拿到纽约大学Stern商学院的朋友的一封emailWord格式文档下载.docx
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Ithashelpedmetoclarifysomeofmyideasaboutbusinessschool,andIthoughtitmightbeinterestingtosendtosomeofmyfriendsinthefutureiftheyeverconsiderbusinessschool.Ihaven'
tdiscussedEMTatSternspecifically,becausealthoughthatismyplannedmajor,Iwon'
tstartuntilSeptembersoIcan'
ttellyoumuchyet.Idid,however,justfinishthewholeapplicationprocess,soIamveryfamiliarwiththatandhavedescribedmyexperienceindetailbelow.SoapologiesaboutthelengthandlackofspecificsonStern,butIhopethisishelpful.
Thepreamble:
You'
vegotalong,longtimetoprepare,somyfirstpieceofadvicewouldbenottothinktoofarahead.
Iknowyouprobablyhearthisallthetime,butthemostimportantthingforyourapplicationisthatyoufollowyourinterests,studywhatyou'
reinterestedin,anddowhatyoudobestanddoitwell.
Italsomeansmakingsurethatyouarewell-rounded,thatyoutaketimetopursuehobbiesandactivitiesoutsideofclass,andthatyouremembertopushyourboundariesanddosomeactivitiesthatwillmakeyougrowasaperson.
OneofthebigdifferencesbetweenBusinessSchoolandothergraduateschoolsisthattheyaren'
tnecessarilylookingonlyatacademicachievement.
B-Schoolswanttopickaclassofwell-rounded,experiencedpeoplefromdiverseandinterestingbackgrounds.
Thismakesforamuchmoreequitable(orsometimesmuchmore"
random"
)selectionprocess.
UnlikeLawSchool,whereacertainGPAandLSATscorecanalmostguaranteeadmittance,withB-School,youoftenfindpeoplewithlowergradesorlowerscoresbutreallystrongexperienceareadmittedtotopprograms.
Itcanbeverydifficulttopredictorcontrolwhereyoustandintheadmissionsprocess.
Withthatgeneralmaterialoutoftheway:
BusinessSchoolapplicationsareallabout"
tellingyourstory."
Theschoolswanttoseethatyouhaveaclear,organizedplanforyourlife,andthatyouhaveaveryspecificideaabouthowbusinessschoolfitsintothisplanandwhy.Ofcourse,veryveryfewpeopleareluckyenoughintheirearlyormid-twentiestohaveanythingremotelyresemblinganorganizedlifeplan.
Therefore,businessschoolsbecomeallaboutthe"
story:
"
howdoyoushape,twist,makeup,andimagineyourexperiencesanddesiresintoacoherentargumenttopresenttoB-Schools.
Somesmallbasicthingscanhelp.MakesureyouhaveenoughMath,EconomicsorStatisticscoursesonyourtranscripttodemonstratethatyouaregoodwithnumbersandwon'
tstrugglewiththeacademicsideofB-school.
ThelevelofMathinbusinessschoolisprettybasic,soevenjusttakingoneortwoclassesintheseareaswouldprobablybeenoughtoshowyouhavetherequiredskills.
IfyouareplanningtomajorinEconomicsorScience,don'
tworryaboutthis.Butifyouareahumanitiesstudent,considertakingaMicroEconomicsclassorsomethingsimilar.ThiswillalsodemonstratethatyouhadanearlyinterestintheBusinessfield.
Followingonthat,youshouldtrytodemonstrateaninterestineconomicsorbusiness,orinhowtheyrelatetoyourchosenfieldofinterest.IfyouareinterestedinMediaandEntertainment,sitdownandtrytoworkouthowgoingtobusinessschoolwouldhelpyouadvanceinthatfield.
It'
simportanttorememberthatB-Schoolsseethemselvesasameanstoanend,notanendinthemselves.
Theywantstudentswhoareambitiousandplantousebusinessschooltogetthemaheadintheirchosenfields.
TheyDONOTwantstudentswhoareapplyingtobusinessschoolbecausetheywantthecredentialontheirrecord,orbecausetheydon'
tknowwhattheywanttodoandneedmoretimetofigureitout.
Thatbeingsaid,B-Schoolisfullofthosekindofpeople(whohavenoideawhattheywanttodoyet),butallofthemmanagedtotellacompellingstoryontheirapplicationsabouthowbusinessschoolwastherightplaceforthemandhowitwouldhelpthemintheircareers.
Trytodisplayinitiativeandbecomealeaderinanareathatinterestsyou.
Trytobecometheheadofaclub,thecaptainofasportsteam,theeditorofamagazine,orthedirectorofamovie.
B-schoolswilllookforthatkindofengagementand"
management"
experience.
Theywanttoknowthatyouaregoodatinteractingwithpeople,thatyouhavesome"
leadership"
skills,andthatyouareinvestedenoughinwhatyoudotowanttotakeownershipofit.
Now,aboutworkexperience.
ItusedtobethecasethatveryfewstudentscamestraightfromundergradprogramsintoBusinessSchool.
Althoughschoolsnowseemtobeadmittingmoreandmorestudentsstraightoutofcollege,itisstillrareandyoumayfindyourselfstrugglingwithmanypartsoftheapplication.
Eachapplicationasksspecificessayquestionsabout"
andpersonalexperience,andthemorevariedandinterestingyourresponses,thebetteryouressays.
Sincemostundergradprogramsaresimilar,itwillthereforebeharderforyou,asanundergrad,toputthesameamountofcoloranddiversityintoyourapplicationassomeonewhohasbeenoutofschoolforafewyears.
Itwillalsobedifficultforyourtoargueconvincinglythatyouunderstandhowbusinessschoolfitsintoyourcareer,nothavingbegunyourcareer.
IwouldstronglyadviselookingforasummerinternshipatacompanyorNGOinthefieldthatyouareinterestedinduringcollege.
Iwouldalsostronglystronglyadvisetryingtofindajobinyourfieldforatleast2yearsaftercollegebeforeconsideringschool.
Formanypeople,BusinessSchoolISNOTanintelligentchoice.
Ifyoualreadyhaveagreatjobatacompanyyoulike,withopportunityforupwardmobility,whyspend$200,000foraschoolthatatbestcanonlysendyoubackintothesamefieldwithasmallpromotion?
Ithinkbusinessschoolisbestforthosewhoareinterestedinchangingcareers,orwhohavereachedaceilingintheirupwardmomentumandneedbusinessschooltohelpthemtakethatnextstep.IfeelthesituationisslightlydifferentinChina,wheregraduateeducationisbecomingmoreandmoreofabasicthresholdforemployment,butintheUSitiscertainlyworthtryingtosucceedonyourownbeforespendingalotofmoneytodoso.
Thosefewyearsaftercollegewillalsogiveyouachancetobecomeamorewell-roundedperson,totravelplacesyou'
vealwayswantedtotravel,toseethingsyou'
vealwayswantedtosee,andtotakesomerisksthatmightbeharderlaterinlife.Startacompany,writeabook,movetoPeru--evenifyoufail,youwillbedemonstratingtoschoolsthatyouhaveapassionandareindependentandambitiousaboutpursuingit.
Andifyousucceedordiscoversomethingnewthatyoureallylove,itwilleithergiveyouagreatstorytotellonyourapplicationormaybeevenmakeyousosuccessfulyoudon'
tneedtoapplyatall!
IfyoufinishcollegeandyouhaveareallystrongideathatB-Schoolistheplaceforyou,thenbyallmeans,apply.ConsiderlookingintothegrowingnumberofspecialscholarshipprogramsB-Schoolsofferforstudentscomingstraightfromundergradprograms.
Basicsabouttheapplication:
Businessschoolsconsidersthefollowing:
yourtranscript,yourGMATsorGREs,youressaysandyourrecommendations.
Transcript:
prettysimplehere,getgoodgrades!
Butalsorememberthatgradesaren'
tquiteasimportanttoB-Schoolasothergradschools.
TheaverageGPAisusuallysomewherearound3.5.
GMATs/GREs:
Personally,ItooktheGMATs,butGREsareanoptiontoo.
MyunderstandingisthattheGMATs'
mathsectionisalittleharder,whiletheGREs'
verbalsectionisalittleharder.
Takewhicheveryoufeelmostcomfortablewithbutmakesureyoustudyhardanddowell,asthisisbyfartheeasiestpartoftheapplication.
Essays:
Andthisisthehardestpartoftheapplication.
Iappliedtofiveschoolsandhadtowritesomewherearound40essaysbytheendoftheprocess.
Thesewilltakeendlessdraftsandrevisions.
Sinceyouarethinkingsomanyyearsahead,myadvicewouldbetostartpracticingnow.
Notseriously,yet,buttakeamomenteveryonceinawhiletojotdownessayideas.
Trytoremembertheimportantmomentsinyourlife,whatyoufeltandhowtheychangedyou.
Whatisespeciallymeaningfultoyouandwhy?
Themoreyoupractice,thebetterawriteryou'
llbecome.Thesamesubjectsthatmakegoodessaysmightmakegoodblogpostings,diaryentries,orevenpublicationsinastudentjournalsomewhere.
Considerthoseoptionsasawaytopractice.Whenyoustartapplyingforreal,makesureyousendyouressaystobereadbyfriendswhoareinbusinessschoolalready.
Theywillknowbestwhatmakesagoodapplicationessay.
Themorepeoplewhoreadyourwork,thebetteritwillbe.
Recommendations:
B-schoolsdiscourageapplicantsfromusingacademicreferences,althoughthismustnotapplyforundergrads.
Nevertheless,considerlookingforamentoratasummerjoborinternshipwhomighthelpadviseyourcareerandeventuallywriteyouarecommendation.
Theschoolswanttoseewhoyouareasaperson,asaworkerandasacolleague,notjustasastudent.
Aboutapplyingandtheprocess:
Startearly,inJanuaryorFebruarybeforetheyearyouwanttoapply.
TaketheGMATsandgetthemoutoftheway,givingyourselftimetoretakethemifnecessary.
Ifyouarereallywellprepared,youcouldtakeboththeGMATandtheGRE,andsendonlyyourb
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