标题: 美国著名商学院 MBA Candidate 闲聊系列之四:Pennsylvania State University (Smeal) [打印本页] 作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 14:55:54 标题: 美国著名商学院 MBA Candidate 闲聊系列之四:Pennsylvania State University (Smeal)
zz from CD ID: PSU 已经过整理 5 x) r7 } V! f' Z- M: u; U 7 l; Q+ q: u7 J3 f/ A6 r # r2 q4 A/ y% K % e1 J3 C( Y' y2 S9 h& v& qSmeal专业特色是什么?毕业生工作主要集中哪些行业? 2 O$ b; ]$ n' m* A5 l 2 T7 @ [4 z3 S5 t9 [Thank you for your interests in Smeal. The Smeal MBA portfolios include: 6 V1 `2 I8 R( M- \3 L ! u9 U2 m0 Z0 W0 f0 v1. Corporate Financial Analysis and Planning 0 i2 A2 n, X. [) v2. Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship 5 O% @. x, b; u6 S9 j3. Investment Management and Portfolio Analysis " |9 }! K/ r, o1 F
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Smeal corporate finance portfolio has traditional strength in northeast and mid-Atlantic.Many major firms have long term relationship with Smeal in recruiting finance talents, to name a few from the company list: Intel, ExxonMobil,Dell,Black&Decker....! |" o$ H3 S/ d* q7 ?/ [
1 v+ a7 p6 y4 kSupply chain management is another strength of Smeal. Graduates in this portfolio always have very good placement rate. We just held a supply chain career fair in Sept. The recruiters include: American Airlines, IBM, Bristol-Myer-Squibb,Kraft,JnJ,Merck,Pfizer... I have pasted the link to the full list of recruiting companies below in case you want to explore more at this topic. 5 `( W# q) A9 W: s+ b+ V; ], ^9 Q( v# I 3 O; o: S# w7 K& D4 m1 Y4 phttp://www.smeal.psu.edu/cscr/sccf.html- S/ {9 X* A, Q: ]$ E0 ?
7 a3 H" h+ N& p! k$ B$ rProduct and market development portfolio in Smeal mainly focus on B2B marketing. Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM) is influential in global B2B marketing world. We have Smeal alumni work in marketing in companies like IBM, Chevron,DuPont, Honeywell,3M.... % q4 S: y* m7 K/ I! a% z, b* U8 l n Z* u
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1 R% z+ m( A1 X7 c% M, `8 S' l# W " J. G& u9 t$ i作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 14:57:21
我在网上申请中只看到essay的长度限制是一页,那就是不用double-space了?不然的话每篇文章就只能写250至300个字了,也太少了点6 S' H9 R2 z% C5 D& F: S
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To keep it fair to all applicants, Smeal hopes to see essays about the same length, i.e. 1-page long. To answer your questions, yes, you can use single-space. Hope this helps! - {9 U/ X% T/ x* _, h( u3 c8 H1 ~0 O" [2 P* [' ?2 ^
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. w" O/ o G7 {$ ^, u Personal Essays ' ?3 i% b. a2 T, v2 j4 oYour responses to essay questions will be reviewed to determine your goals and aspirations, and if they match with the goals of the Smeal MBA program. Essays should be written concisely and clearly.$ w h# j" F! h3 }& Q+ P
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essay题目是什么?3 z: @0 ^! u, y
2 S) W* h8 t. P2 T6 h. n9 e6 c在申请网页上就能看到。在这儿贴一下: 7 q( H1 Z' e; Z, `/ r4 j, R 8 o. \' g/ T$ ?5 A必写: . n; E6 K' Y; ?7 |/ R5 ]( @. b( o
$ v: q- C$ Y; l* D1. Discuss your short- and long-term career goals. How do you see the Smeal College MBA degree assisting you in attaining these goals ) L5 F2 ]9 m- ^8 A3 X
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2. We all have our own “defining moments” in our personal history: times when we made a choice that affected the future direction of our lives. Describe a decision you have made that has proven to be a turning point in your career/personal life. If you had made a different choice at that time, how might your life be different? + x0 X/ b% A% c/ [4 m$ A1 f# P5 R' u! i' q
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3. Donald Trump recently published a book “The Best Business Advice I Ever Received.” It is a compilation of business advice received by successful business men and women. What is the best business advice you have ever received? How has it impacted your professional experience and career?) A1 c$ @0 R7 Y
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BTW, PSU的申请网页挺难找的,不在how to apply,在early acceptance里。! P L! I. E( ^2 b+ N% b
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2 R1 {; v1 U6 q- {* J0 iGPA很低70/100,能申请peen state的奖学金吗?,什么情况才能给全额奖学金? ; a0 d' q4 l$ c, Q* O; i4 H7 E$ c6 c$ F# n+ m" O
GPA is not the only standard our admission officers use to screen applicants, so please don't feel bad about your GPA. As for the eligibilities for the scholarship, to be honest with you, I don't know if there's an existing on-the-shelf standard. I know some scholarship receipients in my class and their profiles are all different,some have longer working experience, some have higher GMAT scores,.... In general, outstanding working and academic history and a solid career plan will make you a strong scholarship candidate. I know I may not answer your questions as specific as you wanted, and the answer may sound diplomatic, but this is what I truly feel. Lastly, I believe "Value" is a magic word in the application process. If you can demostrate the value a Smeal MBA will bring to you and the value you will be able to add to Smeal program, you will be in a very good shape. Good luck!7 E) a, q' z2 ^- X0 N' ?& X7 y
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7 P( w S! `. ?4 M! k$ i请教PSU,580+的TOEFL有可能被录取吗,如果GMAT700+,工作经历>8年(航天技术背景景),谢谢!. {) n7 h0 z5 r! W; D% _( Y+ I# O
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Please see the information I copied for you. I believe your GMAT score and working history are strong, and a 600+ TOEFL score will make your profile very competitive. Any other questions? Good luck! # Y3 {4 Z; v) r , @1 }# v; D1 M% P( e( `+ vThe TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is required of all applicants whose native language is not English. International candidates who have not received a degree from a U.S. college or university must earn a score of 600 or better on the paper-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or 250 on the computer-based TOEFL. Scores must be sent directly to the Smeal College MBA office. (code 2660)作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 15:02:21
What is the placement for Class of 2005?, B6 y u0 M7 d) R
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$ f: G; n; n% y% c6 EI don't think the 05 statistics has been released. However you can go to http://www.smeal.psu.edu/mba/stats.html to see 04 statistics. Generally speaking, 05 placement was much better than that of 04. # m2 _* ^* I9 |+ n9 m # T# m2 b9 T: ?' N% Y- y$ ^+ jI believe the viewers of this discussion care more about the placement for students from mainland China. In 05 Class, the placement distribution is as following: 2 h3 o9 H! u8 A* C, U- ]% T* k3 Q4 \5 y; |/ T7 a6 p
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I don't have statistics for the internship distribution for class of 2006. Generally speaking, the percentage of students who secured at least one internship was higher than that of last year. For Chinese students specifically, everyone has an internship (if my memory serves me right). The major areas for intern hiring are finance and supply chain, almost 50-50./ I4 C* s& \$ C" {! s
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' E; Z1 y4 X3 [/ p再问一下,学校对工作经验怎么看的?有录取过W/E<=2年的吗: K- p- s' S7 ^ P; L& [( Z
. }: S6 f- N1 j: |; H2 ]5 L6 q美国学生有WORKING EXPERIENCE<2年的, 不过大陆来的同学好象一般有4/5年经验. 学校怎么看的? 我想当然是越长越好咯, 对学校排名有贡献嘛,当然这也不是铁板一块,如果其他方面都挺好的话,短一点的工作经历也无妨. 6 E* L+ }9 _( b, F% X6 V" h
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2 r- B: o( {" D5 T m! p2 p 请问我看到申请网站上写着可以在线提交成绩单做评估之用,可是我在网申页面并没有看到有地方可以上传成绩单啊?% E( Y- y, b0 ?3 V- m3 V( e! J" V
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我当时好像是邮寄的hard copy成绩单,还有推荐信。等我问问看能不能上传soft copy. # J. F) L! C8 y9 H% t
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不过有个问题,成绩单都是学校开出来的,还盖有大红印章,如果上传soft copy的话,你怎么证明真实性呢?作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 15:05:20
你们MBA学生中非商业背景的学生多吗?比如,医学、人文?学校是否也强调学生的多样性?先谢过! O q' L; L4 E% e8 q7 U$ ^ + e9 p2 K, o) ~) y' Q+ b! F# m学校强调学生来源的多样性,这是肯定的,班级里大部分同学有商业背景,其他的同学有的原来是教师,有的是记者,有的来自非盈利组织, 医生好象还没有听说过, 也许做医生已经够好,就不想再念书了吧 3 S' W; ~7 |4 N: S' l . i6 r& s7 y9 l8 V6 c1 I( C/ D' o& s* u P v Thank you for your information first. I want to do career change and now is interested in finance. ( not sure corp finance or IB ) But you know, I am from IT and have no b/g on this field, though I am being studied the heavily-technically BS formula and term-structure models(HJM, BGM etc). In addition, I believe, before enrollment, I can have part knowledge of finance. Based on this information, could you tell me how possible to have career change successfully and how? If possible, provide me some successful cases around you. MFE is one way. However, here I just want to know MBA way. BTW, could you give PSU's financial aid information? Thank you very much. ! B1 ~1 R) P m k% D+ A" m2 {& [1 A# A6 I; p7 h5 R. D
I believe career change is something case by case. MBA degree can never GUARANTEE a success in this regard.But I believe it's fair to say that with an MBA degree, a career change is more possible. 3 `1 B3 M) @' ?. v# h" \
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If you want the general info for financial aid, the follwoing link will direct you to the useful site.http://www.smeal.psu.edu/mba/tuition.html. ^, _' ?1 u; X
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8 F* K, J! A0 {# W$ U2 _8 ` 请帮忙评估我这样的background 拿奖学金的概率高吗?500强通讯企业4年技术&市场工作(tech->product marketing),GMAT680(还没考 预计成绩 俺英语很差 非牛人),国内重点本科GPA很低(平均70/100)你觉得这样的情况 奖学金有戏吗? 4 r9 q2 M$ {' t* ` / c5 W" p8 N, gThe average W/E for class entering in 2005 is 5 years. Mid-range GMAT is 720-560. I think you have a very competitive profile. If you can raise your GMAT score to over 700, I feel the chances of receiving financial aid will be larger. , _+ K0 ]1 U3 |* {) @, H
Do you know whether it is difficult to find a job in the USA and stay there after graduation from smeal? + j, m4 A: M% o1 c! i! R D9 {6 S) B' W, [
By the way, the ranking of Smeal is not in the Top50, does it disadvantage the future career? And is it worthing to study? By the way, I know it is strong in supply chain management. is this subject worthing to study? % `' U. n% ~+ z! W5 A, C; A
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0 S9 g4 _7 e IHi, ' o6 C z- z5 O2 x4 y 3 M, k4 {; F# |0 \1, As far as I know, almost all Chinese graduates from SMEAL got jobs in US if they determined to do so. The job market in US this year is better than that of previous years, so I believe it will be even easier to secure a job. An important trend in most recent years for MBA's from China was to go back China. Many feel that they would develop themselves faster in fast growing China. Another point of doing so was to avoid glass ceilings of career development. 8 b* S4 Y' t) g
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2, SMEAL remains in Top 50 according to most of important rankings. Disadvantage? I don't think so. Yes, SMEAL's strength in supply chain is well-known. However, that is not the only shining point. SMEAL's finance and marketing are strong too. 0 Z3 I; {$ W1 N$ G
q: ^' y# i1 |9 I1 d' f3, Supply chain is comparatively new to China's industries, so knowing more in SCM will provide you with more competitive advantage. :) Is supply chain a good portfolio to devote to? I believe the answer will be based on your own choice. Do you want a career in SCM or not? / B# l1 E2 G* V5 T5 s/ I) r m$ g # T# _( p! H9 D' d/ O O3 s4 ^9 l8 P7 QI hope this response answered your questions. If you have further questions, please post them here. I will try my best to answer them. Good luck!作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 15:07:12
Which school is better if i want to go to finance: michigan state U, ohio state U or penn state U, another question is in the second year do u pay in state tuition or out state tuition! y1 C* u3 _$ H& F9 Z
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To be honest with you, SMEAL's finance is really strong, although it may not match those big name top schools. The faculties are very knowledgable and have strong experience in both academics and businesses. You can find alumni and employers in almost every parts of U.S., especially in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. I feel what we learnt here in finance is really really solid and that will surely prepare SMEAL graduates well enough to start new careers. If you are looking for big names, SMEAL may not be a right place for you. (I believe one day it will be one of the big names too.)As wise finance people, we should comapre ROIs. And SMEAL is the place that offers great ROI. 5 j9 V0 [; @( J8 I& r& h: n5 ~ & k( r! Y I5 x& [As for the second year tuition, if you are paying out state tuition in first year, you will pay out state tuition in second year too. Good luck!# C0 i$ y6 K- r- ]
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3, 用实例来说明你在以前工作学习中展示的领导能力。 + Q5 G. w: Z# ~& H 8 m% r* F+ A N" E* |+ c3 g4,你是怎么认识团队精神的。举一个你在团队中成功工作的例子。 , x1 D& y1 Z/ h, g2 o0 S2 Q/ [: B/ C/ g! A3 F
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2 `+ N- Y @2 L$ l0 @1 d2 R1 O7,你的职业发展规划是怎样的. 5年以后/10年以后 # f) ^! ^/ K, ~2 r0 G # W3 f$ P u3 n# R j0 L" z) d大概就是这类的问题,很BEHAVIOR BASED,如果你在中国的话,多半是电话面试,半个小时到45分钟,气氛应该不紧张,面试前把自己的简历和ESSAYS多看几遍,不要让面试官觉得他/她比你还熟就行了。嘿嘿。。。作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 15:09:16
I intend to apply for MBA of your school this year. When I review application materials I have some questions, could you help clarify: , N! o' \6 ?% l# `( Q! o2 n/ W& t& B ) z. Q0 p% {2 x' y6 ]Per Financial statement, I have bought a house in China, can the copy of real estate ownership certificate be a finanicial statement proof? % ^$ h. R; v& ^/ ~5 U* A
I am preparing for on line submission, I want to know if some off -line documents like financial statement or official GMAT/TOEFL score sheet are nesessary before deadline. I am now asking bank and ETS to prepare the documents to send SMEAL, I cannot promise if they can arrive just before Dec 1st. If they are late for the deadline, will SMEAL still accept my application as round 1? 2 s7 y3 L9 g W ( S3 s3 v/ h) R" Y# W& u2 O% B uYour answer will be highly apprecaited. o# [* M3 ]! y$ ]
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1, I believe real estate ownship certificate will not be considered as a financial statement by the shool. But it's helpful to show your bond to home country when you interview with visa officers.3 s& B: j) k$ M# g
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2, I think as long as the online application package is done by Dec.1, you will be considered as Round 1. I will ask our admissions managers and come back to you.By the way, I didn't see you mention your transcript and recommendations. When you send out the package, don't forget them please. :) , m6 D9 K/ `1 R( ]1 \
6 v7 P7 k# U2 k- ?" K' E( E: h5 _5 z! F5 m$ L$ r When I requested my TOEFL/GMAT score report through ETS, I filled in department code 00 for undergraduate program not 02 for management school. Is it a big problem?4 \3 {/ X, U2 j3 |5 C
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% q' B: v9 h/ o8 l2 I1. "By the way, I didn't see you mention your transcript and recommendations. When you send out the package, don't forget them please. :) " A; c g8 r3 p5 k4 T/ K# T - v+ m, y- q" u; e* BDo you mean that we can send the transcript and recommendations by post, not necessarily on line? According to PSU's website, all applications to the Smeal MBA Program must be completed online.6 X1 c: r6 h4 v( L: w$ S+ e
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2. Shall I submit the application first and offer my financial statement after I get the admission offer? * M/ P+ V! U9 C# f7 m6 o, I1 w6 Y5 q1 d 6 d; @4 A( y; F% c1, You must compete your application online and you need to submit official transcript (hard copy) as well. I mentioned recommendation letters b/c some reference prefer to fill in the paper forms. % A( k1 I: p4 r4 Z' t F2 i: m 8 ^- ~% M3 ]& P+ K2, You can save the financials for next step. To meet the deadline, I think it's more urgent for you to complete the application. 8 N( l% J8 q; _* N& v8 P S; }
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To be honest, I believe GMAT and working experience are more important than GPA. And what really counts is the overall evaluation, not an evaluation against a single standard. Good luck!作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 15:11:01
thank you so much for your help on us. I have a question on the transcript, when I check the website, it is said that we should circulate a photocopy of our transcript for their early check, does it means when they ask the original copy I should send that? ) R$ V% I( l/ o) V 6 r, ?! z8 ^# R1 u. V3 r3 o: qSecondly, PSU doesn't require the words number of essay. It just mentioned the maximum is one page. A lot of other universities regulate the line space and character size. What should I deal with the essay for PSU? I found it really difficult to condense each essay within 400 words. . e$ `+ d# t$ n% c/ y; }+ I+ w0 A
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I am not familar with the e-biz center. The link to its webpage is as following: " e! h* l3 j& c) ^2 r% g- Y : R' i6 j# N. c$ Khttp://www.smeal.psu.edu/ebrc/. Hope the information on there can address your needs.作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 15:13:01
Smeal 是不是在奖学金方面比较慷慨。道听途说来的。不知道是不是真的,请大虾指点一下!- `, X, g6 Z2 C5 j* E/ r1 w
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Over 1/3 of the class have full assistantships. These assistantships carry a full tuition waiver and monthly stipend. Really good packages are waiting for you guys... 9 P) }" d/ X6 G) s( |# o5 L- t # k0 Z; ?8 n5 j% Q1 y9 Q. IThe number of applicants to Penn State exploded this year. If you want to see Joe Pa in person, you'd better hurry up...% x Y$ r) T* X! p$ C1 n& t
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No previous related experience is required when you choose a portfolio. All you need is a strong interest in that portfolio. ' Z* _7 I6 D2 [) }% P: \$ }5 k3 ?$ c: r' `! ?* I! [
/ X* ~4 V1 T+ k. x, Y3 D) e0 w/ t: v, v( `, t9 |5 j) J 我接到INVTERVIEW 通知, 请问需要做何准备呢?" N: D" T4 j7 j
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其实Penn State的面试问题不是很刁钻,我建议你好好回顾一下你的工作/学习经历,看看如何能结合他们说明这样几个问题: : J v x; d; J0 S , `* ?& f8 V" l- ^3 P0 q/ Y1,Why MBA? ) Z* [" ^) o' d" U+ p1 E/ C' n' v
2.Why Penn State?1 M5 Q: ~; a7 p: B. \/ [8 n
5 `/ }+ q" {1 M3,Why at this point? 9 m7 C5 C" X6 N/ z$ z/ ~/ N" {3 {8 }3 Y- _
4,What's your career plan?Short term/long term? . ?3 Y) R) l! y: M- Q2 t) G4 M$ r( u. t& m4 I1 z% r5 Y
5,Use examples to demostrate how you worked in a team/leadship skills. ! [! i( ?0 Z4 \9 j9 a1 n0 g" x: P+ A. E0 I7 H
6,What's your biggest failure in your professional experience?What did you learn from it?: }; y5 K3 u% y/ s
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可以问的问题还有很多,不过万变不离其中,重要的是你能结合以往经历和你对未来的规划,突出说明1,Penn State的MBA能给你带来价值,你也能为学校带来价值。2,Penn State和你的职业发展计划是很好的MATCH.作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 15:15:29
The us news ranks MIT, MSU, OSU as the top 3 universities for SCM, so is PSU really stronger in SCM than those 3 universities? 2 U! Z2 @8 e3 n# e! V ) g% w8 N& V% H9 JI believe PSU is in the same tier as those three schools in SCM. They are have great SCM program. / s: E7 f1 R6 C* Q. [' {1 d% U5 [" Z# h, C5 P0 N
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) c, Z9 X" _; U6 L0 E# i9 \ {; Q 我看了学校的网页,上面说得到ta/ra的学生可以免除学费,而且每个月还有生活费。请问生活费由多少?嘿嘿。。。( M) Q+ |1 a2 _) G8 M
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The package detail is not released yet. Currently, the stipend is somewhere around $600/Month on a 10 hour/week assignment. In you second year, you may have chance to upgrade to a 20 hour/week assignment and that will double the pay. |, ~9 S9 t/ c6 S
: `" [5 M+ n) ]6 r( D% R/ l/ TGA package also covers a big share of your insurance...isn't it great! / y6 Z6 q( v+ I+ L* r; S* N: C. [( B" R! t1 |
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6 m- W/ E3 H! y9 Y: k7 i' r' A随着大家对于PSU的了解,申请的人也就增加了,那么竞争就强了。; ~+ T2 s7 | r1 M! l Z3 Y8 ~6 h: O. O
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Bachelor in P.E, GPA 3.2 7 L6 p9 ^ i- k( l
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( U0 H3 t3 L! I; Y- o8 U0 K至今三年工作经验,行业内最大美国公司。行业有些特殊:赛事管理和体育赞助/营销。9 F. Z2 d6 e' W. S/ O( ~( \! y
U1 r8 t; n) X1 u6 v+ N F4 jCould you please heve a look at my questions as below?' h0 F/ Y( ^5 k/ |4 t7 g6 a
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Basic information: T607,G640, working in a international US firm headquatering in Penn state for about 5 years, in supply chain field, but plan to study in accounting or finance;have not been a manager. s/ V8 X* J1 j5 a0 U9 K
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Since I just finished GMAT, I just started applying... is it too late? Is my score of GMAT not enough? Is my plan of changing to accounting or finance possible? + R& R* v- C v# _6 L1 c$ U x5 a; b v, M8 t1 {1 L- w( ?如果不靠GA的话,录取还是有希望的。7 N7 p4 w* P8 p9 P$ x; u0 M
- k) }4 O% p) v/ a, W9 }/ @3 {现在申请不晚。 / g/ s; _& A' ^1 |* c $ O' v! V3 b2 l; d4 X如果就在这边,不妨到系里来看看,和ADCOM的人聊聊啊什么的,比较有利。 & ?, G4 [/ R+ X) V1 p $ r' Z1 N6 f/ L) v至于换方向是不是可能,这不好说的。不过,无论您申请的时候说要念什么方向,真的进了PROGRAM,还是可以换的,没有关系的。作者: kevinhrm 时间: 2006-7-12 15:20:01
我是在国内的,所以一直担心GMAT分不够.已经决定要试一试, 正全力准备资料呢!* _! b$ [) p" W0 Y J3 R7 o
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看来我是不是应该先申请SUPPLY CHAIN胜算要大一点呢?( i1 p- r6 K+ O n" N$ {
刚才查了一下,昨天给我面试的人叫David Lenze, associate Director of Admissions, 真的希望自己不要折掉啊,还要和哥哥团聚呢.555555. 感觉自己应该有很多东西说的,但是当时可能比较紧张,有点词不达意. 那个人说我的经历和别人不太一样,因为我在supply chain, sales and marketing都做过,也不知道他会不会考虑一下diversity.期待ing.! z, Z/ y. y; I8 N
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对了,一般面试完多久会收到消息啊?我也忘了问今年有多少人申请第一轮,大概的录取比例有多少. $ I. M( j! p/ ~( G, r: G6 B% y
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你是第一轮还是第二轮呀?第二轮的申请马上要截至了,admission非常忙,我猜二月初以前你大概不会收到什么消息。 / c% p7 O5 R4 `; @; U& t* i. n2 K! r+ Y3 W# u# N# s
今年的申请人数和去年同期相比上升了至少30%,录取比例我就知之不祥了。 ( |& x- t% U8 X: Q7 g9 \# k 6 K) J$ V; U% H9 Y7 i4 z奖学金的发放是基于各项评估的总体质量,并不是只看分数,这个我们以前讨论过。700 有戏吗?怎么说呢, 还要看你的其他材料和其他学生的情况。 6 h: b [8 N& q& ]
~2 U, Q8 k8 f/ r( G" \我很希望我能回答你所有的问题,可是有的问题我确实不知道确切的答案。抱歉! 如果你有什么疑问,在这里又得不到解答的,我建议你给DAVID写信。他是个非常热心,非常和气的人。 " Q. J% `2 q7 H; k+ {6 f% x* o$ c5 H9 y9 w% E2 P l" x
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让我比较郁闷的是面试官说他已经看过我的resume和essay了,所以我们不需要重复这些,他希望了解更多。然后就是一系列的问题 4 `6 c% g4 y U4 s) s & o1 s, J; R% T6 s! U1。tell me some moment when were most stressful + _3 }5 \* z- z7 R) V2. share some experience of team work " [. o/ _0 Z) V& Z
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