Dear customer,

Welcome to the March edition of ICON+’s MBA Access Newsletter. You are receiving this e-newsletter because you inquired about our test prep and/or admissions consulting services.

Many well-known MBA programs are still accepting applications for the upcoming intake. Register for a complimentary 30 minute session with one of our professional consultants to get yourself in order! Simply email admissions@icon-plus.com if you would like to take advantage of this offer.

1. Take advantage of the 10% discount on all packaged Admissions Services purchased by March 31, 2010.
 

2. Free GMAT Trial Class
11:00am-1:00pm
Sat, April 3, 2010

To register, please email arlene@icon-plus.com.
 

3. The NANYANG MBA Course Briefing
ICON+ Raffles Campus
7:00-9:00pm
Tue, March 30, 2010

To register, please email admissions@icon-plus.com.

4. MBA Admissions Workshop
Wed & Fri: 7pm - 9pm
April 7-23, 2010
ICON+ Raffles Campus

In this 12-hour workshop, our highly experienced admissions consultations will provide step-by-step guidance for the entire admissions cycle. Learn how YOU can build a winning application strategy and increase YOUR chances of admittance - all in an interactive class environment!

To register, please email rhodri@icon-plus.com.

As the famous Biggie Smalls once proclaimed:

Mo’ money, Mo’ Problems.

Of course, Mr. Smalls was a gangster rapper…so his financial musings are less relevant.

(Still, let’s insert an interlude of cool, hip hop beats.)

For the average business student, the lyric is somewhat different:

Less money, Mo’ problems, now I can’t get ma MBA.

Naturally, this track isn’t so ‘chill.’ In fact, it sounds more like a frenzied opera. With long, dissonant wailing in the background. Produced and composed by none other than: you.

Luckily, we here at Icon+ have ear plugs and soundproof doors. We also have, you guessed it: financial advice for B-school.

To read tips on funding your MBA, click here.

So the GMAT is a long, life-determining test where every question counts - right?

Wrong.

The GMAT is a standardized test; it is used worldwide for MBA admissions. As a result, the exam must cover a specific and wide variety of topics. It also has to maintain a certain level of difficulty, each year around. But, complexity is subjective: students around the world have different, educational backgrounds. As a result, what is hard for one, may be easy for another - and vice versa. It is therefore challenging to maintain the standardized nature of the GMAT test.

To overcome this obstacle, the GMAT team inserts "experimental questions" into the exam every year. 

Read full article.

Student Body:
• 355 students (Class 2010)
• Students from 80 nationalities
• Average age of 30 years
• Average 7 years work experience

Program Information:
• Locations: Boston, San Francisco, London, Dubai, Shanghai
• Full-time 12 months
• Part-time 24 months (Dubai only)
• Program strengths in international business, entrepreneurship, strategy, and consulting
• Focus on action learning
• Popular campus rotation program

Admissions Requirements:
• Min. 2 yrs work experience
• GMAT: No minimum, 670 average
• TOEFL, IELTS, or Cambridge Proficiency Certificate
• University degree
• Approaching Deadline: March 28, 2010

Cost:
• US$52,500 tuition fee
• Scholarships, fellowships, and loans available

Highlights:
A highly internationalized program with five locations, the Hult MBA boasts a great deal for your money. In 2009, the Financial Times ranked this school 6th in international mobility, and the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked it 6th in post-graduation salary increase.The program's Action Learning Project also gives you the chance to apply knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom to real-life business situations.

Go to the The Hult MBA website.

Can you write effective text messages?

Of course! Short-forms, exclamation marks, emoticons -- you know the works, and you know them well. When someone texts you – you’re quick, clever, and you’ve always got the answer:

Omg really? No way!

Ok, c u soon!

Busy, ttyl?

But does your mobile phone prowess mean you can produce an effective Prompt Writing Essay?

Now, that’s a good question.

Learn how to write a better TOEFL essay here.