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ENGINEERS THINKING OF MBA
Personal Thoughts Pankaj Agarwal
Harvard MBA
¤  Why MBA?
¤  Why MBA now?
¤  Why You and not others?
3 “Whys” you need to address before MBA
Business schools* want to know the following
* Schools which offer the MBA program
¤  GMAT
¤  Resume
¤  Essays
¤  Letters of Recommendation
To answer the 3 Whys, you have
Elements of an overseas MBA Application
TIME LINE (for most cases)
Done with
Undergraduate
On the job for
2-3-x years
Get into a business
school
Prepare for MBA Application (write
GMAT, prepare resume and essays,
arrange recommendations)
THAT’s ALL!
But you need to start acting now!
Action #1/4
“GET A GMAT SCORE OVER 700 BEFORE
(OR SOON AFTER) YOU GRADUATE”
Recommended Resource: www.beatthegmat.com
“Else, you may struggle prioritizing over GMAT and other elements of MBA
Application”
Action #2/4
“START DRAFTING* YOUR RESPONSES TO
THE ESSAY QUESTIONS OF SOME
LEADING BUSINESS SCHOOLS”
* Just pen down your thoughts as and when they come
“Else, your responses to the questions may lack maturity (depth)”
Action #3/4
“BUILD YOUR PROFILE –
DEVELOP 2 or 3 UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS
ABOUT YOURSELF”
“Else, you may have a very hard time differentiating yourself from other
applicants.”
Action #4/4
“CHECK THE APPLICATION DATES AND
PLAN ACCORDINGLY”
“Else, you may lose a year just because the deadlines are near or have passed
when you are getting started with the application.”
Also check out blog.engineertomba.com (this document will be uploaded on this site)
BEST OF LUCK!
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Engineers thinking of MBA

  • 1. ENGINEERS THINKING OF MBA Personal Thoughts Pankaj Agarwal Harvard MBA
  • 2. ¤  Why MBA? ¤  Why MBA now? ¤  Why You and not others? 3 “Whys” you need to address before MBA Business schools* want to know the following * Schools which offer the MBA program
  • 3. ¤  GMAT ¤  Resume ¤  Essays ¤  Letters of Recommendation To answer the 3 Whys, you have Elements of an overseas MBA Application
  • 4. TIME LINE (for most cases) Done with Undergraduate On the job for 2-3-x years Get into a business school Prepare for MBA Application (write GMAT, prepare resume and essays, arrange recommendations)
  • 5. THAT’s ALL! But you need to start acting now!
  • 6. Action #1/4 “GET A GMAT SCORE OVER 700 BEFORE (OR SOON AFTER) YOU GRADUATE” Recommended Resource: www.beatthegmat.com “Else, you may struggle prioritizing over GMAT and other elements of MBA Application”
  • 7. Action #2/4 “START DRAFTING* YOUR RESPONSES TO THE ESSAY QUESTIONS OF SOME LEADING BUSINESS SCHOOLS” * Just pen down your thoughts as and when they come “Else, your responses to the questions may lack maturity (depth)”
  • 8. Action #3/4 “BUILD YOUR PROFILE – DEVELOP 2 or 3 UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS ABOUT YOURSELF” “Else, you may have a very hard time differentiating yourself from other applicants.”
  • 9. Action #4/4 “CHECK THE APPLICATION DATES AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY” “Else, you may lose a year just because the deadlines are near or have passed when you are getting started with the application.”
  • 10. Also check out blog.engineertomba.com (this document will be uploaded on this site) BEST OF LUCK! Q & A