Again, from Business Week:


Q: As the application process begins, what advice can be given to those with lower GMAT scores? Some applicants have taken the test twice, resulting in the same score. Is three times too many?
A: We normally do not recommend that a candidate take the GMAT more than three times. Fuqua will always use the highest score obtained on the GMAT. The reason we don't recommend that a student retake the GMAT more than three times is because, after three times, the score will not increase dramatically. If you've taken the GMAT three times and have not seen an increase in your score, at that time you should focus in on the elements of the application that you have the ability to control. For instance, making sure you take the opportunity to go to campus to interview; making sure that you've taken a second and third look at your essays; and that you've coached your recommenders on the work you've done and how you might contribute to an MBA program.

Q: Many applicants have asked about the GMAT, and how heavily it's weighted against other pieces of an application, such as the essays, recommendations, interview, and GPA. Can you give us an idea which piece carries the most weight?
A: As I mentioned earlier, there is no specific weight assigned to any one piece of the application process. All factors are given equal weight. The GMAT gives us an indication of how you will perform in the core curriculum. The rest of the pieces of the application process will help us in determining fit with our program.

 

I'd recommend Pepperdine, but I'm also biased

It's a life changing experience (for most people I've talked to), good luck!

 

you guys talk about it as a life changing experience. How is it a life changing experience? In what ways did it change your life? Do you see things in a completely different manner?

--Really curious

 

For me it wasn't, but that's probably because I had a business major as an undergrad, was working in a sales/marketing role before going back to grad school, and had the MBA in my focus from the beginning. Having said that, if you were a liberal arts major or worked in some kind of artistic field before deciding to get an MBA, it sure as heck will change your outlook on life.

I recommend Snapshots from Hell: The Making of an MBA by Peter Robinson for you to read (despite the reviews he gets at Amazon). Somewhat dramatized, but quite a few kernels of truth where I kept nodding my head as I was reading it. Good stuff.

 

I just finished my MBA from Texas Tech and I have not had any luck landing a job. Most of my classmates are in a similiar situation. I kinda feel cheated because it was soo much work with what looks to be little or no return on investment.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DFul4d
[B]I just finished my MBA from Texas Tech and I have not had any luck landing a job.

 

Thanks for the support. Good luck finishing up. I finished my classes in Summer I, but my graduation ceremony is this weekend.

 

lol, you have plenty of time to find a job if you just graduated , something will come up soon enough..

 

Kekoa --

I would send your resume to headhunters far and wide -- but correspond with them by phone, too, even if it's a voicemail saying, "I'm blah, blah and am interested in blah blah type of work, which I understand you specialize in. I will forward you my resume via email -- please call me at your nearest convenience" --

-- they might not get back to you for a while, but they will eventually -- I have ones contacting me from over a year ago --

eric

 

i got my mba from newcastle university, in australia, i got my undergrad in commerce from there as well. it is a 12 subject mba and i did the first half on campus, and it certainly is rewarding and great for networking, however, we expanded our business and i switched to online and it was definitely more convenient to do it that way. towards the end, i didnt give a hoot about the mba and settled for just finishing, still managed a credit average though.
it cost me the better part of aud$16k and did it help me career wise, not one bit, but thats because i own my own business, maybe if i was an employee, but thats never going to happen.
btw, if u own ur own business an mba may help u if u go into a financial, consultancy area, but if u r retail, manufacturing, or services, then i think not.
i decided to do the mba because i finished my undergrad and was doing nothing else, so why not. the networking is good, but then again, u can always join local chamber of commerce groups or similar organisations that help with networking. or simply hang around rich people!!