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If you fall into any
one of the categories alongside, your application to a
decent business school is at risk of being dinged, and you are strongly advised to take
professional advice in the MBA admissions process.
None of these problems
are fatal.
Everyone has weak points in their application. Strong
applicants manage them correctly.
There's no formula for this. It depends on
how you play the cards you have, to reframe
the situation.
It takes
experience.
At the MBA Admissions Studio we've done it many times.
If any of the problems here apply to you, we can
show you what to do about it and lead you through the process.
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Adcom's Red Flags
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who gets dinged from MBA Admissions
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"Send not to ask for
whom the ding bell* tolls"
It tolls for YOU, if:
You intend
changing
your career direction or your primary
industry
You have
no
hard evidence of leadership
experience
You are
under 24
or older than 30 at the time of
application (for FT MBA) or under 30 or over 45 (for
Europe)
You are currently
or have been previously self-employed
Your background
is very common: e.g. banking, consulting
Your background
is unusual or unique, and devoid of
business experience
You have no
volunteer or community service experience
You are
applying to
a foreign country
You come from
a high applicant country - US, India,
China, etc.
You are or have been
unemployed in the last three years
You have been
with
your present company for under a year, or you have
been employed by 3 or more companies
Your
undergraduate academic record, GPA or
equivalent, is sketchy
You have
not been promoted in your job (or your
previous job)
You do
not
have
referees who will praise you unconditionally
Your
GMAT is below 680 (for a top-20 program)
You are
underpaid considering your level of
seniority and responsibility.
You are
not sure what
you want to do with your MBA
You have
no clear team experience, or don't know your team player profile
You have
an arts or
social studies background (hello, you're a "poet")
You were
dinged last year from any business school
You have
another Masters degree, or a PhD
You don't
have some math or stats in your
background
You are
short on intercultural contact and
diversity of experience
You
don't think you
have any weaknesses (wake up and get one fast!)
You are
short of active writing experience and
the last time you wrote an essay was at college.
*Rejection letter. (With apologies to John Donne,
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