{"id":2534,"date":"2010-03-04T04:59:46","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T12:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2010-03-05T05:02:49","modified_gmt":"2010-03-05T13:02:49","slug":"mba-program-selection-post-3-determinging-your-needs-and-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-program-selection-post-3-determinging-your-needs-and-wants\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA Program Selection Post #3: Determinging Your Needs and Wants"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE<\/strong>: This is #3 in a series of blog posts on the topic, \u201cHow to Select the Right MBA Programs.\u201d To see the whole series to date, link to the following: Post #1, Introducing the Series; Post #2, Assessing Your Profile<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Now that you did the hard work of assessing your profile, put it aside for a moment.\u00a0 It\u2019s time to focus on the future: what you want and need in your MBA program.<\/p>\n

Before you compile your schools list, consider the following factors, and decide what\u2019s important to you or what your preference is in each.\u00a0 If you are visiting schools now, the visits can help you sort through these points and see them in a new light.\u00a0 For example, you might have thought you could never spend two years outside a city, but stopping by Tuck<\/a> on a skiing trip opened your eyes to the abundant diversity and culture the campus and town offer \u2013 you decide to give the excellent program a closer look.<\/p>\n

Academics<\/strong>.\u00a0 This category includes the curriculum structure and approach (e.g., preset concentrations versus flexible), strength in particular disciplines, professors in your areas of interest, degree of analytic rigor, opportunity to take courses outside the b-school, study abroad options.<\/p>\n