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factors. This means that you have to work hard to craft an application that
presents your credentials in the best light.
Want to know more about your chances for success at a
particular school? Consult the Official Guide to MBA Programs.
Your GMAT score is one of the most important determinants of whether or
not your application will be successful, and the Graduate Management
Admission Council, which is responsible for the GMAT, advises
candidates that preparing for the test is a good idea.
Enroll in a GMAT preparation course? One may be available at
your school. To find out, go to Cambridge Educational
Services.
Rolling and Early Admits
Rolling admissions is a device that regulates the release of acceptances.
A typical application season opens in October and closes in February or
perhaps March. Applications are received throughout the application
season, and decisions are made on an ongoing basis.
Rather than saving all applications until the deadline is past and then
making decisions, rolling admissions allows schools to notify applicants on
an ongoing basis. Targeting an entering class does this. Based on its
admissions history, a school estimates the range of students' GMAT
scores and GPAs it will accept for the upcoming year. Then, as it receives
applications (say, month by month), the school acts on them. Students
with very strong applications compared with the target group receive
acceptances, and students with weak ones, rejections. Applications in the
middle are carried over--there will be either no notification or a notification
that the application is still pending.
