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The Brand New 2018-19 GMAT Club MBA Application Guide is Out!



Full Edition - 147 Pages - Free Download GMAT Club's Guide MBA application guide is a collaborative project by GMAT Club legends and GMAT Club partners to form a comprehensive MBA application Guide. The guide is a 147 page wealth of information about MBA application starting from asking the "Why MBA" question to "Waitlist Management"! Oh and we have a start to finish Resume-Essay-Recommenders-School Visit-Interviewing guides too.



New Content - Top 2018 Forum Topics


We have added Advice from top GMAT Club admits | GMAT Club analysis on post-interview admission chances | Indian MBA Admission Chances | Popular B School Stereotypes

Also, top reasons to apply to the top B-Schools in the world!

LBS | Yale | Kellogg | MIT Sloan | INSEAD | HBS | Wharton | Booth | Darden | Johnson | CBS | Stanford GSB | Duke Fuqua | Berkeley Haas | NYU Stern | UCLA

Also NEW: How to fund your International MBA by Prodigy Finance and Top Reasons to Attend EMBA

Table of Content of the new GMAT Club MBA guide 2018


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Table of Contents
Foreword
Indian MBA Chances NEW
Post-Intreview Admission Chances NEW
Advice from GMAT Club Admits NEW
Popular B-School Stereotypes NEW
Why MBA?
Why MBA? Why Now?
How to Start Researching Business Schools
Get to Know Your Schools
Which Schools to Apply to?
GMAT vs. GRE
Are My IR and AWA Scores Important?
Is my GMAT good enough?
Fit vs Ranking
Round 1 vs Round 2: The Great Debate
A Guide For The “Over-Represented”
Overrepresented Pool: A Case Study
A guide for International applicants with a note on Indian and Chinese applicants
Types of Programs
How to Deal with a Low GPA
How to Convert Your GPA
Extracurricular Activities
How to Craft Your Resume
Start Working On That Resume
10 Fatal Flaws in Your Resume
Essay Editing Funnel
Short Term Goals
Should You Apply Early Decision?
MBA Application Essays – Strengths and Weaknesses, Accomplishments and Failures, Open-ended Questions
What Not to Include in Essays
Preparing Short Answer Questions
Short-term goals: Make them work for you
Review and Finalize
Best and Worst Recommenders
Recommendations in a B School Application
Make Most out of a School Visit
Guide to Interviewing
Interviewing Strategy
Waitlist Management
Reapplications
Applying in Round 3 (Last Round)
When to submit an optional essay
Admitted to multiple schools? 6 tips on how to make the right choice.
Top Reasons to Attend B Schools
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The Brand New 2018-19 GMAT Club MBA Application Guide is Out!



Full Edition - 147 Pages - Free Download GMAT Club's Guide MBA application guide is a collaborative project by GMAT Club legends and GMAT Club partners to form a comprehensive MBA application Guide. The guide is a 147 page wealth of information about MBA application starting from asking the "Why MBA" question to "Waitlist Management"! Oh and we have a start to finish Resume-Essay-Recommenders-School Visit-Interviewing guides too.



New Content - Top 2018 Forum Topics


We have added Advice from top GMAT Club admits | GMAT Club analysis on post-interview admission chances | Indian MBA Admission Chances | Popular B School Stereotypes

Also, top reasons to apply to the top B-Schools in the world!

LBS | Yale | Kellogg | MIT Sloan | INSEAD | HBS | Wharton | Booth | Darden | Johnson | CBS | Stanford GSB | Duke Fuqua | Berkeley Haas | NYU Stern | UCLA

Also NEW: How to fund your International MBA by Prodigy Finance and Top Reasons to Attend EMBA

Table of Content of the new GMAT Club MBA guide 2018


Quote:
Table of Contents
Foreword
Indian MBA Chances NEW
Post-Intreview Admission Chances NEW
Advice from GMAT Club Admits NEW
Popular B-School Stereotypes NEW
Why MBA?
Why MBA? Why Now?
How to Start Researching Business Schools
Get to Know Your Schools
Which Schools to Apply to?
GMAT vs. GRE
Are My IR and AWA Scores Important?
Is my GMAT good enough?
Fit vs Ranking
Round 1 vs Round 2: The Great Debate
A Guide For The “Over-Represented”
Overrepresented Pool: A Case Study
A guide for International applicants with a note on Indian and Chinese applicants
Types of Programs
How to Deal with a Low GPA
How to Convert Your GPA
Extracurricular Activities
How to Craft Your Resume
Start Working On That Resume
10 Fatal Flaws in Your Resume
Essay Editing Funnel
Short Term Goals
Should You Apply Early Decision?
MBA Application Essays – Strengths and Weaknesses, Accomplishments and Failures, Open-ended Questions
What Not to Include in Essays
Preparing Short Answer Questions
Short-term goals: Make them work for you
Review and Finalize
Best and Worst Recommenders
Recommendations in a B School Application
Make Most out of a School Visit
Guide to Interviewing
Interviewing Strategy
Waitlist Management
Reapplications
Applying in Round 3 (Last Round)
When to submit an optional essay
Admitted to multiple schools? 6 tips on how to make the right choice.
Top Reasons to Attend B Schools

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Hi souvik101990 ,
Excellent , observation and key points . Loved reading this journal , but I wish if someone could also cover up Non-IT Indian's aspiring for a B-school journey . I do agree many of us are from engineering background, however there maybe few of them like me , who doesn't belong to this (engineering or science) group , but still trying my luck hard to attend a b-school .
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A good read. It was a lovely blend of knowledge and humour at some places. Although I would have loved to see more data points including female aspirants, I can understand that there is not going to be much of a difference for me since I also belong to overrepresented group. Anyway, thoroughly enjoyed reading it and can't wait to apply for B-schools now.
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Hmm...Now really I 'm getting tensed whether 700 is a good score to apply to top 30 !!. :hurt: :hurt:
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Thanks a lot for this book. I read the earlier edition. I will read the new sections of this edition.

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Fantastic! thank you very much!
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HI What documents does one needs to keep ready when filling an MBA application.

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Hi people. I was trying to use the topuniversities.com course matching tool for my masters, but it is such a frustrating tool. They were asking me to sign up without even showing me my matched results. has anyone else tried using their tool? I am going to try mba.com and some other resources now
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Visit the official website of your target MBA programs. That's the best source to know what they expect.

For instance, here's what Harvard wants from MBA applicants.
https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/appl ... fault.aspx
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How to navigate your mba during coronavirus pandemic
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This is a wonderful resource, thank you!
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Hey, great resource. However, I was wondering if the author, by any means could mention some differences for an 'Indian IT female' ?
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