getting into business school

7/29/2019 Getting into Business School

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Getting into Business School

byRaviraj Jain

MBA Candidate, Harvard School of Business


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What do Business schools analyze inyour application?

How do you rate yourself on all theseparameters?

B Schools

IntellectDiversity

Work Experience

Leadership Potential

Focus andPassion

Self-Awareness


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MBA App Process Blue Print

Getting Ready GMAT Selecting which schools to apply Essays

Recommendations Interview


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1.Getting ready

Find out if doing an MBA will really helpyour career Clearly set your expectations from your

MBA Figure out how you will finance your

MBA


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2.GMAT GMAT is not as important for

international B-Schools as CAT is toIIMs

However of all the aspects B-Schoolslook at, GMAT is the only one which you

can improve in the short term! High GMAT score can also help you get

a scholarship

3.B-school selection 1 year/2 year Geography Costs of doing MBA Geography of post-MBA job Realistic potential to get through


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4.EssaysEssays are a way for the admissioncommittee to know the person behind theaccomplishments and understand yourthought process

Great essays are:

CoherentWritten from the HeartHave a wonderful starting and an

excellent endingEach essay tries to highlight different

quality of yoursUses simple language and employs

very few technical terms (if at all)Goals Essay: Goals should be

feasible and should display why youare best suited to make that happen


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10 Mistakes you should not do in anEssay

1. Fail to answer the question2. Write essays that lack a point or underlying

thesis3. Sound negative, whining, complaining4. Use clichs or superficial ideas5. Write a rsum in prose6. Write what you think admissions officers

want to hear7. Fail to catch grammatical and spelling errors8. Leave out the passion

9. Not showing different aspects of yourself10.Omit the lessons learned or takeaways


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5.RecommendationsUsed to have an external view about thecandidate. Also used to validate candidatesclaims about accomplishments andperformance

How to choose the right recommender?Someone who has been your

supervisor during the experiencesyou described in essays

Someone who knows you closely andfor a long period of time so thats/he can use anecdotes about youwhich are beyond the normal courseof work

Seen you grow and is confident ofyour abilities

Choose recommenders from differentorganizations if possible It is important for the recommendations

to be coherent to your essays


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6.Interviews Alumni Interviews:

Generally conducted by alumni ofthe school in the region. Suchinterviews are mostly blind

Ad Com Interviews:Admission Committee members fly

down to a city in India. Theinterviewers would have read yourapplication thoroughly.


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About CrackVerbal

Established in 2006 in Bangalore, CrackVerbal has

successfully mentored over hundreds of MBA aspirants.CrackVerbal comprises entirely of people who areextremely successful in their fields and who are in thisventure purely out of a love for teaching.

CrackVerbal is the first institute in India to start a programthat focuses on the GMAT Verbal module and has tailoredtechniques and strategies that are exclusively designed forIndian applicants. With its unique delivery mechanism,

CrackVerbal lets YOU take charge of the GMAT. With eightinteractive and intensive sessions, spread across four weeksand a personalized focus, CrackVerbal leaves no stoneunturned in your quest to be a successful MBA graduate.

To complete the circle, CrackVerbal also offers threeworkshops on the GMAT Quantitative module, wherein allaspects of the module are covered, with a focus on practicerather than on pages of formulae and jargon.

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