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| bhuwan kc |
Posted
on 06-Mar-03 11:54 PM
I would like to apply for MBA in USA. Could you provide some information about good schools, and financial aid. Thank you.
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| DWI |
Posted
on 07-Mar-03 12:20 AM
Brother,
It seems that location is not relevant. The best MBA school are: Standford, Harvard, UPENN, Sloan (MIT), Duke, Columbia and Dartmouth. Few of them offer scholarship for a foreign student. Check their website out for more info.
I remember, back in 1999, Columbia had 100% graduates employment rate (during dotcom bloom). It helps to goto top universities for MBA but their was an article on Business 2.0 magazine, saying that it might not be worth to pay the ridiculous amount to get knowledge that you could get from other more affordable colleges too.
In NY, apart from Columbia & NYU, there are few other good and affordable colleges. Colleges like Baruch (CUNY) , Manhattan University come to my mind.
Here is a link that will help you on selecting a good college:
http://www.mba360.com/top-mba-schools.html
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| santosh pant |
Posted
on 07-Mar-03 01:32 AM
Bhuwan KC,
First you need to have GRE for MBA. If you have good score in GRE, you will get financial assistenship easily.
OK
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| Dr. No |
Posted
on 07-Mar-03 07:57 AM
Hello KC,
It's GMAT that is required and not GRE for the MBA program. I think you should also look into US News and World Report and Businessweek which publish their B-School ratings every year. This will further give you an idea about that the kind of schools to apply; generally, business programs give little or no funds for international students in the first year. You could try to get a graduate assistantship in the 2nd year which could waive your tuition as well as provide some extra cash for other expenses. The competition for GAs is very stiff.
I think you should apply to about 5-8 schools. I few in the first-tier schools category, a few in the 2nd-tier school and the rest in "best value for your money" schools.
Good Luck!
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| Dr. No |
Posted
on 07-Mar-03 09:31 AM
A few schools that have excellent MBA programs but which are relatively affordable are University of Iowa, University of South Carolina, Georgia State and University of Florida.
You should also check into Canadian schools..like Ivey School at UWO, Rotman Scool at Univ. Of Toronto, McGill Univ. and Univ. Of British Columbia among many others.
If you have had quite a few business courses, you could even go for the accelerated programs offered by many schools
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| forget-me-not |
Posted
on 07-Mar-03 10:32 AM
If you are planning to go to top/good schools the GMAT score they are looking for would be 700+/800.
That is the most important factor while they make their decisions. Apart from that your GPA does count.....and other things like work experience as well.
Best of luck for your college search...
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| ashu |
Posted
on 07-Mar-03 11:28 PM
Be sure to meet with Mr. Santosh Singh at the American Center in Gyaneswor in Kathmandu. He and his colleagues advise, for free, Nepali students applying to US colleges and grad/professional schools.
These days, in Kathmandu, I meet a lot of Nepalis with MBAs from Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Japan, and, of course, Nepal
(KU and TU). So, do look into whether you can pursue an MBA in countries other than the USA, too.
Of course, if you can get into Harvard or Wharton, Citibank gives you loans to pay for your education, regardless of your citizenship, regardless of your credit history and you do NOT need an American co-signer.
http://www.hbs.edu/mba/apply/financialaid/citiassist.html
Other than that, good luck!!
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| bhuwan kc |
Posted
on 08-Mar-03 12:08 AM
Ashu dai and others, thank you for this information which is very helpful. I do not think that Harvard and Wharton will ever take me, so better to focus on second tier school. Ashu dai, did you do your MBA at Harvard? Any other daju, didi in Harvard or Wharton. With Nepali experience it must be difficult to get into these schools. But I will set meeting with Santosh dai.
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| ashu |
Posted
on 08-Mar-03 12:33 AM
BKC,
I was never a student at HBS, though I did spend two wonderful summers there --
using the HBS resources to help run, along with other friends, a public-service
program that taught English to the then Vietnamese refugees of the greater Boston area (Chelsea, Somerville, etc).
Plus, I once took a class with an HBS professor Brian Hall, and that was the extent of
my HBS academic experience! But I do have friends who go to or have gone to HBS
and similar B-schools.
I would urge you NOT to be bound by this thought that "with Nepali experience it
must be difficult to get into these schools".
Be proud of your Nepali experiences, and, if you do decide to apply to those schools, work hard to do your best to truthfully and coherently explain to the admissions people why your Nepali experiences have led you to apply to those programs . . .
With all the best wishes,
oohi
ashu
ktm,nepal
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| lonely |
Posted
on 08-Mar-03 01:21 PM
Bhuwav KC,
First prepare for your GMAT well..that is one of the most important factor. College you choose will depend on your scores. IF you expect to get around 680+ then you can give a try at these top schools, even second tier would ask you around 650 score, and if you are looking for funds like assistantship then even need better scores.
I had the same problem, my practise scores were reasonably decent so I sent the scores to colleges before I gave and got my scores.....this is the process with GMAT unlike GRE where you have a choice to send the scores after you get them....
Please don't forget that every addidtional score you send also required 25 dollar each.. keep in mind that as well..on how many and what types of colleges you apply to...
Another factor if you get 680 in the GMAT ..then compare them with colleges you wish to apply to, and see their average score.in order to ger some funding/ assistantships.. you must be in the top 25% of that score...that's what I learnt and I think that will help you as well..
best of luck for your college search
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