Newsletter: How to Search for a Business School

Graduate business degrees come in many shapes and sizes today. Select the best fit for your needs. To view this email as a web page, [click here]( [Business School Search]( How to Start Your Business School Search With so many graduate business schools, degree programs, and formats to choose from, it is incumbent upon those seeking an MBA to articulate their career goals as they research [which degrees and programs]( will help them achieve those goals. Here’s a great list to get started, or to alter your approach, in your business school search: - Know what you want to study? Try [searching by Concentration or Specialized Master's]( - Learn more about a [general MBA vs. a specialized MBA]( - Thinking about an Online MBA? See the top [online MBA]( programs - Read more about [program format]( (i.e. full-time, part-time, online, etc.) - Understand the key differences of [online vs. on-campus MBA]( - Care about prestige? See our ratings and rankings lists: - [Best On-Campus Business Schools]( - [Toughest to get into]( - [Best Career Prospects]( The Princeton Review provides a wealth of [tools](, [quizzes](, and advice [articles]( to help you along the way. [BS_PROGRAMTICA_300X250_V3 IE Business-46kb-sharpened.jpg]( Featured University: IE Business School A business school for transformation, creation and innovation. Where ideas, people and ambition aren’t considered fragile. They are picked apart, poked with curiosity and tested tenaciously. Our internationally recognized methodologies create an environment of thriving professionalism. We aim for different – we aim for impact. [Experience it yourself in Madrid!]( [Learn More]( Preparing Your MBA Application What are all the pieces of an MBA application, and which ones do schools care about most? We know from the business schools that submit their admissions data to us each year that the most important factors to MBA admission are: [GMAT]( or [GRE]( scores, undergraduate GPA, professional experience, and the [essays](. Make a plan to address each [piece of the application](: - Organize your deadlines. Note which schools have rolling deadlines, and which schools have Rounds. - Standardized test scores. Virtually every program requires either the [GMAT or the GRE](. [Make a plan]( to get the best score possible. - Undergraduate transcript. Remember to allow enough time to have your transcripts sent. - Resume. Since most applicants have at least a few years of work experience, admissions offices look for experience, quantifiable successes, as well as volunteer experience. - Essays. Beyond the numbers, [the essay]( is typically the first window the admissions team has into who you are as a person. - Interview. Understand how each respective admissions office looks at the interview; some require it or [use it to help make decisions](, while others see it as an informative Q and A. - Letters of Recommendation. Make sure you give your recommenders enough time to [write a great letter](. Once you narrow down your list of schools, organizing dates and deadlines for yourself will play a big part in submitting the best possible application. The Princeton Review | 110 East 42nd Street, Suite 700 | New York, NY 10017 Copyright 2017 TPR Education IP Holdings, LLC. All Rights Reserved. The Princeton Review is not affiliated with Princeton University. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. To unsubscribe from our email [click here](.