相信很多小伙伴进入象牙塔后,在经历几年的基础打磨,开始规划下一步的上层建筑时,会选择去世界看看,实现人生目标。出国留学似乎已经是中国学生最普遍的选择。如果把每年中国学生留学申请的专业进行统计,占比最大的非商科莫属。在商业社会,学商科不论是回国发展还是留美就业都有较好前景(钱景),选择出国念商科也自然成了主流。想要在芸芸商科申请者中脱颖而出?讲究技巧很重要:
老司机告诉你,虽然他,她,它们都属商科,但申请却各有各的巧儿
常见的商科专业有5类:Accounting、Finance、MBA、Marketing和HR(Human Resource)。这五类专业大都是开设在高校的商学院(Business School)或者管理学院(School of Management)。
üFinance:首先要注意的是,美国的金融专业分为三种:金融工程(Financial Engineering)、金融(Finance)、和金融分析(Financial Analyst)。金融工程一般设立在工程学院,要求兼具数学和计算机背景,更偏向于理工科;金融分析目前是一个新兴的学科,主要面对的职业是金融分析师。最常见的金融是指在商学院内设立的专业,其硕士专业简称MSF,所涉及行业包括金融分析、投资管理、公司金融等。美国高校在开设MSF专业的申请条件、录取要求有时会存在明显的差异。比如某些美国教授更倾向于本科是理工科的学生读MSF进行学科交叉,特别有一些学校,像华盛顿圣路易斯大学,普林斯顿大学,它们更喜欢数学背景较强的学生。所以如果你打算读商科,那么像高等数学、线性代数、概率与统计学等这些课程一定要尽量取得好的成绩,在申请的时候就会占优势。
美高校Finance专业最新排名(前五名):1.宾夕法尼亚大学(UPenn)2.纽约大学(NYU)3. 麻省理工学院(MIT) 4.密西根大学安娜堡分校(UM-Ann Abor)5.德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校(UT-Austin)
üAccounting:会计硕士在美国一般被叫做Master of Sciencein Accounting以及Master of Accounting/Accoutancy,也就是MSA或MAcc,中国留学生大部分都选择申请MAcc,相比MSA对本科会计专业背景的硬性要求,MAcc则较为宽松。
美高校Accounting专业最新排名(前五名):1.德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校(UT-Austin)2.伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校(UIUC) 3.杨百翰大学(BYU) 4. 宾夕法尼亚大学(UPenn)5.南加利福尼亚大学(USC)
üMBA:读MBA往往被视为升职、转行的跳板,MBA三分之一的价值是其本身的学位价值、三分之一在于从课程本身学到的知识性财富、还有三分之一是社交。校友关系网和学校所在地区的社会氛围都可以成为申请MBA的考虑因子。
美高校MBA专业最新排名(前五名):1.斯坦福大学(Stanford) 2.哈佛大学(Harvard) 3.宾夕法尼亚大学(UPenn)4.芝加哥大学(UChicago)5.麻省理工学院(MIT)
üMarketing: 由于高科技产品行业的发展,Marketing专业中的分支High Tech Marketing逐渐受到留学生的亲睐。除此之外,Marketing专业还包括Brand Management、Marketing Management、Marketing 和Marketing and International Business等方向。但美国的市场行业要求更高的英文水平,因此对英语能力的提升也是该专业的潜在要求之一。
美高校Marketing专业最新排名(前五名):1.密西根大学安娜堡分校(UM-Ann Abor)2.宾夕法尼亚大学(UPenn)3. 纽约大学(NYU)4. 加州大学伯克利分校(Cal)5. 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校(UT-Austin)
(以上排名信息来自于U.S. News,2016)
üHR(Human Resource):美国的HR专业在不同类型的院校所研究的方向也有所不同。如商学院的HR专业注重培养学生的人力资源管理能力、沟通能力和领导力,实用性强;对于学生的Soft Skills(沟通、合作、领导力、决断力)要求很高。而文理学院的HR则更注重理论与实践的结合,综合性较强。所以大家在选择专业的同时一定要注意是学校的类型。
美高校Marketing专业最新排名(前五名):1.康奈尔大学(Cornell)2.罗格斯大学-新布朗斯维克分校(RU-New Brunswick)3.西北大学(NU)4.纽约大学(NYU)5.旧金山大学(USF)
既然分数是绕不开的硬指标,为何不选个省力的捷径?
众所周知,gmat+语言成绩是申请美国商学院的硬件准备第一步。GMAT是商科研究生的入学考试,也是MBA申请必备的考试之一。一般美国院校商科要求GMAT>700. 而说到语言考试,随着英国血统的雅思考试开始大举攻入美国高校阵营,超过3300家美国院校(包括所有常青藤盟校)认可雅思成绩。GMAT 和雅思考试两份成绩,既能够让申请者向学校证明英语的实际应用能力,同时也清晰的展现了自己就读商科或职业发展所必备的数据、逻辑和批判推理的技能,以及解决现实问题的能力。也就是说,不是不负责任的把自己抬到太高,或压倒太低,而是合理地评估自我能力,硬邦邦的成绩数字代表一种能力水准的标准化认可程度,以保障在入学后能够顺利完成学业。另外,雅思词汇实用性更强,基本涵盖国外留学生活和学习所需,追求实用性的雅思对考生来讲准备起来更加省时省力,得心应手一些,也更有机会取得雅思7+的成绩,成功拿到顶尖商学院的offer!
还是不能免俗,来看看那些全球最受中国学生欢迎的商科院校top20的GMAT+IELTS入门要求:
University Name |
GMAT Score |
IELTS Score |
Chinese University of Hong Kong |
M. Phil./PhD (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
6.5 (Postgraduate programs) |
Master of Science in Information and Technology Management (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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Masters in Accounting (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Finance (1 year): Average Total: 713 |
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MBA, Full Time (1 year): Average Total: 650 |
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MS in Economics (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Finance (1 year): Average Total: 713 |
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MS in Global Business (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Marketing (1 year): Average Total: 713 |
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MSc in Business Analytics (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MSc in Management of Real Estate and Hospitality Assets (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Part Time (2 years): Average Total: 550 |
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Executive MBA (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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OneMBA, Global Executive MBA (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Fordham University |
MBA (2 years) : GMAT Required |
7 (Postgraduate programs) |
MS in Accounting (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Business Analytics (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Communication & Media Management (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Global Finance (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Global Management (3CMGM) (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Information Systems (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Management Systems (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Marketing Intelligence (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Quantitative Finance (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Taxation (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Part Time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Investor Relations (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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Executive MBA (More than 2 years) : GMAT Required |
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
MBA, Full Time (1 year): Average: 610 - 730 |
7 (MBA) |
PhD Programs (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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MBA Program in Saudi Arabia, Part Time (2 years): Average Total: 550 or above |
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MBA, Part Time (2 years): Average Total: 550 - 700 |
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University of Maryland |
Master of Finance, Full-time (1 year) : Middle 80th Percentile is 680 - 750 |
6.5 (Postgraduate programs) |
MBA, Full Time, Full-time (2 years) : Total Range: 600 - 720 |
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MS in Accounting, Full-time (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Information Systems, Full-time (1 year) : Average Score: 650 |
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MS in Marketing Analytics, Full-time (1 year) : Average Total: 650 |
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MS in Supply Chain Management, Full-time (1 year) : Average Total: 650 |
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PhD Program, Full-time (More than 2 years) : Average Total: 700 |
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MBA, Part Time, Part-time (More than 2 years) : Average Total: 500 - 690 |
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Online MBA, Part-time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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Johns Hopkins University |
Global MBA (2 years) : Average Total: 650 |
7 (Postgraduate programs) |
MS in Enterprise Risk Management (1 year) : Average Total: 700 |
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MS in Finance (1 year) : Average Total: 710 |
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MS in Health Care Management (1 year) : Average Total: 680 |
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MS in Information Systems (1 year) : Average Total: 650 |
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MS in Marketing (1 year) : Average Total: 690 |
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MS in Real Estate and Infrastructure (1 year) : Average Total: 650 |
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Flexible MBA (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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SAIS Bologna Center (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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SAIS Bologna Center (1 year) : Middle Range Verbal: 34 – 42, Middle Range Quantitative: 38 - 49 |
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SAIS Washington DC (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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Public Health (1 year) : Middle Verbal: 34 – 42, Middle Quantitative: 38 - 49 |
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SAIS Bologna Center, Full Time (U.S. Citizens) |
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SAIS Bologna Center, Part Time (U.S. Citizens) |
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SAIS Washington DC, Full Time |
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Design Leadership MBA/MA (Dual degree with Johns Hopkins University) (2 years) |
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University of Texas at Dallas |
MBA, Full Time (2 years) : Range of Total: 600 - 720 |
6.5 (Postgraduate programs) |
MBA, Professional Full Time (More than 2 years) : Range of Total: 550 - 700 |
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MS in Accounting, Full Time (2 years) : Range of Total: 550 – 700 |
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MS in Accounting/MBA Joint Program, Full Time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Finance (2 years) : Range of Total: 550 – 700 |
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MS in Finance/MBA Joint Program, Full Time (More than 2 years) : Average Total: 600 |
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MS in Healthcare Management, Full-Time (2 years) : Range of Total: 500 – 700 |
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MS in International Management Studies/MBA Joint Program, Full Time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Management Administrative Sciences, Full Time (2 years) : Range of Total: 500 - 700 |
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MS in Management and Administrative Sciences/MBA Joint Program, Full Time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Marketing, Full Time (2 years) : Range of Total: 500 - 700 |
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MS in Marketing/MBA Joint Program, Full Time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Supply Chain Management/MBA Joint Program, Full Time (More than 2 years) : Average Total: 604 |
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MS in Supply Chain, Full Time (2 years) : Range Total: 500 - 700 |
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MS in Information Technology Management, Part Time (More than 2 years) : Range of Total: 500 – 700 |
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MS in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Part Time (1 year) : Range of Total: 500 – 700 |
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MS in Innovation and Entrepreneurship/MBA Joint Program, Part Time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in International Management Studies, Part Time (More than 2 years) : Range of Total: 500 – 700 |
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MS in International Management Studies/MBA Joint Program, Part Time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Management Administrative Sciences, Part Time (More than 2 years) : Range of Total: 500 - 700 |
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MS in Management and Administrative Sciences/MBA Joint Program, Part Time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Energy Management, Part Time (1 year) |
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Executive MBA, Global Leadership Online (2 years) |
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University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign |
College of Business (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
6.5 (Postgraduate programs) |
Master of Science in Accountancy (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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Masters in Finance (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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Masters in Human Resources & Industrial Relations (2 years): Average Total: 660 |
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MBA, Full Time (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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PhD in Human Resources & Industrial Relations (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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PhD Program (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Part Time (more than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Executive MBA (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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iMBA (more than 2 years) |
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MS in Advertising (1 year) |
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New York University |
Full-time MBA (2 years): 80% GMAT Range: 680 -760 |
IELTS accepted. Contact school for score |
PhD Program (More than 2 years): Average Total: 747 |
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Langone Part-time MBA for Working Professionals (More than 2 years): Typical 80% Range: 620 - 730 |
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MS in Business Analytics (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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Executive MBA (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Master of Science in Risk Management for Executives (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Master of Science in Management of Technology (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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University of Southern California |
Masters in Finance, Full-time (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
7 (Postgraduate programs) |
MBA, Full-time (2 years) : Average Total: 690, 80% GMAT Range: 640 - 730 |
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MBA, Online, Part-time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Part-time (More than 2 years) : Average Total: 600 |
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Business Analytics, Full-time (1 year) |
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Business Analytics, Part-time (1 year) |
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University of Hong Kong |
Master of Economics, Full-time (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
6.5 (Postgraduate programs) |
Master of Finance, Full-time (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Full-time (1 year) : Average Total: 660 - 670 |
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MPhil/PhD, Full-time (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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EMBA-Global Asia, Executive (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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Columbia University |
Economic Policy Management (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
7 (Postgraduate programs) |
MBA, Full Time (2 years): GMAT Preferred, Average Total: 716 |
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PhD Program (More than 2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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EMBA-Global Americas and Europe (2 years): Average Total: 638 |
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EMBA-New York Friday/Saturday (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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George Washington University |
Global MBA,Full-time (2 years): Average Total: 643 |
7 (MBA) |
Master of Accountancy,Full-time (2 years): Average Total: 681 |
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Master of Science in Project Management,Full-time (2 years): Average Total: 685 |
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Master of Tourism Administration,Full-time (2 years): Average Total: 605 |
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MS in Business Analytics,Full-time (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Finance,Full-time (2 years): Average: 650 |
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MS in Information System Technology,Full-time (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Online MS in Information Systems Technology,Full-time (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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PhD Program,Full-time (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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World Executive MBA,Full-time (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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University of Rochester |
Full-Time, 2-year MBA(2 years): Middle 80%: 600 - 720 |
7 (Postgraduate programs) |
Full-Time, MS Programs (1 year): Middle 80%: 610 - 730 |
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PhD Program(2 years): Average Total: 710 |
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MBA, Part Time(2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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MS Programs, Part Time(2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Executive MBA(2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Boston College |
MBA, Full Time: Average Total: 666 |
7.5 (Postgraduate programs) |
MS in Accounting: Average Total: 686 |
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MS in Finance: Average Total: 698 |
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PhD in Finance: Average Total: 722 |
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PhD in Organization Studies: Average Total: 677 |
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MBA, Part Time: Average Total: 593 |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
Doctoral Program (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
7 (Postgraduate programs) |
MBA, Full Time (2 years): Average Total: 714 |
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MS in Finance (1 year): Middle 80% Range: 700 - 770 |
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MS in Management Studies (1 year): Average Total: 714 |
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Sloan Fellows Program in Innovation & Leadership (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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System Design and Management (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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Executive MBA (2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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State University of New York (SUNY) |
MBA (2 years) : Average Total: 614 |
6 (Postgraduate programs) |
MA in Economics (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Full Time (2 years) : |
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MS in Accounting (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Economics (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Finance (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Information Systems (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Supply Chains & Operations Management (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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PhD Program (More than 2 years) |
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Executive MBA, Lockheed Martin (More than 2 years) |
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Accounting (1 year) |
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MBA - Program (More than 2 years) |
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MS in Sport Management (1 year) |
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MS in Accounting (1 year) |
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MS in Accounting Information Systems (1 year) |
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MS in Professional Accountancy, Full Time (1 year) |
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MS in Professional Accountancy, Part Time (1 year) |
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MS in Taxation, Full Time (1 year) |
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MS in Taxation, Part Time (1 year) |
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MBA, Part Time (More than 2 years) |
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City University of Hong Kong |
M. Phil./PhD (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
6.5 (MBA) |
Master of Science in Information and Technology Management (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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Masters in Accounting (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Finance (1 year): Average Total: 713 |
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MBA, Full Time (1 year): Average Total: 650 |
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MS in Economics (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Finance (1 year): Average Total: 713 |
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MS in Global Business (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Marketing (1 year): Average Total: 713 |
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MSc in Business Analytics (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MSc in Management of Real Estate and Hospitality Assets (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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Ohio State University |
Master Business Operational Excellence,Full-time (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
7 (Postgraduate programs) |
Master of Accounting,Full-time (1 year): Average Total: 657 |
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Master of Business Logistics Engineering,Full-time (1 year): Average Total: 700 |
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Master of Human Resource Management,Full-time (1 year): GMAT Accepted |
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MBA, Full Time, 2year: Average Total: 660 |
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PhD in Accounting / MIS,Full-time (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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PhD in Business Administration, Full-time (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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PhD in Human Resource Management,Full-time (More than 2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Specialized Master in Business - Finance,Full-time (1 year): Average Total: 648 |
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MBA, Part Time,(More than 2 years): Average Total: 611 |
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Executive MBA,(2 years): GMAT Accepted |
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Pepperdine University |
MBA (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
6.5 (Postgraduate programs) |
MS In Accounting (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Applied Finance (1 year) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Global Business (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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Executive MBA (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MBA (2 years) : GMAT Accepted |
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MS in Applied Analytics (1 year) |
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MS in Human Resources (1 year) |
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National University of Singapore |
Asia MBA - NUS/Fudan/Korea U: GMAT Accepted |
6.5 (MBA) |
MBA, Full Time: Average Total: 672 |
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MSc in Management: GMAT Accepted |
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NUS PhD-MBA: GMAT Accepted |
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NUS/HEC MBA: GMAT Accepted |
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NUS/Peking IMBA: Average Total: 630 |
经营自己,学会做个讲故事的人
和其他专业的研究生院相比,商学院看重的可不一定是学术成果。相反的,他们会更加偏爱那些完善充实的,来自不同背景的拥有有趣的经验的人。这对大多数非学霸们来说无疑是个好消息,拥有亮瞎眼的IELTS+GMAT分数可不一定能保证你的成功录取。这也意味着你需要不断丰富充实自己的生活,需要时间来发展爱好和课外活动,并需要不断地向外探索。在商学院经常能够见到分数不高但有丰富经验的“奇葩”牛人,他们正是因为那些“不务正业”的经历才被顶尖商学院的录取。所以,申请的重点在于“讲述你的故事”。学校希望看到的是一个优点与缺点并存,对未来和事业有明确规划的人。你就是你,因为特别而被记住。
最后一件事儿,一个清晰的职业发展方向对申请商科的学生来说是基础。因为商科申请者对自身职业发展或者创业方向的洞悉与否,都将直接导致留学的成败。学校招生官希望录取的是那些雄心勃勃、计划利用商学院为自己的事业推波助澜的学生。所以不管你是本科的应届毕业生,还是已经在职场打拼几年的上班族,读商学院都请给自己一个清晰的职业规划。不然,短短的2年学习很容易就迷茫过去了。
最后,小编为有留学打算的小伙伴准备了最全面的留学考试介绍,快来看看吧!戳这里>>
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