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Applying for an MBA
How to gain admission to top schools. Choose the right program and make sure to apply in the right way
Once you have chosen your MBA school you might be asking yourself what makes a good MBA candidate. In turn, admissions officers will be searching for proof that your candidacy is good for their MBA program...
What is a good GMAT Score: do you need 700 to get into a top MBA?
A strong GMAT score and good undergraduate grades are often credentials which get you in the game rather than guarantee you admission. Community or professional involvement, or both, is an opportunity to show the admissions people that you''re dynamic, energetic, creative, working with other people, and demonstrating leadership qualities...
The Admissions Interview: After sending out your application, interview is the next step
Much the interview process may be distasteful to some, it does represent a prime opportunity not only to put a face and personality behind the name and credentials on your application file, but also to express your qualities and intentions in person...
How to Write Powerful Essays?
I will answer this question from the Business School's point of view. Essentially, the MBA application essays are the Admissions Committee's attempt to understand WHO an applicant is, as well as why they are interested in pursuing an MBA...
A Strong GMAT Score and Good Undergraduate Grades Get You in the Game rather than Guarantee your Admission
The students at the MBA Center Paris are a diverse group of engineers, consultants, salesmen, and general managers. Our students already have an international profile. Despite the prestige of some of the firms they represent, many of our students feel that there is a lack of upward mobility in their jobs.
Don’t Be Caught by Surprise
I frequently heard about MBA programs during my professional career but thought they were not for me. The prospective to go back to school was daunting; I was enjoying my position, my company and my family life. But in 2002, ...
MBA Coaching
Admissions to a top MBA program is very selective. Applicants’ profiles are evaluated through an application and an interview. The items that make up an application can be divided into two categories.
Most of your hard skills can’t be changed. Only the test scores can be increased. Your GMAT and TOEFL scores are usually higher correlated to your academic and professional background and your international exposure. However, there is still potential to improve your soft skills.
Soft Skills
- Motivation
- Personal and professinal project
- Personality
- Extracurricular activities
Hard Skills
- Academic background
- Professional background
- GMAT and TOEFL scores
- International exposure
Prepare your GMAT
ACCESS MBA has selected several partners around the world that are familiar with the admission process and that are able to build your profile according to the admissions officer’s expectations:
Belgium: MBA Center
France: MBA Center
Greece: Network
Germany: MBA Center
Great Britain: MBA Center, Kaplan Test Prep
Italy: MBA Center
Qatar: Princeton Review / Score Plus
Russia: MBA Consult
Switzerland: MBA Center
Spain: Club Ivy
Turkey: Advis
UAE: Princeton Review / Score Plus
Ukraine: MBA Stategy
From Setbacks to Successon the Way to Wharton
An Interview with Harry Moyal
I graduated EDHEC, a top French business school, with a BBA in '99 so I've been working for five years, in services and new tech jobs. I worked first at Accenture and then at a small web architect/agency during the bubble.
