1. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation IVCE Study Abroad Seminar MBA Presentation

2. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 1 Introduction  James Nguyen ⇒ Director of Test Prep & Admissions at Summa Learning Institute ⇒ Worked in Vietnam since 2011  Education ⇒ University of Michigan (BBA ’00) ⇒ University of California, Berkeley (MBA ’06)  Professional ⇒ Pre-MBA: Management Consultant for PwC Consulting ⇒ Post-MBA: Finance/Corporate Strategy at Amazon.com and Northwest Airlines Background

3. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 2 Applying to MBA  Main factors of MBA admissions: Applying Work Experience 50%GMAT25% SAT 25% Accepted ? Application25% Work experience should ideally show focused selection of jobs and steady career progression

4. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 3 Graduate Management Admissions Test  GMAT is comprised of 4 sections: ⇒ Quantitative (Math) ⇒ Verbal (Critical Reading) ⇒ Integrated Reasoning (IR) – analyze data presented in different forms ⇒ Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) – 30-minute essay analyzing a given argument  Computer Adaptive Test (CAT) format ⇒ Total score: 200-800 ⇒ Test time: 4 hours Applying

5. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 4 Top-Tier MBA Programs (GMAT 670-800) Applying

6. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 5 Second-Tier MBA Programs (GMAT 620-720) Applying

7. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 6 MBA Application  Education History & Grades  Letters of Recommendation ⇒ Two letters of recommendation from supervisors or college professors  Application Essays ⇒ Typically 3 essays per school ⇒ “What are your career goals and how will an MBA help you achieve those goals?”  Application Interviews ⇒ Conducted on-campus or by a local alumnus Applying

8. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 7 MBA Coursework  Year 1: Core classes ⇒ Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Economics, Operations Management, Human Resources, etc. ⇒ Typically taken within a cohort/section of 40-50 students, often with assigned study groups (4-6 students)  Year 2: Specialized classes focusing on intended major ⇒ Students typically focus studies within 1-2 majors ⇒ Finance, Marketing, Corporate Strategy, Entrepreneurship, International Business, Organizational Behavior, Operations Management, Real Estate, etc. MBA Program

9. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 8 Career Services  Workshops for writing resumes, interviewing, etc.  Company presentations  On-campus interviews ⇒ Summer internships ⇒ Full-time jobs MBA Program

10. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 9 Networking  Professional networking with companies ⇒ Dinners ⇒ Company tours  Silicon Valley tour  Las Vegas casinos ⇒ Sell weekends  Social networking with classmates ⇒ Bar & restaurant get-togethers ⇒ Intramural sports – football, basketball, softball, soccer, etc. ⇒ College sporting events ⇒ Various trips – local trips and international travel MBA Program

11. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 10 Job Opportunities  Summer internships ⇒ During summer between Year 1 & 2 ⇒ Opportunity to “try out” a company  Full-time jobs ⇒ Investment Banking (e.g. Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.) ⇒ Management Consulting (e.g. McKinsey, BCG, Bain, etc.) ⇒ Product Management (e.g. Google, Apple, Amazon.com, etc.) ⇒ Corporate Finance (e.g. Intel, Cisco, Genentech, The Gap, etc.) ⇒ Investment Management & Hedge Funds MBA Program

12. IVCE Study Abroad Seminar | MBA Presentation | 11 Questions For additional information on MBA or GMAT, please email: james@slinstitute.com