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krovvidy · 07-18-2008, 02:33 AM

You have an amazing attitude. It's so much encouraging to read your posts. You also need that kind of luck (getting thru the only school applied) to compliment your aptitude.

Best wishes for your MBA.
Krovvidy

russty · 07-18-2008, 04:45 AM

Hey Lurkman, Congrats on the great score and getting into your school of choice.
Can you please tell me what books you used and in what order.

Thanks

mbawannabe · 07-18-2008, 09:24 AM

Congratulations on your GMAT and your admission to Ross! BTW do you know which campus would you be attending? I know they have 3 different campuses. Does it make any difference if you attend one or the other?

lurkman · 07-18-2008, 09:36 PM

krovvidy,

Thank you for your generous remarks and wishes.

Based on the published class profile, conversations with current Ross students & alumni, I thought my application would be competitive. After the admissions interview, I thought my chances were good. And I'll take any luck I can get.

russty,

My prep was hurried and incomplete--I had about 4 weekends and as much as I could cram into the weekdays after work (which was okay on some days but very unproductive on others). I did OG-11 working backwards (i.e. starting with the most difficult questions in each question type). I did not finish OG-11; my estimate is I finished the last third, (maybe half in some sections) of OG-11.

I took 6 practice tests:

GMAT Prep 1 : 710
MGMAT : 650
GMAT Prep 2 : 710 (1 week before GMAT)
PowerPrep 1 : 700
PowerPrep 2 : 720
GMAT Prep 2 : 700 (repeat, 3 days before GMAT)

I read through the Manhattan SC guide once and did two of the GMAT sets (verbal & quant).

I also participated in the TM Quant forums, which were thoroughly enjoyable.

I browsed through some of the material I downloaded from here:

Waxy's link: GMAT Materials

TwinnSplitter's debrief (scroll down the thread):

http://www.urch.com/forums/just-fini...t-q50-v51.html (790 GMAT (q50, v51))

I did not have time to cover much of this material but I browsed and picked up whatever I could here and there.

Good luck with your prep and test!

mbawannabe,

University of Michigan has campuses in Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint but the Ross B-School is in Ann Arbor. The UM degrees offered in Dearborn and Flint (including the business degrees) are completely different, and are not related to those offered by the Ann Arbor campus.

All the best,

lurkman

KillGmat · 07-19-2008, 12:52 PM

Congratulation lurkman! Scoring above 700 is fine..but Getting into your desired B School is the most important thing..After all,you give GMAT to get into a good B School.

Anyways, do guide me with the application process if you have time :-)
Good luck

Gmater-1 · 07-19-2008, 02:08 PM

Congratulations Lurkman!! Ann Arbor is one of my dream schools

Did you apply in R3 or R4?
Thanks

mbawannabe · 07-19-2008, 06:33 PM

Lurkman, Thanks for responding in detail! Just another thing, I know Ann arbor is a small town and metro detroit is 100 miles away, and Ross does not offer weekend mba. Assuming you are going for part time (classes during the week), what are the job propsect in/around Ann Arbor area?
Thanks again!

russty · 07-20-2008, 07:44 AM

Thanks lurkman for the information and links and good luck.

attitudewins · 07-20-2008, 06:23 PM

lurkman - congratulations on your MBA admission at Ross School of Business.
I greatly admire one of the professors there - C. K. Prahlad

From your earlier threads I gather that you plan to pursue specialization in Finance and that you are transitioning into finance industry. What is your plan? I believe someone earlier had asked you a similar question.

Thanks...

lurkman · 07-23-2008, 03:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KillGmat

Congratulation lurkman! Scoring above 700 is fine..but Getting into your desired B School is the most important thing..After all,you give GMAT to get into a good B School.

Anyways, do guide me with the application process if you have time :-)
Good luck

KillGmat,

Check out this book, "How to get into top MBA Programs": Amazon.com: How to Get Into the Top MBA Programs: J.D., Richard Montauk: Books

Though I did not read it cover to cover, I browsed a few sections of the book to get an idea of what some of the B-schools are reportedly looking for in their candidates.

There are several sample essays (and analyses of essays) that give you a flavor of how application essays may be criticized, what about them may be wanting or agreeable.

It was useful to browse, though I cannot say I found anything directly applicable to my situation.

Good luck! I look forward to hearing about your success.

lurkman

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07-18-2008, 02:33 AM	#21 (permalink)
krovvidy Getting a hang of it ... Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 780	You have an amazing attitude. It's so much encouraging to read your posts. You also need that kind of luck (getting thru the only school applied) to compliment your aptitude. Best wishes for your MBA. Krovvidy

07-18-2008, 04:45 AM	#22 (permalink)
russty Eager! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 39	Hey Lurkman, Congrats on the great score and getting into your school of choice. Can you please tell me what books you used and in what order. Thanks

07-18-2008, 09:24 AM	#23 (permalink)
mbawannabe Within my grasp! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 412	Congratulations on your GMAT and your admission to Ross! BTW do you know which campus would you be attending? I know they have 3 different campuses. Does it make any difference if you attend one or the other?

07-18-2008, 09:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
lurkman Eager! Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 99	krovvidy, Thank you for your generous remarks and wishes. Based on the published class profile, conversations with current Ross students & alumni, I thought my application would be competitive. After the admissions interview, I thought my chances were good. And I'll take any luck I can get. russty, My prep was hurried and incomplete--I had about 4 weekends and as much as I could cram into the weekdays after work (which was okay on some days but very unproductive on others). I did OG-11 working backwards (i.e. starting with the most difficult questions in each question type). I did not finish OG-11; my estimate is I finished the last third, (maybe half in some sections) of OG-11. I took 6 practice tests: GMAT Prep 1 : 710 MGMAT : 650 GMAT Prep 2 : 710 (1 week before GMAT) PowerPrep 1 : 700 PowerPrep 2 : 720 GMAT Prep 2 : 700 (repeat, 3 days before GMAT) I read through the Manhattan SC guide once and did two of the GMAT sets (verbal & quant). I also participated in the TM Quant forums, which were thoroughly enjoyable. I browsed through some of the material I downloaded from here: Waxy's link: GMAT Materials TwinnSplitter's debrief (scroll down the thread): http://www.urch.com/forums/just-fini...t-q50-v51.html (790 GMAT (q50, v51)) I did not have time to cover much of this material but I browsed and picked up whatever I could here and there. Good luck with your prep and test! mbawannabe, University of Michigan has campuses in Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint but the Ross B-School is in Ann Arbor. The UM degrees offered in Dearborn and Flint (including the business degrees) are completely different, and are not related to those offered by the Ann Arbor campus. All the best, lurkman

07-19-2008, 12:52 PM	#25 (permalink)
KillGmat TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 663	Congratulation lurkman! Scoring above 700 is fine..but Getting into your desired B School is the most important thing..After all,you give GMAT to get into a good B School. Anyways, do guide me with the application process if you have time :-) Good luck

07-19-2008, 02:08 PM	#26 (permalink)
Gmater-1 TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 508	Congratulations Lurkman!! Ann Arbor is one of my dream schools Did you apply in R3 or R4? Thanks

07-19-2008, 06:33 PM	#27 (permalink)
mbawannabe Within my grasp! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 412	Lurkman, Thanks for responding in detail! Just another thing, I know Ann arbor is a small town and metro detroit is 100 miles away, and Ross does not offer weekend mba. Assuming you are going for part time (classes during the week), what are the job propsect in/around Ann Arbor area? Thanks again!

07-20-2008, 07:44 AM	#28 (permalink)
russty Eager! Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 39	Thanks lurkman for the information and links and good luck.

07-20-2008, 06:23 PM	#29 (permalink)
attitudewins amplify Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 5	lurkman - congratulations on your MBA admission at Ross School of Business. I greatly admire one of the professors there - C. K. Prahlad From your earlier threads I gather that you plan to pursue specialization in Finance and that you are transitioning into finance industry. What is your plan? I believe someone earlier had asked you a similar question. Thanks...

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