business schools in US

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Posted Sep 12, 2011 01:11

Hi there,

I am currently studying my MBA in Penn. I am thinking of transferring my credits to a business school in NYC. However, my gmat score is very low (450).

Any recommendations of which business school in NYC would accept such a grade?

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ezra

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Posted Sep 12, 2011 22:18

I would definitely try to retake your GMAT, and thoroughly prepare for it. A 450 score puts you in the 21 percentile range, which means that most other test takers, by far, scored better than you. This does not bode well for being competitive.

If you have something clearly amazing about the rest of your profile - such as stellar work experience, or something unique about your background, there is a possibility that ad comms would overlook your poor GMAT score - but barring something amazing, 450 does not look good.

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cmunetwork

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Posted Sep 13, 2011 13:50

Hello,

Today an MBA degree has become really essential to get yourself placed at a good post. But make sure you pursue your MBA from a really nice college. A good college requires a good GMAT or good TOEFL Score.

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ezra

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Posted Sep 13, 2011 19:09

Today an MBA degree has become really essential to get yourself placed at a good post.

I disagree. I don't think that it's essential to get an MBA to get a good job. It certainly helps with career development and growth - but to get a good job you need more than just an MBA: you need willingness to learn, adaptability, and drive, more than a piece of paper.

<blockquote>Today an MBA degree has become really essential to get yourself placed at a good post.</blockquote>

I disagree. I don't think that it's essential to get an MBA to get a good job. It certainly helps with career development and growth - but to get a good job you need more than just an MBA: you need willingness to learn, adaptability, and drive, more than a piece of paper.

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cmunetwork

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Posted Sep 14, 2011 06:18

Hello,

I agree that you need willingness to learn, adaptability but for that you also need an environment to grow and the road passes through higher education. MBA being one of them.

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ezra

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Posted Sep 14, 2011 19:08

Hello,

I agree that you need willingness to learn, adaptability but for that you also need an environment to grow and the road passes through higher education. MBA being one of them.

True, there are roads that pass through higher education on the way to career growth. However, don't forget that some of the greatest business people of our generation never did an MBA. Steve Jobs, in fact, dropped out of his undergrad school after one semester. He sure didn't learn his business skills from an MBA program.

<blockquote>Hello,

I agree that you need willingness to learn, adaptability but for that you also need an environment to grow and the road passes through higher education. MBA being one of them.
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True, there are roads that pass through higher education on the way to career growth. However, don't forget that some of the greatest business people of our generation never did an MBA. Steve Jobs, in fact, dropped out of his undergrad school after one semester. He sure didn't learn his business skills from an MBA program.

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cmunetwork

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Posted Sep 15, 2011 07:07

Hello,

People like Steve Jobs and Dhiru Bhai Ambani didn't possess great academic credentials and yet reached dizzying heights in the business world with inherent traits. But they are exceptions to the general rule; that one must go for superior education, MBA from a reputed college being one of them, to gain sufficient knowledge and hone one's skills in decision-making and management, to swiftly climb up the corporate ladder. It is just an opinion, not an argument.

Thanks

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Duncan

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Posted Sep 15, 2011 09:30

Of the world's top 50 CEO's, only 14 do have an MBA (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1038/is_n5_v32/ai_8120677/). A minority of CEOs have MBA degrees (content.spencerstuart.com/sswebsite/pdf/lib/2005_CEO_Study_JS.pdf) - around 2/5th have an MBA and 1/4 have a JD.

Education clearly helps, but leadership is different from management and, while our MBA produce strong administrative management, I'm not sure the MBA will ever become really essential.

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