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Financial aid criteria

All right, so I suspect that some business schools will operate differently when it comes to awarding financial aid. There are schools where financial aid seems to be awarded in a completely random manner, others where financial aid depends on GMAT (GRE if applicable)/GPA, and others still where the...

by Catria

Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:40 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: Financial aid criteria
Replies: 0
Views: 989

Realistically I would be looking at 5-7 years before I go to B-school (if I stay home, it would most likely mean part-time) and then I will have to face the GMAT.

by Catria

Tue Feb 25, 2014 4:06 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GRE to GMAT
Replies: 14
Views: 3343

I really am considering business school only if my PhD plans fall through. For the record, here is my file: Undergraduate GPA: 3.67 (physics-mathematics dual major) Graduate GPA: 3.85 (physics MSc, still 1 course left to take) GRE general: V162, Q167, AW4.0 ECs: Student newspaper (3 years, head edit...

by Catria

Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:01 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GRE to GMAT
Replies: 14
Views: 3343

Or rather to get the work experience (which is by far the weakest part of my file) and then gain some confidence once I'm getting the experience required.

by Catria

Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:56 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GRE to GMAT
Replies: 14
Views: 3343

GRE to GMAT

OK, here are my GRE scores (took it last month, satisfied with them):

V162
Q167
AW4.0

So how different is the GMAT vs the GRE? Are there any causes for worry other than integrated reasoning?

by Catria

Mon Feb 24, 2014 6:11 pm
Forum: GMAT Strategy
Topic: GRE to GMAT
Replies: 14
Views: 3343

And, if I waited until I got 3-5 years of work experience, and somehow found a way to get that score on the GRE again (because I think that score will expire by the time I will even get to B-school) what are the business specialties of the schools on that list? Yale Cornell Johnson Oxford Saïd Camb...

by Catria

Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:08 pm
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: Brown PRIME
Replies: 1
Views: 1508

Brown PRIME

I knew that Brown PRIME was an alternative to a MBA for people with a science/technology background, but I wonder how selective Brown PRIME was anyway. I couldn't find information about selectivity anywhere, or even what's most important to PRIME admissions (but essays, GPA, GRE, letters of recommen...

by Catria

Sat Feb 15, 2014 5:33 pm
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: Brown PRIME
Replies: 1
Views: 1508