An MBA Aspirant.
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Why Dronacharya DRONACHARYA Admission Consultancy is creating nationwide awareness for higher education such as Management courses, we found that students wants to go for higher studies or wants to pursue career in management but dont have enough knowledge for the same, most of the MBA Aspirants just know that they need to write an exam but which exam? Which location, Institute, specialization is…
DRONACAHRYA for MBA Aspirants : We found that students want to appear for MBA or MBA Entrance exam but do not have enough information regarding available options. We not only give them information regarding Entrance exam but also guide them for Admission. We help them to save time and money by providing all information under one roof. We also help them selecting suitable institute for them (Based…
DRONACAHRYA for MBA Aspirants : We found that students want to appear for MBA or MBA Entrance exam but do not have enough information regarding available options. We not only give them information regarding Entrance exam but also guide them for Admission. We help them to save time and money by providing all information under one roof. We also help them selecting suitable institute for them (Based…
I will take the GMAT in late August or early September 2009. I attempt to study two hours per day. Honestly, this experience is definitely worth it. Furthermore, studying for this test will help…
After a proud score of 760, lot of MBA aspirants seek my advice on various topics which revolved around these major questions:
- Am I MBA Material?
- Why MBA
- Where MBA
- When MBA
- How MBA (What is important for MBA admit)
So I am writing this article in difference sections, starting from bottom up.
This is the First part on “HOW MBA”
How MBA:
Before even consdering MBA as a career option, you have to set your ambitions right and your priorities straight [Why you want to do MBA, Where you want to do MBA, What specialization for MBA]. Realize its not a joke and needs commitment and hard work. Once you have accomplished this step, you can start preparing for your Voyage – destination MBA.
The journey starts much before you can start applying to various target universities. These are the prerequisites before you can start applying to universities:
- Work Experience
- A good profile
- Communication skills
- Application deadlines
Work Experience:
Work Experience is an important part of an MBA application. Almost all of the Top 20 US universities require 2-3 years of work experience on an average. Why do they require work experience? I am not sure of their specific reasons, but I got a few which make sense:
- Experience entails maturity: Mature people make better professionals.
- Clarity of goals: An experience individual would have better clarity of his goals than the person who is fresh out of college. Fresh graduates tend to be fidgety about their career options, if you tell them that “Doing X is a great career option”, they start considering X.
- Competent Program: The competence and quality of program depends upon the quality of students in the program. Experienced professionals offer specialized perspectives along with professionalism and maturity to the program. As a part of MBA program dont expect to learn everything from a text book, students learn from each other. In my MBA program, I would definitely want to work with an experienced individual because then we both have something to offer each other.
- The Genius Factor: Geniuses usually make better scientists and lousy managers. If you have excellent Acads, how would the universities know you are not a genius suitable more to technology than to MBA program? Your work experience in the corporate world allays some of these doubts and helps make you a better candidate.
- The Average Factor: Responsibility and Sincereness of a person with averag/poor acads is always in question. If you have bad/average acads, only work experience can pacify these questions.
Now I hope you see the importance of Work experience for MBA programs. The next question is “How much experience is good enough?”.
According to me 2 years of work experience is minimum for a good university, however for Top 20 universities this has to be backed up by excellent GMAT Score, superb Profile and neat Essays (for application). Needless to say this is not an easy combination. Work experience of >=4 years relaxes these limitations a bit or actually contribute quite a lot to “profile” and hence “Essays”.
Coming Next: A Good Profile
An MBA Aspirant.
The Graduate Management Admission Council had developed a standardize test to assess the overall skills of students who want to pursue an MBA degree from some accredited institute. The GMAT measures a variety of skills that are thought to predict the success of a student in business school. The GMAT test measures your basic skills that you have acquired over the high school and college years. The GMAT is an aptitude test because it is meant to measure your possibility to succeed in business school.
The Graduate Management Admission Test measures your general verbal, mathematical and analytical writing skills. The GMAT is a computer-based test that is offered at several test centers all over the world and throughout the year. More than 1,000 graduate management programs and 850 institutes worldwide use GMAT scores as part of the admission process in their respective institutes. Most of the graduate schools of business in the United States require you to sit in the GMAT test as part of the admission process. There are no set test dates or schedules for the GMAT test. The GMAT is offered on different dates at different centers. You can check availability of seats for different test centers and dates on the GMAT website. You may register for the GMAT test online at the GMAT website.
The GMAT contains sections that measure verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing skills. The basic structure of the GMAT test consists of three parts:
1. Verbal Section: This part contains 42 questions and you have to complete this section in 75 minutes. The verbal section tests your ability to read and understand written material, to reason and evaluate arguments, and to correct written material so that it conforms to standard written English.
2. Quantitative Section: You are allotted 75 minutes to complete the section that carries 37 questions. These questions test your ability to express your ideas correctly in standard written English and to improve incorrect or ineffective expressions.
3. Analytical Writing Section: You have to manage this part in 60 minutes. The Analytical Writing Assessment tests your ability to analyze and evaluate issues and arguments. This portion of the exam consists of two 30-minute writing tasks.
The GMAT is a high quality test so it needs deep and extensive preparation to ensure that you get the highest score possible. You can buy a GMAT test review book or download some sample tests through internet. You must try a practice test under conditions similar to the actual GMAT test, as it will surely help to improve your verbal, quantitative, and writing skills. You can always retake the GMAT test, but remember that you are allowed to take it only once in a month. Because all previous scores are sent to the institutions, to which you are applying for your management program. You should never take the GMAT test as practice.
Your admission in a good management institute mainly rests on your performance in GMAT test. Your score depends on the number of questions that you have correctly answered in the test. Therefore, put your best possible efforts if you really want to join the best management institutes.
Ajay Singh is a renowned education author and consultation and providing important information about different aspects of Online MBA diploma and degree programs. Read more on GMAT.
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