號外！更多美國頂級名校MBA，放寬免試入學條件！

再度被筆者預言中了！

過年來點實實在在的利多！又有更多美國頂級名校MBA，放寬免試入學條件！

除了M7的MIT原本就有「雙免」：免GMAT/GRE及免托福，

及常春藤名校Yale SOM，與Duke Fuqua原本就有免托福外，

又有更多重磅名校，在疫情後的招生吃緊下，開放「雙免」等更千載難逢的招生利多！

如：

常春藤名校Cornell Johnson也推出GMAT/GRE免試申請！

另一所常春藤名校Dartmouth Tuck提供百分百面試，

Top 8 Michigan Ross開放「雙免」申請！

眾多Top 20如：Virginia Darden、UCLA Anderson、UT Austin McCombs、Emory Goizueta等，也開放GMAT/GRE免試申請！

而免試入學條件下，「生涯目標與驅動力」、及「Why School」等自我了解將更為關鍵～

美國Top 20 MBA免試申請利多，重點資訊整理如下：

（By US News ranking）

#4 MIT Sloan

If your current situation prevents you from being able to submit a test score, you may request a test waiver explaining the situation. 

If the waiver is approved, and you are admitted, the Admissions Committee reserves the right to offer conditional admission such as but not limited to receiving a certain score on the GMAT or GRE or taking a supplemental class.

Deadline: Apr 8, 2024

#6 Dartmouth Tuck:  

Upon request, Tuck may offer GMAT/GRE test waivers before Feb 2. (Passed)

Guaranteed interview if applied by March 1

Deadline: March 25, 2024

#8 Yale SOM

No TOEFL or IELTS required as usual.

Deadline: Apr 9, 2024

#8 Ross MBA

Alternative Demonstrations of Academic Readiness 

Some candidates may be able to adequately demonstrate their readiness for the rigor of the program without the need to submit a test score. Instead, you must submit an essay that supports your case and provides alternative evidence of your readiness.

Alternative Demonstrations of English Proficiency

Some candidates may be able to demonstrate their proficiency in English without submitting a TOEFL, PTE, or IELTS test score. Instead, you must submit an essay that demonstrates alternative evidence of your English proficiency. 

Deadline: Apr 4

#10 NYU Stern

GMAT, GMAT Focus Edition, Executive Assessment, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, and DAT.
Deadline: Apr 18

#11 Duke Fuqua

No TOEFL or IELTS needed.

Deadline: Feb 22 and Apr 4, 2024.

#14 U of Virginia Darden

Darden offers a standardized test waiver. (Before Application)
No minimum score for TOEFL.

Deadline: Apr 3, 2024

#15 Cornell Johnson

GMAT or GRE test waiver optional

Deadline: Apr 10, 2024

#15 USC Marshall

GMAT or GRE test waiver

Deadline: March 1 and Apr 15, 2024; and rolling

#17 Emory Goisueta

Test waiver deadline: February 15, 2024

Application deadlines: 

One-Year: March 6, 2024
Two-Year: March 20, 2024 

#18 CMU Tepper

GMAT, GRE, or EA score, or approved test waiver

Deadlines: March 4, 2024

#19 UCLA Anderson

GMAT/GRE test optional.

Deadline: Apr 12, 2024.

#20 UT Austin McCombs

General Test Waiver (merit-based) is approved

Deadline: Mar 26, 2024

 

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其餘仍開放申請的名校有：

#3 UPenn Wharton

Deadline: Apr 2, 2024

#6 Stanford GSB

Deadline: Apr 9, 2024

#11 Berkeley Haas

Deadline: March 28

祝大家新年龍飛鳳舞，搭上千載難逢的順風車～

：）

Sincerely,

David Lee

原文出自：

http://tinyurl.com/28qa598e

Monday Blue Buster 每週一MBA生涯公益解惑日：何謂Leadership 1

轉眼已經十一月了！申請到了如火如荼的時刻～就算考試分數不理想，也只能硬著頭皮上了，不然就要等明年去了。

一般申請人多半一開始會找醒目標的Career Goal Essay來寫，不過通常都會鬼打牆出不來，因而多半會轉往看似相對簡單的Leadership題型。

近年常見的Leadership題型有：

2) Chicago Booth immerses you in a choice-rich environment. How have your interests, leadership experiences, and other passions influenced the choices in your life? (250 word minimum)

1) Kellogg’s purpose is to educate, equip & inspire brave leaders who create lasting value.  Tell us about a time you have demonstrated leadership and created lasting value.  What challenges did you face, and what did you learn? (450 words)

2) Tuck students are nice, and invest generously in one another’s success.  Share an example of how you helped someone else succeed. (500 words)

UV Darden

"Darden strives to identify and cultivate leaders who follow their purpose. At this stage, how would you describe your evolving leadership style and please provide an example."
(200 words)

"Please provide an example of a situation in which you have made a meaningful impact."
(200 words)

...等。

一般建議是先寫Leadership及變化題型，之後再轉往Contributions 、Career Goals ，甚至Introduce Yourself 等抽象題型。

原因是有單一事件為基礎，比較有著力點；

另一方面，寫Essay「筆觸」是關鍵—像練打靶一樣，越打才會越準。

而因此Leadership題型才是從專業角度的破冰點。

而Leadership包山包海。簡單說，這世界上沒有人知道Leadership是什麼，包括筆者本身都持續在研究，並且永無止境。

而萬物為了求生，尤其人類有了文明，幾乎所有人都在研究成功學，因而衍生出商學院這種經濟產物。

又講成功學太俗套，而人是以獨立的個體為單位，放眼古今中外舉凡大規模的成功，原則上都有某一領導人物，甚至出現某些特定人物能夠很神奇地戰無不勝，或領導革命，如：成吉思汗、朱元璋、國父、華盛頓、林肯...等，以至近代蔣經國、比爾蓋茲、賈伯斯、左克柏、喬丹、馬斯克、張忠謀、馬雲、貝佐斯...等。

專門在研究這些案例的單位之一就是商學院。

然而，在全球供不應求所造成的申請窄門下，學校只能透過Leadership Essay來篩選具有領導力潛質的申請人，有幾個目的：

一是僱主愛用，

二是班級貢獻，

三是未來實際要去領導企業組織，

四是領導力確實是一門軟專業，讓人類演化數百萬年、自文明以來五千年，仍舊無法參透。

根據眾多個案拿下世界MBA名校獎學金的經驗，及實地在世界級企業帶領團隊成功的個案經驗，每個人的領導力都不一樣。

而就像筆者一直以來不斷重複的「生涯三驅力」與「生涯金字塔」，這些領導力其實跟我們的「性格方形西瓜」不但脫離不了關係，甚至還是我們的立身之本。

由於文章長度已經到達閱讀極限，先簡單羅列幾個常見的領導力範疇，日後再詳細解說：

勇氣、鼓舞、創新、溝通、分享、因材施教、激勵、以身作則、自我犧牲、挑戰歷史、道德、謙遜、力排眾議、肉身擋箭、舉球、分權、分功、隱惡揚善、濟弱扶傾、傾聽、理解...等，族繁不及備載。

（待續）

Sincerely,

David Lee