Right beginning with poor GRE/GMAT score to handle the interviews, lot many challenges are involved in MBA admission process to pursue your dream of studying abroad.This PDF by Leapquest education consultants will give you the overview of different challenges you will come across and the tips to overcome them effectively

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

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

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

7. 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
or
Going with the
universities
where GMAT
waiver is
applicable
Low GMAT score

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

9. Selecting the right university is most important
to fulfil your purpose of pursuing MBA from
abroad universities and to achieve your vision
post MBA
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University selection
The process of selecting universities
sounds little overwhelming but you can
make it easy with the step by step process
University
selection
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10. Go through the courses the respective
university is offering as it varies from
university to university
Decide your host country
Course you would like to join
Review your career vision
List out the universities as
per the ranking
Research about the applicants intake
criteria to make sure you are eligible to
apply
Learn about placement opportunities,
network events, standard of education
Now you can finally choose your B-School
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11. 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
Work Experience

12. Work
Experience
C
as
ua
l
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. 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
That will help you to develop the
skills required for any MBA Student

15. 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
Statement of Purpose (SOP)

16. Tips to Develop Effective SOP
S
O
P
Clear with your
passion,
interest, future
vision
Remind the
components that
had driven you to
study abroad at
this time
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
Its all about
answering the
questions
Talking about
you whole story
without need
and relevance
2 most
common
perceptions of
the students
regarding
essay
documents

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

20. Stop copy, pasting same answers
while applying for different
universities
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
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 - 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
LOR
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
Take the templates
from your education
consultants
Handover them in
advance to avoid
rushing them in last
minute

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. Scholarships is the best way
to handle the hurdles of
financials
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

26. How to get the scholarships
Merit and profile is as important as getting an
admission
Stop processing the application once
your admission gets approved
Process the application for scholarship in
parallel to admission to avoid the competition
Discover about the other sources of
scholarships in addition to financial
aid offered by universities
Work on your scholarship Essay strategically
to define your eligibility for the scholarship
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27. Interview is the final
step that can make or
break your admission
Interview Preparation

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