Meeting Enrollment Requirements
Now that you’re in, make sure you get the details right.
Read what the school sends you and make sure you meet all the requirements:
- Send matriculation forms and deposits back immediately.
- Be sure you meet any other deadlines or conditions.
- Fill out all forms provided by your school as soon as you accept the offer of admission.
Meet Prerequisites
Prerequisites are required courses a b-school expects you to have completed before you enroll in their MBA program. If you have any academic shortcomings, a school may ask you to take specific course work before enrolling, such as calculus, computing technology, and statistics.
Prerequisites at most schools are a condition of enrollment. You might be admitted with the understanding that you will complete certain courses prior to the first term.
Make sure you do the following:
- Double-check any coursework conditions or prerequisites you must complete before starting your program.
- Register for prerequisite courses early enough to complete all requirements in time to begin your program as planned.
Deal with Academic Shortfalls
Even if you are not required to complete any prerequisite courses, consider classes or self-study in calculus, statistics, and economics—they can help strengthen any quantitative skills that might need improvement. Taken early enough, they can also improve your application.
If you are wondering whether you need a refresher course, you probably do—the longer you have been out of school, the more likely you are to need some review. Don’t wait until you are admitted to take supplementary coursework!
Resources to check out:
- Visit the mba.com Store for products and tools that can help. Look at the MBA Survival Kit® interactive CD-ROM refresher courses in accounting, finance, statistics, and quantitative skills. And try out the new business writing tool MYAccess!® Professional Edition.
- Check with your school about refresher coursework. Some business schools offer pre-matriculation programs just before the start of the academic year to help incoming students prepare.
