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1. Quang Nguyen – NYU Stern 2013
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2.  New York University – Leonard Stern School of
Business
 Class of 2013
 Specialization in Finance & Management
 Prior to Stern
 5 years of experience in Finance & Entrepreneurship
 Undergraduate degree at Hamilton College in New
York, USA
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3.  Academic assessment: GPA, TOELF, GMAT
 Letter of References: 2-3 letters from
managers
 Essays: Average 3 essays per school
 Long-term, short-term goal? Why MBA? Why now? Why
that specific school?
 Behavioral questions: personality + soft experiences
 Creative expression: videos, drawings, poetry…
 Interviews :
 Elevator pitch
 Behavioral questions
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4.  Blocks/cohorts/groups of 50-60 students
 Academic
 Year 1: core classes (Finance, Accounting, Strategy,
Marketing, Operation, Economics…)
 Year 2: elective classes & specializations (Corporate
Finance, Entrepreneurship, Luxury & Retail Marketing,
Strategy…)
 Extra-curricular
 Block outings
 Worldly travel and short-term courses
 Intramural sports
 Cultural Events
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5.  Professional experience
 First year
 Second year: repeated process for full time positions
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•School’s career
resources
•Prep for corp.
presentation
=> MBA2s +
Career Advisors
• Corporate
presentation
•Informational
Interviews
=> Be
prepared &
presentable
• On campus
interviews
•Super days
• Off campus
recruiting

6.  MBA is
 an investment: 140k-200k
 intense: 4-5 hours sleep / day is normal
 networking: sharpen your soft skills
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7.  MBA is
 an investment: 140k-200k
 intense: 4-5 hours sleep / day is normal
 networking: sharpen your soft skills
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