Category: MBA Perspectives
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How long are the GMAT and/or GRE scores good for assuming you wanted to work a year or two before applying to graduate school?
GMAT and GRE scores are good for five years. If you’re thinking of taking some time off before going to graduate school, I definitely recommend taking any standardized test while you’re still in school now. Otherwise, it will be more challenging to refresh your math and certain other skills that you may not use often…
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Should you attend graduate school if you want a business degree?
I’m not sure if I’m interpreting this question correctly, so I’ll try to answer it a couple of ways. Some institutions consider a business degree to be a professional degree (for example, some consider the MBA to be a professional degree; other institutions consider it a graduate degree). Ultimately, your long-term career goals and what’s…
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Encouragement for Reapplicants
Ten years after I purchased my first business school ranking guide, my dream of attending a top ranked business school has finally come true. I was a professional ballet dancer until I got sidelined by an injury, I majored in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, I ended up on Wall Street at…
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Unvarnished pearls continued (Interviews – Part III)
Continued from B school Interviews – Part II What to DO: During the Interview Be an INTERACTIVE story teller: Remember that this is not a monologue, even though you are expected to tell your story. The interview is an interactive process where you not just tell, but SHARE your experiences, with your interviewer. Help your…
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Unvarnished pearls continued (Interviews – Part II)
What to DO: Before the Interview Research the school smartly— meaning– you don’t need to go through every webpage and pamphlet and google the school to death. The best method is to talk to someone you know from the school (the more current the better). If you don’t have friends in the school, visit the…