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		<title>Go Global with an MBA Exchange Program</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/11/go-global-with-an-mba-exchange-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:44:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AIGAC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Betsy Massar, Master Admissions AIGAC is a truly international organization; not only are our members from places like Spain, Brazil, Russia and China, our clients are from even more exotic places. I recently worked with someone from Inner Mongolia! For those who have not had too much cross-border experience, many MBA programs allow for, if not encourage or require, study abroad. Students who leave, as well as those who host, are amazed at how much they learn. International exchange programs were brought home to me at a Forté Foundation where I met Katie Cannon, a London Business School student currently on exchange at UCLA Anderson. Katie’s infectious enthusiasm for LBS and international study—and her passion for the arts and her interest in media management— make a semester in LA perfect for her.  There’s no question that the Anderson students will be learning from Katie as much as she will be learning &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aigac.org/2011/11/go-global-with-an-mba-exchange-program/">Click here for full article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Cultural Side of Admissions Consulting</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/10/the-cultural-side-of-admissions-consulting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AIGAC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Candy Lee LaBalle, mbaSpain Six Tips from the Trenches MBA admissions consultants help applicants in everything from choosing schools to essay brainstorming to resume editing. But, when dealing with non-US applicants, we also have to do a little cultural translating. At mbaSpain, I face this reality every day, and, after comparing notes with several AIGAC colleagues, I’ve identified six application areas where cultural awareness is essential. 1. Sell Yourself Call it branding, positioning, or tooting your own horn, what is second nature to US applicants is often taboo to non-Americans. “With Middle Easterners, particularly women, I spend a lot of time encouraging them to talk openly about themselves, their accomplishments and initiatives, and their dreams,” notes Tanis Kmetyk, who handles EMEA applicants for Accepted.com. With Asian applicants, she says, “Standing out is not considered a ‘plus’… so helping them to, well, stand out, is important.” In addition, many foreign &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aigac.org/2011/10/the-cultural-side-of-admissions-consulting/">Click here for full article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Admissions Consulting: It&#8217;s a New World</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/10/admissions-consulting-its-a-new-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Linda Abraham, AIGAC‘s vice-president, Accepted.com’s founder and president. The Wall St Journal had a great special section this week on graduate business education.  As an admissions consultant for the last fifteen years, I read the articles with memories of similar sections and articles from the past floating through my head. And I see major changes reflected here. First the article, &#8220;Looking for an Edge,&#8221; shines a spotlight on the increasing role of admission consultants in the application process. According to the article, 20% of applicants in a GMAC survey said they used admissions consultants. Clearly the applicant interviewed for the WSJ article found beneficial her experience with AIGAC member, Clear Admit. Her comments on her experience closely mirrored the arguments I made in an earlier post, &#8220;Why use an admissions consultant?&#8221; The article also reveals increasing acceptance of admissions consultants by admissions directors. According to &#8220;Looking for an Edge,&#8221; &#8220;Deirdre Leopold, managing &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aigac.org/2011/10/admissions-consulting-its-a-new-world/">Click here for full article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Wrangling Recommendations for MBA Admissions</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/09/wrangling-recommendations-for-mba-admissions/</link>
		<comments>http://aigac.org/2011/09/wrangling-recommendations-for-mba-admissions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 22:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AIGAC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Betsy Massar of Master Admissions As we come up to the business school application deadlines, thousands of aspiring MBA students are asking their bosses, former bosses, senior colleagues, and even clients for recommendations to business school. Some might argue that it’s already too late to hit up a busy executive for a b-school recommendation, but if you plan and execute right, the amount of time remaining should be reasonable. Don&#8217;t Overthink You can find many opinions about how to strategize the recommendations all over the web. I only have three words to say about it: Don’t overthink it. Admissions officers have come right out on their websites and told students what they are looking for in a recommendation, and I encourage you to take them at their word. A classic article on this subject can be found on the Stanford Graduate School of Business website. Kirsten Moss, the GSB’s &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aigac.org/2011/09/wrangling-recommendations-for-mba-admissions/">Click here for full article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>TOEFL Speaking Scores for MBA Applicants</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/09/toefl-speaking-scores-for-mba-applicants/</link>
		<comments>http://aigac.org/2011/09/toefl-speaking-scores-for-mba-applicants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AIGAC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jon Hodge of Strictly English TOEFL Tutors Within the international community of MBA applicants, there is a series of commonly held beliefs about the role TOEFL scores play in an admissions office&#8217;s decision-making process. One is that a high GMAT score can compensate for a low TOEFL score. Another is, just the opposite: that a high TOEFL score can make up for a low Verbal score on the GMAT. Another is that if you study for the GMAT first, then odds are, you&#8217;ll unproblematically breeze through the TOEFL because TOEFL is believed to be exponentially more simple than GMAT. Finally, many applicants also believe that a higher TOEFL score will knock out any competition from their country, as if admissions offices would reduce the application process down to gathering together all the dossiers from, say, China, and picking the candidate with the highest TOEFL score. These myths gain credence as applicants tell &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aigac.org/2011/09/toefl-speaking-scores-for-mba-applicants/">Click here for full article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why use an admissions consultant?</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/08/why-use-an-admissions-consultant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AIGAC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Linda Abraham, AIGAC&#8216;s vice-president, Accepted.com&#8217;s founder and president. There are endless and frequent discussions on forums and message boards questioning the value of admissions consulting. One of the more common arguments against using a consultant runs something like this: “Everyone I know that&#8217;s been accepted and is attending top schools did so without …an admissions consultant…. Is [using a consultant] crucial to top-school acceptance? Absolutely not.” I’m sure if you took a poll of AIGAC members, the overwhelming majority would have attended grad school without the aid of a consultant. Many, including me, would not have taken a test prep course before applying to graduate school. However, over the last thirty years test preparation went from being an act of desperation, to a competitive edge, to a mainstay of the application process. Today, to maximize chances of a top score and acceptance at the best possible school, virtually all &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aigac.org/2011/08/why-use-an-admissions-consultant/">Click here for full article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;So you&#8217;re the GOOD guys&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/08/so-youre-the-good-guys/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AIGAC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Anna Ivey, AIGAC president, founder of Anna Ivey Consulting, author of The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions, and former Dean of Admissions at the University of Chicago Law School &#8220;I had no idea you guys have a blanket prohibition on writing essays. So you&#8217;re the GOOD guys.&#8221; Why yes, we are! We all know that admissions consultants as a whole can get a bum rap in certain corners. In my role as AIGAC president, I routinely hear people having that a-ha moment when I give them the nutshell version of what AIGAC is and why it matters. Those conversations remind me how important it is to keep our founding mission, screening process, and Principles of Good Practice front and center in our dealings with the wider world, because when admissions officers learn what we stand for, they like what they hear. So do applicants, because they know they can &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aigac.org/2011/08/so-youre-the-good-guys/">Click here for full article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fourth Annual Conference Press Release</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/06/fourth-annual-conference-press-release/</link>
		<comments>http://aigac.org/2011/06/fourth-annual-conference-press-release/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AIGAC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fourth Annual Conference of International Graduate School Admissions Consultants Draws Top MBA Programs and Testing Services to Palo Alto Graduate School Admissions Consultants Worldwide Converged on Bay Area o Share Best Practices and Hear from Leading Schools The Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants (AIGAC) has successfully concluded its fourth international members’ conference in Palo Alto, California. More than thirty graduate admissions consultants representing twenty consultancies from six countries gathered on the campuses of Stanford and University of California at Berkeley to share experiences and best practices with fellow admissions counselors and to speak directly with admissions officers from some of the world’s best graduate business schools.  The three-day conference, held June 8th through 10th, featured panel discussions on a range of topics related to the theme of graduate admissions and career planning &#8220;fit&#8221;.  Additional sessions featured the Stanford and Berkeley Haas business schools, discussions with at least a dozen &#8230; <a class="more-link" href="http://aigac.org/2011/06/fourth-annual-conference-press-release/">Click here for full article</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome!</title>
		<link>http://aigac.org/2011/06/welcome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 23:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AIGAC</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the new AIGAC Blog. Here you will find articles and information from the AIGAC committee and other graduate admissions experts. Please see aigac.org for details about the organization, membership and contact details and how to join. We are still currently working on this blog, so please excuse any changes and check back soon for updates.]]></description>
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