{"id":62282,"date":"2024-04-16T11:52:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T18:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=62282"},"modified":"2024-04-10T10:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:01:06","slug":"how-to-begin-your-mba-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Begin Your MBA Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_62283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-62283\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-62283\" src=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with-300x300.webp\" alt=\"Cartoon illustration of two enthusiastic MBA applicants embarking on their journey, with a white male holding a laptop and giving a thumbs-up, and a South Asian woman holding a folder full of documents, both standing in front of a 'MBA Journey Starts Here!' sign with a university campus in the background.\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with-640x640.webp 640w, https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-62283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get Started Today on Your MBA Application<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It's April, which means that many of you are beginning in earnest the process of applying for MBA programs. Congratulations on making this potentially life-changing decision!<\/p>\n<p>In this video, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gurufi.com\">Brian from Gurufi<\/a> lays out five things to do to prepare yourself for the challenges ahead.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beginning Your MBA Application\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qF5vpiWJl4s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For more help with your personal statement, check us out at <a href=\"http:\/\/gurufi.com\/\">Gurufi.com<\/a>. Our personal statement editors and consultants have decades of experience helping clients get into top MBA programs. Gurufi editors are consistently ranked as excellent by our clients, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/reviews\/gurufi-345345698#:~:text=This%20transformation%20has%20bolstered%20my,essays%20to%20the%20highest%20standard.\">and we're proud of our perfect record of verified reviews on GMATClub<\/a>! Our specialty is helping you craft compelling personal statements that move the needle in your admissions process! For questions, shoot us an email at <a href=\"mailto:service@gurufi.com\">service@gurufi.com<\/a>. Check us out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurufi\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gurufinder\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/guruficonsulting\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s April, which means that many of you are beginning in earnest the process of applying for MBA programs. Congratulations on making this potentially life-changing decision! In this video, Brian&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,3,6,8,2170,775,113,10,243,766],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-b-school-life","category-current-events","category-fun-stuff","category-gurufi","category-admission-consultants","category-applications","category-interviews","category-blog","category-top-stories","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gurufi\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\n\t\t<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-EPGBB37M3K\"><\/script>\n<script>\nwindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\nfunction gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\ngtag('js', new Date());\ngtag('config', 'G-EPGBB37M3K');\n<\/script>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GMAT Club Blog - Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-16T18:52:03+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-04-10T17:01:06+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gmatclubforum\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurufi\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gmat_club\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gurufinder\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#blogposting\",\"name\":\"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog\",\"headline\":\"How to Begin Your MBA Application\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/DALL\\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with.webp\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#articleImage\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":1024,\"caption\":\"Get Started Today on Your MBA Application\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-16T11:52:03-07:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-10T10:01:06-07:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"MBA, Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, Gurufi, Admission Consultants, Applications, Interviews, Blog, Top Stories\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Blog\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"MBA\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"MBA\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/admission-consultants\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Admission Consultants\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Blog\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/admission-consultants\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Admission Consultants\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/admission-consultants\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/admission-consultants\\\/gurufi\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Gurufi\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"MBA\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/admission-consultants\\\/gurufi\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"Gurufi\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/admission-consultants\\\/gurufi\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"How to Begin Your MBA Application\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/admission-consultants\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Admission Consultants\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":6,\"name\":\"How to Begin Your MBA Application\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/mba\\\/admission-consultants\\\/gurufi\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Gurufi\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GMAT Club\",\"description\":\"Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/gmat-club-logo.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#organizationLogo\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#organizationLogo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gmatclubforum\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/gmat_club\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/gmat_club\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/gmatclub\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/gmat-club\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gurufi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/60214719_10157246679643279_8594784396056199168_n-96x96.png\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Gurufi\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gurufi\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/gurufinder\"]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog\",\"description\":\"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/#author\"},\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-16T11:52:03-07:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-04-10T10:01:06-07:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"GMAT Club\",\"description\":\"Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog","description":"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.","canonical_url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":"&lt;!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --&gt;\n&lt;script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-EPGBB37M3K\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;script&gt;\nwindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\nfunction gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\ngtag('js', new Date());\ngtag('config', 'G-EPGBB37M3K');\n&lt;\/script&gt;"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#blogposting","name":"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog","headline":"How to Begin Your MBA Application","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/DALL\u00b7E-2024-04-10-10.49.55-A-cartoon-style-thumbnail-featuring-two-optimistic-and-happy-young-MBA-applicants-embarking-on-their-journey.-The-first-applicant-is-a-white-male-with.webp","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#articleImage","width":1024,"height":1024,"caption":"Get Started Today on Your MBA Application"},"datePublished":"2024-04-16T11:52:03-07:00","dateModified":"2024-04-10T10:01:06-07:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"MBA, Bschool Life, Current, Fun Stuff, Gurufi, Admission Consultants, Applications, Interviews, Blog, Top Stories"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/#listItem","name":"Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/#listItem","name":"MBA"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"MBA","item":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/#listItem","name":"Admission Consultants"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/#listItem","name":"Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/#listItem","position":4,"name":"Admission Consultants","item":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/gurufi\/#listItem","name":"Gurufi"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/#listItem","name":"MBA"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/gurufi\/#listItem","position":5,"name":"Gurufi","item":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/gurufi\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#listItem","name":"How to Begin Your MBA Application"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/#listItem","name":"Admission Consultants"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#listItem","position":6,"name":"How to Begin Your MBA Application","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/gurufi\/#listItem","name":"Gurufi"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"GMAT Club","description":"Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#organizationLogo","width":150,"height":150},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#organizationLogo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gmatclubforum","https:\/\/twitter.com\/gmat_club","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gmat_club","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/gmatclub","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/gmat-club\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/#author","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/","name":"Gurufi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/60214719_10157246679643279_8594784396056199168_n-96x96.png","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Gurufi"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurufi","https:\/\/twitter.com\/gurufinder"]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/","name":"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog","description":"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/#author"},"datePublished":"2024-04-16T11:52:03-07:00","dateModified":"2024-04-10T10:01:06-07:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/","name":"GMAT Club","description":"Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"GMAT Club Blog - Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings","og:type":"article","og:title":"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog","og:description":"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.","og:url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/","og:image":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png","og:image:width":150,"og:image:height":150,"article:published_time":"2024-04-16T18:52:03+00:00","article:modified_time":"2024-04-10T17:01:06+00:00","article:publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gmatclubforum","article:author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurufi","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:site":"@gmat_club","twitter:title":"How to Begin Your MBA Application - GMAT Club Blog","twitter:description":"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.","twitter:creator":"@gurufinder","twitter:image":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"62282","title":null,"description":"Follow these five steps to get your MBA application off to a strong start. These concrete preparations will give you clarity about what you need to accomplish.","keywords":[],"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":[],"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"BlogPosting","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2024-04-10 16:52:03","updated":"2026-01-02 12:43:05","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/\" title=\"Blog\">Blog<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/\" title=\"MBA\">MBA<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/\" title=\"Admission Consultants\">Admission Consultants<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/gurufi\/\" title=\"Gurufi\">Gurufi<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tHow to Begin Your MBA Application\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog"},{"label":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/"},{"label":"MBA","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/"},{"label":"Admission Consultants","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/"},{"label":"Gurufi","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/mba\/admission-consultants\/gurufi\/"},{"label":"How to Begin Your MBA Application","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-begin-your-mba-application\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62282"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62284,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62282\/revisions\/62284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}