Filling up an MBA application may consume a good amount of time requiring proper planning and self-reflection to showcase your candidature in the limelight. A properly filled up application is as important as test scores as this is the first chance to impress the admission panel those will be looking into your candidature for the program. One needs to start filling up the application as early as possible. By starting early, you will make the process much more manageable and develop a stronger, more authentic application that will significantly increase your chances of getting into a top MBA program.

Showing your personal, professional and academic inclination or achievements

The objective of your MBA application is to present yourself before the admissions committee and convince them that you are an ideal fit for their school. To do this, you need to showcase yourself personally, professionally, and academically and what best you are at.

Unfortunately, most of these applications lack in this and hence higher rate of rejection; one must understand this to be the most crucial for success. First, ask yourself: What makes you stand out from other applicants with similar professional and academic profiles? How have you impacted the world, and how will you continue to do so? What makes you an effective leader?

The most important part of the entire process of filling up application is, perhaps, to answer convincingly why one needs an MBA and what one plans to change through this degree. Remember, a lot depends on how you answer this question. So present your case accordingly you think can impress the panel.

You need to highlight some of the aspects you think can make your application appealing. Is it to start a business or to move within your company in order to drive greater value? The more concrete detail you can provide, the better admissions officers will understand your rationale for pursuing an MBA, and the more likely it is that they will decide to invest a space in their class in you.

Bridge any gaps cautiously

It is important to take a look at your resume again and again and gauge if there is any gap that may wane your application. For example, perhaps you have 3 years of work experience, but very few activities outside work. In the coming months, you should deepen your extracurricular work by taking on leadership positions that will offer you the chance to positively impact your community.

Alternatively, perhaps you have extensive extracurricular experience but, when you took the admission test a few months ago, you found your score was lower than the average at your first-choice school. You can use the coming months to improve your score.  Alternatively, if your undergraduate GPA is lower than you might like, consider summer coursework to address this potential weakness.

Find out good recommendations

Nothing makes your candidature stronger than a bunch of good recommendations. Find out people who will recommend you showing your contribution to the community or in the organization. Ask them if they would like you to see you in a leadership role. Ensure that these individuals know you well so that they may provide the strongest possible recommendation.

Taking professional help

Alternatively there are professional consultants who can make things easier for you but you must be ready to pay a price for that.

In a nutshell, make your application in a manner that gets attention from the lot that the admission committee would look into. Make your application speak for you before you get the chance to face the panel in the interview.

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