Hi 👋 I’m Jonny, Media Manager and part-time elf at Career Protocol. It’s cold, our sunlight has long migrated south, and we have an awesome collection of MBA resources this December for you and those to whom you gift them.
Welcome MBA applicants! For a lot of the world, December seems hardly the time to worry about getting into business school, but with Round 1 coming to a close and the end of Round 2 just around the corner, MBA applications are still here whether we want them to be or not. Will finishing them off feel like finding coal in your stocking or can we create a Christmas miracle?
Here’s a summary of the MBA Bulletin this month:
🎁 Average GMAT and GRE scores for Top US Business Schools
🎁 Self-care, congratulations and picking yourself up after Round 1
🎁 You’re almost there! Square away the application for Round 2
🎁 Want went wrong? Is it worth re-applying?
🎁 MBA News Round-up
Season’s greetings from the dark, wet wastes of the north,
Jonny 🎅
Here are the average GMAT and GRE scores at top MBA programs
The other elves and I joined our adorable heads together and realised this is the end of an era for all the old GMAT data. On January 31, you’ll have to take the new GMAT Focus test instead of the old one.
Our advice remains to take the test you’re best at, and if the test date’s coming up soon, to stick with the one you’ve been practising. For those whose exam’s still a way away and who aren’t hyper confident with tests, we recommend the GRE for now while GMAT test prep companies and the wider MBA world figure out how to teach this new-fangled GMAT.
So with an exaggerated teary farewell while it’s still useful for those final few taking the old GMAT, here are the up-to-date average GMAT and GRE scores for MBA applicants at top schools.
Average GMAT and GRE scores for MBA applicants at top schools
Round 1 is finally over!
- Make sure to say thank you to everyone who helped! If you don’t want to think of it as the basis of building and maintaining a professional network, remind yourself that these are your family, colleagues and friends – they want you to succeed, so let them know how grateful you are for their help.
- Is there anything you wish you knew before applying? Help future applicants by sharing it here!
- Prepare for your MBA program with some MBA books!
- Go outside! Reintroduce yourself to your loved ones! Live!
It’s the final countdown for Round 2!
- Make sure your recommenders know how to write awesome recommendations.
- Still working on that resume? We gotchu!
- Remember to stay sane – there’s nothing unproductive about self-care!
- Double check those deadlines!
Is it wise to reapply?
It’s always horrible to receive bad news – but you can find some small consolation in the fact the vast majority of applications don’t quite make it. But it doesn’t have to end here: schools love reapplicants.
- Plug from us: we do ding reviews – we also love working with people to turn around their application for MBA admission next year. If you want to boost your chances for next year: specify you want to work on a reapplication strategy here.
- The 3 reasons you probably got rejected from business school.
- Why do schools love reapplicants?
- Don’t worry about taking a break if you want to – business schools aren’t going anywhere and we’ll still be here to help when you’re ready.
Top MBA news round-up
- Enrolment of women in MBA programs is up to 43%, rising 10 points in a decade according to our friends at Forte. Meanwhile, 5 schools have achieved gender parity!
- Top consulting firms freeze hiring salaries [Financial Times] – MBA starting salaries remain around $190,000.
- AI continues to grow in interest and prevalence in business schools. Read the full GBC Roundtable report.
- Poets and Quants have sifted the data to list debt burden for students at top business schools. Debt is one of the top concerns for prospective MBA students (and one the reasons we’re so proud our clients receive over $80,000 in scholarships on average).
More from us this month
- Catalyst launch: our first batch of Catalyst students is already underway! Learn more about the program here.
- MBAMondays: my pick of best November video is The One Mistake Ruining Your MBA Resume because my other elf friends are using it to land job interviews (that they then fail because of discrimination against elves, but they got close!)
The highest quality MBA resources you’ll find this month. (Jonny’s MBA Bulletin, March 2024)
The highest quality MBA resources you’ll find this month. (Jonny’s MBA Bulletin, February 2024)
The highest quality MBA resources you’ll find this month. (Jonny’s MBA Bulletin, January 2024)