Getting my MBA application together

I am considering my application for an MBA course, just putting together a top notch application should be considered an achievement in itself. Limited numbers of post graduate positions are available at the top business schools, so competition is fierce, the cost is significant so selecting the right provider is paramount.

You do get a couple of cracks at it though, because if first choice is not accepted, you move to second, third and fourth choice, I suppose. Once you have selected your preferred provider - you want to make your application count.

Then there is the GMAT at some but not all institutions, the graduate management admission test, having taken 2 1/4 hour written examinations, a 3 1/2 test incorporating analytical reasoning, integrated reasoning, quantitative reasoning and a verbal assessment is another step up again, not looking forward to that one.

I have read that only 6% of MBA applications for Stanford University are successful with 10% of Harvard applications making it through, now I know this is the top end and other business schools are closer to 50%, still, it is discouraging.

Then, once you have been accepted, hopefully at an institution high on your list, a couple of years of your life are gone, just slip past - you are under pressure to land that big job or promotion to make it all worthwhile.