請問大家......

[amuro0811]

請問大家
到底申請美國研究所最需要注重的有哪些項目, GPA啦, TOEFL, GRE or GMAT等等以外.....小弟申請了好幾家學校都沒有結果,有點心灰意冷, 我的平均分數在78分左右,知道自己gpa不夠高,可是現在也不能補救了... ..希望大家提供一些建議好讓我著手,改善我的情況.

[lpwpete]

坦白說美國學校很現實的!
GPA不好! 唯一 的辦法就是把TOEFL 和 GMAT 拉到最高!
再來就是要有豐富的工作經驗!
如果要排先後順序應該是: GMAT > TOEFL > 工作經驗 > GPA
加油囉! 希望對你有幫助!

[joyce0519]

坦白說美國學校很現實的!
GPA不好! 唯一 的辦法就是把TOEFL 和 GMAT 拉到最高!
再來就是要有豐富的工作經驗!
如果要排先後順序應該是: GMAT > TOEFL > 工作經驗 > GPA
加油囉! 希望對你有幫助!

說真的以前我會覺得工作經驗>at
但是自己真正申請的時候,真的覺得at>工作經驗,at至少要考到學校的average,否則當申請者過多的時候,一定是會先從未到標準的下去刪,一點點個人小感觸....

[passio]

坦白說美國學校很現實的!
GPA不好! 唯一 的辦法就是把TOEFL 和 GMAT 拉到最高!
再來就是要有豐富的工作經驗!
如果要排先後順序應該是: GMAT > TOEFL > 工作經驗 > GPA
加油囉! 希望對你有幫助!

說真的以前我會覺得工作經驗>at
但是自己真正申請的時候,真的覺得at>工作經驗,at至少要考到學校的average,否則當申請者過多的時候,一定是會先從未到標準的下去刪,一點點個人小感觸....

我是覺得AT雖是多多益善，但是有達到平均就不至於是弱點，不然至少也要有80%範圍，
再來就是工作經驗、essay、推薦信等等一整個package

我AT 670，GPA 2.95，連3都不到，頂多後兩年3.2
更非T大、C大等國立，只是台灣有AACSB認證的那家私校
目前為止也上了UIUC跟UC Irvine 的FT MBA<--傳說中重視GPA及AT的學校

我覺得這兩家的essay的確都是我最滿意的(給essayedge順過後)
UIUC的cover story、UCI的elevator speech
請主管寫推薦信時我也是附上這兩篇供參。
推薦信也是兩個大小主管都很用心而且中肯的幫我寫。

能說服年復一年看幾千幾百個申請的老狐狸adcoms，
除了運氣(pool、有主管用心寫的中肯推薦信)以外，我覺得就是一個sincerity吧！

[MBA2009]

可以請問一下passio大大的工作經驗多久嗎？有擔任管理職嗎？
還有進MBA之後的concentration會是什麼？
第幾輪申請的？ 感謝！

[lpwpete]

請問大家
到底申請美國研究所最需要注重的有哪些項目, GPA啦, TOEFL, GRE or GMAT等等以外.....小弟申請了好幾家學校都沒有結果,有點心灰意冷, 我的平均分數在78分左右,知道自己gpa不夠高,可是現在也不能補救了... ..希望大家提供一些建議好讓我著手,改善我的情況.

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Career Goals
The MBA is a professional degree. For this reason, applicants have to be able to explain why they want an MBA. The necessity of the degree and a candidate’s professional goals should be clearly articulated. While he or she does not need to specify the exact job desired, the applicant will need to be able to articulate whether his or her goals include a change in career (and why!), the ability to assume different responsibilities, the development of skills necessary to start a business, etc.

Work experience
The information collected from your resume, letters of recommendation, interviews, and essays tells the admissions committee whether a candidate for admission is at the point in his or her career where an MBA will be beneficial. Is the applicant experienced enough to recognize what he or she has learned and what is needed to grow professionally? An applicant’s work experience typically demonstrates many things — that the candidate has progressed professionally; learned to recognize his or her strengths and weaknesses; understands the challenges of working with diverse groups of people; and accepted risk and responsibility.

Academic ability
Strong academic skills are necessary to complete your courses successfully. The demands and stress of MBA study are high, and the admissions committee wants to make sure that you have the necessary preparation. Your university records and your GMAT information provide a lot of the information needed to assess this.

Motivation and drive
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Overall fit
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