Introductions

Welcome to the community!

Thanks for that intro Ramannjit, and welcome! Also, thanks for those very kind words about our community!

Just to answer your question--I don't think you need to have a formal education in business in order to do well/keep up in business school. There may be some skills you should brush upon, like a review of some quant topics, but even those skills can be acquired after getting into b-school (most MBA programs offer a 'math boot camp' prior to school starting).

The most important thing right now is for you to understand why you need an MBA now. If you can convince yourself and others as to why, then you're well on your way. Good luck!

Hello Everyone,

My name is Tyler Cormney, and I am the Chief Exec & Co-founder of MBAPrepSchool.com. MBA Prep School is not a traditional admissions consulting firm. We have created a series of how-to video courses and assembled a suite of services and resources to teach aspiring MBAs how to build an outstanding application. We've recently formed an alliance with Beat the GMAT and we are very excited to be joining this on-line community; we plan to be a valued resource for Beat the GMAT members for many years to come.

A little background about me, I live in Los Angeles, California in the same canyon where you will find the world-famous Hollywood sign. I have an MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS) and a Master's in Professional Writing from the University of Southern California. I'm now in my fifth season as an admission consultant, and I've worked with more than a hundred clients, helping them earn acceptance letters to their dream schools.

The internet has changed every industry it touches and admission consulting isn't any different. One-to-one admissions consulting is a valuable service, and I do believe applicants derive tremendous benefits from working with a private coach. The clients who benefit the most are those who need additional help with the "accounting process": identifying which of their qualities and strengths to feature on their application; the "strategic planning process": positioning themselves and differentiating themselves from the competition; and with the "story-telling process": sharing their life experience in a unique, engaging, and memorable way. What an effective admissions consultant does -- in my opinion -- is to help his or her clients achieve greater self-awareness and then to communicate what they've learned in the application medium: application forms, essays, resume, and interviews.

Last year, my long-time friend and co-founder, Chris Aitken, and I started thinking: what if we could use the internet to deliver a series of videos that would teach applicants the "accounting, strategic planning, and storytelling" techniques that top admissions coaches use to help their clients build outstanding applications, and instead of charging a few thousand dollars we'd charge a few hundred dollars? That what-if question was the genesis of MBA Prep School.

MBA Prep School teaches MBA candidates, our students, how to optimize the quality of every element of their MBA application: application forms, essays, resume, reference letters, and admissions interviews. (We leave GMAT prep to the excellent firms that you'll meet here at Beat the GMAT).

I think it's great that you have a knowledge-base like Beat the GMAT to tap into when you embark on your quest for an acceptance letter. My intention, which is shared by our entire team at MBA Prep School, is to support you in that quest as a valued contributor to this community, and I look forward to answering your questions and helping you earn an acceptance letter to your dream school. At MBA Prep School we have a saying: Prepare to be accepted!

Welcome Tyler, it's a pleasure to have you and MBA Prep School in our community! We loved watching your 5 Steps to Being Accepted by Your Dream School presentation last week.

Our community looks forward to interacting with you more.

Hi kvmanoj,

Welcome to our community! Nice to see someone who works for Schlumberger here--I have a few friends who work there, and it seems like a hardcore place to work!

We're happy to be a part of your MBA journey. A couple of resources you should check out here:

• If you plan to take a GMAT course, check out our GMAT course reviews directory
• To discuss some MBA options, we have a Researching MBA Programs forum
• And if you want some free professional MBA admissions coaching, check out the Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant forum.

All the best to you!

kvmanoj wrote:hi there
this is Manoj...
Merry Christmas...

Currently working at Schlumberger, Singapore. i come from a place called Visakhapatnam in India.
I am looking at various investment options for a good MBA. I hope to seek your cooperation with regards to this journey.


also, hoping to make some good friends here..