I've just arrived from the MBA fair in The Peninsula.
Got there at around 4:30 PM, and secured a seat at the panel discussion hosted by Vlerick, Hult, Melbourne Business School and Nanyang regarding the general MBA admission process (eg. tips on essays, interviews, reference letters and so on).
This was followed by a seminar by the British Council on studying in the UK but I didn't sit in for that.
There were 22 schools featured in the event, if I'm to go by the list given to us. I didn't really stop by each table since I already had "targets" in mind. I got brochures from those schools I was partly interested in, but stayed to chat with the admissions officers of the "targets."
Comparing this fair with the fair I attended 2 years ago, I definitely see the improvement. There were more giveaways this time, and I think the venue was better suited to the event. The space allotted to the fair was not really big, but crowding the tables into a smaller physical space gave a busy, exciting and enthusiastic flavor to the event. Which is how it's supposed to be. And, this time around, all tables had representatives.
I just wish that more schools would give the Philippines a chance in MBA fairs. It's disheartening to see such a few schools willing to make the trip here to meet interested applicants. And I wish there was a chance to experience a sample MBA class. That would really be a crowd-drawer. Even the GMAT admissions seminar was non-existent today (as usual).
Oh well, I still have next year's fair to look forward to.
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