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Originally Posted by soulinluv

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for your prompt reply.I will broaden my school list as per your inputs.
Right now i am keeping GMAT on back burner ,in case i get some free time and confident about improving then only will retake else i will go ahead with same score.


I am right now just focusing on my internship.

Anyways .I will keep on troubling you more with queries as application deadline approaches.

I look forward to your questions :laugh:! Keep them coming...
Regards,
Jennifer Bloom, CPRW
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P.S. The first 2010 MBA Admissions Telethon is this Wednesday. Anyone (first-time applicant or reapplicant) applying next fall is welcome to participate this Wednesday March 4 between 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PT/4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM GMT.

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Originally Posted by dreamba2012

Hi Jennifer,

Thanks for all the time that you are spending to help eager applicants like us.

I had given my GMAT (got 720) immediately after I graduated from engineering in May 2007. I was clear I wanted to do an MBA after 3 years of work ex and thus thought it was best to give GMAT at that stage so that I could focus on other parameters. Now I am planning to apply to universities in US for the class of 2010-2012.

I had a couple of queries based on this -

1) Would my GMAT score being a couple of years old have a negative impact on my application? I was hoping I could actually use it as an advantage for showing the clarity and focus I had from the starting of my career.

2) Is there any university you are aware of which doesnt accept a GMAT score older than 2 years?

Kindly advice.

Cheers,

Nikhil

Hi, Nikhil. No, I believe all schools accept a GMAT score up to five years old (I specifically checked with HBS, Stanford, Wharton, MIT, and INSEAD since these programs tend to have the most stringent guidelines). On the other hand, TOEFL scores usually need to be under two years old, but most likely your undergraduate degree was taught in English so you will not need to take that test!

There is absolutely no downside to the GMAT score being a couple of years old. You won’t earn an admission simply based on the fact that you determined your future educational goals so far in advance, but it certainly will not be a strike against you.

Best of luck in the process!

Regards,

Jennifer Bloom, CPRW

Accepted-Helping you write your best!

P.S. The first 2010 MBA Admissions Telethon is this Wednesday. Anyone (first-time applicant or reapplicant) applying next fall is welcome to participate this Wednesday March 4 between 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PT/4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM GMT.

Ahh, you ask, "What is the MBA Admissions Telethon?" Good question. It is a free, innovative Accepted.com program providing direction and advice to 2010 applicants early in the admissions process.

[dreamba2012]

Originally Posted by Accepted

Hi, Nikhil. No, I believe all schools accept a GMAT score up to five years old (I specifically checked with HBS, Stanford, Wharton, MIT, and INSEAD since these programs tend to have the most stringent guidelines). On the other hand, TOEFL scores usually need to be under two years old, but most likely your undergraduate degree was taught in English so you will not need to take that test!

There is absolutely no downside to the GMAT score being a couple of years old. You won’t earn an admission simply based on the fact that you determined your future educational goals so far in advance, but it certainly will not be a strike against you.

Best of luck in the process!

Regards,

Jennifer Bloom, CPRW

Accepted-Helping you write your best!

P.S. The first 2010 MBA Admissions Telethon is this Wednesday. Anyone (first-time applicant or reapplicant) applying next fall is welcome to participate this Wednesday March 4 between 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PT/4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM GMT.

Ahh, you ask, "What is the MBA Admissions Telethon?" Good question. It is a free, innovative Accepted.com program providing direction and advice to 2010 applicants early in the admissions process.

Thanks for the reply Jennifer! I totally agree I obviously wont get admissions solely based on the fact that I had determined my future educational goals so far in advance, although I would have loved it if getting into the top MBA educations was this easy!!

Cheers,

Nikhil

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can you plz tel me bout mba at california state university east bay?

[soulinluv]

Originally Posted by Accepted

I look forward to your questions :laugh:! Keep them coming...
Regards,
Jennifer Bloom, CPRW
Accepted-Helping you write your best!

P.S. The first 2010 MBA Admissions Telethon is this Wednesday. Anyone (first-time applicant or reapplicant) applying next fall is welcome to participate this Wednesday March 4 between 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PT/4:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM GMT.

Ahh, you ask, "What is the MBA Admissions Telethon?" Good question. It is a free, innovative Accepted.com program providing direction and advice to 2010 applicants early in the admissions process.

Hi Jennifer,

I would be glad if you could throw some light on scholarship/fellowship process also.Since i am interested in JD for my goals but my biggest concern is cost.Since my GMAT and acads are average ,so i do not expect merit based scholarships.Are there some need based scholarship available for internationals or do you think i would be better off applying for MBA only and duing MBA take courses in policy from university.

Please share if there are any MBA programs which have good record of awarding scholarships for JD.

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Originally Posted by 0deus0

can you plz tel me bout mba at california state university east bay?

Hi, Odeus. East Bay has a great location in Silicon Valley and exceptionally easy admissions, but recruiting for management positions after you graduate is not stellar. I strongly advise that you speak with current students and recent grads about how the program prepared them for their career growth trajectory. Contacting the school to find some students to speak with is a great place to start.
Good luck in the school selection process!
Regards,
Jennifer Bloom, CPRW
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Originally Posted by soulinluv

Hi Jennifer,

I would be glad if you could throw some light on scholarship/fellowship process also.Since i am interested in JD for my goals but my biggest concern is cost.Since my GMAT and acads are average ,so i do not expect merit based scholarships.Are there some need based scholarship available for internationals or do you think i would be better off applying for MBA only and duing MBA take courses in policy from university.

Please share if there are any MBA programs which have good record of awarding scholarships for JD.

Hi again, Soulinluv. Accepted editor Rebecca Blustein recently wrote about finding scholarship options for both JD and MBA programs. You are correct that it is not an easy process. The one thing I will recommend to you is that you should pursue the education that will place you in a job that you like after graduation; if you pursue the wrong degree just because of scholarship money but end up in a career path that you disdain, you are not better off!
Regards,
Jennifer Bloom, CPRW
Accepted-Helping you write your best!
PS Don't forget to vote for Linda Abraham, the founder of Accepted:
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I am excited to share with you Linda Abraham's blog for today announcing wonderful news about no-cosigner loans for international MBA students!
No Co-Signor Loans for Int'l MBA Students

Now, what you've all been waiting for... GMAC announced today a new loan program for international students. To quote the press release:
"Responding to a request from the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), a leading international bank has joined with experienced service providers in student financial aid to create a new pilot lending program for international students who attend graduate business schools around the world.
"The pilot is prepared to provide at least $500 million in loans to students in about 40 business schools in the United States and Europe, beginning with the 2009-10 academic year.

"International students, who comprise a high percentage of all U.S. graduate business school enrollment, have been especially hard-hit by the financial crisis. They are not eligible for federal loans and several major lenders have terminated the "no-cosigner" student loan programs that were widely used by this group.

"The new lending structure is designed to be school-centric and school-controlled and is not dependent on any particular bank or group of banks. Students who borrow under the program will not be required to secure co-signers. Schools involved in the program will not own loans, incur up-front costs, or have liability for individual loan defaults.

"A key participant in the project is Kevin Moehn of Moehn Management, Inc., a new company established to bring lending organizations together to facilitate student loans through a program that "delivers a sustainable and dependable structure for business schools to finance international students.'" Emphasis added.

The press release did not indicate which 40 schools will participate in the program.

So whether you did not hear good news from the programs you applied to in earlier rounds or you were putting off the application until "the economic crisis let up," this is just one more reason why it makes sense to apply this year in the third round.

Regards,
Jennifer Bloom, CPRW

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[0deus0]

Thank you for your reply jennifer , actually my acads are avg
10th - 70
12th - 70
grad - btech in ece n again 70%

not much of extra-curricular, nd im lookin for mba without any work-ex,or work-ex of only 1yr, vl b givin Gmat by april end.
can u plz suggest me the schools which take freshers?

[soulinluv]

Originally Posted by Accepted

Hi again, Soulinluv. Accepted editor Rebecca Blustein recently wrote about finding scholarship options for both JD and MBA programs. You are correct that it is not an easy process. The one thing I will recommend to you is that you should pursue the education that will place you in a job that you like after graduation; if you pursue the wrong degree just because of scholarship money but end up in a career path that you disdain, you are not better off!
Regards,
Jennifer Bloom, CPRW
Accepted-Helping you write your best!
PS Don't forget to vote for Linda Abraham, the founder of Accepted:
Accepted.com - 2009 StartupNation Leading Moms in Business Competition

Jennifer,

Thanks for your reply.Actually i was referring to JD as Joint Degree in MPP/MBA.It is 3 year course and comes out to be very expensive.I wanted scholarships and fellwoships info on this program.I have already started conecting with international students doing this course.Is there anything i should be doing to learn more about this?