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Admissions Requirements

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Admissions Requirements

Make sure you have prepared properly for the business school admissions process So you are thinking of pursuing an MBA? You may have completed the hardest part yet, deciding to go back to school, but where to start. The admissions process for business school may be very different to when you first applied to go to college or university. One thing you need to know is that just because your undergraduate degree is not in business it does not mean you cannot get a formal business qualification. Many business schools promote diversity in their student populations so do not...

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The Cost of an MBA Course

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An MBA course offers huge career advantages, but what is the cost? The Master’s in Business Administration is a highly reputable qualification but in order to acquire this Masters Degree you will need to have in place some significant funding. A recommendation before you start looking for a course that you wish to take is to try to get some form of sponsorship, whether it be part funding or in full ( the latter being preferable). One of the most common forms of funding is through an employer. Admission requirements generally insist on at least two years of work...

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The A-Z of MBA

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The A-Z of MBA

  For a bit of fun I thought I would try and compile an A-Z of MBA facts and information. Here it goes:     A is for Admissions, something that causes many prospective MBA students significant stress! Visit the Admissions Consultants website for help with your admissions strategy or check out some of their excellent videos on the Admissions Consultants YouTube Channel B is for Business School. Here is a link to the Financial Times Top 100 Business Schools – FT Top 100 b-schools C is for Curriculum. Don’t assume that all MBA programs cover the same topics and make sure...

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Financial Aid for Business School

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  So you’ve decided that you want to get a management qualification and you’re researching what business school you think will give you the best chance of future career success. Then you look at the cost! It can be a really daunting prospect when you first realise the financial implications of getting in to your chosen business school and it is not a decision that anybody should take lightly. Before you even consider getting financial aid to enable you to get in to your first choice business school, you must make sure you are being realistic and that you...

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TOEFL – the basics

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The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is designed to evaluate the ability of an individual to use and understand the English language specifically in an educational setting. TOEFL is actually a trade mark of Educational Testing Service (ETL) and is applicable globally. TOEFL is a very important if you are planning to study in an English-speaking country and English is not your first language. TOEFL measures student’s ability to use and understand the English language in reading, writing, listening and oral forms. More than 7,500 universities, agencies, and other institutions in more than 130 countries accept...

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GMAT – what is it all about?

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  The first hurdle facing most prospective MBA students is the GMAT. This article aims to give an overview of the test and provide advice on how to prepare The Graduate Admission Test or GMAT as it is now known was first introduced in 1953 and was created by a small group of Business Schools who’s aim it was to develop a standardized test to help business schools to take a consistent approach to entry criteria. The test is taken more than 200,000 times annually and is now used by over 1,500 business schools globally. The test is administered by the...

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