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Getting into B-School — GRE vs GMAT?
From: thisyear2011 To: All
I've taken the GMAT a number of times (including a list of GMAT prep programs) and I still haven't been able to score decently on the exam. I am aware that some schools are accepting the GRE and wonder if the exam is easier as stated on various websites? Also any advice on which exam to take? The GMAT is an exam created specifically for business schools and I wonder if admissions officers are able to properly evaluate your potential for their program using a GRE score given there is no overall score for the GRE. I appreciate any advice, I'm pretty tired of trying for the GMAT and spending so much money on it as well. Thanks
From: thisyear2011 To: All
hi, any thoughts on the above?
From: Vasco To: thisyear2011
one person told me that the Verbal part of GRE is more difficult than verbal part of GMAT. So....
From: MBAPodcaster To: thisyear2011
We are just about to release a new video on this subject exactly! ManhattanGMAT talks to us about both tests and when you should consider taking the GRE over the GMAT. Based on your history, I think you should take the GRE and see where you come out. You can take a practice test online first and see how you do. The test is different so you may not do as well as you think because you've been in GMAT study mode. Just depends on your strengths.
Some schools will actually look for you to perform better on the GRE versus GMAT (around 10% or 15%) because they know it tests differently than the GMAT. Also, keep in mind that schools opened up the GRE option to attract a wider applicant pool. They are specifically targeting people who took the GREs in college in order to apply to grad school and then decided they also are interested in applying for MBAs. Rather than have to study and take a whole new test, they can now use their GRE scores.
Look for our video, coming out in about 1 weeks and in the meantime, we have some great podcasts/videos about dealing with low GMAT scores including "Low GMAT Quant Score", "Low GMAT Verbal Score", "Getting Beyond a Low GMAT Score" and more. Here are some:
Bloomberg Businessweek has covered this for a long while. What we hear from schools is that the GMAT is still the preferred test because they know exactly what it means and how to compare it. While the GRE is accepted at more schools nowadays, you will still probably make a stronger case for yourself if you take the GMAT and do well. Here are some articles that might help you -
Few MBA Applicants Submitting GRE http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/blogs/mba_admissions/archives/2010/06/few_mba_applicants_submitting_gre_scores.html
GRE or GMAT: Test-Takers' Dilemma http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/dec2009/bs20091228_716386.htm
GMAT Test Prep: Changes on the Way http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/aug2010/bs20100819_028546.htm
Please feel free to get in touch with me either on the boards or directly via email (FDBloombergBW@gmail.com) if you have further questions. By the way, what test prep have you tried so far?
Good luck, Francesca Bloomberg Businessweek
From: VictoryMBA To: FrancescaBW
Francesca has it right. I've asked this questions directly to directors of admissions at top schools while at diversity events. The answer is invariably..."take the GMAT."
From: FrancescaBW To: VictoryMBA
Thanks for the confirmation, VictoryMBA. Which diversity events did you attend?
Getting into B-School — GS vs. MS
From: bschooled12 To: All
MBA with an offer from GS FIG (Ibanking) or MS S&T (High Yield bonds trader)
What would you choose? What has the clearer path to hedge funds?
From: InvestmentBanker To: bschooled12
I would go with the MS Bond Trader position if you are only targeting HF (as opposed to VC or PE, for example). That said, with all of the legislation and new restrictions floating around, the lateral movement internally might not be existent.
IBanker
From: EMguy To: bschooled12
MS HY S&T is exactly the sort of job I wanted when I first started thinking about b-school - until everyone told me it was impossible. Is there lots of S&T recruiting at your school? What sort of school do you go to?
To second the other poster, if you want to be a markets guy, then take the S&T job. One thing to consider with the HY position is that all those bonds are trading at a premium right now, and probably the only way they have to go, in the immediate future, is down. However, if you think you want to be a stock picker looking at financial stocks (which guys like Paulson and Einhorn always look at) then GS FIG would prepare you well for that. It would have some applicability to PE, too, though post-MBA IB to PE is apparently not a very common transition.
Getting into B-School — MBA Ranking in Asia
From: frmjupitor To: All
Friends,
Suggestions on MBA rankings in Asia (the only region with massive growth potential over next 20 years)
-CEIBS -HKUST -ISB -NUS -NTU -IIMs -AIM
For a career in consulting/ marketing with focus on the massive Asia (I know Asia is immensely diverse with China, SE Asia, India, Middle East and the old tigers Japan & Korea)
Thanks
From: pruiz To: frmjupitor
Insead Singapore
From: shanghaied_flip To: frmjupitor
I have friends from both CEIBS and HKUST so this is based on the feedback they gave me...
CEIBS - Is a good choice if you want to commit to a career either based in or centered around China. Since it's partially run by the government, they also send a lot of the up and coming party members there so you would have classmates who will most likely rise to positions of power in the future if they aren't already there. Having 'guanxi' (established relationships/networks/connections) with government is a big help in business in China. Then of course a lot of the cases and course work revolve around doing business in China.
On the other hand, I've heard that the diversity could be better. Even if the school's diversity figures say there are a certain number of western students, many are actually ethnically Chinese (eg. Chinese from the US, UK etc). But again, if you're looking to build a career in China, the 'guanxi' would be a huge plus.
HKUST - Also has strengths in China business which is one of the possible concentrations for students there. But I haven't heard any similar stories of a good number of government officials going. Still you have your fair share of students from the mainland and HK. Significant portion of the grads end up working in Hong Kong, although one of my friends ended up working in Tianjin, and she mentioned that other grads did end up working in the mainland as well.
Both schools also give you the opportunity to learn Chinese language by virtue of their location, or through formal programs provided by the schools.
Location definitely plays a big part with both schools not just in terms of career placement but also in terms of cost of living. Shanghai's still quite a bit cheaper than Hong Kong (getting more expensive every year though). A friend of mine was accepted into both schools with a partial scholarship to HKUST. In the end he chose CEIBS since even with the partial scholarship, going for an MBA in HK would end up being more expensive because of cost of living.
Overall I'd say CEIBS is the better choice if you're committed to working in the mainland, while HKUST will have more cache in Hong Kong. Keep in mind that there are differences to doing business in Hong Kong as opposed to the mainland.
I'm guessing that other than INSEAD Singapore, the other schools you mentioned would be strong in placing grads in their home country/region, but not necessarily the rest of Asia, since other than INSEAD, I can't think of any other Asian school that has a global brand
From: frmjupitor To: shanghaied_flip
I agree most of the Asian schools are more of regional in nature and I think excluding Insead (including CEIBS & HKUST) all of them are not popular i .e. 1st/2nd choice of recruiters outside the home country.
Though some rankings place NUS highly and if extend the scope of discussion to Asia Pacific we get hold of two more great schools - MBS & AGSM, but I guess this article from Economist summarizes the reason behind lack of Asian prominence in business education -
What surprises me is that the former global manufacturing hub - Japan is almost absent from top 100 rankings !!
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If it weren't so sad, it would be funny. As Alison Damast reports, 29 applicants to the Penn State Smeal MBA program last year signed an honor code, then almost immediately proceeded to violate it—by plagiarizing an application essay asking them to ponder, of all things, "principled leadership." Twenty-five lost any chance they ever had of getting into the program; four others were asked to rewrite their essays—a small price to pay for committing one of the cardinal sins of the academy.
Whether you think the plagiarists got off easy or Penn State overreacted, the incident raises some troubling questions about how the nation's future business leaders are vetted. Do b-schools do enough to thwart plagiarism? Probably not—heck, the Penn State plagiarists were only caught because of an eagle-eyed admissions officer and the fact that they all plagiarized from just two online sources. Can they do more? Absolutely. Penn State is now running application essays through a massive database of published content to catch plagiarists, and I suspect that many others will follow.
As for the plagiarists themselves, I'm sure they're happily ensconced at some other b-school, one that made the mistake of taking them at their word.
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