Getting into your target business school requires an understanding of how the admissions process works. The first step of the process is to consider what factors the admissions committee will use to determine whether you are a good fit for their program, and then you can maximize each of these factors in your application. MBA admissions factors fall broadly into three main categories.
- Academic ability, as evidenced through your GPA, coursework, and your GMAT score,
- Experience and management potential, as evidenced through your resume, work experience, essays, and recommendations, and
- Personal characteristics, as evidenced through your essays, recommendations and interview.
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