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(More customer reviews)I am applying to business school this fall, and just
got this book a week ago after hearing about it. I
have already read it most of the way through, and I
can say that it is DEFINITELY worth it. I have also
read How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs and
I can say that this book helps you at least
as much as that one, in less than half the length. I
actually consider that one to be good, but this one to
be even better.
I really like how the authors describe a framework for
getting your story together. I wonder if everyone will
follow their advice to the letter, but I think they
would benefit by doing so. The authors start by
describing their framework, and then step through each
part of it throughout the rest of the book. Like I
mentioned, I have read nearly the whole thing (which I
couldn't do with the other books I bought).
My favorite aspects of this book:
1) Advice on specific schools - Not everything that
they tell you about a school is earth-shattering, but
it's all good info. This is important info to consider
when you apply to any school. A friend of mine at a
Top 10 school read what they wrote about her school
and agreed with what they said.
2) Interview prep - All of my target schools require interviews,
and I really like the framework that they use in this section to help you
prepare for the kinds of questions you will probably be asked.
3) Advice for applicants based on their backrounds -
This section is fairly short, but still contains good
advice to think about as you write your essays, etc.
4) Essay analysis and advice - Other books also do
this, but this book does a good job of breaking down
essays by type and letting you know what schools tend
to look for.
They also give good general advice like making sure
that you and your recommenders are on the same page in
terms of what to emphasize, etc. And the GMAT section
looks like it has good advice, although that's the one
section that I sort of skipped, since I already took
the test.
My only suggestions for improvement would be to expand
the section that gives advice by type of applicant.
And, they give advice for the top 30 schools, but not
everyone is targeting those schools. So, maybe
covering the top 50 would be better, although that of
course would make it a lot longer.
All in all, definitely worth picking up, especially if
you want a smaller book that gives you the same advice
that the bigger, more expensive ones give. These guys
seem to know their stuff.
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Getting into graduate business school has become an increasinglycompetitive and complicated process. Each year approximately 100,000applications are sent to top schools. Written by two current MBAstudents who successfully gained admission into multiple schools, YourMBA Game Plan provides a strategic framework for putting togetherwinning applications.Your MBA Game Plan helps you navigate the application process byproviding detailed analyses of every application component including:--GMAT--TOEFL--Essays--Recommendations--Interview--Data sheets--Transcript--ResumeEssays and other application samples are provided to highlightstrategies that successful applicants have employed to get into topschools. Your MBA Game Plan also demonstrates how to assemble adocument that crystallizes your application strategy. Finally, thisbook shows you how to apply application strategy to 30 top schools.With Your MBA Game Plan in hand you will be well positioned to gainadmission to the top business schools.
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