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2011 Annual BTG Scholarship

Over the past few years, aspiring business school students have been applying in large numbers to top MBA programs. Not only do they bring strong work experience from highly regarded companies, but they also come from top academic institutions and get top scores on the  GMAT exam.  As a result, applicants today feel the pressure to submit a top application given the stiff competition, particularly with regard to the GMAT scores which have been trending upwards the past few years. Well one of the best MBA admissions resources I know, Beat The GMAT, has recently launched its annual GMAT scholarship program aimed to help people applying to school.

Given the attention that students give to the GMAT, I couldn’t help but take a second to pass along the information when my friend Eric from Beat The GMAT passed it along. He told me it was that time of year again. When people are gearing up for applications. When they are thinking about the GMAT. And they are about to get started applying to MBA programs.

The scholarship program came out last week. And it is looks to be a great opportunity for those who look forward to embarking on their MBA journeys.  See below for details about the program and below that for a link to the Beat The GMAT website.

For reference, the deadline to submit an application is May 24, 2011.

Best of luck if you decide to apply.

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Blurb from Beat The GMAT webpage:

“Beat The GMAT is now accepting applications for the sixth annual Beat The GMAT Scholarship Competition, co-sponsored by Grockit, Kaplan,Knewton, Manhattan GMAT, Master GMAT, The Princeton Review, and Veritas Prep.  The Beat The GMAT Scholarship is one of the largest GMAT scholarship programs in the world and our community has distributed over $185,000 in awards to date. This year we have seven scholarship packages for seven people, valued at over $8,000! We accept applications up until May 24, 2011 and winners will be announced on June 1, 2011.”

Click here for the website: http://www.beatthegmat.com/mba/scholarship

4 Comments to 2011 Annual BTG Scholarship

David Park
April 29, 2011

Thanks for sharing the news about Beat The GMAT’s scholarship! We’re really happy to help the community by helping students get into the school of their dreams.

Jeremy C Wilson
April 30, 2011

@David Park No problem. Hopefully this will help to drive a bit of traffic to your site.

Joe D
May 7, 2011

Hi:

I was curious if the Northwestern JD/MBA program offered scholarships specifically to its own students (JD/MBAs). Would students receive separate scholarship offers from Kellogg and the law school? Since the program has only a limited slots for admission, do you think ability to pay the tuition without the need for loans becomes a factor for admission? For example, they would take someone who has deep pockets or a person sponsored by a company over an applicant who qualifies for need-based grants. Does Kellogg MBA program offer need-based grants? Thanks for your help.

-Joe D.

Jeremy C Wilson
May 8, 2011

@Joe D Hi Joe

First, financial aid for the JD-MBAs is run out the law school, not the law school. So all your questions, scholarships, and loans will typically be administered from there, not from the “JD-MBA program” specifically. Second, the JD-MBA program admits students on the basis of their academic and personal qualifications, without regard to their ability to pay (i.e. need-blind admissions). So having “deep pockets” would not be a factor in your admissions decision. And finally, some JD-MBAs do get scholarships and all get some sort of financial aid. However the packages will differ a bit depending on the person and year.

I hope that helps, if you have more specific questions, feel free to let me know and I can answer in more detail.

Best,
Jeremy

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