MBA MT CHNG NG DI

Tng hp tt c nhng kinh nghim v cm xc trong qu trnh apply MBA

Ma apply i qua l lc ti ln ph mua cho mnh qun o mi, mua vi may mt b ra tri ging theo design
ring, ng k kha hc trang im, ng k leo Fanxipan, i t tp bn b chnh thc hng th cuc sng mt
cch ng hong v sung sng kiu khng cn bit n time management l g Ngh li chng ng apply
qua tht qu nhiu k nim. Ti mun chia s li vi cc bn nhng cm xc v tri nghim tht nht ca chnh ti,
vi mong mun l gp phn gip cho con ng cc bn i sau bt gp ghnh hn. Khi bc vo con ng
apply MBA, ti b lc vo mt bin thng tin mnh mng v lung tng khng bit bt u t u v i nh th no
tit kim thi gian. Vi bi vit ny, ti hi vng c th gip cc bn c mt bc tranh tng qut, c cc ngun
thng tin, cc kinh nghim t s va vp v thu hoch ca ti.
Bn thn ti tng c c cu chuyn ca nhng ngi khc v cm thy t tin hn rt nhiu. Nn ti ngh
cu chuyn ca ti s gip bn phn no. Ti cng tng nhn c nhng s gip to ln t nhng ngi khc
m nu khng c h, ti s khng bao gi c c kt qu hm nay. Bi vit ny cng l mt cch ti t lng
bit n n nhng ngi nhit tnh gip ti, c bit l gia nh Vng Tay B Bn v hai big brother l anh
Tin v anh Tng. Ti cng mun gi li cm n tht lng n US Guide v forum Vietmba v mi bc ti i, ti
u tm c nhng thng tin cn thit v kinh nghim chia s. Trit l ca US Guide chnh l cm hng mnh m
cho ti mong mun c chia s v gip ch i vi cc bn khc.
Ghi ch t to: Vi ti, kt qu apply khng phi l im kt thc m n l im khi u cho mt chng ng
khc. Ti khng mun gi nhng g c c ti thi im ny l thnh cng , fame li cng khng dm, v
pha trc cn qu nhiu thch thc. Ch mun k cho bn mt cu chuyn m thi. V l cu chuyn c sc
mu vui bun, c c v mt, c khn ngoan v ng ngn, c vit t gc nhn ca ring ti. Bn cnh , nhng
iu vit ra y c th cn nhiu thiu st hoc cha y . Ti rt mong cc anh ch v cc bn khc gp
nhng kinh nghim ny c th hu ch hn.
i. Gii thiu v bn thn
Gi. K40 khoa Kinh T i Ngoi, H Ngoi Thng. GPA 8.37. Lp trng. Thnh vin v l Ph Ch tch ph trch
Hot ng cng ng ca t chc Tnh nguyn tr Vng Tay B Bn. Tnh n thi im apply l c 3 nm kinh
nghim. Qu trnh cng tc: Brand Service Manager ca mt cng ty ca VN v t vn thng hiu, PR&Marketing
Manager ca mt cng ty chng khon (v tr ti thi im apply). im mnh l ti tng nhng v tr c lin quan
n leadership/management v c am m + nh hng ngh nghip r rng v marketing/branding. im yu l
ti cha bao gi lm cho cng ty nc ngoi, tc l khng c mt ci corporate brandname ng k no trong
h s. Cng nh tnh cht cng vic ca ti kh o m nh gi bng con s c th. Nu c con s, chng hn nh
tr gi mt hp ng t vn thng hiu th ti cng khng dm k ra v s lm cc bc adcom ngt xu v b qu!
y l mt hn ch ln v resume bao gi cng phi result-oriented .
Mt c im v v apply ca ti l gn nh ci g cng phi lm 2 ln. IELTS thi 2 ln (6.5 v 7.5). GMAT thi 2 ln
(650+5 v 710+5.5). Apply cng 2 ma. Ma u tin l nm 2007 np mi Emory, b ding. Ma 2008 np 4 ch th
c Duke c 50% tuition ( negotiate) v Minnesota c 100% tuition (cha negotiate). Ring TOEFL n pht
pht c vi tun nn ti chc mm cng th 2 ln th cui cng li b 106 ngay t ln u tin nn tc li khng
thi li na. (Ma nm nay cn qu visa cha bit c s th no).
Ti lun tin rng nhng g ti t c l c l do ca n. Ti khng tin vo may mn tri cho (hi ging Mai An
Tim
). Ti ch tin vo nhng g ti s t c t n lc ca chnh mnh. May mn, nu c, l ti c sinh
l ti, vi tt c nhng u nhc im ca bn thn, v c c mt gia nh v nhng ngi bn tuyt vi.
ii. Nhng trng thi tm l
iu u tin m ti mun chia s vi bn l tm l mt trong nhng yu t quan trng nht gip bn i n

ch. Sut phn va qua ca chng ng MBA, ti phi i mt vi nhng trng thi tm l c bit v mun
chia s vi bn, nu bn c gp tnh hung nh ti th c yn ch rng bn khng phi l ngi duy nht!

Nc M qu xa xi!
Trc khi appy MBA M, ti tng np h s mt vi trng Anh v c vi suy ngh hin nhin l i c/Anh
th d hn M. Vi ti, nc M qu xa xi. Ngoi ra, ti ngh mnh mun hc chuyn su v marketing, ch MBA ch
lm g, trong khi bng sau i hc M ch yu l MBA.
C ln ti vo web mt s trng M c v marketing. Mc d l MBA nhng chuyn su v marketing ca
chng trnh cn hn t my trng top top Anh/c. Ti c m trong lng ngn ng Eo i, sao mnh
khng th c c hi n y!? Hi ti vn ngh rng ti khng th c c hi n M. Xung quanh ti bn b
ton i c/Anh/Chu u C ln m ti cm t bo c cho ti nghe H i, bi bo ny ni l i M khng kh
ny , ti cn chng bun c.
Nhn thc thay i hon ton khi ti n i hi US Guide 07/2007. C l ti l mt trong nhng minh chng r
rng nht v tc ng thay i nhn thc m US Guide mang li. Cuc chin apply bt u t y. Cm nhn u
tin ca ti l b bi trong bin thng tin v tn v ri tung khi t chn vo cc forum ca Vietmba. Cm nhn th
hai: GMAT l nhim v bt kh thi . Ti t ng vin mnh ngi ta lm c mnh cng lm c .
Trong sut qu trnh apply, ti vn thnh thong nhn c nhng li nhn xt kiu: i M ? Sao khng i Anh
hay c g cho d? . Mt anh bn ti, ngi m ti rt n trng, th thnh tht bo ti l Ci bn US Guide anh
l g chng n. Em m xem bao nhiu a i c? Em apply M lm ci qui g . Hix, ti gn c ln ci
nhng m trong lng cng suy ngh lm. May m, trc ti apply Anh v c nn bit mi: admission th
rt d dng, nhng hc bng th khng d nh ti tng, c th cng rt ho (ni cho cng bng th mt phn l hi
ti t kinh nghim hn, h s cng kiu cy nh l vn, ch tham kho nghin cu g). Quan trng l khi tm
hiu v M ri th ti thc s thch, nht l khi ti hc v marketing v mun pht trin cc k nng qun l (ti nhn
ra management cng l ci ti cn, khng ch marketing).
Vy l: Quyt tm i M!!

GMAT bt kh thi
Ti nh mt bui sng Ch nht thng 7, ngy u tin lm bi reading GMAT (quyn Princeton) ti mun n om
m mt v t mi in cung, bi c lm trong 10 pht th ti lm trong mt ting m vn sai ln sai xung. Ti
cc k thc mc l lm th qui no ci bi ny gii quyt trong 10 pht c! V l! Khng th! Kinh khng!!
Hc GMAT l mt giai on ng nh. Ln u tin ti cm thy mnh cn phi hc tp mt cch c k hoch, c k
lut v nghim tc thc s. u tin l kh khn khi ngi vo bn hc mi bui ti. iu ny khng d vi ti v sut
mt thi gian di i lm v l ch c n ung, lm vic nh, xem tivi hoc chi bi v ng. Ring khon ra bt
vi ti mt qu nhiu thi gian m chng bit lm th no khc!! Nghe th c chui nhng y l thc t. Nhng
ngy u ngi di nh n c 15 pht l ngp ngn ngp di. Hc c na ting l phi i np nng lng
chng bun ng. Hi hc GMAT cng l thi k cng vic ca cng ty ti bn nht. Lc chng khon ln m m,
cng ty ti t chc l khai trng, mt trong nhng l khai trng nghe dn tnh n l honh trng nht H Ni lc
. Ln u tin trong i i lm event, gp ngay qu event ln, ti ngy no phi lm vic mun, chu sc p rt
ln v vic t chc event lun cha ng nhiu ri ro. Sut hn 1 thng lin tc nh vy, v n nh l mt ph.
Ngi vo bn hc cng kh hn. Nht l khi li c l do qu chnh ng bao bin cho thi li c hu ca mnh!
Th hai l sc p ca deadline. Ti bt u dm ng GMAT t gia thng 7 (sau i hi US Guide), hc t t bt
u t thng 8 (sau mt trn du h i yn tm t gi thi son ri). m mu t lch thi l thng 10. Ln list
nhng sch cn phi gii quyt trc ngy thi. Nhm hc GMAT 3 a ca ti tham vng ti mc nh gii quyt
mt ng sch trong c my tun. Vd: OG trong 1 tun, ha ha ha ng l ic khng s sng. Cng hc th cng
thy k hoch m chng ti t ra l bt kh thi . Chng ti hc nhm qun c ph c 3 bui th tan r v

mi a c mt tin v vic ring khc nhau. Trong 3 bui chng ti dnh n 40% thi gian ngi than th
vi nhau l GMAT kh qu. Con s 700 sao m xa vi!
Nhng cui cng, ch sau mt thng, ti to cho mnh mt thi quen ngi vo bn hc mi ti m khng cn
ngp ng, hu nh ti no cng hc tp trung c khong 2 ting. Sau su thng luyn chng, n ngy thi, lc
nhn con s 710 thm ch cn thy tht vng v ngh mnh c th c cao hn! Thi xong GMAT ti vn gi thi
quen ngi vo bn lm vic mi bui ti. Trnh ting Anh th ln hn vi bc. y thc s lm nhng thay i ln.

Tht bi v mt mt
Nm 2007 ti ch np mt trng l Emory. Lc ti cm thy mnh cha sn sng lm cho chuyn np h s,
phn v GMAT cha u vo u, phn v kinh nghim i lm cn t, phn v chn t chn ro bc vo cuc chin,
cha c nhiu thng tin c s ng vin ca anh Tin, ti quyt tm np. H s th thy hi lng, nhng phn
interview th ti cm thy khng n. Thng 3/2007, gia lc ang mt mnh Si Gn trong mt chuyn cng tc
y kh khn, ti nhn c email thng bo trt ca Emory. Trt thng cng. Khng waitlist. Khng mt tia hi
vng. Lc ti rt bun. Cnh ca MBA dng nh khp li. Con ng pha trc bng tr nn xa tt tp. Khng
hong ti chnh bt u nhum mu ln cuc sng ca ti. Lang thang mt mnh trn va h qun I, mt bn l
nhng ta nh trng l, nhng poster hng hiu ho nhong vi nhng ngi mu mi hng mt tm sang trng,
mt bn l nhng ngi lao ng ngi bt trn va h, trong b qun o nhu nh, tay cm ba tra ng trong mt
chic hp nha r tin hoc mt chic ti nilon nhn nhm.. ti thy mnh sao m b nh gia th gii ny Lc
l cch thi im by gi trn mt nm. Mt nm i qua, Vit Nam, ti lm c rt nhiu vic v trng thnh
ln rt nhiu. Ma apply 2008 ti thy mnh khc xa vi c b ngy th ca 2007. Ti c nhiu thng tin hn, dy
dn hn, t tin hn v bnh thn trc cc tnh hung. Ti bit n anh Tin v khuyn ti apply nm 2007. Nu
khng c ln np Emory , ti khng th c s vng vng nh ti c trong ma apply nm nay. Nu gi s
c i nm ngoi, ti khng th c mt nm tui tr y p nh th! Mt nm qua ti c thm bao nhiu bn
b, c thm nhng khm ph mi v bn thn, vng vng v c yu thng ng l ti ng tht m
***
Ngy nhn kt qu ca Duke qua mail, FedEx chuyn cho ti mt ci hp giy rt p, trong c th admission,
qu tng (mt ci hp ng namecard p lung linh), CD, cc ti liu khc Nhn bui chiu th bui ti trn ng
v nh ti lm mt lun ci hp! Hix hix, ri u khng bit nhng tm li l i tm khp m khng tm c. Ln
u tin ti lm mt mt mn quan trng . Ti hm y ti thy bun v t trch mnh v . Nu trng bit
ti lm mt th h s kh m cho mt a ong nh ti (thm) tin v thm ch c th h cn nghi ng. M khng
th khng ni cho h bit v my ci form m ti phi in gi li th khng c trn mng gi online. Ti vn hi
vng s c ngi nht c v gi in tr, v trn ba FedEx c s mobile ca ti. Nhng khng ai gi c. ng bn
ngi B ca ti bo l: My Vit Nam, v trng s khng tin my lm mt ci hp u! My phi i n lc c
thng tin hc bng ri mi nn ni . Hi bun, nhng y l iu m ngi bn Ty ny thnh tht chia s vi ti.
Ngy hm sau n vn phng, m email ra thy ngay mt email ca Duke tiu l Admit Package Delivery
trong ghi l: bn tao xin li gi nhm hp cho my, my xem gip tao tn ca ai trong ci hp , bn tao
ang gi ci hp ng cho my, FedEx s a n my trong vi ngy ti v lc nhn ci hp mi th tr cho tao ci
hp c c c. Ti khng mun ni ngay vi trng v mt ci hp, v quyt nh hc bng ti cha c trong tay.
V mt ci hp c th lm ti mt hc bng. Ti tm cch hon binh vi ngy nhng hp mi vn khng n v hp
c th bt v m tn. Ti chng bit phi quyt nh th no. Cui cng, quyt nh l ni tht, d khng bit hc
bng s ra sao. Trng t ra rt thng cm. Vi ngy sau ci hp mi n, trong c th hc bng 25% tuition.
Ha ra ci hp c thiu th hc bng, ch khng phi nhm tn. Mi v sau ti mi xin thm tin, v tht bt ng l
Duke cho ti ln gp i, thnh 50% tuition.
Ti hm b mt ci hp, ti email k l vi mt ngi bn. Anh vit li cho ti l: All loss is a doorway. All pain is
an entrance. All suffering is a gate. Anh tng mt nhng th quan trng nh l: chic xe p duy nht ca

gia nh, Nh nc ly mt nh, s tin i ch trong c tun cho c nh, b su tp tem trong nhiu nm, chy
nh, album gia nh v tui th, lng tin ca mt ngi bn thn, nim knh trng v mt ngi thy, ngi anh sinh
i, ngi cha, khng c i hc i hc, t nc m anh sinh ra v ln ln By gi, anh tm li c nhng
s mt mt . V anh nhn ra mt s tht l khng c g quan trng trong i sng ny c. Hy th mi th
bun phin xung cho n tri i
Chuyn ci hp i qua. N ngy cng nh b trong k c ca ti. Nhng bi hc ca n vn lun li. All lost is a
doorway

Eight days a week

y khng phi eight days yu thng nh mt bi ht ca the Beatles m l eight days a week cy nh tru
trong mt thi gian di. V apply nm 2007 vng thi GMAT v trng vi lch lm vic dy c ca cng ty trong
ma chng khon hng thnh nn phi cy l mt nh. V apply nm nay th trng chng khon i xung, ngn
sch PR b ct gim, ti l ra l nhn tnh, th li nhn c vi bt thin , m ra cn bn hn c thi k trc. Kt
thc ma apply 2007, ti lao vo mt d n cng ng ln l Hi Ha Kt Ni (Circle Painting) vi tng cng 140
tnh nguyn vin v hn 1000 ngi tham gia, khi lng cng vic khng l. m lao phi theo lao. Trong sut
thng 6 v thng 7, hu nh ngy no cng lm vic khong 15 ting cho Hi Ha Kt Ni. m mu i trc n
u cho ma apply 2008 tan thnh my khi. Ht Circle Painting ti li lon ton nhy vo mt d n ca Boston
Consulting Group lm trong gn 3 tun v khng th khng xem n th no , trong khi vn phi hon thnh cng
vic cng ty hin ti (hai ni lm vic lch gi nhau, mt ni 7h30, mt ni 9h, nn ti vn chy c c 2 ni mi
ngy!). Ht thng 8, ngh d n th quay sang thi TOEFL v lp cng ty ring v online marketing theo li r r ca
mt ngi bn. Thng 9 thi TOEFL xong th bt u lm h s pht u tin l Duke vo thng 10. Ngha l lc
ti va lo apply, va lo trm th vic vi cng ty mi thnh lp, va vn lm fulltime vi cng ty chng khon, v
thnh thong vn phi ng nghing vic ca Vng Tay B Bn! Ah, t ti cn i dy lp IELTS 2 bui/tun na
ch! B chiu. Lc ny cng ty chng khon ca ti li lin tc lm l khai trng sn vng cc i l (trnh v
da th gp v da, chng khon xung th vng li ln!). Ti nh mt ngy gia thng 10/2008 ti i cng tc Bin
Ha t chc mt ci l khai trng. 6h dy tp th dc, n sng, trang im, mc o di phi n sn lc 7h.
8h bt u l khai trng. 9h phi v khch sn check out. 9h30 bt xe v Si Gn phi thng n vn phng mt
khch hng v thit b vin thng Hunh Vn Bnh. y l khch hng ca cng ty online marketing ring ca
chng ti. Do cng ty HN nn tranh th dp ny vo SG th gp g mt lot cc khch hng SG lun. 10h30 thuyt
trnh n 11h30. 12h n tra vi mt khch hng v dch v chuyn nh. 14h30 phi n mt khch hng l trung
tm ting Anh. Xong li n gp mt khch hng sn xut ga gi m ng Kinh Dng Vng lc 16h30, tt
tut u bn kia ca SG. Xe m lao vun vt mt 40 pht mi ti. 18h30 li gp mt khch hng na ng C Lao
mt no xa xi no . 20h v li qun 1 gp khch hng lm v tinh du thin nhin. Lc ny bng i in
cung nn hnh nh ti phi gi mt cc cacao nng khi tt huyt p. Khch hng hi Em n ti cha? th
nh phi ci ti nh hoa bo l Em n ri! 22h v khch sn mt r ri. c ci 6 khch hng ca ti u
rt nice, chc ti thng ti thn gi dm trng
, nn ti cng khng cm thy p lc g (hin ti chng
ti c 3 hp ng t 6 cuc gp !!). V khch sn u tin l phi ty trang ci mt son phn t sng xong ri li
m tm ra n. Mt trong nhng iu ti thch nht ci khch sn mt sao ny l n lc no cng c m tm cc
trong phng! Mc d t khi n nhng c nhng lc thc s cn n. n xong, 22h30 m my tnh ra ngi vit essay.
Lc l cn khong 1 tun 10 ngy na l n deadline ca Duke, vy m ci essay 4 vn ch. Cc essay kia th
ang b anh Tng ch ti bi. Ti nh khng np round 1 na. Lc ti thc s bi ri. Gi in cho Nhung bo,
n ng vin ti np round 1 v round 2 cnh tranh kinh lm. ng bn ngi B ca ti th ku l: my round 2
h s my ch tt hn bao nhiu trong khi li th ca my gim hn . Th l liu! V bn c tin c khng, ti
c 50% tuition ca Duke! Ring v ny phi cm n Nhung bo lm lm. N cng np round 1 nh ti, vy m
vn ng vin ti np. Nu ti n round 2 th kh lng m c nh th.

C th bn ang ngh l ti khng bit set priority hoc qu tham lam. Cng c th. Nhng ti khng hi hn v
nhng g mnh lm. Vi ti, n gin l c hi n m n qu hp dn v khng quay tr li th ti khng mun
b qua. V chng no cm thy cn c c th ti s c. V ti tin rng khi quen vi cng lao ng , ti
c th ln cng cao hn m khng gp kh khn! Thc ra ti khng h c ni l ti lm ng u!
Nu c khuyn th ti s khuyn bn khng nn tham vic mt cch ngng cung nh ti. Anh Tng c vit cho
ti mt cu m ti lun nh trong u l Em lm application cn thn v c scholarship/FA l em kim c nhiu
tin hn em i lm trong mt nm y . Vi cu ni ny ca anh th ti mnh tay hn trong vic set priority v
gt i khng t v hp dn khc.
Nhiu lc nhn li, mt nm 2008 tht l khng khip. Ch tr t i chi H Giang ngon mc vo dp 30/4 th c
nm gn nh ti chng c khonh khc vui chi t do no. C i chi ti cng khng c hng trn vn cm gic
thoi mi v trong u c lp trnh v time management v cc deadline. Cha bao gi ti c mt nm qun
qut nh nm 2008. Hi du lch chn qu b ti ra khi mailing list. Bn b th than phin ri khng thm r ti i
chi na. Tc b di v dui m ti cng khng c thi gian i lm li. Nhiu lc nhn vo gng ngm ngi t hi
mnh mt i ci v hn nhin t bao gi, v c ci g c ch?!
Nhng, bn bit khng, mt mt khc, s bn rn li em n nhng mu sc phong ph cho cuc sng ca ti
cng nh cho chnh application ca ti. Cng va chm, cng thch thc bn thn, ti cng c nhiu cht liu trong
application. Nu ti khng lao ng ct lc nh th, ti khng th c nhng cu chuyn y mu sc trong essay
v interview. Hn na, ti cng t tin khi i mt vi mi tnh hung, trong cng nh ngoi chuyn apply. Nhng
bit u, nu, vng, nu. Nu ti khng lao u in cung nh th, bit u ti li c thi gian chun b tt hn v
c mt ming bnh to/ngon hn Tm li, iu m ti mun ni vi bn l, application ch l mt phn ca cuc
sng, v nu bn rt bn rn th bn vn c th lm c nhiu hn. Tuy nhin, bit set priority l mt k nng
rt quan trng t c cc ch cui cng. V ch c bn mi t tm c im cn bng hp l cho chnh mnh.
Mt iu na mun chia s l ti lun c gng duy tr thi quen tp th dc bui sng v i nhy vo cui tun, d
l rt bn. Thm ch cng bn ti li cng phi tp. Th thao gip ti thng bng tt hn v c nhiu nng lng
hn chin u. V rt hn ch thc khuya (ngoi chuyn bun ng ra th thc khuya tn hi nhan sc v sc
khe lm lm :p)

Khi no ly chng? (mc ny ch dnh cho cc bn gi nh)

th khng nh ly chng ? Hix, cu ny ti nghe mn ht c vnh tai ln mng nh m vn khng thot
c mi khi ai bit ti c nh i hc tip. Kh ci l khng khai khng c, v bn b ngi quen ton hi ti
l Sao do ny bn g th? Sao khng n sinh nht t/con t? Sao khng i chi vi lp mnh? Sao
20/11 khng qua thm c gio? , VIP qu, hn mi m khng gp c H nh phi thnh tht ni l
mnh ang n thi, hng mong ngi ta thng cm, chm chc cho s thiu quan tm/bn rn ca mnh. M ni n
thi th ngi ta s hi bn l thi ci g! Blah blah V cui cng l Th khng nh ly chng ! c c
Bc nht l dp Tt, c n nh l ngi ta hi Th bao gi cho c/d/ch/bc/anh/ch n c? . Mt ngi hi
khng sao, hai ngi hi cng vui, 10 ngi hi cng no vn . Nhng ngi th 20, 30, ngi th 100 hi th
bn s mun go vo mt ngi ta l Ti mt v phi va ci va tr li lm ri! hoc bn s thm c lm t
FAQ pht cho ngi ta c cho xong chuyn.
Nhc na l v qu. 10 ngi ti gp th 10 ngi s hi ti cu hi thng gp ny. M no c phi 10 ngi
quan tm g n ti u! Tt nhin l ti vn phi ci ti v bo l i, n c th c g kh u . Chu mi
c/d/ch/bc/thm/anh/ch lc no ch c . Nhng cha xong, ngi ta cn nhit tnh hn, tip tc bo ti l
Con gi c th chu/em , kn n va thi . Tui ti qu th c lit vo dng bo ng
hu ti u c cn ngi ta khuyn c ch. C phi ti khng nhn thc c vn u!

. Hu hu

Nhng m c nht l ngi ta khng nhng khuyn ti m cn quay sang ni vi b m ti. B m ti c

ti qun trit t tng t rt sm ri nn lp trng kh vng vng trc d lun x hi . Nhng than i!
Nc chy mn . Thnh thong b ti ni gn ni xa Ci g cng c quy lut ca n l ti bit ngay m ch
iu g. Ti bit th nn thng xuyn tung ha m vi b m. c ci ti quan h rng , bn b ng nghip
i tc ngi quen nhiu v bin nn b m ti cng lo. Hoc lo nhng khng dm ni cho ti bit, v bit tnh ti
ri. Thc s ti thy may mn v b m ti hiu v tn trng c tnh ca ti. T nh, ti ln ln c lp v t quyt
nh mi bc i trong cuc i mnh. Ti lun thc v bn thn v khng un mnh theo nhng nh kin x hi
(khng bit th l tt hay xu, nhng y l ti!).
Ti sao ti li k vi bn iu ny? V nu bn l con gi, ti dm c bn s i mt vi tnh hung tng t nu i
hc MBA trc khi ly chng. Qu tht khng d dng khi nhn ti tng lai xa tt tp pha trc, sau 2 nm MBA
Nhng bn i, rt cc i l mt cuc phiu lu C ai bit trc iu g u! Vi c tnh a ni lon ca mnh
th c c th H Ni cng chc g ti ly c chng!
Ti sng cho hin ti. Ci g ti thch th ti lm.
Nu bo by gi ti t b c m MBA ngi i kim mt anh, lm m ci m , ri lo ch ba bp nc chm
chng nui con th ti thiu oxy m ho hon mt. Ti l ti, nn ng bt ti phi sng theo cch ca ngi khc.
Vy th, i thi!!
1. SELF ASSESSMENT
Mt trong nhng vic u tin bn cn lm ca qu trnh apply MBA l self-assessment. Ti nh trong quyn How to
get into top MBA programs (Bn c th tm cc sch c nhc n trong bi ny Th vin US Guide) c mt mc
v phn ny, trong c rt nhiu cu hi nh v Education, Work experience, Extracurriculum Activities, Future
plan, Personal questions Ngoi ra, bn c th b sung nhng ni dung khc theo trng hp c th ca bn v
tham kho thm trn forum vietmba.com.
Mc ch l self-assessment l bn c mt bc tranh ton din, chi tit v y v bn thn. Ni dung ca selfassessment ng vai tr nn tng cho ton b cc cng vic trong qu trnh apply ca bn, t CV, essay cho n
interview. Trong self-assessment, bn cn phi a ra nhng tiu ch th hin mnh, tng t nh key
communication messages xy dng hnh nh thng hiu. V d cho trng hp ca ti:
Self positioning: INNOVATIVE LEADER
Communication Guidelines:
1. Leadership
2. Creativity
3. Passion for brand management/marketing
4. Contribution to community
5. Strong interest in [school name]
Bn khng nn a qu nhiu thng ip v tr nh con ngi c hn (Jack Trout). Cc guideline ny cng c th
c thay i mt cht ph hp vi vn ha ca tng trng nu cn. T ci xng sng , bn s dng tip
cc cu chuyn, cc s kin theo khung cu hi sn c ca self-assessment. Nh th, cc cu chuyn s thng nht
vi mt ch chung, chnh l hnh nh mt con ngi m bn mun admission committee cm nhn. V v sau khi
bn vit essay hay tr li interview, bn cng s theo ci mch thng nht . Gi s bn no c nh ni di, v
d nh bn khng thc s thch tha thit mt ngnh no nhng buc phi chn mt ngnh th self-assessment cng
s gip bn ni di mt cch nht qun!
Bn c th t hi lm th no ra c cc tiu ch ny? Xin tha, khng d. l mt qu trnh vit ri sa, sa
ri vit Nhng cu chuyn v bn hon ton c th li dn n mt thng ip khc ch khng phi thng ip
m bn d nh ban u trong guideline. Khng sao c, mnh b tiu ch i v thay bng tiu ch mi ph hp
hn. Lm self-assessment cng chnh l mt qu trnh quan st v khm ph v bn thn. Bn thn ti cng nh

mt s bn b, khi lm xong self-assessment th cm thy sung sng v nhn ra gi y mnh hiu mnh qu .
Mnh bit mnh l ai, gi tr ca mnh u, mnh mun lm g Bn cng s t nh gi c l mnh c thc s
mun i hc MBA hay khng, m quyt tm theo ui. V th, qu trnh vit self-assessment l mt qu trnh lu
di, khng ch chuyn vit v sa m n l chuyn quan st bn thn v ghi chp li. Th nn bn cn chun b vic
ny tht sm. Nh th bn cng c thi gian ngm nhng g mnh vit ra.
V self-assessment th ti phi v cng cm n anh Tin. Anh l ngi u tin ni vi ti v self-assessment,
xem, sa, v hng dn ti t nhng bc i b ng u tin . Anh cho ti nim tin rng con ng ngh nghip
m ti ang i l ng n. iu gip ti t tin ln rt nhiu, khng ch trong chuyn apply m trong c cng
vic. Mc d bn rn, anh vn dnh thi gian cho mt a lnh mi t te nh ti. Nu anh c ni l anh ch
sa gip em bn final thi th ti cng khng dm than th. Nhng anh nhit tnh sa cho ti t ci selfassessment n my ci draft essay di l th cn lm tm li chnh t (v ti khng kp sa) m khng mt li phn
nn. Ti nhn ca anh s gip ln lao khng iu kin. iu khin ti t nh mnh phi sng tt hn, phi
gip c nhiu ngi hn. Pay it forward.

Phn b sung (02/09/2010)

1. Tip cn self-assessment nh th no: Self-assessment ging nh mt bc ghp hnh, trong mi ming ghp
l mt phn ca con ngi bn. y c my im cn lu :
- Bc tranh l tng quan hnh nh ca bn, l ci m bn mun admission cm nhn v bn. Bc tranh l nn
tng cho s nht qun ca ton b h s (essay, interview, resume). Bc tranh phi c nhng phn nh: why
MBA, why now, why you, short-term/long-term goals (&why), cc success stories v leadership, initiative, team
player, communications, aspiration v mt lot cc ni dung khc nh challenge/failure, ethics, personality,
weaknesses Self-positioning ng vai tr nh ch ca bc tranh, cc stories kia l mu sc, hoa l to nn
bc tranh theo ch .
- Vic la chn ming ghp no a vo tranh l quyt nh ca bn v do , n phn nh th gii quan ca
bn. Vic la chn v k mt cu chuyn trong self-assessment khng ch quan trng cch k, m quan trng hn,
l cu chuyn m BN LA CHN k. N th hin bn coi trng ci g, bn quan tm n ci g (what matters
to you), th ci s c th hin ra qua ming ghp m bn chn. C nhng ngi cng tri qua 1 s kin nh
nhau, nhng c ngi la chn k cu chuyn , c ngi li khng, v hai ngi c th gii quan khc nhau,
coi trng nhng th khc nhau.
- Nu bn coi mi strength (or key communication message) ca bn l mt mu sc th bc tranh ny khng nn c
qu nhiu mu sc. V nhiu mu qu th nhn vo s hoa mt, rt cuc khng thy mu no ni bt c. Do phi
chn tng mu ch o, v chun b cc ming ghp lm tng mu ni bt ln.
2. Khng nn ngh l c xong Quyn How to get to top MBA th chc chn lm c Self-assessment ngon lnh.
Th th d qu!
. Bn thn t dng quyn ny nh bc khi u c bc tranh tng qut v apply MBA, v
ly cu hi gi cho Self-assessment. Minh H lun ngh rng khng c mt cng thc no ng cho tt c mi
ngi. Nhng g vit ra y ch l tri nghim ca bn thn t, kiu nh 1 case study, v bn cn chn lc ci g
ph hp vi bn p dng.
Hope it helps.
2. CV
CV l mt cu chuyn th v khc m ti mun chia s vi bn. Tnh ra ti c thm nin lm CV khng t, v i lm
t ngy sinh vin, th m khi ngi vi anh Tng, ti vn mt trn mt dt. CV l mt phn quan trng

ca application v n l bc tranh tng quan nht v bn v thng to n tng u tin. Interviewer c th ch

bit bn qua ngun thng tin duy nht l CV (h thng khng c tip cn phn cn li ca h s ca bn c
th c lp nh gi). CV cng l sn phm t phi customized nht khi chuyn b h s t trng ny sang trng
kia. Do , n xng ng c bn dnh thi gian.
CV cho MBA thng c ng trong 01 trang A4. C mt s format cho essay, bn c th xem trong quyn How to
get into top MBA programs hoc ln website mt s trng tham kho. C trng s post CV mu ln hng
dn bn. V d nh Duke, khi bn to account apply online th phn hng dn c mt ci CV mu c ni dung
nh tht. Wisconsin cn c c 1 file PDF rt chi l di hng dn vit CV. Sau y l nhng kinh nghim ti rt ra
cho vic lm CV, tng hp t nhng iu m ti hc hi c:

1) Result oriented:
Quyn American Way vit rng: Americans generally pay more attention to the factual than to the emotional content
of messages. They are uncomfortable with displays of more than moderate emotion, and they are taught in school to
detectand dismiss emotional appeals in other people s statements or arguments. They are urged to look
for the facts and weigh the evidence when they are in the process of making a judgment or decision. (p53).
(Cm n bn Dng, ph trch Th vin US Guide, gi quyn sch ny cho ti). V th, mt iu ti quan trng
trong CV l bn phi lng ha c cc kt qu, cc tc ng ca nhng cng vic bn lm. Thay v k v
responsibility, bn nn ch trng n impact, result, v cn lng ha cng c th cng tt. Nu bn nhn ci CV
mu ca Duke trong v d nu trn, bn s thy n ghi r: tao lm d n bao nhiu triu , lm tng doanh s
c bao nhiu phn trm, hoc ln bao nhiu tin, kim c bao nhiu khch hng Nhng con s rt l bt
mt.
Tuy nhin, trong chng ta khng phi ai cng c c hi c lm ci d n triu

in hnh l ti. Lm t

vn v thit k thng hiu th mt nm c gn 10 khch hng l nhiu. Nm 2003, Viettel lm qu t vn v

thit k thng hiu $ 45,000 vi JWT m xn xao d lun, c ni l chi tri . Hung chi khch hng ca
ti ton doanh nghip va v nh. Chng ti khng phi l JWT. Do , ti khng ghi con s doanh thu hay s tin
d n m lng ha bng cch ghi % doanh thu mnh gip cng ty tng ln, tn cc d n ln ca Nh nc m ti
tham gia, mt vi d n m khch hng sau rt thnh cng (v thnh cng nh th no) V chng khon
cng th. Nu cng ty bn ra i sau v th phn b th bn c th khai thc con s tng trng v khch hng v
doanh s (cng ty b th b li l thng tng trng nhanh). Ngn sch PR & marketing ti cng khng dm a
ra (hix hix). Bn th tng tng xem, CV ca thin h ton gi triu , mnh gi con s vi chc nghn th da
c ai. Adcom u bit Vit Nam thu nhp bnh qun u ngi ch c 1000$/nm! Th l nh phi moi mc ly
ci s vn hng triu ca cng ty em b trong ngoc n adcom thy l tao ang lm manager cho mt
cng ty quy m ln.
V hc tp th c th k bn top my trong trng/lp, c nghin cu g, c nhng hc bng g, tnh cht n
nh th no V d nh trng ti, dn c hc bng Sumitomo thng c coi trng, v l hc bng xn
nht, nhng ra ng th ai bit Sumi l g. Th nn li phi chua thm my ch adcom bit. Nu bn c
hc bng ca Nh nc th cng cc k nn k v Government scholarship nghe to ng ng! Tm li l, bn
nn tm mi cch lng ha thnh tch trong CV ca mnh.

2) Dng ng t mnh
Vi nhng cng vic qua, bn nn bt u ci bullet bng mt ng t mnh th qu kh. Cc ng t mnh c
hiu ng rt tt trong vic th hin sc nng ca bn y. Sau y l cc ng t bn c th dng, c bit
ph hp nu bn mun ni 2 thng ip leadership v creativity :
Awarded (ng t phn t II)
Created
Designed

Developed
Directed
Established
Facilitated
Founded
Initiated
Led
Managed
Nominated (ng t phn t II)
Proposed
Trained/Coached
Ngoi ra:
Analyzed, Conducted, Executed, Gained

3) Ch trng vo thng ip, loi b chi tit khng quan trng

Trong CV trc y, ti c k mt cng vic part-time lm vi gii thch ti sao ti c b nhim lm
manager khi va mi chn t chn ro ra trng. Sau khi trao i vi anh Tng, ti mnh dn b phn ra
dnh ch cho nhng ci quan trng hn . Sau , nhn li CV ca mnh thy chc hn hn. CV hn ch,
bn khng nht thit phi k ht, quan trng m mnh ni c ci mnh cn ni, v khng mu thun vi tnh trung
thc ca h s.
Trong CV, ti cng k tn 2 cng vic tnh nguyn ti lm. Anh Tng gp rng 2 vic ny cng ni mt thng
ip v em l lm volunteer, vy th ch nn gi 1 v 1 l ni c thng ip ri, nn dnh ch cho nhng ci
khc. Sau khi xt thy t ai vn di do, ti gi c 2 trong h s, nhng lm r s khc nhau gia hai cng
vic: mt ci l ( ) interpreted and assisted foreign sports delegations, mt ci l ( ) organized summer
entertainment and education activities for children, instructed hygienic lifestyle practices and reproductive healthcare
for local people. Nh vy, n nhn c thm mt cht v cc diversity trong experience ca ti.

4) Nhng cu chuyn sinh ng khc v c tnh

Nu bn bit nh n, v tranh, lm th, sng tc kch bn hay din kch, c gii thng th thao, thnh vin
mt cu lc b g hay hay, hoc c mt nng khiu/s trng no th hon ton nn k ra phn Additional
Information. Ti nh hi interview Duke v Carlson, c hai interviewer ca ti u hng th khi nghe n my tr
nh n organ v cc v kch hi i hc ca ti, v on ni chuyn rt vui v. Bn thn mnh cng th thi,
nhn h s ca ai m thy c mt vi chi tit sinh ng nh th, mnh cng cm thy y chc hn l interesting
person , v nu ngi vo trong tp th ca mnh, h s gip tp th vui hn, diverse hn.
Nu phn Social activities khng di th c th ghp chung n vo phn Additional Information cng ok.

(Phn b sung)
Khi vo hc Carlson, Minh H c training v resume, mi nhn ra l resume c ca mnh ha ra vn cn vn .
C mt vi im rt ra hi vng l gip ch cho nhng bn no ang chun b apply.
1. The formula for creating a results oriented statement is:
WHAT I DID + WHY I DID IT = RESULTS/OUTCOME
Vi mi cu trong resume, c bit l phn experience, bn cn tr li 3 cu hi: What did I do? Why did I do it?
What is the result/outcome? Khi nghe coach ni, t nhn li resume mi thy l c nhng bullet mnh ch what I
did thi ch khng tr li 2 cu hi sau v t ngh l khng lng ho c outcome nn khng vit. Nhng thc
ra khng phi vy. C 2 cch lng ho outcome: qualitative v quantitative. Nu bn khng th dng quantitative
th c th dng qualitative, vn rt powerful. V d:

BEFORE:
Supervised development team during integration testing.
AFTER (quantitative):
Supervised 5-person development team during integration testing; completed testing ahead of schedule, reducing
costs of 15%.
BEFORE:
Worked with other departments to improve project management.
AFTER (qualitative):
Partnered across departments to introduce Microsoft Solutions Framework methodology, resulting in a more
consistent process for managing software projects.
BEFORE:
Conducted promotional activities.
AFTER (qualitative):
Developed and managed nice successful sales promotions that increased customer base, customer retention rate,
and product penetration per household.
2. Trn web ca Graduate Business Career Center c hng dn v resume format (n l dng file word chy
macro), list of action verbs & high-impact phrases v sample resume cho tng
major. https://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/Page8823.aspx
Bn c th tham kho thy cc cu hi What-Why-Outcome c gii quyt nh th no.
Hope it helps.

3. GMAT

Ti liu
Ti n vi GMAT u tin qua quyn Cracking the GMAT ca Princeton. C l y cng l ci may, v c xong
quyn th ti thy mnh hiu v bn cht ca GMAT v thch n nh thch mt tr chi. Ti c phn li m u
vi mt s hng th c bit. Ti nh tc gi k l tao n tr s cng ty ETS v thy mt dinh th cc k khang
trang, chng n giu nh th no nh cung cp sn phm c quyn l GMAT v TOEFL. i su vo h thng ca
ETS, bn s bit rng nhng ngi ngi ngh cu hi cho bn thi ha ra chng phi gio s tin s g cao siu m c
khi l my cu lp trnh tr mng nh nhnh Tm li, bn s nhn ra GMAT chng l ci g k b, chng phi l
thc o ch s IQ ca bn, m ch l mt th bn cn c hon thnh b h s MBA. Ti rt thch anh chng Joe
Blogg m tc gi dng nn. Mi ln mnh nh lao vo in mt cu d th l li khng li, t hi mnh c phi
l Joe Blogg khng
. K thut POE (Process of Elimination) trong quyn ny kh hu ch.
Sau y l nhng sch m ti khuyn bn khng nn b qua (nhng sch m ti dng l cng do c ngi khc
khuyn, mnh dng thy ng nn khuyn li bn :p):
1) Cracking the GMAT Princeton (l do nh nu trn)
2) Official Guide (hay gi l OG) ti liu hng dn chnh thc ca ETS. OG l cm nang, hin nhin phi dng.
Thi tht cng rt ging kiu hi v ni dung trong OG. Hi ti thi th lm OG 10 v 11. Hai quyn ny c phn trng
v khc nhau. Mi nm ETS li ra mt bn mi, ging nh B Gio dc nc ra sa i sch gio khoa hng nm .
n lt bn thi, phin bn mi thay i th no th bn phi hi ngi va thi trc bn. OG phn SC ti phi lm 2
ln n li ng php.
3) Manhattan phn no no ti cng thy cc k hu ch. Cm n Nhung bo gii thiu quyn ny! Sentence
Correction (SC): sch cng c ng php cho bn theo cc dnh m GMAT hay hi, cho bn bi tp thc hnh lun v
phn loi OG theo cc dng ng php . Critical Reasoning (CR): ch cho bn cc loi li reasoning thng gp ca
GMAT, phn loi cu trong OG bn luyn lun. Reading: dy bn cch v s bi c theo dng skeleton (u
lu ri n tay chn
). Hc GMAT mt thi gian ti bit n Manhattan. Hi u ti lm OG sai ling xing. SC
th ton b nhm. Reading th bi, c mi m ** hiu, lm lu i l lu. n khi dng Manhattan th eo i: ln tay

kinh khng! K nng v skeleton gip ti tng tc reading vt bc.

4) Peterson: Ti ch luyn writing khong 2 tun trc ngy thi v thi rt sun s (5 v 5.5). Ti liu m ti dng l
Peterson. Ti ngh ring quyn ny l cho writing Essay 1 (Analysis of an Argument). Sch ch cho bn cc loi li
trong lp lun v cch x l cc li . V d nh li mu nghin cu khng mang tnh i din th s c nhng
mu cu g gii quyt. Ci Essay 2 (Analysis of an Issue) th ti vit theo kiu essay 2 ca IELTS nn ti khng
dng ti liu GMAT no cho phn ny.
5) Test set: c khong 20 test (l file), ch nn lm khi xong OG. Nn time management y nh tht khi lm test
set. Nn son answer sheet vi cc ct A|B|C|D|E, ct Corect/Incorrect v ct Note ghi ch cc li sai vi tng
cu, v sau review cho d (ci form ny l Nhung bo son cho bn ti). Dng k thut POE khi lm test set.
6) GMAT prep: l phn mm c giao din y nh thi tht, do ETS thit k. Ch c vi lun qun trong nn bn
khng th lm nhiu (lm nhiu hn 3 ln th cu s lp li, lc khng cn nh gi ng kh nng ca mnh
na), ch nn lm trong vng 1 tun trc ngy thi quen vi thao tc trn my tnh v vng v tm l.
Thm na l file GMAT -Time Management ca Khc Cng (Cng chn di) l ti liu bn khng th b qua. Ngoi
ra ti thy quyn Kaplan Premium c phn l thuyt v cng thc cho bi ton xc sut kh tt, cn cu hi th
khng ging thi nh OG. Bn cng c th ng qua 3000 Question Bank th phn x sau khi xong OG, nu cm
thy xong OG m cha nm chc hoc b ht ti liu n thi (he he).
Bn nn chun b cc mu cu sn cho essay, lc thi c t ng phang vo, khi phi ngh cho mt thi gian. Nn
chun b template sm v lc luyn ch luyn theo template thi cho quen tay. Sau y l mt s template cho Essay
1 ti nm lng b trc lc thi:
Opening:
1) The argument that . is not entirely logically convincing, since it ignores certain crucial assumptions.
2) According to this editorial/sb s speech / In sb argued that (argument). To support this assertion
/conclusion, the editorial/speaker/author of this article cites (st)/ points out that However, the argument suffers
from several reasoning flaws, which together make the argument unconvincing.
Body
First, the argument assumes that . There are a number of reasons why this might not be true. For example, . Or
perhaps,
Second, the argument never addresses the point that
Finally, the author fails to consider .
One of such problems is that
Another potential problem involves the / Another flaw involves
First, the argument relies on a poor analogy between X and Y. It is entirely possible that
Conclusion
Therefore, the argument is not completely sound. The evidence in support of the conclusion does little to prove the
conclusion. Ultimately, the argument could be strengthened by making it plain that .(, that . , and that .).
Essay 2 ca GMAT th ging A/D-Template ca IELTS Writing Task 2 nn ti s trnh by di y.

K hoch hc tp
C ti liu ri th quan trng nht l k hoch hc tp. Ci ny l ni nim khng ca ring ai . Ai cng bn trm
cng nghn vic. K c bn no ngh nh n thi th vn phi c k hoch r rng khi tr nn li bing
(hoc t nht nu c li bing th ci k hoch s l cn c r rng bn t s v bn thn
). Bn cn lit k
ra nhng ti liu mnh cn hon thnh v khung thi gian thc hin tng vic . Thng th bn s lm nhiu vic
song song, tc l lm nhiu ti liu GMAT mt lc, v ngoi GMAT th cn lo ngm trng Nn khng c plan th

s d bi lm. Ti lm ci thi kha biu nho nh nh ngy i hc ph thng v t trn bn lm vic theo di
tin ca mnh. Thng th cng khng hon thnh 100% quota nhng s bit mnh c chm mc chp
nhn c hay khng. t no thy mnh chm ngoan th c th chm chc cho php mnh n m t to.
Cn t no thy b tr qu th ti c can m say no vi nhng li r r.
Time management cho bi thi l rt quan trng. Cc k quan trng. Khi bt u lm Test Set l phi lm quen lun
vi time management. Time management l k thut qun l thi gian lc thi GMAT, chia cc blog thi gian ng vi
cc cu hi. Vd, 15 cu u ca verbal th c php lm trong bao nhiu pht, bao nhiu pht tip theo th phi
n c cu bao nhiu, phn b thi gian lc u v lc cui bi thi nh th no
Nu bn c gp cu hi no kh c key m khng hiu, hi bn khng c th c th ln forum vietmba.com vo
box GMAT hi. Cng chn di hnh nh vn l mod cho box . Cn cu no c chui bn khng hiu, hi khng
ra th nn b qua v thi khng gp u!
khng nn b qua).

Cho khi mt thi gian (tr nhng cu v hin tng ng php th

Tm l ngy thi
Tm l l yu t quan trng nht bn pht huy ht kh nng trong ngy thi. Chuyn tm l ca ti th thi ri l
bun ci. Bn bit khng, n by gi mi ln thy Richard Gere l ti li nh n k thi GMAT. Chuyn l th ny,
ti hm thi GMAT hi thng 12/2007 th c mt film g rt hay m Richard ng vai chnh, i loi l mt chng lng
t i phiu lu n x n v gp mt nng cng cha Tm li ti rt thch Richard v thch m tp ca phim ny.
Va xem phim, mt tai ti va nghe thy Mai thi ri, mnh khng nn xem phim, xem khuay mnh s mt ng, v
khng th thi c, k thi ny rt quan trng mt tai kia th nghe thy i gii, xem t c sao. Xem nt t ri tt,
cn sm m Tm li u tranh t tng mi th tt c tivi gia chng phim (nu khng v GMAT th khng
ai nhc ti ra c khi ci tivi khi ang c phim ti thch). Nhng tic thay, sau ti khng ti no ng c.
Khng ng l bt u lo l mai khng thi c. Trong khi y l c hi cui cng cho mnh thi GMAT, v
deadline n ri Cng lo cng khng ng c. Mt vng lun qun in cung. y l ln th hai ti lm vo
tnh trng mt ng (ln u th l m trc mt k thi trng Ngoi thng), cn bnh thng ti l con su ng.
Sng hm sau thc dy, b m nhn ci mt ti th bit ngay l c chuyn chng lnh. Ti b tt huyt p, khng n
c my, u th ong ht ln v c m khng ng c. Vo phng thi mt my vo v. Hm l ngy 22/12
nn trung tm Horizon li chun b cho l Noel. Ngi ta bng cy thng ln cu thang m m, cn bn nhau treo
qu thng ch no lm ti in ht c ngi. Hai ln lin ti phi gi tay ln bo ch admin l ni mi ngi trt t
cho em thi. ng l ngi tnh khng bng tri tnh. Ti chn ngy trnh lp hc cho khi n th li ri vo ngy
trang tr Noel. Kt cc l 650! Chn nh con gin. iu an i duy nht l mc d trong lc IQ b down trm trng
nhng ton ti vn c 50. C l mt iu may mn cho ti l ti thch GMAT, thch lm ton cp 1, thch hc
cch t duy v phn bin ca GMAT, nn tm l ca ti cng thoi mi khi thi li ln 2.
Ti thi li ln 2 vo thng 2/2008, tc l 2 tun sau Tt. May m sn HO v HA cho chng khon ngh tt nhiu nn
ti c thi gian tp trung cao cho GMAT. Mng 1/2 ti submit Emory, 18/2 thi li GMAT v gi im b sung cho
trng trc khi trng ra admission decision. Kt qu l ti b ding Emory. V th l thi vi thi vng GMAT cng ch
lm g c. Gi s ln thi th 2 c lm khm th r rng ti c khi c hi v sau thi li!!
V sau, bn b ti a no thi GMAT m bo lo qu th ti u k v chuyn ti thi GMAT 2 ln. Ln 1 tng
sng tng cht y l c hi cui cng. Ln 2 cng tng cht y l c hi cui cng. Nhng ha ra c 2 ln u
ch l g c. Cho nn, hai bi hc rt ra y l:
- Bn nn thi sm nu khng nh th cn thi gian thi li (t nht 31 ngy sau mi c thi li). Nh vy, tm l
ngy thi s thoi mi hn.
- Take it easy: ci gi ca bn ch l $250, t nhng m khng qu t. im thp th ta thi li. Sao u. V tm l
thoi mi th bn s do your best trong ngy thi.

Ni thm mt cht l a s cc trng M u ch ly im GMAT cao nht m bn k khai. Cng c trng xem
im gn y nht, c trng cng li chia trung bnh nhng ch l thiu s.

Vo phng thi
Trc khi thi ti gh qua ch Horizon nhn cho bit ni bit ch (ti tn hn mnh tng). Khi chn ngy thi th ti
hi ngi ta v lch lp hc , v bn tr con m tan lp th c th n. Nhng nh ni trn, ngi tnh khng
bng tri tnh, nn take it easy bn . Bn nn mang nc ung hoc bnh ko/tri cy trong cp ra chi c th
mm mm. Tri cy th lc no cng l phng thuc tt nht gip ti tnh ng. Chng minh th/h chiu th tt
nhin l khng c qun.
Lc thi th trc khi tnh gi, s c thi gian chun b. Ti xin thm mt tp giy nhp k ci bng time
management ra trn mt tp, cn tp kia th k trc cc ct A|B|C|D|E v ghi s t 1 n 37 (math)/43 (verbal)
sau lm POE cho nhanh. Bn phi tun th Time management v khng c b qua cc cu cui bi k c khng
kp thi gian. B trng khng lm kp nhng cu cui s b tr im nng hn l lm sai!!
Khi thi xong th bn s c pht mt t giy bo im. Bn nn gi t ny v trn c ci code m v sau bn s
dng n log in c kt qu GMAT online.

Vi li cui v GMAT
- Hc GMAT nn c bn, c ngi trao i, x x trt th bn s cm thy nh nhng vui v hn.
- Ngy u lm test set (verbal) th ti ch ng c 19 hay 20 cu g trong tng s hn 40 cu. Nhng dn dn
mi vic tt ln.
- Nu bn l dn thch ton th ton GMAT kh d, nhng vn nn lm cc dng trong OG cho quen tay, trnh
mc cc li d hi.
- SC hay c dng 5 cu ABCDE chia lm 2 nhm, mt nhm 3 cu c mt loi li (hoc khng li) ging nhau v
nhm 2 cu c mt loi li (hoc khng li). Nu bn bit chc v loi li th c th Eliminate c bt mt nhm.
- Bn nn lm th visa/master debit sm cn tr tin thi GMAT, TOEFL (nu thi), application fee v sau s tin
hn l phi nh ngi khc. Ph lm th rt thp v khng phi k qu nh credit.
- GMAT cho gi im min ph n 5 trng v bn c c hi duy nht ng k 5 trng lc trc khi bt u
lm bi trong phng thi. Bn phi t nh hoc search trn cc trng ng k. C nhiu bn khi thi GMAT th
s im km nn khng dm gi im cho trng. Hoc ngh rng mnh cha chc chn trng nn trng
khng dng ht 5 la chn. V sau phi tn kh nhiu tin ($28/ln) gi. T kinh nghim bn thn th ti thy
rng d th no vn nn gi im lun cho 5 trng hn l trng, v v sau mnh c thi tt hn, th ci im
trng nhn c vn gm c im nhng ln thi trc y ca mnh, nn nu bn c thi nhng ln u t th trc
sau g trng cng bit.
4. IELTS hay TOEFL
Chc khng c my ai d hi thi c IELTS ln TOEFL iBT nh ti!
Mi kiu thi i hi nhng k nng khc nhau. TOEFL th kh ging GMAT, n s thch hn IELTS. IELTS th c v
academic hn, nht l phn Writing Task 1. Ti trt hc IELTS t ngy sinh vin, vi c hi u khng nh i M
nn thy thi IELTS tin hn trong my tr th tc. Thi IELTS th bn nhn c s support tn tnh t British Council
v IDP, ti liu th vin BC cng nhiu. Gi im IELTS cho trng th khng gi online c. $5/ln nu chuyn
mail thng (20 ngy) nhng chuyn nhanh qua DHL th $54/ln. Thi TOEFL iBT th gi im online kh tin,
$17/ln, mt trn di 10 ngy g th n ni. IELTS v TOEFL th u khong 2 tun sau l c kt qu, cha k
thi gian t lc c im n lc trng nhn c. Khi thi th bn nn ng k gi im cho cc trng bn nhm
hoc c th nhm, trnh tn nhng khon tin khng ng v sau, tng t nh trng hp GMAT.
Emory, Duke, Carlson u nhn IELTS. Tuy nhin 2 trng ti nh apply na l Kellogg v Wisconsin th khng nhn
IELTS. Ti vit th cho IELTS Organization complain (v hi trn web ca t chc ny c ghi Kellogg v Wis
nhn IELTS), th l n xin li v xa 2 trng khi web ca n i! Ti vit th cho Admission office Kellogg v
Wisconsin thuyt phc m khng c. Hai trng ny nhn IELTS cho PhD hay program g nhng khng

nhn IELTS cho MBA mi d hi ch! Ti search 50 trng top th thy khong 30-35 trng ri u trong c Top
10, Top 20, Top 30, Top 50 (mi phn khc khong 65% trng) nhn IELTS cn li th ch nhn TOEFL. Ban u ti
ngh l s ch chn trng nhn IELTS thi, nhng v sau ti quyt nh thi thm TOEFL v 3 l do: 1) Kiu thi TOEFL
kh ging GMAT nn khng phi n nhiu 2) C Toefl th chn trng v t hn 3) Nh nm nay och th sang nm
yn ch dng TOEFL apply li, v n 04/2009 th IELTS ca ti ht hn ri! Nu la chn li th c l ti khng nn
thi thm TOEFL m dng thi gian research thm v trng, v dng IELTS apply.
Tm li nu bn khng quen vi IELTS v khng cht trng ri th ti khuyn bn nn thi TOEFL cho phi ngh
l trng mnh thch c nhn IELTS hay khng. Cn nu l thi IELTS ri th hi vng bn khng ri vo trng hp
thi thm TOEFL nh ti.
Kinh nghim n TOEFL th ti khng c my, ti hc rt pht pht trong 3 tun. Phn speaking th hi b vn v ti
khng quen ni trong 45 hay 60 giy gy gn ht . Ai cng bo nn dnh thi gian cho speaking. Ti phi record
phn ni ca mnh v lu file li sau m ra nghe v t rt kinh nghim. Bn cng c th dng phn mm ca
quyn Barron lm quen vi phn mm tch hp k nng (mc d giao din hi khc thi tht). Thc ra th ti cng
khng bit l cn phn mm g na khng, nghe ni c Cambridge, nhng ti khng c thi gian i ly thm ti
liu. Nh nht hi thi TOEFL l ti phi luyn khng ng tra, v gi thi rt oi om l 11am 3pm. V khng c la
chn khc nn ti buc phi dnh ra mt tun trc khi thi luyn khng ngh tra. Ban u cng hi vt v
nhng ch 2 ngy l quen. Lc thi xong ri th cng khng cn nhu cu ngh tra na v thy iu tht l xa x!
Kinh nghim IELTS th nhiu v v sau ti c dy 2 kha IELTS, ch hi i thi th ch chn t mt tot t hc thi.
Ti ch mun ni v phn Writing Task 2 v n ging Essay 2 ca GMAT (Analysis of an Issue). Bn c th hc/photo
v ng ch no hc c c, hoc xin ti liu writing IELTS Academy ch T Quang Bu. Phn writing y dy
theo template, s gip bn tit kim c nhiu thi gian khi vo phng thi (c theo template m phang). Task 2 c
3 dng l Discussive Essay, Argumentative Essay v Account Essay th c 2 ci u l ging dng ca GMAT Essay 2.
Mi dng u c template ring. Bn c th dng template ca c c hoc thy Patrick xo ra ci template
ca bn. Quyn Peterson cng c nhng mu GMAT Essay 2 kh tt th phi.
Dng mc IELTS/TOEFL y nh!
5. CHN TRNG
Chn trng c l l phn ti lm hi s si. V l thuyt th ti bit phi lm g nhng thc t l khi bi trong bin
thng tin v kt deadline th bn d xu xa nhm mt a chn lm. V th phn chn trng lm cng sm cng
tt, c thi gian ngm cu hoc tm ngi quen m hi han, v , quan st
Bn nn a ra tiu ch chn trng cho ring bn. Ci ny th chng ai ging ai. Tiu ch ca ti l: 1) Tt v
marketing 2) Cho nhiu tin 3) Gn thnh ph 4) Ranking cng cao cng tt. Thc t th c th khng nhiu trng
c cc yu t bn cn (v d tiu biu l rank cng cao th thng cho cng t
). Tiu ch ch gip bn nh
hng m thi. Ngoi ra bn c th c cc tiu ch ph nh: Thnh ph c mc chi ph khng qu t, Thnh
ph gn nhng tp on/cng ty bn thch, Trng c h thng h tr sinh vin quc t tt, Vn ha thn thin,
nhiu CLB/hot ng hay, T l ra trng c vic cao/vic ngnh g
Cc ngun research thng tin v trng l:
- Website v brochure ca trng: quan trng nht v n l ngun chnh thng, n cho bn nhng thng tin m
trng mun bn bit v trng. Bn nn vo web xem faculty v lnh vc mnh quan tm gm nhng ngi nh
th no, hc u ra, c cng trnh nghin cu g xem lnh vc c phi l th mnh ca trng khng.
- ng k vo h thng email (Mc Brochure/Info Request ) trng s cho bn load brochure online hoc gi
brochure qua bu in cho bn ng thi a email bn vo mailing list gi thng tin thng xuyn cho bn. Ci
ny nn lm sm 1) khng b miss thng tin quan trng, vd nh adcom n thnh ph ca bn hay cc v chat

online vi Admission office/sinh vin 2) chng t vi trng l tao quan tm n my t sm y nh.

- Cc trang c thng tin chuyn v MBA v c ranking: 1) Business week: Bn cn mua account c. Hnh nh
$29. C th chung nhau mua cho ph, v cng khng cn dng thng xuyn. Nhng khng nn b qua. Nh l
phi phn lch ra, nu 2 ngi cng log in mt lc th nghe ni account s b hy. 2) usnews.com vn vn
- Vit th cho sinh vin ca trng (vd: MBA association) hi han, hoc bi ra tn thng no th vo Facebook tm
n v say hello th xem (nh do homework ).
- Vo cc forum c/hi (vd: vietmba, business week ), cc dng blog nh blogspot, facebook
- Hi cu sinh vin hoc ngi tng apply trng (nh do homework ).
- Google
Chn trng nhiu khi cng cm tnh lm. Thy anh/ch kia i trng A c nhiu tin, mnh li ngng m anh ch
nn cm u i theo. Hoc bn c th b nh hng bi nhng yu t rt v vn nh Brochure bn ny xu ,
B admission ny ch nice g c , ng X i hc trng Y m tao li khng a ng , Trng ny nm
ngoi cho ch X tin ri, nm nay khng bit cn cho Vit Nam na khng Bn nn gt ht nhng yu t ny ra
ngoi khng b nh hng thiu khch quan n kt qu nghin cu trng ca bn. Quan trng l thc s mnh
cn g. Nn thu thp thng tin nhiu chiu v la chn thng tin c cn c. Ngoi ra bn cng c th cn nhc v
essay ca cc trng, cng ging nhau th bn cng vt v.
Ma 2008, ti chn Duke v Carlson l u tin hng u. Hai trng ny nhn IELTS nn ti c th np trong round
1. Hai trng deadline cng cch nhau kha kh (cui thng 10 v u thng 12) nn ti c thi gian xoay x.
Trng u tin tip theo ca ti l Wisconsin v c MBA v Brand Management, cng c xu hng cho nhiu tin v
gn thnh ph. Trng th t l Kellogg l trng c coi l hng u v marketing, ti mun th sc mnh xem
th no. Nhung bo ti khng nn np Kellogg v trng c v khng a sinh vin VN v gn nh chc chn khng
cho tin. Ti cng bit rng nu khng c hc bng to th ti cng khng c c hi y, nhng cui cng ti vn
quyt nh np xem Kellogg th no, ch yu l tha mn s thch ca bn thn, ch chng theo tiu ch
ra. Ti cng nh np thm mt vi trng na nhng khng th sp xp c thi gian. V sau ch c Duke v
Carlson l ti c kt qu tch cc, cn Kellogg th ding, Wisconsin th khng gi phng vn m y thng vo waitlist.
Nu c thi gian, bn nn np nhiu hn ti, khong 6 trng, s c nhiu c hi la chn hn. Nhng m lu vi
bn l np 6 trng th cn lm vic mt cch tp trung ch c ri ra 1 thng 1 trng nh ti th v sau ngn lm.
Lc lm h s Wisconsin (4 Feb) th ti chn v apply n tn c. Lc Tt nht thin h i chi m m mnh phi
ngi vit essay, cm cnh v cng. V kt cc l tc li lm liu, h s xu p th no cng nhm mt submit
cho thot n. Lt na ti s tng thut v v essay rt thm hi ny ca mnh.
Nhiu ngi ni l nn apply mt trng lower priority trc. Cc trng high priority lm sau rt kinh nghim.
Ti th c qu Emory demo ri nn khng lm theo li khuyn ny. Ch c mt im rt ra l cng nhng trng
u th cng c xu hng nghim tc, t t, cng v sau cng v vn, cm hng tt l t. Nhng cng nhn l khi
lm h s Carlson th ti rt c mt s kinh nghim t Duke nn lm Carlson chc chn hn Duke. Nhng h s
ca Duke li chnh l nn tng cho h s Carlson.
6. TO DNG MI QUAN H
Phn To dng mi quan h s c chia lm 2 phn: mi quan h vi trng v mi quan h vi nhng ngi c
th gip bn trong qu trnh apply.
V pha trng, c hai tnh hung hon ton i lp nhau l cch m ti v Nhung cng apply Carlson. Ti gi im
GMAT n Carlson t thng 2/2008. Mt anh g trong Admissions Office gi th chc mng im GMAT ca ti v
chng ti c vi ci email qua li. T , tn ti nm trong mailing list ca trng. Thng 9/2008, ch Linh Gilles, i
din ca trng v Vit Nam tham d MBA Fair Si Gn. Ti nh bay vo SG t v trong ci fair c Duke v
Carlson. Ti vit th hi Linh l c th sp xp cho ti interview lun SG c khng, v hi ch c ra HN khng,

nu ra th ti c th t chc mt cuc gp vi nhng bn quan tm n Carlson, v s bn nh vy HN rt nhiu.

Linh tr li l s ra HN, s interview ti HN v rt vui nu ti c th t chc mt cuc gp nh vy. Chng ti gi
nh cho nhau bit mt. Vo ng ngy gi th ti n Metropole phng vn. Sau ra Biz Caf lm
presentation v Carlson. Mi vic din ra cc k thun li, sun s, rt ng ngi tham d. Sau chng ti gi lin
lc thng xuyn. Dp Noel, Linh gi thip cho ti cn ti cng chc tng li tm lum. Ngoi Linh th i din MBA
Association cng email cho ti hi thm v hi c cn thng tin/gip g khng. Ti email cho Megan v chng
ti c nhng email qua li rt thn thin v cc k nhiu thng tin hu ch. Ti tham gia c v chat online ca
trng. Tm li, mi quan h rt tt, cng vi h s lm cn thn nn kt qu 100% tuition khng nm ngoi d
on ca ti. Cu chuyn ca Nhung bo bn ti th hon ton ngc li. T u Nhung khng h ngh n Carlson.
Khong 10 ngy trc deadline Nhung mi ngh n Carlson v vit th hi Linh nu np im TOEFL mun th c
sao khng. Linh ng . Th l Nhung bt u lm h s trong 4 ngy cui cng trc deadline. Kt qu, Nhung
cng c mt cc 100% tuition nh ti! Hai a nhn kt qu cng mt gi! (v cc im khc trong h s th
hai a cng ngang ngang nhau v cng hc mt trng, cng lm chung cng ty trong mt giai on). Th nn
cng chng ni c l mi quan h vi admission staff quan trng hay khng. Ch k ra y bn bit th thi.
La chn cch no l ty bn.
To dng mi quan h vi nhng c nhn c th gip bn l mt k nng quan trng. Bn kh c th thnh cng
hoc s rt vt v nu lm mi th mt mnh. Cc ngun lc xung quanh mnh rt nhiu v bit cch khai thc cc
ngun lc hin c cng l mt k nng quan trng trong cuc sng. Hn na, mi ngi xung quanh bn thng l
sn lng gip trong phm vi c th. V th ng b qua c hi th tm s gip ca ai . Nu h bn, nu h
khng sn sng th t nht bn th! V khng phi hi tic l bn khng lm tt c nhng g c th. Trong qu
trnh apply, ti nhn c rt nhiu s gip ca mi ngi, v cng qua m m rng mi quan h ca
mnh. V d nh, nu ti khng PM cho ch Thng hi v Carlson, ti khng bit l ch Thng nice nh th,
khng bit ch Thng cng thch bi Cn ta vi nng nn nh ti
. ng ngi tm kim s gip .
Nhng bn cn phi ch : 1) Hy chn thnh 2) Hy lm vic nghim tc v do homework chng t bn coi
trng thi gian ca ngi khc 3) Hy bit ni li cm n v trn trng s gip ca ngi khc. Hy phn
hi/cm n ngay c khi ngi c hi tr li l h khng th gip bn. Nu h gip bn, hy thng tin cho
h v nhng kt qu m bn t c v sau, nu bn sn sng cng b. Tm l thng thng l khi bn
dnh cng sc gip ai , bn c xu hng mun bit s gip ca mnh em li li ch nh th no.
Nu c th th bn nn tm bn cng apply. S nhiu lm y. Ti may mn c c mt ngi bn cng ng
hnh trong qu trnh apply l Km Nhung (Nhung bo). Chng ti i cng nhau t nhng ngy vt ln vi GMAT cho
n nhng ngy ngi ca thn essay Khng hc cng lp vi nhau ngy no nhng chng ti thn nhau t chuyn
hc hnh, cng vic n nhng tr nh trang im, nu n, qun o. Lc no ti chn ngn vi essay th gi in
than vn vi n. Thy n cng bi t nh mnh, hai a ni chuyn mt lc thy bi t hn, th l quay li chin
u tip. May mn k l l hai a s i Carlson cng nhau ma 2009 ny!!! (h, gi s visa ca ti ok). V c hai
cng c full tuition!!! iu s lm ti cm thy m hn khi ma ng Minnesota

Phn b sung:
Khi vo hc Carlson v tr thnh mentor, ti hiu thm v tm l ca mentor khi c ngi contact nh gip .
Bn th hnh dung, chng trnh MBA cc k bn, nhiu th phi lo cng mt lc, nn thi gian tr nn qu gi hn
bao gi ht. Nn nu mentor quyt nh dnh thi gian gip mt ai th h cn phi tin rng ngi c kh nng
pht trin v thnh cng. Mt anh bn Ty ca ti sng VN ni vi ti rng Khi c ngi contact nh sa
application, tao s hn gp ngi ni chuyn, xem c phi l ngi xng ng tao gip khng. Thi gian
ca tao c hn nn tao mun gip ngi no c ti, c c v motivated. Tao khng mun lng ph thi gian vo
ngi khng c nng lc hoc xu tnh (anh y dng t mean to people). Mc d ti khng hon ton ng vi
quan im ca anh ny, nhng ti thy anh c l v chc hn khng t ngi c cng suy ngh nh vy. Do , li

khuyn ca ti l: nu c th th bn hy nh ngi recommend bn vi potential mentor. Ngi recommend nn l

ngi c mi quan h vi mentor. Nh vy c hi bn c gip s cao hn.

7. XIN FEE WAIVER

Quan im v fee waiver th cng a dng, c ngi ngh l nn xin, c ngi ngh nu xin s nh hng n hnh
nh ca mnh, c ngi cho l ty tng trng Bn c th c thread
ny: http://www.vietmba.com/showthread.phght=fee+waiver (phi log in). Ti th kt hp va xin va khng xin,
ty theo trng ti xp priority n u. Nu xin th nn xin sm, s d hn l xin mun. Ti vit th xin fee
waiver ca Duke vo thng 9, trng cho ngay lp tc! Cng nhn Duke nice d man. Xin Kellogg th b t chi
thng thng th l tn $250
. Carlson th ti khng xin v khng mun ri ro. Wisconsin th ghi r l khng
cho nn khi hi. Kt qu l mc d cho fee waiver nhng Duke vn cho ti scholarship kh xng xnh, nn r rng
trong trng hp ny, v waiver hay khng khng nh hng. Nhng, lu l y ch l mt trng hp bn nh.
Sau y l mu th xin fee waiver ca ti. Hai thng ip chnh l: S ng gp ca mnh cho trng + Hon cnh
ti chnh kh khn = Xng ng.

Dear Allison
I am going to apply for the Duke MBA daytime program this fall 2009 and I would like to be considered for an
application fee waiver.
I graduated with High Distinction from Foreign Trade University, one of the most prestigious universities in Vietnam .
As part of the preparation for the MBA, I took the GMAT test early this year and scored 710 (93rd percentile).
I have intensive experience in marketing and management. I currently work in the PR & Marketing position for XXX
Securities, a local company operating in the financial market. My work experience has provided me strong
management skills and marketing knowledge which I believe will allow me to take advantage as well as contribute to
your program and add values to the school diversity.
As a woman applicant from a developing country, I have to overcome many obstacles, one of which is financial
matter. Although an MBA requires far more substantial financial investment, the application fee is a significant
amount compared with our monthly average income. Therefore I really hope that you would accept this request.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards
Minh Ha
8. CHECKLIST, APPLICATION FORM & TRANSCRIPT/DEGREE
Bn nn kim tra phn check list h s ca trng sm m bo l khng st giy t hoc vn bn g. C trng
yu cu bng i hc, gii thch h im ca Vit nam so vi M, hoc mt ci g th bn u cn thi gian
lm cc giy t ny. ng st nt ko tr tay khng kp. Nu cn gii thch im ca bn theo h thng im ca
M th bn c th n IIE yu cu lm, cng nhanh thi. IIE khng convert im m h gii thch h thng im
ca VN nh th no v trn 7,0 l top bao nhiu ri. Cc giy t khc phi cng chng trng/ c quan cng
chng.
Thng bn s phi gi transcript v degree bng hardcopy n trng trc application deadline (Duke th sng,
scan l xong). Mi ln gi nh th l mt hn 50$ (FedEx/DHL) rt tn km. Trng hp ca ti th nh sau: Thng
8, lc L Hng i Mo, ti gi Hoa hu 5 ci phong b c logo c khoai FTU, nim phong ng du cht
(trng Ngoi thng c ci lm dch v cng chng v nim phong rt chuyn nghip
). Trong mi phong
b l transcript v degree c du sao y bn chnh . Trng ti cp transcript song ng v c dch v dch degree
sang ting Anh siu tc (phng Quan h quc t c sn file trong my ri, ch thay tn, thay lp, in ra k ci rt,
ng du ci cp l xong). 5 ci phong b cha dn a ch ni nhn, b chung trong mt ci phong b to cng vi
mt tp label in sn tn, a ch nhng trng cn np. V sau, khi quyt nh chn trng chnh thc th ti nh L
Hng dn label v gi n cc trng ti chn, ch khong $7/ln.
Khi lm application form online th bn nn copy paste ra mt file word v lu li dng cho nhng trng tip
theo. Vic ny s gip bn tit kim c khi thi gian, v form cc trng thng na n nhau.
Nh ng st ngy mi ng vo application form, v application form khng phi lc no cng ch hi nhng
thng tin n gin u. Bn nn ng qua trc mt lt t sm. V d c chui nht ca ti l online application
form ca Wisconsin. Hi l Tt, ti lm h s khng c tp trung lm nn application form khng s ti. Mt
phn l c kt qu ca Duke nn cng ch quan. Hai ngy trc round 2 deadline, m form ra in th t nga ra
l phn Financial Aid hay Financial Statement g n i 3 essay na!!! c c. Cht mt. Trong khi 4 essay
kia ca ti th vn cha hon thnh, essay 4 th ang cc lm khm bung bt. By gi ny ni ra 3 ci essay na hi
v cc skill g g Ti c cu hi m bn thn mt mt lc, kim tra li thy khng c g nhm ln. 3 essay kia vn
l l trc mt! Thc ra mt phn do ti b bnh chng lm cho m mt nn research khng k, hnh nh trng c
ghi u l nu apply FA th phi vit essay ring nhng ti khng . Th l cn 2 ngy cui vt chn ln c
vit 3 essay pht sinh , hon thnh 4 essay dang d t trc, in application form ri nhm mt submit vi
ting trc deadline (application ch $50 ch nu $500 th c khi ti khng nhm mt a chn nh th

).

Lc ti chn qu ri nn tnh nu v chui Wisconsin th cn Duke, hoc nm sau apply trng khc, ch v
Wisconsin dy da na th in mt.
9. ESSAY
Nh ni trn, self-assessment l nn tng tt cho bn vit essay. Mi paragraph s truyn t mt iu g v
bn. V 4-5 ci essay cng li s ra mt bc tranh y v bn.
Mt iu quan trng trong essay l n c personal & unique hay khng, tc l c ni c v chnh bn vi c
tnh, c m, ti nng, hon cnh ca bn m khng th ln vi mt ai khc hoc nghe na n u hay khng.
truyn t c iu th bn cn c nhng cu chuyn c th, c nhng chi tit nh ci tn, a danh, d
n, s liu, thch thc, s kin c th. Cm hng v am m (nu c) cng s l yu t gip bn khc bit. Ti
rt thch nhng essay m ti vit cho Duke. Mt phn l cch hi ca Duke cng cho php mnh c nhiu khng

gian ma may. y cng l trng u tin ti apply nn rt kh th. Cc essay ca ti thng bt u bng mt
ci hook . Ci hook c th bt u t nhng du hi to ng v ngh branding Vit nam khi ti cn l sinh
vin. Lc ti l tr l cho mt b chuyn gia thng hiu ngi nc ngoi. Ti t cu hi v thy doanh nghip
Vit Nam bao nhiu tin ca ra m vn lm brand khng ng cch. Ti t cu hi v dn ta hiu vn ha ca ta
m khng t lm brand c, li phi i thu Ty . Ti t cu hi v c bao nhiu sn phm ca Vit Nam mnh
c cht lng tt nhng u xut khu di global brand, doanh nghip c hng ming bnh qu nh trong
chui gi tr v ngi dn th vn c ngho kh. Ri cu chuyn i dn n c m thay i ca ti, v dn dt
n cu chuyn MBA. Ci hook c th bt u t v Vedan b mt nc thi ra sng Th Vi, git cht dng
sng v i sng xung quanh trong 14 nm m vn c chnh quyn tng gii thng v thnh tch bo v mi
trng! T cu chuyn , ti i dn n nhng impact ti s to ra khi lm mt leader of consequence
concept m Duke lun t ho (Ci mc ny th ti phi cm n ch Ngn gii thch khi nim leader of
consequence cho ti, v c bit l anh Tun Linh, Fulbrighter v l mt trong cc Founder ca Vng Tay B Bn,
truyn cm hng v gip ti m x cu hi nhn rng ny ca Duke). Mi ngi s c mt cch ring th hin
mnh. Mi chng ta u khc bit. Quan trng l bn t nhn ra nhng gi tr ca bn thn chuyn n thnh
nhng thng ip, nhng cu chuyn thuyt phc. V nh l result-oriented khi k v achievement/leadership
Khi chng minh em thc s yu trng th bn cng phi cc k chi tit. Anh Tng khuyn ti l em nn k ra
cng trnh nghin cu g, phng lab no, gio vin no, club g, hot ng no ca trng m em thch Nu bn
ch ni l trng rt tt v marketing, gio vin th tuyt vi, gii v tm huyt th nghe hi b hng ch v
n ng vi bt k school no! Hy c th, cng c th cng tt. C th khng c ngha l ni nhiu u. Bn khng
c nhiu t nhng vn to c s c th bng mt vi ci tn, mt s im nhn. iu ny cng i hi bn phi
nghin cu trng k bit trng t ho v ci g, im mnh l g, match vi bn nh th no. Ring im
research v trng th ti thy Carlson l ti lm tt nht. Mt l ti dnh nhiu thi gian. Hai l cch trnh by thng
tin ca Carlson trn website/brochure phi ni l rt chi tit, y v h thng. Carlson khng ho nhong nhng
cc k hiu qu. Kellogg th ti lm khng tt v thng tin ca Kellogg rt nhiu m li hi trng lp nhau, mc d
vn phong khc nhau nhng thng ip th khng khc. Ngn ng marketing ca Kellogg th cng nhn l nh ,
cc k ho nhong v ng l hng khng , nhng khi cn rt ra im g mnh cn a vo essay th li n li
khng c th v hiu qu nh Carlson. Khi vit essay th ti thng dng ngn ng ca trng a vo essay. V
d: Duke hay dng t energetic m t v student body, Carlson th thch t real-world/experential m
t v chng trnh hc, Kellogg th hay dng t ample opportunities k v cc hot ng ngoi kha cho sinh
vin, Wisconsin th nghin t top-notch ch faculty Ngoi ra bn phi customize thng tin ca mnh theo
trng na.
Khi vit essay th bn nn tham kho quyn 65 Successful Harvard Business School Application Essays. Trn forum
vietmba cn ni n mt quyn g na c v cng hay nhng ti bit n lc apply xong xui ri nn cng khng
i tm thm. Bn c th vo mt s trang web cung cp dch v vit essay. Mc d khng dng dch v ca h
nhng mnh c th c mt s bi phn tch essay question ca cc trng top, cng hu ch. Cc trang m ti bit
l:http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcomhip-essay.html, http://www.mbamission.com/blog/2008/ogg-20082009/ v forum Business Week.
Cui cng, phi sot k khng mc li chnh t v ng php!

Phn b sung:
Minh H c essay ca cc bn nm nay thy c mt vn ni cm chung l vit khng thot v b cc khng r
rng. Trong th gii bn rn, ngi c thng khng kin nhn nghe bn k chuyn i mi khng hiu
chnh l g bn cn phi to the point ngay t cu u tin ca mi paragraph. Sau th support bng l l
v v d.
Minh H ly v d v Structure Thinking Carlson Consulting Enterprise minh ha:

Memo A
Tina left a message to say that she cant make the meeting at 4:00. Richard called to say that he can make it later
but he would prefer tomorrow but not before 11:00. James assistant says that he wont be back from Boston until
tomorrow late. We cant get a conference room tomorrow, but we can on Wednesday. Wednesday at 2:00pm sounds
like a good time. How does that work for you?
Memo B
Can we reschedule the meeting to Wednesday at 2:00pm? That would be more convenient for Tina and Richard, and
would allow James to be present. It is also the only time we can get a conference room
Chc bn thy memo A & memo B c structured khc nhau nh th no, v ci no hiu qu hn.

Value of Structure
Makes Message Precise: Forces the writer to be clear about what s/he is communicating to the reader,
preventing messages that are unclear, unintended, or intellectually empty
Reveals Gaps in Thinking: Enables the writer to identify gaps by anticipating and responding to the readers
questions before the communication is delivered
Provides Clarity to Reader: Prevents the reader from working to understand the message, thereby eliminating
the possibility that your message is misunderstood or ignored entirely
Structured Thinking khng ch p dng cho Essay, Consulting, m ngay c giao tip trong kinh doanh v trong cuc
sng na.

10. LOR
LOR (Letter of Recommendation) l cu chuyn vt v khc trong qu trnh apply. Ti nh mang mng l anh Tin
(?) c vit mt ti liu hng dn, hay ai c post bi ca anh ln forum vietmba (ti nh lng mng l mt bn
ting Vit khng du). Bn nn tm c. Trong c thng tin rt y . Ah, va tm c ci link ny thy cng
c n: http://www.mbamap.com/mba-apply/mba-ion-letter.htm
Mi trng s c mt form LOR khc nhau nhng v c bn n l s trn i xo li ca nhng sau v applicant:
- circumstances you know the applicant
- managerial and leadership abilities
- talents or outstanding characteristics
- chief liabilities or weaknesses
- creativity and independence of thinking
- teamwork/interpersonal skill
- caree focus/performance
- English language ability
- additional statement
Nn recommender ch cn chun b mt file ri sau copy paste v customize mt t cho cc trng khc.
Kinh nghim tng hp ca ti nh sau:
- Ngi gii thiu nn l sp trc tip, l loi reference m trng a nht. V h qun l mnh st sn v cc
cu chuyn/nh gi cng su sc, phong ph hn, ph hp vi bi cnh cho MBA. Nu trng i 3 LOR th c th
nh thm professor, mt khch hng c vai v hoc ngi lnh o t chc tnh nguyn bn tham gia
- LOR v essay l hai ti liu b tr v bc tranh v bn. Do gia LOR v essay s c nhng ci trng lp
h tr nhau v s c nhng ci khc b sung cho nhau. Do , khi lm vic vi recommender, bn cn xc nh
l LOR ngi vit cho mnh cn truyn t nhng iu g v bn. Hoc tt nht l bn lit k cc s kin c cho
recommender sao cho ph hp vi thng ip mnh mun ni.
- Hy gip recommender nh li v vit cng chi tit cng tt. Cc ci tn, cc cu chuyn, cc con s iu ny
cng tng t nh essay.

- Nu cc recommender vit bng ting Vit v yu cu bn dch th nh l vn phong phi khc nhau.
- Nu bn ngi vi recommender h tr khi h submit LOR (nu h khng submit c lp) th bn nh v IP
(internet protocol) phi khc nhau gia cc LOR.
11. INTERVIEW
Bnh thng ti vn t cho mnh l ngi sc so nhng c vo interview l IQ hay b tt t xut. ti k cho bn
nghe v interview Emory ti s tiu pt c no, sau mnh s tnh n gii php nh.
C b H chun b interview cho Emory vi tm trng rt l php phm, hi hp. y l ln u tin c interview
mt ci g nghim tc, v li l qua in thoi. Interview xin vic th cha bao gi v mt l c lm t sinh vin parttime ri i ln, hoc l do ngi quen mi qua lm nn cng khng phi interview. Ting Anh th pht m tt nhng
vo nhng tnh hung ny th khng din t. 7h45 ti, c ngi trc my tnh xem li cc cu hi chun
b, cm thy mnh cha c thuc bi lm. C t ci in thoi ngay cnh my tnh hng quay bi cho
d. Trc c mock interview vi vi ngi nhng vn cm thy cha yn tm. B m th im thin tht khng
dm s n in thoi v bit con gi sp in t viu . 8h08 pht ti, mt b trong admission committee gi in ti
(H phi gi CV qua email cho b t trc). B xin li v gi in mun. Sau phn cho hi how are you
ny n th bt u vo cu hi phng vn theo ng kiu khun mu, tc l Walk through your CV , why
MBA , why Emory H tr li tng tng theo ni dung chun b. Mc d gi v ngt ng t to v ng
kch tht t nhin nhng hnh nh vn l ra l cu tr li theo kiu hc thuc . C nhiu cu c cn lt chut
tm trn mn hnh m bo tr li khng st . n cu hi example of your creativity th ri vo cu em H
khng chun b. Th l em k v mt sng kin v tr chi em t chc cho Vng Tay B Bn trong mt bui party
Tip n l mt vi cu v vn g na ri ti phn Do you have any question for me? Em cng tng tng phang
li theo s chun b t trc, hi mt cch ri rc kiu 1,2,3,4 ch khng lin kt c gia cc cu hi vi nhau
nh mt cuc ni chuyn t nhin. Sau interview th em qun bng mt khng gi thank you letter cho interviewer.
Sng hm sau em nh ra, m mail ra gi th thy Thank you letter do interviewer gi cho mnh! Nhc i l nhc.
Kt qu l em b ding khng oan ung.
i chuyn bun qu! Theo bn th em H mc li u? Nn sa i g? Bn th tr li xem no. 5 pht nh. ..
Ok. Cc vn ca em H v nhng kinh nghim rt ra nh sau:
- Chun b khng k.
o C rt nhiu cu c bn m em khng bit chun b. Thng ip em mun nhn l Creativity nhng em li
khng chun b nhng cu chuyn c th, hp dn, result-oriented minh ha. Nn khi b ng, em khng th
nh ra mt chuyn g thuyt phc m em li mt ci v d rt tr con ra k. C th em sng to tht nhng v d
khng tm ni v kh nng ca mt ngi sp i hc MBA.
o Nghin cu v trng khng su nn em khng dm hi nhng cu hi sc v s nh cu tr li c trn website
ri. Thnh ra cu hi dnh cho interview cng hi yu.
- Thiu t tin.
o T thiu t tin nn mi ngi trc my tnh lt chut quay . iu ny lm cho cu tr li ca em thiu t
nhin v khng sng to, khng ngu hng v thu ht.
o Thiu t tin nn em lm cho b m cng hi hp theo, m ra khng kh c nh trc bui interview l rt hi
hp!
- Qun khng gi thank you message sm.
o Ci ny th b tay.
Ln apply 2008 ti kh hi lng vi cc cuc interview ca mnh, mc d khng lm thm mt ci mock interview
no na. Mt nm i qua, rt kinh nghim ln trc, cng vi va chm nhiu vi khch hng v i tc, ti i din
vi cc cuc interview vi v th khc. Pht u tin l vi Carlson thng 9/2008. y khng phi trng top 10, li
l interview trc tip v Linh th rt nice nn ti cm thy rt thoi mi. Thng 12 interview vi Duke qua phone vi

alumni, mt cuc ni chuyn rt t nhin v vui v. Anh alumni ca Duke sc so v d thng. Thng 1 interview
vi anh Nguyn Bo Hong, alumni Kellogg th ti cc k hng th. y l mt cuc tr chuyn v chia s thc s
ch khng phi l interview. Anh Hong nice ti mc bo l (bng ting Anh): Tao s vit ton iu tt cho h s
ca my. Nhng nm nay l nm apply rt kh khn nn tao cng khng bit kt qu s nh th no. My hy
thng tin cho tao khi c kt qu. Ti ci v bo s thng bo cho anh d l tin xu hay tin tt.
Sau nhng g i qua, ti c th chia s vi bn nhng iu sau v interview.
1) Chun b tht k cho cc cu hi interview. Ngoi cc ni dung trong self assessment th bn nn bm vo Self
image vit cc cu chuyn khc. Cng ging nh self assessment, chun b interview cng l mt qu trnh quan
st bn thn. Bn nn c thm y:http://www.vietmba.com/showthread.phight=interview Sau y l nhng
cu ti chun b/khng chun b m gp phi trong ma interview va ri (hi ln xn, thng cm nha!). Tng
hp t cc gi ca anh Tun Linh, Fulbrighter & Founder ca Vong Tay Be Ban, anh Tng v mt s forum:
How are you a good manager? (Duke)
How do you deal with confict? (Carlson)
What activities in Duke would you participate in? (Duke)
What are the obstacles for Vietnamese companies to build strong brands? (Kellogg)
Walk your resume focusing on leadership/ Introduce yourself
What is your post-MBA plan?
Why MBA?
Why [school name]?
What do you see yourself doing 5 years in the future? Why?
Tell me about a time when you saw the solution before someone else?
Tell me about a time you overcame a problem/took initiative.
Tell me about a time when you had to interact with people in a difficult situation.
Tell me about a time you observed good or bad leadership, either in you or someone else. Did you ever have a bad
manager that wasnt doing well. What did you do?
What are your strengths?
What are things you need to improve on?
Tell me about something you have done because you were curious
What s unique about you that you can contribute to the [school] community? Some drill-down questions.
Have you failed before? give me an example when you failed?
What motivates you?
What is your most significant accomplishment?
Key skills/qualities that enabled you to accomplish these things?
Is there anything you wished I would have asked you that I didnt?
Know what types of leadership style(s) you exhibit and be prepared to provide examples of situations where you
exhibited those styles
Tell me about a time you had to make a decision, how did you make it
Tell me about a course in your undergrad that you considered influential
Tell me about a good leader you have observed/worked for? What made him good? Some follow up questions on
what makes a good leader.
Whats the last book/movie you read
What was your biggest obstacle?
What characteristic a leader need?
What film you like to watch?
What is your passion?
What is another special things abour yourself?

Would you describe the situation in which you were criticized?

Cc phm cht ca 1 MBA applicant m bn cho l quan trng
Describe an ethical dilemma faced at work?
What are the pros/cons of your style?
In what way do you stand out from your peer group?
Describe a situation where you have worked as part of a successful team. What role did you play?
How you can contribute to the program and class? Why you think we should choose you?
Why u chose marketing?
Your career path? STAR (situation, task, action, result)
Describe some of your projects?
Tell about country branding program/business situation in VN? How do you like/ dislike your job?
What would be your ideal job?
What was the most difficult decision you ever had to make?
In what way do you stand out from your peer group?
Describe yourself as a leader in a specific situation? What were your biggest challenges?
Your leadership style?
Which events or activities represent turning points in your life ( i.e., when you changed direction)?
What was your greatest failure and what did you learn from it? Singapore govt scholarship: unaware of social and
political issues.
What fear have you overcome? (How and why?) so young and had never run a business myself. Overcame:
knowledge & confidence & respect.
What do your friends most like (and dislike) about you? Helpfulness, sense of humor. Dislike: don t think dislike.
We may be different we respect the differences.
What are the four or five key words that would describe you? What on your list demonstrates this? Helpful, Creative,
Ambitious, Charismatic.
What do you want to do in free time? Your hobbies?
What do you consider your biggest fault?
What are the most valuable lessons youve learned from past work experiences?
Which of the skills youve picked up at the positions listed on your resume here, do you feel will best translate into
this position and why?
Describe a problem you encountered at one of your jobs and how you handled it?
What do you do to relieve stress?
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Why you took part in such activities? Most memorable experience?
Do you have any questions?
What would your colleagues miss least about you?
When was your belief challenged
What are your strongest abilities?
What skills would you be bringing to the classroom?
What are your greatest strengths/weaknesses?
What does success mean to you?
What does failure mean to you?
What are your three major accomplishments?
What kinds of people do you enjoy working with?
What kinds of people frustrate you?
In the past year, what have you been dissatisfied about in your performance?
What can you tell me about your past bosses? Don t talk bad anybody. If there is nothing good to say, just
don t say it.
Which is more important to you: money or the type of job?

What have you learned from your activities in college?

What qualities should a successful manager possess?
What two attributes are most important in your job?
What major problem have you encountered and how did you deal with it?
Bn cn sp xp cc cu trn theo mc ln, vd: A) Your background B) Your field of study, C) Your career path D)
Why [school] name E) Leadership F) Character G) Beyond Graduation H) Extra-curricular activities .
2) y l nhng iu anh Tng khuyn ti. Advised:
- Be specific
- Exchange name card
- Listen carefully to the questions, and then answer them in a succinct, honest, and sincere way.
- The purpose of the interview is not for you to sell yourself. Rather it is for you to share with us the lessons learned
in professional and personal situations, whether in the role of a team member, a team leader, or as an observer.
3) Nhng iu khc:
- Hy t tin. Chng c g ng khng t tin c. Cng lm l ding ch g u!
- T tin s gip bn pht huy bn thn tt nht, v d nh tnh hi hc.
- Nh tt di ng. V Duke ti qun khng tt, ang interview th c in thoi, ti bnh tnh bo Sorry, I have a
call. Just a moment pls ri ra tt my. Vo xin li n bo tao qun ** tt, alumni bo khng sao v chng ti vui
v ni chuyn tip.
- Nghe ting Anh v tp ni tht nhiu trc thi gian interview tm 1 thng. t ti no ti cng bt CNN.
- Ch vo timeanddate.com kim tra gi chnh xc ca cuc interview. Trng ch gi cho bn gi phng vn
tnh theo mi gi ti khu vc ca trng, bn phi t xem n ng vi my gi ch bn.
- Nh gi thank you email sau khi PV xong. Trong ngoi chuyn cm n th c th nhc n mt chi tit th v t
interview hoc nu mt no bn mun b sung cho mt cu tr li no trong cuc PV.
- Trong trng hp khng phng vn face to face v bn khng mun phng vn qua phone th c th i sang nc
khc PV (thng l vi alumni). Hi tn km nn bn cn tnh xem c ng u t khng. Hi Duke ti ng k i
Thi nhng sau trng khng c alumni PV Thi nn chuyn PV qua phone. Phng vn face to face thng l
vui v d din t hn qua phone.
- Trang phc: business attire. Vi n th thng l o vt i km vi vy hoc qun cng b. o trong l s mi hoc
c trn/quy/hai dy u khng sao. Giy c mi che ngn chn. Dng tt giy nu mc vy. Mc ny l Phng
Hoa nem t vn cho ti.
- Anh Quang Haas, mt trong nhng ngi u tin gip ti hi 2007, khi lm mock-interview cho ti th c
khuyn l: Mi cu hi em ch c di 1 pht tr li. Nn phi to the point, gn gng. Bn M khng c kin nhn
nghe mt cu tr li di dng. iu ny ti lun ghi nh v sau. Trn thc t, s c nhng cu bn tr li di qu
1 pht, c nhng cu ngn, thm ch ch vi t nhng quan trng l cch tr li phi gn gng v sng , v to
the point .
12. NEGOTIATION
Bn c thread ny trong forum vietmba nh: http://www.vietmba.com/showthread.phight=negotiate Trong mi
trng hp, li khuyn th nhiu nhng quyt nh th ca bn. C bi vit ca ti cng th thi, ch l mt case
study cho bn tham kho.
Khi ti nhn kt qu ca Duke th cha c g trong tay m phn v round 1 ti ch apply Duke v Carlson,
Duke c kt qu t thng 12 trong khi Carlson phi gia thng 2 mi bit. M Carlson cng khng phi l i trng
ca Duke. Negotiate th khng th lu. Suy i tnh li ti quyt nh negotiate lun vi Duke trn c s chnh l:
Vit Nam ngho v tao l n nhng t nc tao ang thay i rt nhanh, tr thnh c hi hp dn cho th gii v
tao s make impact cho Vit Nam cng nh ng gp xyz cho Duke. Cng ni thm mt cch vn tt l tao thch
Duke v sao.

n thi im ny th ti negotiate c vi Duke v scholarship t 25% tuition ln 50%. Khi m phn Carlson th
ti a tn Duke vo, bo l Duke cho tao generous scholarship package. Kt qu Carlson cha bit th no. Thng
tin ny trng yu cu l confidential. Hi vng nu mt ngy p tri Duke bit c th cng lng th cho ti, v
ti post ra y cng do thin ch mun gip cc bn khc, v bit u qung co c t cho Duke :p (cng nhn
Duke tht l d thng).
13. TIMELINE
Ph, v apply nhiu th phi ngh qu bn nh! ng lo, mt timeline tt s gip bn phn b thi gian, ngun lc
v thc hin mt cch hiu qu, khng phi va vp v lm mi th hai ln nh ti. Nhng nu c phi lm hai ln
th cng ch sao, ti ng tht m m bn. Nhng d sao lm th phi quyt tm!!
Mnh tnh ngc t lc bn apply nh. Ta xc nh s chin round 1 cho n nhiu c hi. Ok, cht l thng 10 phi
xong ton b 5 trng i. Vy timeline s nh sau:
Thng 10&11
- Hon thin v Submit h s (nh kim tra checklist t sm)
- Tham gia cc MBA fair phng vn trc tip nu c th
Thng 9
- Xin fee waiver (nu mun)
- Cht trng s apply
- Tm hiu su v trng ly d liu vit essay
- Essay: vit sa vit sa vit sa .
Thng 8
- Nghin cu v trng, tm ngi quen (vic ny nn lm sm hn na th cng tt)
- c cu hi essay nm bn apply (tm ny mt s trng c) v ngh hng
- Ra shortlist 10 trng
- K cc bn i M hc gi transcript sang M
- Chun b LOR, CV
- ng k Chng trnh Personal Coaching (xin mentor) trn forum vietmba (** bit forum us-guide c khng, forum
bn ny cng hay lm). C khi thng 9, thng 10 bn mi c mentor nn ng ph thuc vo chng trnh ny. Hy
ch ng tm mentor ngoi chng trnh Personal Coaching, to lp mi quan h cng sm cng tt.
Thng 7:
- Lm self-assessment (vic ny nn lm sm hn na th cng tt)
- c cc essay nm trc v brainstorm (cc essay nm sau thng ch khc 1 t hoc thm ch ging y chang
lun).
Thng 6:
- Thi xong GMAT, TOEFL/IELTS
- Tm hiu thng tin v h thng gio dc M, cc ni dung lin quan n apply
- Tm thng tin v trng, ng k vo mailing list v yu cu trng gi brochure
- Chun b cc giy t cn cng chng/ xc nhn (nu trng ngh h th phi lm sm hn)
Thng 5:
- ng k thnh vin forum vietmba v us-guide cng sm cng tt, chu kh post bi ng gp + lm quen
+ c c cc thread c ni dung su v MBA b t ch private + tm c hi c c mentor. Nn nhn trc
ng sau trc khi post bi, nh c b ban nick hoc b mng th c bnh tnh, t t ri khoai s nh
- Lm trc cng sm cng tt nhng vic nu trn nu c th
- Lm cc vic khc m ti qun khng k ra y!

Ci timeline ny l ti k ra nhng vic chnh bn cn lm v ng chng thi gian. Nu bn lm nhng vic ny sm

hn th tt, nhng nu mun hn th chc cng khng cht u. Nhng r rng c hi s gim i. Hi apply ti dn
1 cu ln trn vch bn lm vic ca mnh. Cu nh sau:
Do chm tr, mt vic d bin thnh vic kh.
Do chm tr, mt vic kh bin thnh vic khng lm ni.
Mc d h khu hiu to nh th nhng bnh nc n chn mi nhy ngm hi b su trong mu ti (hix, ti t
bao bin l mnh bn th c m! ). Ci gi ca n l b ding 50% s trng. Mt iu ht sc c chui sut qu
trnh apply ca ti l lm ci g cng st deadline v gp gp. Mc d th mt pht t 2007 nhng n 2008 mi
th vn nh mi , ngoi im GMAT c trong tay. Bn trng ti np trong nm 2008 ch c Minnesota l t t
nht cn 3 trng kia th n gn deadline cn phi suy ngh xem mnh c nn ch round sau khng. Vi Duke
(round 1, gia thng 10), ti gi anh Tng xem essay trc 1 tun 10 ngy g v vit em xin li v gi anh hi
st ngy . Vi Minnesota (round 1, u thng 12), ti cch deadline 3 ngy v vit l em xin ha y l ln cui
cng em lm gp gp th ny (ng ging li vit bn kim im). Nhng n Kellogg (round 2, thng 1) th t
n mc n chiu ngy deadline vn cn cm ci vi essay nn thnh ra khng dm gi anh xem na (cc bn nh
nh, ng bao gi ha vi ai y l ln cui cng ). n Wisconsin (round 2, thng 2) th mt dy v cng
l 2 ngy trc deadline ti pht hin ra mnh b st 3 essay hi v cc skill g g , trong khi 4 essay ln th vn
cha ci no hon thin!!! Cung cung n tn 12h m ngy deadline th nhm mt submit .
Ti nghe giang h n l mt s mentor s yu cu bn gi essay trc 1 thng h sp xp thi gian
comment. Nh th m sau 1 thng h bo bn phi vit li th bn d hy sinh lm. C mentor th ch comment
trn h s final ca bn thi. iu ny hon ton thng cm c v ai cng bn rn vi chuyn hc hnh, cng
vic, cuc sng Khng phi ai cng may mn c anh Tin v anh Tng lm mentor nh ti m ln lt
:p Nn bn phi trao i vi mentor trc v thng nht v cch phi hp v thi gian. Bn phi n lc chng t
rng mnh l ngi xng ng c nhn s gip .
Li kt
Con ng MBA cng ging nh mt cuc phiu lu. Bn cnh nhng thch thc v kh khn, bn s c nhng
ngi bn ng mi, nhng khm ph mi, nhng cm xc mi. Cuc sng phong ph hn, rng ln hn
y ch l chng khi u. Bn thn ti s c rt nhiu iu phi lm pha trc. Nhng thch thc ti cha bao gi
bit n. Nhng ti vng tin v lun c nhng ngi s giang tay gip khi ti cn. Bi vit ny ti khng c iu
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