Get Ahead Before You Apply with MBA Pre-Assessments
Many top-ranked MBA programs in Europe, Asia, Canada, and Australia actively encourage applicants to connect with admissions teams before submitting an application. But most applicants don’t know this – or are too nervous to reach out. Should you contact admissions before you’re ready? What if you haven’t taken the GMAT yet, or your resume isn’t polished? And how do you make sure the conversation is actually useful for both sides? In this episode, Darren invites Admissions Directors from three top-ranked programs – IESE (Spain), CUHK (Hong Kong), and AGSM (Australia) – to guide you on how to approach these early conversations, what to expect, and how to use them to strengthen your application. If you’re considering reaching out to an MBA admissions team before applying, listen to this first. 👊Need school selection help?👊 ► Get a free expert profile review ► http://touchmba.com 🍎Sign up for our MBA admissions course 🍎 ► How to get into top MBA programs: https://go.touchmba.com/edge 🙋♂️Recommended MBA Application Resources🙋♀️ ► Get free school selection help at Touch MBA - https://touchmba.com/free-school-sele... ► Get pre-assessed by top international MBA programs - https://touchmba.com/schools/ ► Our favorite MBA application tools (after advising 4,000 applicants) - https://touchmba.com/favorite-mba-app... 🎧Related Episodes🎧 ► CUHK MBA - https://mba.cuhk.edu.hk/ ► IESE MBA - https://www.iese.edu/mba/ ► AGSM MBA - https://www.unsw.edu.au/study/postgra... ► Get pre-assessed by top MBA programs - https://touchmba.com/schools/ ► #116 Interacting with MBA Admissions Officers at Events - https://touchmba.com/interacting-with... ► #192 MBA Coffee Chats: Thoughtful Advice on How to Get the Most Out of Your MBA with Adam Putterman, Kellogg MMM ’19 - https://touchmba.com/mba-coffee-chats... ⏱Topics⏱ Introduction (0:00) What is an MBA Pre-Assessment? with Roanne Law, CUHK MBA (3:15) How to Engage Early – Tips & Expectations with Patrik Wallen, IESE MBA (11:15) Addressing Common Concerns About Pre-Assessments with Kenneth Cheung, AGSM MBA (18:30) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📬Interact With Me📬 ► LinkedIn: / touchmba ► Contact: https://touchmba.com/contact/ 🔎Disclaimer🔎 Some of the links above are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, Touch MBA may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.

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