Even if completing an MBA was always of interested for me, I didn't had so much in-depths knowledge about schools, programs and admission. Consequently, I started to do some research about schools and programs: in addition to Google (my best friend in the meantime together with Kaplan's GMAT prep books), I have discussed with many friends and colleagues about the best schools for a MBA. But if you ask 10 people about the best schools you will certainly get 10 different answers. Interestingly each recommendation made sense out of the individual personal perspective. On this basis, I compared the schools based on three main cornerstones which reflected my personal needs:
1) Must be in the top hundred FT-list
2) Program not longer then 15 months
3) Whether in a native english or spanish spoken country
Based on that I decided to apply at ESADE in Barcelona and Sauder in Vancouver.
When I first read the admission requirements, I was very, very impressed. The top ten schools seemed to be unreachable and the others were still pretty tough. The admission officers will tell you that it is all depending on the right preparation - and they are right. Finally, I scored 107 Points in the Toefl and 690 Points in the GMAT - both values which I never expected when I started with studying for the tests. So, don't fear the top names - with some work you can do it.
If you have the tests, only the essays are missing. Haha. I do not know if anybody read my essay, but I spend at least a considerable time for preparing. Afterwards, submit the application, relax and hope for an interview.
I was interviewed by both schools and also got accepted into both programs. As I invested a considerable amount of time into the application for each program, the decision was not easy. However, Vancouver won finally. It was really a instinctive decision, so better do not ask me for any reasons.
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