How to Step into the Doors of Top Global Business Schools

Author: (USA) Richard Montocock
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Publishing Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This book will teach you how to prepare your application materials, how to stand out among numerous applicants, and how to showcase your best side. It will also tell you about typical mistakes made by applicants and how (and why) to avoid them. Admissions directors often notice that only 5% to 10% of applicants do a good job of self-promotion. This gives you a great opportunity to learn how to submit high-quality, professional applications, thereby increasing your chances of success. This book will show you how to use the right methods to maximize the impact of your various credentials during the application process. The book mainly focuses on the following aspects:
· It will tell you what excellent business schools require from applicants and how they evaluate different parts of your application materials.
· It will explain the nature of the admissions process, including who evaluates your application and how the final decision is made.
· It will explain and provide examples of how you should (and should not) use your essays, recommendation letters, and interviews to enhance your self-marketing skills, thereby increasing your chances of entering your ideal university.
It must be noted that the author introduces the entire admissions process of business schools and offers advice on self-marketing in this book. This does not mean that I want you or any other reader of this book to find a perfect and magical application strategy. There is no such strategy that works for everyone. Instead, the purpose of writing this book is to, like the examples shown to you, help you design a plan that best showcases yourself. When you see the different application strategies of different people, you will find that they are as diverse as they are. The key to success lies in creating your own personal marketing strategy. This strategy must be consistent. If your essays are unrelated to each other, or if your recommendation letters conflict with what you say yourself, your application will have almost no chance of success. To maximize your chances, you must use every opportunity to prove how professional you are and why you should be admitted.