TOEFL对MBA的重要性  

对于申请MBA的中国同学而言，GMAT和TOEFL的学习均不可缺少。其中，TOEFL作为基本语言交流运用能力的考核，在录取过程中的参考作用会远低于GMAT成绩，但优秀的商学院依然会设立一个基本线，以便淘汰英文水平存在差距的申请人。通常这一基本线会在620-630分左右，如果低于此线，就需要在其它申请资料上加强以增加录取机会。  

在此之上，GMAT成绩会作为MBA商学院录取的最基本考核条件。优秀的GMAT成绩通常是进入MBA学习的第一步，一流商学院的录取条件在680-700之间。基于GMAT考试在时间和内容上的延续和稳定性，录取委员会往往在参考申请人本科成绩的同时，更加重视申请人的GMAT成绩。  

GMAT考试的重心在考核考试人的英文运用水平的基础上，更多的时间在于考核英文的高等论证推理写作和思维能力，因此，就要求考试人在逻辑和思维能力上下大功夫来提高。通过对于GMAT不同形式题目的强化，考生可以在两三个月的时间内迅速提高自己的水平。

四，申请材料准备  

商学院的申请材料通常会包括：申请表、Essays、Reference Letters、本科成绩单、学位证书、Resume及TOEFL和GMAT成绩；其中，最为重要的是Essays和GMAT成绩。而Essays是MBA录取委员会考察申请人是否具备MBA学习能力和水平的主要标尺。  

●Essays的写作  
在Essays的写作上，了解申请材料上对Essay题目所涉及的内容及希望了解的内容十分重要。任何一间学校通过Essays对MBA申请人能力的考察基本包括以下5个方面：1)个人的主要学习和工作经历；2)对于MBA的理解以及与背景的结合；3)对于所申请的商学院以及学习方向的理解及计划；4)个人在哪些方面会为MBA课程以及同学带来附加值；5)MBA毕业后对于未来事业的计划与设计。  

建议申请人在开始Essays写作之前，首先对于自己的个人经历、性格、管理能力和经验以及未来的发展做通盘考虑，经过深思熟虑，形成自己独特的思维过程，然后由此入手，开始Essays的写作。  

●其它申请材料  
其它申请材料也需认真准备，其中尤其需要详细推敲的是Reference Letter和Resume。Reference Letter是他人对于申请人个人能力、水平的主要鉴定，需要对症下药，突出申请人攻读MBA的最主要的方面，如Teamwork、Leadership、Perseverence、Understading和Adaptability等等。  

建议申请人对MBA课程安排、学院风格进行研究，然后，在自己的申请材料中针对所需，强调自己在以上所述的各方面的能力。  

五、Interview及录取  

那些已经通过第一轮审核的申请人，特别是拥有国际背景的学生，往往需要准备参加学校的Interview。其目的主要在于考察申请人的语言交流能力、基本情况是否属实以及其它情况。此时，申请人尽可自然发挥，对自己的基本情况进行描述，这也是争取主动、表现自己的最佳机会。  

通常，在申请中要注意学校的截止日期(Deadline)，不要错过而丧失一年宝贵时间。在录取之后，自己也需早准备，提早预习相关知识，特别是在Accounting方面，要尽早下功夫准备.

Springwater

Well, I get an interview opportunity. Can anyone share with me what's the flow of interview? What kind of question they will ask?

wwwzzz

Back in 2001, I did a poor poor application and got 5 dings.

There was little problem with- my G/T/college scores (I would say they're very good) or "poet" background (people with exactly the same background got into my dream school the previous year) or experience (fastest promotion and top performance, backed up by recomms from current boss, and better than average extra-cirricular activities). Actually I think it's the same for most applicants. Their "hardware" (scores/background/experience) alone won't keep them out. What matters most is the so-called "software", i.e. how much they put into application.

My failure should attribute to:

1) Lack of confidence leading to an overall "humble" tone in presentation of essays: not aggressive enough, not demonstrating the "best" of me;

2) Bad time management: too many hours spent in researching and BBS browsing, too little in actual writing and thinking.

wwwzzz

To  Springwater: www.accepted.com offers good resources for interview preparation, incl. tips, common questions and interview experience.

mosi1977

The earlier the better.