2nd Round or 3rd Round?

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umaa: Legendary Member; Posts: 727; Joined: Sun Jun 08, 2008 9:32 pmFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 8 times

by umaa » Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:49 pm

I started my preparation on Jul. Studied for a week and left it out because of my hectic schedule in work, marriage preparations and my distance learning PGDBA. I have enough time now. So, Just started my preparation today. I'm in a position that I need to join my MBA in 2009.

About me:

I did my engineering and got 84% overall.

84% and 87% in my school level also.

Having 3.7 years of experience in IT Marketing

Asian-Woman

Not very good in English. Moderate

Good in Maths ( As per my school and college math studies)

Please let me know if you can answers my below questions.

1. Which is the best time to apply? Round 2 or Round 3?
2. How long would it take for essays, recommendations (I've already told to my employer that I might need a recommendation. So, its not a problem)
3. How much time is needed to prepare from the scratch? No touch for almost 4 years (excluding that 1 weeks)

Please help me. Based on your suggestions and my own plan, I'm going to schedule the exam.

Thanks for the help,
Umaa

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appmentor-jon: Junior | Next Rank: 30 Posts; Posts: 12; Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:27 am; Thanked: 1 times

by appmentor-jon » Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:26 am

Which schools do you wish to apply to? And how much time do you have to set aside to dedicate to GMAT preparation and then application writing?

1) Round 2 is in many cases advantageous over round 1 (the good news however, is that there is a negligible difference between round 1 & round 2)

2) Recommendations -- Best to give 1-2 months, depending on how many schools you are applying to.

3) Varies widely based on how many schools, which schools, and how much time you have to prepare.

Best,
Jon

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VP_MBA_Guru: MBA Admissions Consultant; Posts: 690; Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 12:51 pmFollowed by: 3 members; Thanked: 39 times; GMAT Score:750+

by VP_MBA_Guru » Sun Nov 16, 2008 11:11 am

Hi Umaa,

Adding to the previous posters feedback, Round 3 (usually the last round one can apply) is the most difficult round to get admissions. By then 90-95% (and perhaps even higher) of the class has been selected. I believe you are better off applying the following year to better your chances.

Regards,

N

Nikhil P. | Admissions Consultant | Veritas Prep

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