I’m an American citizen with Chinese ethnicity went to school in US entire education. My college transcript is terrible because I decided instead of studying to be a pro poker player. Lol. I also have no GMAT, however because of some strong family connections I returned to China shortly after graduating with bachelors degree and was able to work for two Fortune 500 companies in the important departments. I was the only one in my department(probably the entire company) that had to use google translate on some of the Chinese contracts because I couldn’t fully comprehend some of the content. I’m happy though that over the past 4-5 years working in China I have gained a deep understanding of the culture and fluent Chinese communication. I was able to acquire some really valuable experiences.









I regret not taking my studies more seriously when I was younger, and understand that I’m lacking in solutions or knowledge to progress to the next level which is why I want to get a MBA in management or international business.









My question: Based on my qualifications or lack there of, what decent English MBA programs should I be looking at in Asia(excluding China) that accepts candidates with bad GPA and no GMAT? I’m really looking to start ASAP or January 2023 latest.









Basically I need to leave China for 1 year but would like to stay in Asia region. I do plan on returning to China, the network and contacts I have built are valuable. In my specific scenario would investing 1/2 months to study GMAT and maybe getting a really high score make that much of a difference to the set of schools I would be applying to?









I imagine Location/school culture and the actual classmates I would be learning along side with are most important factors for me.



If anyone has info please reach out
Sorry in advance for any typos

[Edited by Player137 on Aug 08, 2022]

Take a look at this: https://find-mba.com/board/gmat/why-you-should-take-the-gmat-33542 

Take a look at this: https://find-mba.com/board/gmat/why-you-should-take-the-gmat-33542 

I think you have some mistaken or self-limiting ideas. The GMAT is maths at the level of a 14 year old. Assuming you completed high school, it will not take you two months to prepare for the GMAT. Most people put in fewer than 50 hours. 

The GMAT matters because, as I explain in that article, even schools with a modest GMAT requirement are better than ones with no requirement. 

I'm not sure why you have to be outside China, but perhaps you have already looked at:
- ESSEC Singapore
- Nanyang
- AIM Manilla
- Yonsei
- Sasin

I think you have some mistaken or self-limiting ideas. The GMAT is maths at the level of a 14 year old. Assuming you completed high school, it will not take you two months to prepare for the GMAT. Most people put in fewer than 50 hours. 

The GMAT matters because, as I explain in that article, even schools with a modest GMAT requirement are better than ones with no requirement. 

I'm not sure why you have to be outside China, but perhaps you have already looked at:
- ESSEC Singapore
- Nanyang
- AIM Manilla
- Yonsei
- Sasin

[Edited by Player137 on Aug 09, 2022]

I have an interview with AIM Manilla and GLOBIS Japan.

Anyone know anything about GLOBIS? Lol

I went to a GLOBIS recruitment event and it looks and speaks like a for profit school. It lacks meaningful international accreditation but is a successful player in the local market. AIM is a more respected school. Did you look at Singapore? There are several franchise partners of British universities there. I would also look at the Nottingham MBA in Malaysia. 

Ok I'll look into Nottingham right now.

I like AIM so far, the recruitment coordinator was very supportive, they have a program starting in January.

I wonder if I could still get into a Sept/Oct start school now..

The Temple MBA in Japan could be worth considering.