education background is a relatively rare for mba
so the diversity element can even make you a bigger chance for admission
educational administration, medical administration, and law firm
administration
these specialized catagories can be a new segment for mba application
since these specializations require professional education that won't have
time for business or management study
and as the market swings, these professions start to face competition and
thus need business and management education ever since
a leadership position can be a huge plus
as well as a master degree, but it depends on the consistency of career
logic
aloutht it's better to have a 100+ ibt, actually for many schools it's
negotiable
most of the schools only require applicants to have the test before deadine
but every school varies, so please check the rules of your target schools
it's impossible to prepare essay materials in a week
at least it'll take 2 to 3 weeks per school
you'll need more time to differentiate yourself and build the personal
brand
school-specific fit is the key to get admission in such a fierce
competition
for round 3, LZ can still make it
and it depends on your urgency, i.e. how strong is the "why now"
"why now" should depend on spcific career progression and planning
it should be a spcific time frame that either now or next school year
if it can be postponed, it means "not now"
adcom will need the proof for either why now or why next year
if applicants can show a "must now," your urgency will be stronger than
other competitors
then even others have stronger background
applicants with more urgent why now will be granted the higher priority
if really not get admitted due to the scarcity of openings
applicants should have a "Plan B" and thrive in an alternative way before
next application
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