In today’s MBA admissions advice blog, I will share 2 types of supervisors that can improve your admission chances to top MBA programs by 60 to 70%.
1) Alumni with Excellent Writing Skills
These are the supervisors with whom you have excellent rapport. You don’t feel intimidated sharing your plan for an MBA. The person is older than you – around 10 to 20 years. And they are alumni of one of the top 20 business schools in the world. The advantage of shortlisting and persuading the person to write is that they themselves have gone through the application process. They understand the competition, how to phrase your unique selling points and will spend time writing the recommendation letter. This is not the case if you are asking a supervisor who doesn’t have an MBA to write a recommendation letter. Their first response is “ write the letter and give me a version, then I will edit and make it my own.” This could be a problem if you borrow phrases from essays into your recommendation letter.
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2) Tough but Collaborative Supervisors
There are certain supervisors who sound tough. They are not agreeable on first communication. You must convince them with the right pitch and the right timing. Timing here is very important. Make sure that you approach the person after a visible contribution for the projects if it is a current supervisor or at least they should be aware of your IMPACT if it is a previous supervisor. One way we help you do that is by brainstorming and shortlisting the most relevant achievements with the IMPACT table.
Even if the supervisor has forgotten your contributions, a line mentioning the specifics of the project - the budget, deal size, revenue, or the market reach, and the value you added would be sufficient for the person to write an authentic narrative.
I hope you got value from my tips. For help with Recommendation letters, MBA Applications, Interview Prep, Scholarship Application and finding fund for your MBA, Contact me Atul Jose
