Tips for maximizing your business school visits

1. Tips for Maximizing your
Business School Visits
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2. Tips for Maximizing your
Business School Visits
With respect to visiting the programs
to which you are applying:
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3. Tip # 1
Make sure you schedule a classroom visit
through the admissions office.
A student will lead you around and make introductions for you.
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4. Tip # 2
Make sure you stop by the admissions office
to introduce yourself.
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5. Tip # 3
Have a couple of canned questions ready.
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6. Tip # 4
Make sure you have the name(s) of the
person(s) you want to speak to.
Most likely there is a receptionist in the office directing traffic.
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7. Tip # 5
Make the convo brief (as you just dropped by),
just make sure they put your face with your app.
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8. Tip # 6
Just say some stuff like "just wanted to stop by and tell you how
much I have enjoyed my class visit with Joe Blow and in Prof. Bobby
Sue's Organizational Behavior class" or "I am actively following your
posts on the Bweek forums (for example)“.
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9. Tip # 7
Tell them that you are applying R1/R2/R3 and
that you applying because of X, Y and Z.
This is your chance to drop some indepth knowledge about their program
in order to impress them while briefly stating how it pertains to your
experiences.
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10. Tip # 8
You are basically setting up a 2nd encounter if
they come out to your home city for a tour
event
Then you go to the tour event again and reintroduce yourself and say you
met them before in their respective admissions office.
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11. Tip # 9
Do not try and plan 2 school visits in one day.
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12. Tip # 10
Wear business casual, no excessive jewelry (dark
pants and a blue or white shirt for males).
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