MBA Admissions Advice
QS Top MBA brings you advice on MBA and business school admissions
Douglas Banning profile
Like many before him, Douglas Banning has used his MBA as a catalyst for a career change. With a very strong background in pharmacy, including a Post-Doctoral Fellowship from the School of Pharmacy at the University of London, Douglas enrolled at the Warwick Business School to help develop his... [more]
Interview with Andriy Aleksandrov
Andriy Aleksandrov is a Ukrainian MBA student at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Anderson business school and will graduate from this program in 2009. The Ukraine is a country where MBAs are slowly but surely increasing in popularity and, like much of Eastern Europe, the demand for... [more]
GMAT Verbal Section
The third and last section on the GMAT is the Verbal Section, which is in multiple-choice format. You have 75 minutes in which to answer 41 questions. The Verbal question types consist of Sentence Correction, Reading Comprehension, and Critical Reasoning. [more]
GMAT Quantitative Section
The second section on the GMAT is the Quantitative, or Math, section, which is in multiple-choice format. You have 75 minutes in which to complete 37 questions. [more]
GMAT Analytical Writing Assessment
The first section you will see on the GMAT is the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA), or essay section. You have one hour in which to write two essays, both of which are in response to a prompt. One essay type is called Analysis of an Issue, where you are asked to present your perspective on an... [more]
Student diary part 4: Remy Carera
Remy Carera is an MBA student at IE Business School in Spain. His monthly diary showcases his experience of the MBA course and what it entails. This month he talks about studying in the sun, summer internships and sailing around Croatia! [more]
MBA student - Anton Voronstov
Before embarking on his MBA, Anton Vorontsov ensured his application was the best it could be. The MBA candidate at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, talks with QS TopMBA.com about his career and what it’s like to be a part of the MBA Class of 2009. [more]
What do admissions directors look for in an application?
This is a transcript summary of theTopMBA.com Scorecard expert chat with Mr. David Simpson, senior manager of MBA marketing and admissions of London Business School in the UK. TopMBA.com Scorecard runs expert chats at regular intervals throughout the year. Questions were sent in by respondents... [more]
Scorecard expert chat: Mr Kirt Wood - make your MBA a reality
This is a transcript summary of the expert chat that TopMBA Scorecard runs at regular intervals throughout the year. This is a live expert chat that took place on 17 February 2007 with Mr Kirt Wood, director of marketing and admissions at RSM Erasmus University. Questions were sent in by... [more]
How to use an MBA to advance your career
This is a transcript summary of the Expert Chat that TopMBA Scorecard runs at regular intervals throughout the year. This is a live expert chat that took place on 6th March 2007 with Ms. Michele Gorman, assistant dean of Corporate Relations, American University, Kogod School of Business. Questions... [more]
MBA interview with scholarship winner
The winner of a US$40,000 scholarship, Galina Petrova from Russia is about to pursue an MBA at Chicago Graduate School. She will graduate in 2010. TopMBA.com spoke to Galina on applying to business school, writing essays, and passing the GMAT. [more]
Scorecard Expert chat: Professor Ed Roberts, MIT Sloan
Ed Roberts came to MIT as a teenager and never left. To say his time here was productive is an understatement. In addition to the four degrees he’s earned and decades of teaching and research this energetic innovator founded and chairs the MIT entrepreneurship centre and co-founded the management... [more]
MBA Interview with Jinho Lee
For the last four and a half years, Jinho Lee has been a stockbroker in the Korean equity market. He’s now preparing to study for his MBA at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Jinho spoke to topmba.com about the qualification he hopes is going to take his career to the next level. [more]
MBA Admission Interviews: How to answer in winning style
Being selected for an MBA interview is your one chance to show the MBA admissions committee who you are beyond your essay, GMAT and personal references. In many cases, it’s a step closer to getting in. You might be nervous, but you don’t want to freeze up; you also shouldn’t walk in overly confident... [more]
Planning your MBA admissions process
This is a transcript of the Expert Chat that TopMBA Scorecard runs at monthly intervals throughout the year and will feature in the TopMBA.com newsletter. Each month, registered users get the chance to ask targeted questions of an MBA expert on a variety of topics. [more]
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