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Study Tips: How I Scored 770 in GMAT

HSB — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:07:12 +0000

GMAT – 770 – (lengthy article, but if you are serious about getting high score in GMAT, its a MUST read) You can use the tips listed by Slingfox for GRE Exam preparation too.

Except as noted below, the quant section turned out to be largely in line with my expectations. Very early on, I had a string of 8 questions of which 7 were data sufficiency! Halfway through the quant section I was running about 5 minutes ahead of pace. Nonetheless, as the section went on I started falling behind and had to guess on the last question, which was not conceptually difficult, but was mathematically time consuming so I ran out of time.

Verbal, on the other hand, was harder than I expected. I must have spent 7-8 minutes staring at the first two reading comprehension question I got. The hard reading comprehension passage put me behind pace at the 30% mark so I started to speed up, trying to earn back time by doing the SC and CR questions as efficiently as possible. By the 66% mark I was a full ten minutes ahead of pace, so I started to slow down and stared at difficult questions for an inordinate amount of time.

You can read the detailed GMAT Exam preparation at GMAT Club Forum

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Study Tips: How I Scored 770 in GMAT

NYU – Stern MBA Admission Requirements

HSB — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:49:24 +0000

New York University – Stern Business Schools Full Time MBA program is ranked Number 13 and Part Time is ranked 25 in US by Business Week. Learn about admission requirements and profile of admitted student below.

Full Time MBA – Admitted Profile

Following is the profile of Fall 2009 Full Time MBA students

Class size 414
Selectivity 15%
Average undergraduate GPA 3.5
Undergraduate GPA 80% range 3.1-3.8
Average GMAT score 717
GMAT score 80% range 680-760
Average years of work experience 4.7
Average age 27
Female students 39%
International students and dual citizens 32%
Minority students 29%
Underrepresented minority students 14%

Part Time MBA – Admission Requirements

GMAT required? Yes
Average GMAT: 677
Median GMAT: 680
Middle 80% GMAT: From: 620 To: 730
Students receiving some form of financial aid in 2008-09: 32 %

Read this article if you are not sure MBA or MS is right for you. Also find more details about the Full time and Part Time MBA programs ate NYU and Business Week Website.

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NYU – Stern MBA Admission Requirements

Increase in MBA Students at Top Business Schools

HSB — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:11:59 +0000

Impact of Recession can be seen in numbers of students applying and attending MBA program. There is an interesting article in Financial Times that discusses about this trend and reasons behind the influx of domestic application, NOT International Students.

Business School Enrollments – 2009

MBA students enrollment numbers in 2009 compared to 2008.

Chicago Booth – 577 to 592
Harvard – 900 to 937
Stanford – 370 to 384
Ross – 434 to 500
Insead – 900 to 980

International Students Applications Decrease

Other notable things to observe

Economic downturn is a good opportunity to invest in education at a time when large pay rises are unlikely
The first is the drop in the number of international students applying to US business schools.
They are worried that they will be unable to get the required loans on matriculation – or employment on graduation.
Surprise this year is an increase in women students. At Wharton the figure is 40 per cent (up from 36 per cent)

You can read the entire article here.

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Increase in MBA Students at Top Business Schools

Average GRE Scores for Harvard Business School

HSB — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:53:17 +0000

Previously we had published an article about Harvard Business School 2+2 MBA Program. Recently HBS have released profile of admitted students for the class of 2014. It lists very interesting details on admitted students

Complete Range of GMAT Scores	510-790
Average GMAT	727
Range of GRE Q	690-800
Range of GRE V	560-800
Average GRE Q	767
Average GRE V	679
Average GPA	3.75

As you can see Average GRE Verbal is 679. Most of the students writing GRE to get admission to Masters in US get score around 300 to 450. Now, after seeing the profile of students admitted, you get the feel for quality of students who get into Harvard Business School for MBA.

Also, in the GRE Range for Verbal, they have 800 score in GRE Verbal. Wow! that’s amazing. 800 in GRE Q is common, but 800 in GRE Verbal is never heard before.

So, do you think you have enough motivation and effort to score in GRE or GMAT in the above listed range to get into Harvard?

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Average GRE Scores for Harvard Business School

Business Schools are Not Ready to Accept GRE

HSB — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:18:33 +0000

According to recent survey by Kaplan, not all Business schools are ready to accept GRE Scores, when some of the Top Business Schools liek Harvard, Stanford started to accept GRE Scores.

That’s the finding of a Kaplan survey of 260 business schools conducted this July and August by the test-prep giant, including 17 of the most selective business schools. Of those surveyed, nearly a quarter, or 24%, currently allows students to submit the GRE. But of the school surveyed that are GMAT-only (76% of the survey pool), only 4.3% indicated that they are planning to offer the GRE as an option for applicants.

MBA or MS

Many students are yet to decide if MBA or MS is right choice for them. Most students from India will have hard time making the decision, because of the exposure and information they have about MBA.

If you are thinking about MBA, because it will pay you high salary, then you are making wrong choice.
If you are think, technical degree is not for you and you are more into management type of person, then MBA is the way to go.
Atleast 2 years work experience is required to get full benefit from MBA.

You can read more about the survey from BusinessWeek.

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Business Schools are Not Ready to Accept GRE

Duke University MBA Admission Essay Tpoics

HSB — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:10:19 +0000

Duke University Business School is ranked in Top 10 in US Business Schools. Here is the Essay Topics for applications for 2009/2010. Following Statement of Purpose is required (essay) for admission.

Duke Admission Essays

Describe your vision for your career, your inspiration for pursuing this career path, and the role of The Duke MBA in achieving your goals. If you are interested in a specific concentration or joint degree program, please discuss in this essay.
Discuss a person, event, or experience that has significantly shaped your life and explain why.
Individuals choose a business school for many different reasons. Through your research, what attributes or characteristics of The Duke MBA program have most resonated with you and why? How do you plan to contribute to the strengthening and enhancement of those attributes and characteristics during your time at Duke and beyond?

For all questions, Fuqua Business School asks for 1.5 line spacing, and indicates that each essay should be no more than two pages in length, using a font not smaller than 10-point.

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Duke University MBA Admission Essay Tpoics

After B.E. in India – MS or MBA in USA?

HSB — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:01:52 +0000

After completing BE in India which is better option – MS or MBA in USA? Many students ask this question, so does Atish

Atish Asks

I have just completed engineering in electrical. I decided to do MS, but still in mind MS or MBA? …then two more question arises..
1.MS in which field?..which field is in demand?
2.MS in which university?
please solve my problem….. my engineering aggregate is 67%

MS or MBA in USA

Your decision to study in US after completing Electrical Engineering in India should be appreciated. Many students don’t even think about studying in US, because of time and effort involved in university admission procedure.

Having said that, selecting the field based on demand is NOT the right way. Basically you want some field that will pay you money. You can work for money for 6 months or maybe 2 years. After that you will not feel like working, if that’s the field you don’t love.

If you want to enjoy your work, you have to love the work/job you do. Selecting a field MS or MBA based on job and salary alone will not help you in your career.

MS or MBA?

If you read the article MBA to be or not to be, you will understand whats involved in Technical field and Management field. So, evaluate yourself, what kind of career you want. Talk to people in management and in technical field with experience. Understand what life will be after few years.

Then decie for yourself which field you want to study. Don’t decide on MS or MBA just based on job in demand or salary. You will not enjoy your life. Moreover it will look like hell, if you hate the job.

Also, studying MBA without work experience is not recommended. You will not be able to associate the theory from book to work situation. Without work experience, MBA will not be of much value. If you decide to go into MBA instead of Masters Degree, then work for atleast 2 years, then apply for MBA.

You don’t need work experience to study Masters degree in Engineering field, apply right now and you can complete M.S. degree in no time. You have the option to study MBA after completing MS. So, by completing MS is not the end of the road for you. Hope this answer helps. Good luck in deciding between MS or MBA

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After B.E. in India – MS or MBA in USA?

UCLA MBA Admission – Essay Topics 2009 – 2010

HSB — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:21:38 +0000

Applying for Top MBA Business Schools require lot of effort, time, hard work and good essay writing skills. If you think preparing SOP for Masters is tough, think again.

UCLA Anderson MBA Admission – Essay Topics

Describe the ways in which your family and/or community have helped shape your development. (750 words)
Describe the biggest risk you have ever taken, the outcome, and what you learned in the process. (500 words)
Describe your short-term and long-term career goals. What is your motivation for pursuing an MBA now and how will UCLA Anderson help you to achieve your goals? (750 words)
Select and respond to one of the two following questions. We would like you to respond to the question by recording an audio or video response (up to 10Mb maximum) for upload in the online application. (The supported file types for audio files are: .avi, .wav, .mp3, .wmv, .midi, .wma, .aiff, .au, .mp4; the supported file types for video files are: .mov, .avi, .wmv, .mpeg) If you are unable to submit your response via audio or vido, then please prepare a written response, instead. (250 words)
- a) Entrepreneurship is a mindset that embraces innovation and risk-taking within both established and new organizations. Describe an instance in which you exhibited this mindset.
- b) What is something people will find surprising about you?
(Essay #5: Optional) Are there any circumstances in your profile about which the Admissions Committee should be aware? (250 words)

Now, you know, it’s not as easy as preparing Sample Statement of Purpose for Masters Degree admission. Well, if you plan to apply to Top 20 Universities in USA for Masters degree in Technical field, you will have to put in same effort as students applying for Top Business Schools.

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UCLA MBA Admission – Essay Topics 2009 – 2010

MBA Admission Deadlines

HSB — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:59:54 +0000

MBA Admission deadlines for few Business Schools – 2009-2010

UT Austin

The UT Austin / McCombs deadlines for the 2009-2010 admissions season. McCombs runs on a rolling admissions system, and candidates can expect a decision 10-13 weeks after submitting their applications (excluding two weeks around the Christmas holiday). The deadlines are below:

Early deadline for all applications: November 2, 2009
Final deadline for all international applications; second deadline for all domestic applications: January 15, 2010
Final deadline for all domestic applications: April 1, 2010

UCLA

The UCLA / Anderson deadlines for the 2009-2010. Anderson operates on three rounds of admissions, and all applications are due by 9:00 p.m. PST. The deadlines are below:

Round 1
- Deadline: October 14, 2009
- GMAT / TOEFL by: September 30, 2009
- Decision: January 13, 2010

Round 2
- Deadline: January 6, 2010
- GMAT / TOEFL by: December 31, 2009
- Decision: March 31, 2010

Round 3
- Deadline: March 17, 2010
- GMAT / TOEFL by: February 28, 2010
- Decision: May 19, 2010

The Duke University

Early Action
- Deadline: October 6, 2009
- Notification: November 24, 2009
Round 1
- Deadline: November 12, 2009
- Notification: January 19, 2010
Round 2
- Deadline: January 7, 2010
- Notification: March 8, 2010
Round 3
- Deadline: March 9, 2010
- Notification: April 22, 2010

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8 Top GMAT Books

HSB — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:10:14 +0000

We have recommended Top GRE Books and many students find that useful. So, we have come up with list of Top GMAT Books. Couple of books are Must have GMAT prep books and others are very good books in respective categories for additional test taking strategies and practice questions. GMAT is the exam where score can be improved by dedicated effort and practice.

Books with Red borders are MUST have books.

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8 Top GMAT Books