Transcend Admissions Consultants 2011-2012 Results

* 97% client interview success rate
* 89% client admission success rate

Thanks to the Transcend Admissions team and our clients for another highly successful application season!

school name / program	number of clients admitted	scholarships
United States MBA
Penn (Wharton)	1
Northwestern (Kellogg)	3
Chicago (Booth)	1	1
Michigan (Ross) MBA	4	2
Michigan (Ross) GMBA	4
Cornell (Johnson)	3
Duke (Fuqua)	4
Duke Cross-Continent MBA	1	1
UT Austin (McCombs)	2
Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)	1
UNC (Kenan-Flagler)	1
Georgetown (McDonough)	4
Emory (Goizueta)	1	1
USC (Marshall) MBA	4
USC IBEAR	2
Indiana (Kelley)	2
Minnesota (Carlson)	1
Washington (Foster)	1
Boston University	1	1
Boston College (Carroll)	1	1
University of Illinois (UIUC)	3	2
Maryland (Smith)	2
Purdue (Krannart)	1	1
Johns Hopkins (Carey)	1
UT Dallas	2	2
UC San Diego  (Rady)	1	1
Non-US MBA
IESE	1	1
Rotterdam School of Management (RSM)	1
CEIBS	2
National University of Singapore (NUS)	1
Master in Management
London Business School (LBS) Master in Management (MIM)	1
Duke (Fuqua) Master in Management (MIM)	1
University of Illinois (UIUC) Master in Technology Management  (MTM)	1
Master in Finance / Accounting
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (MSc in Accounting and Finance)	1
George Washington (MSF)
UT-Dallas (MSA)	1
University of Illinois (UIUC) (MSA)	2
University of Virginia (Darden) (MSA)	1
Michigan State (Broad) (MSA)	1
Washington University (Olin) (MSA)	1
SUNY Binghamton (MSA)	1
Master in Marketing / Communications
Northwestern (Medill) Master in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)	3
NYU Master in Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)	1
USC (Annenberg) MA in Global Communication and LSE MSc in Global Media and Communications (dual degree)	1
Imperial College MSc in Strategic Marketing	1
Master in Tourism / Hospitality Management
NYU MS in Tourism Management	1
Cornell/Nanyang Master in Hospitality Management	1
George Washington Master in Tourism Administration	1
PhD
University of South Carolina PhD in Business Administration	1
University of Houston PhD in Finance	1	1
University of Cincinnati PhD in Finance	1

Free MBA Information Session!

Free MBA Application and Essay Strategy Information Session

免費課程: MBA申請及Essay撰寫技巧

時間：6/23 (Sat.) 14:00-15:30  &  6/30 (Sat.) 14:00-15:30

地點：A2 GMAT 教室 台北市大安區信義路四段6號13F-7 (捷運共構大樓)

主講人：創陞教育顧問公司 (Transcend Admissions Consultants) 創辦人David Johnston 及 2012 Top MBA 學生

人數限制：30名

報名截止時間6/21 (Thur.)  報名信箱A2gmat@gmail.com

課程內容

June 23^rd – Getting Started – Planning and Executing Your Strategy

-          Understanding how Adcom will evaluate you

-          Addressing weaknesses / improving your profile

-          Gathering information and school selection

-          Determining your application strategy

Special Guest: Transcend Admissions client admitted to Penn (Wharton), Northwestern (Kellogg) and Chicago (Booth) will explain how she successfully navigated the top MBA application process.

June 30^th – Essay Writing Strategies

-          Brainstorming and organizing your ideas

-          How to analyze essay questions

-          Outlining

-          Example: analyzing a real MBA essay

Special Guest: Transcend Admissions client admitted to Michigan (Ross) and Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) will share his challenging waitlist experience!

Darden Now Offering Feedback Sessions

If you applied to the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business MBA program in the 2011-2012 application cycle and were rejected, you can now schedule a feedback session with a Darden admissions committee member.  15 minute feedback sessions will be available until the end of June and are limited to those people who plan to reapply this year.  Instructions on how you can schedule a feedback appointment can be found here. 

The feedback session is a valuable opportunity for a reapplicant to assess the situation and understand some of the reasons why they were not selected for admission, thus allowing them to strengthen their candidacy going forward.  It also offers a chance to establish a stronger relationship with the school.   It is important to make a positive impression on the admissions committee member as they will likely add remarks about the feedback session in your admissions file. 

To prepare for the feedback session, make a list of important questions you want to ask and think about any other statements you want to make about actions you plan to take to improve yourself or your commitment to the MBA program.  Maintain a positive tone during the conversation and listen closely to what they tell you.  Being fully prepared and having positive interactions with the admission comittee member will ensure you maximize these 15 minutes and shape their opinion of you before the next application season begins.  After the feedback session, consider occasionally corresponding with the admission committee member giving them updates of your progress and restating your interest to the program.

Having a productive conversation with the admissions committee member and taking action based on their advice should go a long way to turning that rejection into an admission in 2012-2013!    

GMAT Test Takers Increasing in China, Decreasing in Taiwan

The GMAC 2007-2011 Asian Geographic Trend Report shows a large increase in overall GMAT test takers from Asian countries during this period.  The number of GMAT exams taken by Asian citizens reached an all-time high in 2011, as 85,551 people sat for the exam; an increase of 47% since 2007.  In 2011, a total of 289,388 GMAT score reports were sent by Asian citizens to business schools across the world compared to 207,430 reports sent in 2007.  Asian citizens sent 69% of their GMAT score reports to business schools in the United States in 2011, compared to 74% in 2007.

Driving this growth were Chinese GMAT test takers who have skyrocketed from 13,048 in 2007 to 40,069 in 2011.  This large increase has been driven by female Chinese test takers and younger applicants under the age of 25 who are applying to MBA programs as well as specialized master's programs.

Taiwanese citizens sat for a total of 3,449 GMAT exams in 2011, down from 5,218 in 2007.  The number of score reports sent by Taiwanese citizens to global business schools has decreased by 43% during this period.  The percentage of female GMAT test takers in Taiwan continues to be high, at 57% of all test takers.  There has also been a shift in the type of management programs that Taiwanese applicants apply to.  In 2007, 73% of Taiwanese GMAT test takers applied to MBA programs; while in 2011 only 63% applied to MBA programs and 32% applied to specialized master's programs in finance, marketing, accounting and management.