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Low GMAT Score? Don’t Panic…Yet.
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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: Low GMAT Score? Don’t Panic…Yet. |
  Look at your scores in the context of a bigger picture. A low GMAT score or a low GPA is not necessarily an MBA deal breaker. No adcom is going to admit or dismiss a candidate based solely on one semester’s poor GPA or a low verbal GMAT score without also reflecting on other numbers as well as the rest of the non-quantitative parts of the applicant’s profile. Average numbers vary according to school, as well as numbers within your demographic group. You should examine each of these aspects and weigh the strengths and weaknesses in your application before you can really start to worry. And if your stats are worth worrying about, then it’s time we get to work and address these concerns! How Low Can You Go? It Depends Certain numbers will be significant hurdles. Say, for instance, you have a GPA of 2.9 and your top choice MBA program’s GPA average is 3.5. In this case, your chances of acceptance have just taken a major hit. If, on the other hand, that same applicant applies to a b-school with a GPA average of 3.2, then he or she may have a chance of acceptance, provided, the rest of the application is solid, or better yet, above average. Here’s another “it depends” situation: Overrepresented demographics – Indian engineers or investment bankers from overrepresented ethnicities – will have a harder time getting into a top MBA program than a corporate finance executive from an underrepresented background with the same stats. In such a case, a GMAT score in the lower part of the school’s 80% range and a GPA of 3.3 may be just too low for one person and just high enough for another. Your Score + Yourself = A Balancing Act You need to examine the details of your scores and reflect on them in the context of a bigger picture. Ask yourself these questions: • Is one score low, but balanced out by other higher numbers? Can you provide other evidence of academic ability? • Did your overall GPA improve as you matured through the college experience? • Do you have flawlessly-written, compelling essays that prove your strong writing and communication skills despite a somewhat lower-than-average GMAT verbal score? • Do you offer specific examples and anecdotes in your essays that highlight your quantitative skills, even though your GMAT quant scores weren’t as high as you’d like? • Do your recommenders vouch for your abilities—especially ones that the numbers don’t reveal? • Have you chosen schools that will view your scores as competitive? • Have you taken additional college courses in an attempt to boost your quant or verbal capabilities? • Have you written the optional essay to further boost your competitive edge? You need to assess and interpret how you’ll be perceived with such scores and numbers, and then develop an application strategy to address those issues.   Related Resources: • Handling a Low GMAT Verbal Score • Handling a Low GMAT Quant Score • GMAT, GRE, SAT, and All Things Test Prep Tags: MBA Admissions The post Low GMAT Score? Don’t Panic…Yet. appeared first on Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog. |
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NYU Stern 2016 Executive MBA Essay Tips
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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: NYU Stern 2016 Executive MBA Essay Tips |
  Reflecting the character of the university at large, NYU Stern has always sought applicants who bring not just requisite accomplishment, but also intellectual energy and engagement with the world – people who have a point of view and are willing to express it. Stern’s EMBA essay questions are consistent with these values. While they cover the standard concerns, they also draw out your ability to self-reflect and to understand yourself in relation to others and to the world. The key to acing these essays is to present a point of view, a message, a distinctive perspective that will enrich the EMBA community at NYU Stern. Essays: 1. Describe your short- and long-term career goals and how the NYU Stern Executive MBA program will help you accomplish them. (750 word limit, double-spaced) One simple, straightforward, and effective way to structure this essay is to start with where you are in your career now. This opening sets the context and conveys a bit about your current situation, emphasizing what is impressive and/or distinctive about it. Then discuss how the EMBA education will enable you to achieve your immediate goals in your current role and later your intermediate and longer-term goals, which should logically flow out of this present role. In describing your goals, clarify why you want to take that step or assume that role. Add more detail for your short-term and intermediate goals. In discussing how the program will benefit you, describe the skills and knowledge you need to acquire and how the program provides them. Also refer to the structure, curriculum, and/or special features of the program, noting how you will benefit from them. Finally, resist the temptation to detail your career progress — limit yourself to points relevant to your goals. 2. NYU Stern is committed to helping students develop a deeper set of professional skills and a broader perspective of the role of business in the world. (750 word limit, double-spaced) a. What is a significant contemporary issue on which you, as a business leader, would like to have an impact? b. Why is it important to you? c. How could you leverage your skills and resources to address the issue? The most important advice here: select an issue that you truly care about (and are knowledgeable about). You may research some fine points, but responses to this question that are entirely constructed of research on a topic don’t work. A simple and effective structure for this essay is to follow the a-b-c structure. First talk about the issue in personal as well as objective terms, i.e., how you came to learn and/or care about it, perhaps what experience you’ve had with it if relevant. Take a stand; avoid being bland or abstract. Then describe how as a business leader you can address this issue in concrete terms. This last part will vary greatly from person to person – for some your work will directly address this issue; for others work will be divorced from it, and you will indirectly use your business leadership role as a bully pulpit, as a prominent and influential community leader/volunteer, etc. Optional Additional Information Essay: Please provide any additional information of which you would like the Admissions Committee to be aware. This may include additional details on your academic/quantitative preparedness through educational or professional experience, further explanation of academic history, current or past gaps in employment, or any other information relevant to your application. (500 word limit, double-spaced) This question’s wording indicates that you can use it not just to explain a problem (low GMAT, employment gap) but also to present new material that you think will enhance your application. However, if you are making the adcom read more than is required, there should be a darn good reason; not just a nice-to-know. First, succinctly explain any points that need explaining. Then, if there is something you feel is important that you haven’t had a chance to discuss elsewhere, write about it, noting why it’s essential to a full understanding of your candidacy. Optional Scholarship Essay: NYU Stern has a strong reputation for fostering entrepreneurial spirit. Imagine the NYU Stern Executive MBA Admissions Committee is a group of potential investors, representing a broad spectrum of stakeholders. Why should the Admissions Committee invest in you as a global business leader? Be sure to articulate your competitive advantage, as well as the personal and professional qualities that make you the most compelling candidate for an NYU Stern Executive MBA program scholarship. (500 word limit, double-spaced) This essay is essentially your portrait – your candidacy at a glance. Do not just list accomplishments that repeat your resume or the goals in essay 1. Also, don’t present every possible reason you think the adcom should invest in you. Focus on those few points that (a) are really distinctive and relevant to the MBA and/or (b) support your goals directly or indirectly and also (c) enhance rather than repeat the application. Developing an overarching message or theme for this essay before you write it will help you shape and select the content. Deadlines:    By Cindy Tokumitsu, co-author of The EMBA Edge, and author of the free special report, Ace the EMBA. Cindy has helped MBA applicants get accepted to top EMBA programs around the world. She is delighted to help you too! Related Resources: • School-Specific EMBA Application Essay Tips • NYU Stern 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines • U.S. News Top EMBA Programs 2016 Tags: MBA Admissions The post NYU Stern 2016 Executive MBA Essay Tips appeared first on Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog. |
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3 Tips for Handling a Low GMAT Quant Score
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| FROM Accepted.com Blog: 3 Tips for Handling a Low GMAT Quant Score |
 A low quant score on the GMAT (at the lower end of the school’s 80% range) is never good news, but it doesn’t equal immediate rejection. As I’ve mentioned in the past, no single score is scrutinized independently, but rather your entire profile is examined as a unified package. WWAS (What Would Adcom Say)? Interpret your scores as an adcom member would and ask yourself these questions: • Is the rest of your profile stellar? • Do you have solid grades in quant-related courses? • Is it possible that you’re just not great at standardized tests? • Is your score perhaps not so low for people in your demographic group? • Are you applying to schools where the average GMAT score is not far off from your lower-than-you-would’ve-wished score? If you answered “yes” to any of the above, then you have a chance! 3 Steps to Despite-Low-Quant-GMAT Success The following 3 tips will help you overcome the odds and present a strong case of acceptance to a top b-school, despite your lower-than-desired quant stats. [b]1. Do more. Do better.[/b] You MUST improve your quantitative abilities or demonstrate that you have them in some other way. In b-school and in the business world at large, knowing how to crunch numbers is essential. You’ll need to act quickly to show you are equipped for a spot in their next b-school class. Enroll in a calculus, statistics, and/or accounting class at your local community college ASAP. Make sure you have the prerequisite skills; you will need to earn an A! If you have time, also take additional quant-oriented courses, like finance or economics. [b]2. Highlight your quant abilities[/b] In your resume and essays, highlight quantitative aspects of your work to further demonstrate your quant proficiency. Use vivid details, examples, and anecdotes that will prove to the adcoms that your low quant score was a fluke, and that it’s clear to you and those who work with you that there are no quant problems here. [b]3. Let your recommenders get the job done[/b] Ask your recommenders to highlight your quantitative achievements as well. Having a respected third-party vouch for your skill will help you immensely. Remember, your scores don’t exist in a vacuum. With the right moves, you can overcome this weakness and still present a super strong MBA application. Related Resources: • Handling a Low GMAT Verbal Score • MBA Admissions Tip: Dealing with a Low GPA • Low GMAT Score? Don’t Panic…Yet. Tags: MBA Admissions The post 3 Tips for Handling a Low GMAT Quant Score appeared first on Accepted Admissions Consulting Blog. |
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