Are there any benefits to taking an MBA early interview?

1.This green channel lowers the barrier to entry for MBA colleges and universities for those who work long hours and have rich management experience. For most colleges and universities with a normal interview score of more than 200 points, if you pass the early interview, then the MBA joint entrance examination only needs to pass the national line, which is relatively speaking, greatly reducing the difficulty;

Early interviews allow candidates to help colleges and universities choose the right students on the one hand, and also allow students to have more choice, and they can choose the right school according to their own situation;

3.This new way of selecting students promotes competition among universities, and also helps to promote the brand strength and influence of universities.

Why should we take advantage of early interviews?

The early interview starts before the official national joint examination for MBA every year, which is equivalent to providing a green channel for MBA candidates to continue their studies, and it is also an important part of the major business schools to compete for high-quality students, so this is a two-way selection process. As long as you pass the early interview of the university, you only need to pass the written test score of the national line or the relatively normal batch of re-examination scores in the follow-up written test to be admitted with peace of mind, which largely achieves the effect of "reducing scores", so everyone also calls the early interview "green channel".

Take Antai School of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiaotong University as an example:

1. Candidates who have obtained the qualification of "national pre-admission" in the early approval interview can be directly admitted if their joint examination scores reach the score line of the all-English program (national line); Candidates who have obtained the qualification of "national pre-admission" in the early approval interview can be directly admitted if their joint examination scores reach the score line of the Chinese-English bilingual program (national line); Candidates for Chinese programs who have obtained the qualification of "national pre-admission" in the early approval interview can be directly admitted if their joint examination scores reach the A grade of Chinese program (national line);

2. Other MBA candidates who participate in the early approval interview will be directly qualified for the normal batch interview after the joint examination score reaches the score line of the all-English project, the score line of the Chinese-English bilingual program, and the A grade of the Chinese program (national line) (if you do not participate, the results of the early approval interview shall prevail); MBA candidates who apply for an early approval interview but are not qualified for the interview, and MBA candidates who have not applied for an early approval interview, will be eligible for the normal batch interview directly after the joint examination score reaches the score line of the all-English program, the score line of the Chinese-English bilingual program, and the A grade of the Chinese program (national line). According to the principle of "joint examination score + additional score + interview score", the total score from high to low will be selected.

If you enter the re-examination in the form of a normal batch, not to mention the high score of the written test, the interview will also be assessed in terms of comprehensive quality, English and politics.

Therefore, it is recommended that you try to start preparing for the interview in advance as early as possible, on the one hand, you have enough time to prepare materials; On the other hand, if you do not pass the early interview of your first favorite institution, you still have time to transfer to other colleges and universities in the written test, so as to avoid being eliminated by the school due to unqualified background in the re-examination.

MBA is to cultivate pragmatic, compound and applied high-level management talents who can be competent for the needs of high-level management of industrial and commercial enterprises and economic management departments, and combines theory and practice. Before 2009, many people who were interested in further study opportunities and had rich work experience and managerial skills were rejected due to their relatively weak ability to take the exam.

MBA teaches "management" in the face of actual combat, rather than "management" that focuses on research, and the cultivation of skills and thinking is more important than theoretical analysis ability, and it is difficult to examine the candidate's practical management experience and potential in the simple theoretical examination, so to make up for the defects of the success or failure of the first examination (theoretical examination), the "early approval interview" came into being.

In 2009, Antai College of Economics and Management of Shanghai Jiaotong University implemented the MBA early interview for the first time, which is a green channel for students with strong management potential but relatively poor written test ability to enter MBA colleges for further study. Since then, this model has been recognized by many business schools, so the MBA pre-body interview has begun to spread across the country, and most colleges and universities have begun to implement early interviews.

The purpose of the early interview is to screen out candidates who are more suitable for MBA education, and the whole screening and assessment content includes demeanor, language expression ability, logical analysis ability, judgment and decision-making ability, self-control ability, interpersonal skills, organization and coordination ability, adaptability, leadership ability, entrepreneurial spirit, innovation awareness, value orientation and professional ethics and other abilities.

Clause.

1. The advantage of participating in an early interview is that it effectively prevents the re-examination from being brushed off.

The MBA interview is an important part of the postgraduate entrance examination, whether it is to participate in the early interview before the written test in May and October, or to participate in the re-examination after the written test results come out in March and April, the interview is required, why not put the interview in front of the written test? Let the MBA early interview results be used to guide the written test application. How about matching with the school early to improve your chances of being admitted?

Every year, there are many candidates who have good written test results, and the re-examination is eliminated, and the early interview effectively blocks the risk of being eliminated in the re-examination.

Clause. 2. Participate in an early interview to improve your probability of being admitted.

For example, MBA admission rules of Shanghai Jiao Tong University: candidates who perform well in the early interview can be directly admitted if their written test scores reach the minimum score of SJTU; Other candidates who have not applied for an early interview and whose performance in the early interview is average"Written test score + interview score"Admission is based on merit in order from high to low; MBA admission rules of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics: Candidates who have obtained excellent results in the pre-interview, and whose total score in the joint entrance examination reaches the national A-class candidate line and the single subject score reaches the single subject line of Shanghai Finance and Economics, can obtain the proposed admission qualification.

On the premise that the results of the joint examination reach the national class A candidate line and the single subject score reaches the single subject line of Shangcai, other candidates will be selected according to the principle of ranking from high to low in the total score. Fudan University MBA and Tongji University MBA are only recruited through early interviews, so why it's best for you to participate in early interviews.

Clause. 3. Effectively save time and cost.

Most of the students who participated in the early interview batch ended their preparation after the written test, and the students who did not participate in the early interview basically had to delay the preparation time until the end of the re-examination in April of the following year, that is, they needed to prepare for the exam for nearly 4 months, and because the re-examination had little advantage in the source of students, they were particularly worried, so I suggested that students should participate in the early interview if they had the conditions.

Benefits of an MBA Early Interview:

The first benefit is what we have been talking about, the written test score will be reduced to a certain extent, and the difficulty of the joint entrance examination will also be reduced. When the results come out every year, you can see that there are two score lines, one with a higher score line and one with a lower score, the one with a high score line is often the score line that candidates who have not participated in the early interview need to refer to, and the low score line is the score line that candidates who have participated in the early interview refer to. There are 34 colleges and universities in the country that mark independently, and the scores are usually higher than the national line, as long as the candidates participate in the early interview, then there is generally no big change, as long as the written test passes the national line.

The second advantage of participating in the MBA early interview is that it will reduce the risk of being wiped out during the retest. If candidates do not participate in the MBA interview in advance, then they may encounter the situation that they have passed the initial examination but the re-examination is brushed. After that, if the candidates want to successfully enroll in this year, they can only make adjustments, which not only delay time, but also may not be able to adjust the rent, and may also be transferred to bad colleges.

However, if the candidate participates in the interview held by the institution, it will greatly reduce your situation, and the candidate and the institution will also have a mutual understanding.

After participating in the MBA early interview, there is also a big advantage is that the competition is very small in the final re-examination, and the re-examination is actually more fierce and cruel, after the candidates' initial test scores come out, a large part of the places in the colleges and universities have been occupied by the candidates who participated in the early interview, so the re-examination places are very few, and the candidates who participate in the normal batch of interviews will be under great pressure, but if the candidates participate in the MBA early interview, it will be different.

1. Reduce the cost of exam preparation

Participating in the previous batch and getting a valid score can leave enough time for the written test to prepare. And you don't have to take the retest, so there is less pressure to prepare for the exam.

There is no risk of being eliminated in the re-examination, and candidates will be more confident to impact prestigious schools and go ashore in one battle.

In addition, some colleges and universities can retain the interview results for two years, and if you fail to pass the written test in the first year, you can still continue to take the written test in the second year without taking the early interview. This is really a blessing for many people, maybe the first year of the written exam review is not particularly solid, but you are lucky to pass the early interview, the second year only need to continue to prepare for the written test.

The written test can only apply for one institution at a time, and if you do not pass the score line, you will not be able to enter the re-examination; It is recommended that students who are preparing for an early interview choose according to their actual situation and the matching degree of the target university, so as to increase the chance of passing.

3. Reduce the difficulty of admission

For students who have passed the early interview, they can usually be admitted as long as the written test score reaches the national line, which greatly reduces the difficulty of students being admitted to prestigious schools. The normal batch of students need to score 30-40 points more to basically guarantee the admission qualifications, and it is difficult to open a gap of nearly 40 points in the written test.

The normal postgraduate examination process is to take the written test first, and then take the re-examination (generally based on the interview, and some schools have the written test + interview), and the early interview of the MBA is to advance the interview in the re-examination to the written test.

At present, it is generally held from March to October every year, and each school holds its own independent and conducts it in batches. Each candidate can attend an early interview with more than one school.

The application process for the MBA early interview is roughly the same for each university, select the institution and batch, submit the application materials, check the interview qualifications, participate in the formal interview, and obtain the pre-admission qualification through the interview. In fact, the early interview is a green channel for business schools to give students with long working years and management ability but relatively poor written test ability to enter colleges and universities for further study, and it is also an important means for major business schools to compete for high-quality students. "Pass the interview + pass the written test = direct admission".

First of all, according to the admission priority of MBA colleges, pass the early interview conditionally pass the early interview and fail to participate in the early interview. This is also the reason why qualified students must participate in the early interview, because the admission priority of participating in the early interview is the highest, not only that, but also the following 3 benefits:

1.Opportunity to get into a prestigious school with a low score.

Early interview is conducive to the opportunity for some candidates who do not have outstanding examination ability but high comprehensive ability and quality to get low scores to enter prestigious schools. Before the interview in advance, candidates take the MBA of the top prestigious school, and the preliminary examination may be at least 200 points or more before they can pass the line and enter the re-examination. After the implementation of the early interview, candidates who pass the early interview will have the opportunity to obtain the qualification of "national pre-admission" or get the corresponding additional points in the written test.

For example, Sun Yat-sen University, in 2021, the total score of the MBA national A line is 170 points. Candidates who have passed the interview at Sun Yat-sen University can be admitted if they score 170 points. The cut-off score for the re-examination of the normal batch of candidates is 215 points.

Compared with the candidates who participated in the normal batch selection, the written test score of the early batch candidates was reduced by 45 points. It can be seen that the early interview gives candidates the opportunity to enter a prestigious school with a low score.

2.Eliminate the risk of retesting.

The MBA re-examination is generally composed of a comprehensive quality interview, politics, spoken English and listening, you know, the re-examination has an elimination rate, and the elimination rate is not low.

Taking Nanjing University as an example, in 2021, Nanjing University's MBA (including EMBA) did not have an early interview, and 555 people entered the re-examination, and 414 were admitted, with a re-entry ratio of ":1". After working hard to get to the national line, I finally entered the retest, and I may face the danger of being eliminated.

After passing the early interview, you can get the interview results in advance, and you don't need to participate in the complete re-examination process, but only need to go through the low-elimination rate process such as submitting re-examination materials and participating in physical examination, which can well avoid the risk of being eliminated in the re-examination.

The MBA Early Interview is a green channel for students who have management potential but have relatively poor written test ability to enter MBA colleges and universities.

Once you pass the early interview, you will be admitted to first-tier colleges and universities (including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, Renmin University, etc.).

school), the joint entrance examination only needs to pass the country.

A score of 165 (in 2011) can be admitted, while the score of the normal interview is above 210, for those students who have rich practical experience, but have worked for a long time and have not been exposed to the exam, the difficulty of taking the MBA exam is much reduced, and there is no need to spend a lot of time and precision.

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