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Title: How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs by Richard Montauk ISBN: 0-7352-0319-9 Publisher: Prentice Hall Press Pub. Date: 30 July, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.14 (76 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A very good book for getting your act together for MBA Apps
Comment: "How to Get into the Top MBA Programs" is a very good resource on the business school application process. The book expounds upon three points very well:
1. Know yourself. Understand why you are considering a business school, determine what you expect to get out of it, and identify which programs are best for *your needs*. Be honest with yourself.
Assuming you've determined an MBA program is the way you need to go, you have to determine which offering is most appropriate. Objectively evaluate schools, don't blindly go off of the numerous "rankings." These are purely quantitative and may not be the best fit. (For example, if you want to do marketing and not finance, Northwestern might be a better choice than Wharton.) Evaluate programs, interview alumni and current students, and VISIT campus. Pay attention to any "gut" feel.
2. Market your strengths and weaknesses.
The ideal applicant will have a 4.0 undergraduate GPA, 800 GMAT, speak seventeen languages, served president of IBM, and have several gold medals in swimming. If this doesn't describe you, you're "just folks" (to borrow from Harry Bauld) and need to market yourself.
Montauk has some interesting generalizations for backgrounds (e.g., engineer, sales) and their general strengths and weaknesses.
One valuable suggestion is to choose and manage your recommenders. They should say what they want, and in their own words, but you can help guide the perspectives they emphasize on your candidacy so you come across as a multidimensional applicant.
The essay writing suggestions are generally very good, especially the "angle" that some of the questions are taking. (This is very similar to the "Knock 'em Dead" by Martin Yate.) However, for actually writing your essay, I would strongly recommend reading "On Writing the College Application Essay" by Harry Bauld.
3. Stay on top of the admissions process.
To a great extent, this is really "make sure everyone gets stuff when they should." Provide dossiers for your recommenders, make sure you have a completed application in on time, follow up with people.
Because the application process is competitive, Montauk offers suggestions on reinforcing your candidacy be waitlisted or are called in for an interview.
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Throughout each chapter, Montauk includes comments from various directors of admissions. These basically reiterate what the text says and (especially for the US schools) are a regurgitation of things you'd read in the applications packet. For example, "The GMAT score is as important as any other single element in the admissions process." Duh, otherwise it wouldn't be required.
Overall, this is a very good book, offering a lot of perspective on the self-evaluation and application processes.
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding resource
Comment: 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 helpful), work experience, ratings,etc. Most importantly, this book gives you a very good idea of what your application should look like. This, of course, is only half the battle. You still have to accumulate some work experience, do your best on the GMAT, and so on. Nevertheless, this book will certainly help. Buy it as soon as you start thinking about applying, not 2 weeks before the application deadline. I would also ignore some of these one-star revews here. They really exaggerate the book's shortcomings and downplay its numerous strengths. Also, just a word of caution. The competition is so intense, it is absurd. The smartest people get rejected from top MBA programs, so unless you are Enstein, apply to at least 4-5 programs, if possible.
Rating: 5
Summary: Yet another glowing review - a good addition to your armoury
Comment: 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.
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Title: ABC of Getting the MBA Admissions Edge (US) (officially supported by McKinsey & Co. and Goldman Sachs) by Matt Symonds, Alan Mendonca ISBN: 0971482209 Publisher: The MBA Site Ltd Pub. Date: 28 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.00 |
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Title: Your MBA Game Plan: Proven Strategies for Getting into the Top Business Schools by Omari Bouknight, Scott Shrum ISBN: 1564146839 Publisher: Career Press Pub. Date: August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Official Guide for GMAT Review, 10th Edition ISBN: 0886852404 Publisher: RSVP Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: BusinessWeek Guide to The Best Business Schools by Businessweek ISBN: 0071415211 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 24 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Kaplan GMAT 2004 with CD-ROM by Kaplan ISBN: 0743241401 Publisher: Kaplan Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 2003 List Price(USD): $37.00 |
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