Tag: school
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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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11 Steps to Successfully choose your MBA School
Firstly decide on your objective and real motivation for having an MBA. Do you want an MBA: for filling in a period for unemployment? because it’s there, as Mt Everest was for Sir Edmund Hilary? to do your present job more effectively? to get an internal or external promotion? to get employment in a specific…
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After the GMAT, before the app season
As I said, I’d decided to take the GMAT first and see if my score would make it worth while applying. I took the GMAT in early July, applications go online in early August. My GMAT was TOUGH! When you arrive in the 700 bin, the test throws in 3 tricks per question. I think…