证实Vanderbilt申请必进传言

bettywushh

以下是引用muzikfantasy在2007-3-13 21:35:00的发言：

可能admissions director昨天喝了一瓶二窝头哈哈。

我700分一年两万奖，上面那个MM工作一年多拿全奖

我跟vandy的老师和学生呆在一起两天多，一直跟他们在交流。他们告诉我他们并不看重工作年限，更看重工作质量。没有工作经验跟有工作经验差别很大，但他们认为两年的工作经验足以。admission officer从申请前到申请结束对我的印象都很好，说我比其他的国际学生都主动，提前跟他们的学生建立良好的关系，跟他们的community 联系很紧密，他们喜欢这点，说network对MBA很重要。我面试的时候，那个面试官一开始就叫出我的名字，感谢我参加他们的online chat等等，对我很了解，让我很吃惊。

除了我的GMAT成绩，我的英语口语让她很impressive,  还有就是我的background她很喜欢，我是healthcare background的，vandy的healthcare很强，而且他们有意加强国际学生在healthcare方面的参与。面试的时候她几乎没怎么问常规问题，大概问了20分钟我在美国的培训经历，我从我的培训经历里学到什么，还重复用几种不同方式问我why owen,问道最后我都不知道该怎么说了，感觉她对我对owen的了解程度也很满意。

感觉还是我的主动给她留下了较为深刻的印象。

问了他们的老师和学生，他们都认为，中国学生最大的弱势就是英语能力，还有communication skills比美国学生，甚至比印度学生都差，中国学生主动性不高。

bettywushh

以下是引用jpwy2004在2007-3-13 21:40:00的发言：

他是申请第二轮的，我也非常意外他被据的。他的本科和研究生的学校的档次应该不低于同济。

 我不认为商学院看国内本科和研究生的排名，他们也不一定知道．我的本科不是ＴＯＰ学校，也没有读研究生．但是我从来没有因为我的本科学校感到自卑，自信来源于对自己的信心，觉得跟就读学校没太大关系．

small_head

I need to learn from you:

=> admission officer从申请前到申请结束对我的印象都很好，说我比其他的国际学生都主动，提前跟他们的学生建立良好的关系，跟他们的community 联系很紧密，他们喜欢这点，说network对MBA很重要。我面试的时候，那个面试官一开始就叫出我的名字，感谢我参加他们的online chat等等，对我很了解，让我很吃惊。

Actually you really take Vandy as one of your favorites while I guess others only take it as a backup school. That is the difference.

Yeah, we international students need to be proactive if we really want to go to the school. For example, I never joined any on-line chat from any B-school.

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While GMAT is one very important weight to differentiate the scholarship.

bettywushh

以下是引用small_head在2007-3-13 22:32:00的发言。

Actually you really take Vandy as one of your favorites while I guess others only take it as a backup school. That is the difference.

I treated every school that I applied to equally. Same effort on every school. I don't have a backup school. If backup, why bother at the first place? I networked with all current students from all schools that I applied to before I submit my application.

bettywushh

以下是引用small_head在2007-3-13 22:35:00的发言：
While GMAT is one very important weight to differentiate the scholarship.

Agree, while my work experience is relatively not so attractive, I tried every other possible means to strengthen my whole application profile, including GMAT, TOEFL, essays and interivews...I can only manage what I can manage and leave the fact as is.

chris82711

哇!!! 女孩子做事就是不一样^_^佩服佩服,窝申请stanford都没有这么用心,每个学校都是风卷残云2个小时拿下essay,然后填表交掉了事地........但愿所有地学校都认为工作年限地长短不重要^_^ anyway,还是谢了楼上2个小妹^_^窝可能会攻finance方向,所以纯粹作为保底了^_^

small_head

I networked with all current students from all schools that I applied to before I submit my application.

Can you share some experience how to network with the current students before you apply?

bettywushh

以下是引用chris82711在2007-3-13 22:47:00的发言：
哇!!! 女孩子做事就是不一样^_^佩服佩服,窝申请stanford都没有这么用心,每个学校都是风卷残云2个小时拿下essay,然后填表交掉了事地........但愿所有地学校都认为工作年限地长短不重要^_^ anyway,还是谢了楼上2个小妹^_^窝可能会攻finance方向,所以纯粹作为保底了^_^

呵呵，做事态度认真是我一贯的习惯．．．祝ＬＺstanford申请成功！

提供一个数据，vandy的finance是所有concentration 中最强的，每年大概１０％左右的人进ＩＢ，当然美国学生居多．他们告诉我在vandy读finance的成本就是要飞到ＮＹ去network,面试的机票是公司会掏的，但是面试前network的费用要自己掏．

bettywushh

以下是引用small_head在2007-3-13 22:52:00的发言：

I networked with all current students from all schools that I applied to before I submit my application.

Can you share some experience how to network with the current students before you apply?

haha, I knew some of the students from CD. If I was not able to know them from CD, I simply emailed the admission office and asked them to introduce a Chinese student to me because I would like to know more about the program and the study and life there. Actually, students referred by the admission office tended to be very helpful, they mostly work for the admission office and know a lot about the admission process and tips. Also, they responded very quickly.