Some blogger friends suggested me to ask Admission Consultants for free advice. I found four of these gurus in the BusinesWeek Graduate forums (http://forums.businessweek.com/bw-bschools/start/). You have to create an account and register for free but I think it's a good deal.The experts I asked about my situation are:
- Alex (from MBAApply.com: http://www.mbaapply.com/)
- Linda (from Accepted.com: http://www.accepted.com/)
- Sandy (from Cambridge Essay Service: http://world.std.com/~edit/index.htm)
- Graham (from ClearAdmit.com: http://www.clearadmit.com/)
By the way. Clearadmit home page offers a free initial assessment if you send them your CV. I think it's a great thing that those consultants offer free advice through the BW forum so that one can decide after chatting with them if hiring their services is a good idea. From my point of view, I think the price of their service is quite expensive for most people from emerging countries. They agreed in the fact that my application's enemies are my 10+ years of experience and my previous local MBA. On the other hand, my strong points are my nationality and my low 700+ GMAT score. Besides, clear career goals are a must for my application process; although I didn't tell them about my career goals in specific terms, I do have clear professional goals and plans for my future years, that plan includes a top MBA as an important step.
Regarding BW Forums, many bloggers advice not to check the forums about failures to getting accepted because it's too depressing. They say it's full of stories of gifted and outstanding candidates who didn't make the grade. My advice regarding this is: build your own way, if you think there are some schools that fit for you, just go for them! There's no worse decision than doing nothing and giving up before the race starts. Don't compare yourself with others, just trust yourself.
By the way, we have a saying here in my country: when God closes one door in front of you he opens another one for you.
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