A-Z Guide by Leapquest to Overcome Challenges in MBA Admission Process

1. MBA Admission Process - A-Z Guide to challenges involved improves your Chances of Admission overcome and

2. Why MBA? MBA - Its not a course but, would be considered as a chance to explore multiple roles and designation in various domains

3. MBA IS An Opportunity To enhance international professional network To explore international Career To begin the career with high remuneration To add more weight to the profile To climb up ladder in corporate world To switch the career

4. This is the reason why the demand for MBA in abroad universities has been increasing on year by year basis atleast by 5%.... The enquiries and enrolment of Indian Students in the top Global B schools have increased by 35% in 2020, even during the pandemic as per the Economic Times...

5. So, its clear that the competition for MBA programs is very intense as it's proportional to demand and, getting into reputed B-Schools of abroad involves with lot of challenges

6. Then how to overcome the challenges? Associated with application process to study MBA from abroad universities Let's have a look at the challenges step by step & Solution for the same

7. Low GMAT score Though GMAT score is not the only element that will decide your admission it is the key factor that would be considered by universities to filter the profiles at initial stages How to Overcome Poor GMAT Score Either by improving your GMAT score Going with the universities where GMAT waiver is applicable or

8. How to improve GMAT score Give more practice tests to enhance your speed and understand your weaker areas Deriving proper strategy to prepare well for the exam Keep your more focus on GMAT grammar rule and quantitative maths Evaluate where you are making more mistakes and focus more on that section

9. University selection Selecting the right university is most important to fulfil your purpose of pursuing MBA from abroad universities and to achieve your vision post MBA University selection University selection University selection University selection University selection The process of selecting universities sounds little overwhelming but you can make it easy with the step by step process

10. Decide your host country 1 1 Course you would like to join 2 2 Review your career vision 3 3 List out the universities as per the ranking 4 4 Go through the courses the respective university is offering as it varies from university to university 5 5 Research about the applicants intake criteria to make sure you are eligible to apply 6 6 Learn about placement opportunities, network events, standard of education 7 7 Now you can finally choose your B-School

11. Work Experience Work experience is one of the component that would play a key role in isolating your profile & improve your chances of admission for MBA in abroad B- schools

12. Casual Work Experience Relevant

13. Most of the people consider work experience means working in corporate An can be experience can be anything self-employment Own business Corporatebusiness Government organization Small and medium private companies

14. That will help you to develop the skills required for any MBA Student Technical expertise Team Management Problem Solving Leadership However, you will be eligible for few specialization based on your experience which you can take the confirmation from your education consultants

15. Statement of Purpose (SOP) How to develop the SOP document is clueless for majority of the MBA applicants and end up with just giving the statement that I would like to pursue ( MS/MBA/ program name/Course name) ... SOP - Your intention of joining the specific course may be similar but, not your story of inspiration or influence behind the same which is what admission panel would like to hear from you

16. Tips to Develop Effective SOP Remind the components that had driven you to study abroad at this time Clear with your passion, interest, future vision S O P List out the series of incidents that has inspired

17. Now build an effective SOP by narrating your purpose in the form of a story with the support of your own experiences that has led you to apply for the specific course

18. Essay & Video Essay 2 most common perceptions of the students regarding essay documents Talking about you whole story without need and relevance Its all about answering the questions

19. Then what is an Essay is all about? The purpose of an Essay document is all about learning your goals experiences story Following the intention of the question that varies from university to university to evaluate your reliability to the respective admission

20. Tips to develop attractive Essay Be clear with your purpose, goals, interest , passion and future vision Research about the university standards, highlights for which you are applying for Stop copy, pasting same answers while applying for different universities Try to derive the intention of the question based on your research about your university Talk to the point, take the relevant examples from your experience to validate your answer Avoid giving the description of your profile without the need

21. LOR LOR - Its all about presenting the best of you in the third party tone that you can't cover in resume for the respective admission as in your personality, behaviour, attitude So, avoid getting the recommendation letter from the one who don't know about you completely

22. Tips to get authorised and authentic recommendation Choose your professors, co- workers who can't mis judge you based on the situation Explain your purpose of taking recommendation from them Handover them in advance to avoid rushing them in last minute Take the templates from your education consultants

23. Resume SOP, Essay, LOR talks about different aspects of your candidacy where as resume is the document where you can present the overview of all your ability at one place to define your candidacy The common assumption regarding the resume is- It's the document that talks about your technical expertise, qualifications and milestones

24. Elements your resume should present You should talk about your education, milestones, scores Leadership abilities People Management Skills Problem Solving and Analysis Potential Technical Expertise Creativity & Innovation Business Development Activities Brain Storming & Team Management

25. Finances Finance is one of the biggest challenge that will make most of the students to turn down their dreams as MBA is expensive over other courses Scholarships is the best way to handle the hurdles of financials

26. How to get the scholarships Merit and profile is as important as getting an admission 1 Stop processing the application once your admission gets approved 2 Process the application for scholarship in parallel to admission to avoid the competition 3 Discover about the other sources of scholarships in addition to financial aid offered by universities 4 Work on your scholarship Essay strategically to define your eligibility for the scholarship 5

27. Interview Preparation Interview is the final step that can make or break your admission

28. Tips to prepare for the interview Remember that this is the first time you are going to meet someone from your host university Don' t think about creating an impression but, be yourself to make your own mark Go through the documents you have submitted to the university to remember what you have mentioned about your career, goals, plans, interest & inspiration Be confident and maintain the consistency in what you are talking and what you have spoken throughout the process