I was kind of late in the applying process, I didn't have a good GMAT, and was very worried about my chances in an MBA. I decided to hire a consulting company. ARINGO was not cheap (I would say in the range of other companies). I got a deal for 4 full school applications. I was lost in the application process with all those essays. Sriram was crucial in my acceptance in an MBA. He walked me through all the questions of the essays. He replied quickly and I was very happy with my final product. I ultimately got accepted in two business schools. I definitely recommend ARINGO services.
The strengths: consultor were very strong and suggested the right changes on essays.
To improve: I would rather to have a defined process, since the beginning, of communication, review process and timeline.

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After being approved in a school, I started looking for companies that could give loan to international students. Prodigy was the only one. to do so (not counting on Discover that is the school partner). The school only gives 60% of total cost (tuition + living costs). Thanks to prodigy I am able to attend a MBA. I got the other 40% with a very good rate (for international students) and with a long term payment.
The customer service is outstanding and all the loan process is made online. I also got a student loan for my 2nd year, after being pre-approved on my first year.

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Experience during the program

I decided to attend an MBA to go to the tech industry, a career change for me.
I couldn't be more happy with UNC Kenan-Flagler.
Chapel Hill is an amazing city, the school's facilities are great and the housing is superb (and cheap). The city has a lot of students and it is easy to have fun. The core course is very strict and I felt very well prepared for my MBA internship. The first year was tough, but when I look back and think about everything I learned so far (specially data analytics, that I am focusing on), I feel very satisfied.
I had the opportunity to truly immerse in the US culture.
The program totally met my goals: to teach the subject matter (business), to provide a great alumni networking and to open up job opportunities in tech industry. Of course the program has a lot to improve, but for me it was a good decision to join UNC.

About professors, classes and curriculum

We have amazing professors. As a non-native speaker, the class that made me improve the most was communications, and we have many of them.

About job placement process

The job searching is hard, but it depends almost 90% on the candidate than and 10% on the school. Those 10% are the positions on campus. If you are an international you probably will struggle, but you just have to put a lot of effort on networking and job search.

Overall BSchool experience (5.0)
Schools contribution (4.0)
Classmates rating (5.0)

Strengths of the program:

Curriculum, Classes, Professors
Location
Culture & Student Support

Best fit at this program:

Consulting
Finance
Healthcare

Can be improved:

Student body, diversity
Career opportunities provided by school

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I am a non-native speaker and I have tried many different online courses. My quant was bad (28). I managed to improve 4 points using egmat. I feel like they have a very good explanation for sentence correction. The tutorial and videos are very neat and clear and made me understand the concept. I would suggest using the egmat if you are non-native and wants to improve your sentence correction. They have a very unique way to teach that I did not find in any other online course. I would suggest getting the basics first and then try Egmat when you are feeling that it is getting hard to improve.

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I feel like Pearson has a standard type of facilities. They are located in a good neighborhood in Sao Paulo and you can use the parking lot in the same building, which makes things easier. They have a small toilet (very clean) and lockers to put your stuff. They provided me ear plugs and all the material that I needed to do the test. I felt very confortable on the chair and when using the keyboard. Overall, it was a very good experience. I went there earlier and they asked me if I would like to start or wait until my scheduled time, I preferred to start.

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Magoosh is by far the cheapest among all GMAT courses in the market. It was the first one which I purchased. They have a variety of videos explaining each of the topics that you need from GMAT. The topics are well organized and you can follow the guide to complete the sessions or just select the topics you prefer. They also have many exercises to practice. The only thing that I didn't like was the mock exams, but those you can get for free in other places. If you are looking for a cheap and reliable solution, magoosh is your choice.

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