Applying to b school in a few years - a few tips

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Applying to B-School in a Few Years?
A Few Tips

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Applying to B-School in a Few Years?
A Few Tips
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A significant portion of my MBA admissions consulting
applicants come to be with little to no extracurricular
experience since their undergraduate days.
While this is a problem that can be addressed, it can
show a lack of proper planning over the long term.
A lot of applicants don't think about the impact of their
actions on their applicant competitiveness when the
graduate from undergrad.
To a certain extent, even I was the same way.

What I like most about some of my clients is the the way
some of them are way ahead of the game we call the
MBA application process.
Those that have been planning since day 1 to go back to
b-school tend to be distinguishing yourself from your
peers out of the gate and these habits show when
constructing the business school application.

This is what I tell those who have graduated and are
planning to apply to business school in a few years:
Make sure you find a mentor at your employer. This does
not have to be formal but it always helps when someone
can show you the ropes. This person should be senior
and be respected in the office.
This mentor will also be able to make introductions for
you around the org. This will help when it comes to
recommendation time.

Adcoms will consider your tenure and the ratio of
leadership experience to overall experience at your work.
Work to maximize this so that you can write about it
eventually in your essays.
Make sure you are asking for leadership responsibility. It
does not matter if it is leading the charge with organizing
the company holiday party or asking for more work when
on a project. It's called managing your manager and it
works wonders when its time for a promotion. Do this
and more opportunities will arise. You may get to pick
and chose your project work.....

Stepping up also helps with respect to your eventual
recommendation when your manager is asked for how
well you rank against your peer group.
Seek out those in the organization who have MBAs. Get
to know them. Eventually, ask them to lunch and get to
know how they liked their MBA experience.
Get involved with extracurriculars at work. Assume a
leadership role as well as I have alluded to above.

See what pre-MBA mentoring programs are available to
you. I know UCLA Anderson has the Riordan programs.
This is a great way to gain exposure.
Join several other organization types:
•Toastmasters International -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toastmasters_International
•A young professionals organization in your city - these orgs have
social and business elements that will help you network.
•Meetup.com - look for groups on meetup that have business or
philanthropic goals that align with your interests.

As you get within a year of applying, go to open houses and MBA tours.
Get your name and face out there. Adcoms have an uncanny way of
remembering who you are.
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Amerasia, please email mba@amerasiaconsulting.com to inquire about setting up
a free consultation.
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