GMATCH Virtual MBA Fair

It's finally here. The GMATCH Virtual MBA Fair is set to kick off in less than an hour.

In addition to visiting the booths, you can also attend the following sessions in the 'auditorium':

Monday 22 November

• Preparing students to manage in uncertain times - 11.30am New York; 4.30pm London; 0.30am (next day) Beijing
• Getting in - 12.30pm New York; 5.30pm London; 1.30am (next day) Beijing
• The MBA dating game - 1.30pm New York; 6.30pm London; 2.30am (next day) Beijing

Tuesday 23 November

• What really matters in admissions - 4.30am New York; 9.30am London; 5.30pm Beijing
• Beyond b-school - 5.30am New York; 10.30am London; 6.30pm Beijing
• Women in business school - 6.30am New York; 11.30am London; 7.30pm Beijing

Here's a list of the exhibitors. If you fancy a school, make the visit count.


North American schools

• Baylor University, Hankamer School of Business (USA)
• Bentley University, Elkin B. McCallum Graduate School of Business (USA
• Boston College, Caroll School of Management (USA)
• Boston University, School of Management (USA)
• Chapman University, California, George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics (USA)
• Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management (USA)
• Claremont Graduate University, Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management (USA)
• Georgetown University, the McDonough School of Business (USA)
• HEC Montreal (Canada)
• Michigan State University, Eli Broad Graduate School of Management (USA)
• North Carolina State University, Jenkins Graduate School of Management (USA)
• Northeastern University, Graduate School of Business Administration (USA)
• Ohio State University, Max M. Fisher College of Business (USA)
• Pennsylvania State University, Smeal College of Business (USA)
• Pepperdine University, George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management (USA)
• Purdue University, Krannert School of Management (USA)
• Queen's University, School of Business (Canada)
• Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Business (USA)
• Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (Canada)
• Suffolk University, Sawyer Business School (USA)
• Texas Christian University, M.J. Neeley School of Business (USA)
• Thunderbird School of Global Management (USA)
• University of Arizona, Eller College of Management (USA)
• University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management (USA)
• University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA Anderson School of Management (USA)
• University of Georgia, Terry College of Business (USA)
• University of Iowa, Henry B. Tippie College of Business (USA)
• University of Miami, School of Business (USA)
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Robert J. Trulaske, Sr. College of Business (USA)
• University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Joseph M. Bryan School of Business and Economics (USA)
• University of Virginia, Darden School of Business (USA)
• University of Western Ontario, Richard Ivey School of Business (Canada)
• University of Windsor, Odette School of Business (Canada)
• Wake Forest University, School of Business (USA)
• Webster University, Missouri (USA)
• York University, Schulich School of Business (Canada)

European schools

• City University London, Cass Business School (UK)
• EM Lyon Business School (France)
• ESSEC Business School (France)
• HEC Paris (France)
• IE Business School (Spain)
• IMD Business School (Switzerland)
• INSEAD (France and Singapore)
• London Business School (UK)
• Reims Management School (France)
• University College Dublin, Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business (Ireland)
• University of Cambridge, Judge Business School (UK)
• University of Warwick, Warwick Business School (UK)

Asian schools

• CEIBS (China)
• Chinese University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Business Administration (Hong Kong)
• Fudan University, School of Management (China)
• Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, the HKUST Business School (Hong Kong)
• Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Business School (Singapore)
• National University of Singapore, NUS Business School (Singapore)
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Antai College of Economics and Management (China)
• Tsinghua University, School of Economics and Management (China)

Other exhibitors

• GMAT exam
• PTE Academic

Economist Online MBA Fair - Review

How's this for a review: It sucked! That's what you get when you try and hook something up at the last minute.

Can't wait for GMATCH fair coming up in a couple of days.

GMATCH MBA Virtual Fair – Part 1

Doubtless, many of you will be wondering how this event will operate & how to make the most of it. Having attended the previous edition, here’s some info that you might find useful:

How will the MBA Virtual Fair work?

Sort of like a multi-chat room with a plain, but solid, user interface. Each school will have a separate chat room, and you can go to any chat room (booth), post your question, and wait for the school rep to respond. Once you are done with one, or if you are getting bored, you can shift to another schools’ chat room and start interacting with them…..

There will also be special events, but more on that later.

Can I chat with all the schools?

You sure can. But remember to use your time judiciously and spend the majority of your time interacting with schools that you are genuinely interested in.

Do I need to have my resume ready?

If you are looking to make an impression, you should update your profile a few days before the event is set to begin. Fill in your basic details, GMAT score (if you have one), some info about yourself (career background & aspirations),upload a photo of yourself and most important: upload your resume. Your profile can be viewed by schools, so make the impression count. By the way, the resume should be only 1 page long (if you are serious about applying)

Will the school’s adcom be at the event?

Yes. Make sure you INTERACT with them so that you can call upon your conversations with them at a later stage.

Will the schools be online 24*2?

Well, none of the schools will be online throughout the event. Most schools will be online only during their working hours e.g. don’t expect the folks from IE to be online @ 0500 GMT; however, you can expect the HKUST chat room to be abuzz at that time.

More to follow in Part 2…