Product Description

Now updated and revised.

Now with new and expanded information on Executive MBA programs, the most up-to-date school rankings, new interviews with admissions officers, and more detailed advice for younger applicants, Montauk offers an up-close and candid view of what leading MBA programs look for in an applicant.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1745 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 672 pages

From Library Journal
MBAs get respect. The prestige and value of the degree have grown to the point where now the quality of the degree is determinative, says the author. Graduates from top schools can earn as much as 50 to 100 percent more than those who graduate from lower-ranked schools. Montauk, president and founder of Education USA, which assists business school applicants, has thoroughly researched MBA programs for this work. Each chapter explores a step in the process, from the decision to apply to surviving once accepted. The chapters on selecting the right program, marketing yourself, and writing essays provide exceptionally valuable information and tips. For any library that serves undergraduate business school candidates, this is essential; recommended for other larger collections.
Joshua Cohen, Mid-Hudson Lib. System, Poughkeepsie,
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review
A great book-a terrific resource to help you navigate the process of applying to business school. -- Rosemaria Martinelli, Director of Admissions, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

A veritable bible of the B-school application process. Montauk gives you the skinny on every aspect of the application game. -- Fast Company Magazine

Wonderful, comprehensive, and thorough...extraordinarily useful. -- Linda Meehan, Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Columbia Business School

Review
A veritable bible of the B-school application process. Montauk gives you the skinny on every aspect of the application game. (Fast Company Magazine) A great book-a terrific resource to help you navigate the process of applying to business school. (Rosemaria Martinelli, Director of Admissions, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) Wonderful, comprehensive, and thorough...extraordinarily useful. (Linda Meehan, Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Columbia Business School)

Customer Reviews

Good reference.
This book gave a lot of details on how to organize your application. Very useful with great recommendations.

This book helped me get into a top school!
I used the previous edition of the book in 2006 (green cover) and it helped me get into a top 5 business school. In fact I got into both the top 5 schools that I had applied to.

My advice to applicants is to pay special attention to essays and recommendation letters. If the writers are too busy, write one up for them (call it a template) and let them edit it. That way you can get them to say what you want them to say more or less.

Spend a LOT of time on the essays, they can make or break you more than the GMAT. Read them over and over again, read them aloud, have someone read them to you and have them reviewed by someone who got into the school you want to get into. The sample essays in the book were great to know what kind of information the admissions committee would look for. I took as much as 30 days of every day work to get my essays in the form that I was happy with.

Montauk's book guides you through this process and that was the only book I used.

huge book, worthwhile and seems complete
This is a huge book, worthwhile and seems complete. I also have the Your MBA Game Plan: Proven Strategies for Getting into the Top Business Schools, and this book is ten times the size. I have yet to read the whole thing and probably will never; however it is easy to find the data I need for my search. I also like the discussions about why and where to go, not just the how like in other books.