Provides a detailed overview of the top MBA programs with sure-fire strategies for getting into the school of one's choice. Tells what business schools are looking for in their students and shows how applicants can improve their chances with grades, GMAT scores, and work experience. Softcover.
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MBAs get respect. The prestige and value of the degree have grown to the point where now the quality of the degree is determinative, says the author. Graduates from top schools can earn as much as 50 to 100 percent more than those who graduate from lower-ranked schools. Montauk, president and founder of Education USA, which assists business school applicants, has thoroughly researched MBA programs for this work. Each chapter explores a step in the process, from the decision to apply to surviving once accepted. The chapters on selecting the right program, marketing yourself, and writing essays provide exceptionally valuable information and tips. For any library that serves undergraduate business school candidates, this is essential; recommended for other larger collections.
Joshua Cohen, Mid-Hudson Lib. System, Poughkeepsie,
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Joshua Cohen, Mid-Hudson Lib. System, Poughkeepsie,
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
About the Author
Richard Montauk is the author of How to Get into the Top Law Schools and How to Get into the Top Colleges, as well as the founder and president of Degree of Difference, a firm that has helped thousands of applicants get into the world's top law and business schools. He received a B.A. from Brown University, an M.S. in Finance, and a J.D. from Stanford University. He formerly worked as a corporate lawyer and a corporate strategy consultant. He divides his time between London, Philadelphia, and San Francisco.
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
"How to Get into the the Top MBA Programs" is undoubtedly the most valuable source for solid, comprehensive, and (most importantly) proven advice for MBA applicants. I can speak first hand of this book's value : I was admitted into 7 schools, including my top two choices (Wharton and Harvard). Furthermore, I am from a non-traditional background. I also purchased other books on the market that paled in comparison to the breadth and insight of the information that Montauk provides. I also talked to many soon-to-be MBA students at Wharton's and HBS's Admit Weekends who also used this book throughout the application process. If you are even contemplating applying to a top MBA program, buy the book, read it, study it, and then apply the strategies and suggestions that Montauk proposes. The bottom line is this : if you have not read this book and your application is being positioned against other equal (or even less than equal) applications of people that have read this book, you are at a significant disadvantage. This guide is simply second to none.
By S. Jha
Format:Paperback
I'll keep this simple. I liked the book - it gives general and specific advice about the whole MBA admissions process. I suggest you read it at least the year before you start the whole process (including taking the GMAT). And if, like me, you pick it up in the middle of the whole process, it can still help you.
Basically - when you're sitting alone in that room while prepping for your GMAT, or staring at a computer screen while typing up yet another attempt at soul-baring in an essay, the book gives you some important guidelines and things to avoid. I especially like the parts where admissions people from colleges are quoted. In the end though - you write the answers and you smile during the interviews. Just make sure you know exactly "Why X College" and "Why an MBA".
It's a good read with commonsense advice - a good weapon as you hack your way through the admissions process.
By Burak Powers
Format:Paperback
This book is the most useful b-school admissions book. You do not have to read the whole book if you are in a time crunch; you can read just the sections pertinent to your case. It also has direct quotations from deans of admissions and financial officers from numerous schools; explains the differentiating factors among the top b-schools. About the last 150 pages of the book is dedicated entirely to sample b-school application essays and their analyses.
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EXCELENTE
This is a GREAT resource, and the tips work. All of my friends who have used this got accepted in to their 1st choice MBA program--and all of their first choices were in the Top... Read more
Published on Dec 3 2003 by "mavlife"
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A great book (but I have one regret)
Even if you are not planning to apply to business school for a year or more, consider buying this book or another like it NOW. Read more
Published on July 21 2003
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Very Helpful
I bought this book to help me with my application and to prepare for the interviews. Since I have been out of academia for quite some time, I needed the help. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2003
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Outstanding resource
This year I got accepted to two well-known programs, and this book helped me a lot. every aspect of the admissions process is covered: essays, interviews (this was especially... Read more
Published on April 22 2003 by Igor Gershenson
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Outstanding resource
This year I got accepted to two well-known programs, and this book helped me a lot. every aspect of the admissions process is covered: essays, interviews (this was especially... Read more
Published on April 22 2003 by Igor Gershenson
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Without question, the BEST book on the subject...
Just read the comments from actual Admission Committee members on the back cover. Some of the negative comments in other reviews are missing the point. Read more
Published on Jan 7 2003
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Old Info.
This book has some good suggestions, but how valid are they? The book was printed in 1996 and the writer hasn't bothered to revise it! Read more
Published on Oct 15 2002
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The best of the best!
This is the book that the top admissions consultants all recommend to their clients. I personally used it to get into one of the top MBA programs in the country. Read more
Published on Oct 2 2002 by Richard Stokes
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The best of the best!
This is the book that the top admissions consultants all recommend to their clients. I personally used it to get into one of the top MBA programs in the country. Read more
Published on Oct 2 2002 by Richard Stokes
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How to WASTE your money
This is amongst the least helpful books I have read. A lot of pages explain things which everyone already knows - like if you do not have a high GPA, high GMAT etc. Read more
Published on Aug 5 2002 by Sunil Khatri
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