"Preparing early for the MBA application is the first step. How you prepare is the key to getting accepted."
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Many MBA applicants make the mistake of not preparing early enough. When I say early, I mean preparing years before you apply. Most applicants believe that hiring an essay consultant and working on essays for several months is the best that they can do. This is far from the truth. In fact, by the time you begin the application process, your chances of getting accepted by the top schools, are for the most part,
already
determined. You see, although it is
important to write great essays, what makes you really stand out is all of the great accomplishments that you have done over the years.
No amount of money spent on essay consultants and time spent writing can make up things that you never did!
Assuming that you have the time to prepare, how do you do it? Unlike other graduate school applications where the majority of the focus is on your academic performance in undergraduate college, the MBA application is focused on what you do from the time you graduate college to the time you submit your application. The key to getting accepted lies in what you accomplish within that time.
Why I wrote this guide
The inspiration for this guide came to me during my own MBA application process. I realized that most of the books and advice out there revolved around last minute strategies, essay services and GMAT preparation courses. They were all focused on how to best present your application given what you have already. This is analogous to an automobile body shop fixing the outside of a car without fixing the engine. What I want to do is show you how to fix the engine so that
you can go into the application process a stronger candidate to begin with. I don't focus on tricks or short-cuts that attempt to make you look like a superstar in the application. I present a framework and concepts that if applied to your daily life, will help make you into a superstar.
Who is this guide for?
This guide is for anyone planning to apply for an MBA degree. The concepts discussed inside are most useful for applicants who have at least 6 months to prepare prior to the deadline of the application.
What is contained in the guide and how do I use it?
To be successful, you need to read this guide several times, internalize the concepts and apply them to your daily life. The following are the topics contained inside:
- I describe the entire decision process around getting an MBA. What are your career and life goals? Why do you want to get an MBA? Which schools should you apply to? Which parts of the application are important to focus on?
- There are common themes that most essay questions center around. I describe the 4 areas of focus that are most important and why.
- People who accomplish extraordinary things share similar attributes. I describe 6 internal attributes that enable you to be successful in whatever you do.
- Simply being successful and accomplishing great things is not good enough. Business schools look for your accomplishments in certain realms. I describe the 4 realms where you need to apply your efforts.
- Finally, I present a framework that puts all of the concepts together and apply it to a set of essay questions.
What is not in this guide?
This guide does not discuss how to get high GMAT scores or how to write essays from a grammatical and structural point of view. There are already many great services out there that. You can find them online.
What if I already have other MBA books and guides?
Anyone serious about applying to business school will have read many books and guides on the topic. You need to combine information and advice from various sources to be competitive. With that said, the information in this guide is unique and valuable to the applicant who has some time to prepare. My framework and concepts are original, copyrighted and can not be found anywhere else.
Donation Appreciated
Finally, I am offering the BschoolNow MBA Admissions Guide completely free of charge online. You can click on the read online link below to begin. If you have found the guide helpful to your MBA admissions preparation, I do appreciate a donation of $10.00. With that donation, you will receive a PDF version of the guide as well as my contact info if you have any questions. Good Luck!
Sincerely,
BschoolNow.com
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