Announcing a new Meetup for The Los Angeles MBA Admissions Workshop (www.LA-mba.org)!

What: Los Angeles MBA Application & Essay Writing Workshop, 1/24, 12 PM, UCLA Anderson

When: January 24, 2010 12:00 PM

Price: $50.00 per person

Where:
UCLA Anderson School of Management
110 Westwood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90095

The Los Angeles MBA Application and Essay Writing Workshop is a six-hour session that will introduce attendees to the critical components of the MBA application process. Attendees will leave knowing what they need to do to maximize their changes of getting into the best business school program possible.

As MBA deadlines loom this is your chance to nail down your application and approach to your essays.

Significant time and focus will be paid to the common MBA essay types. Attendees will learn how to construct impactful MBA application essays through a step by step writing process.

Our next Meetup is 12 PM to 6 PM on Sunday, January 24th and will cover the following areas:

• An Overview of the MBA Application Process from an admissions committee POV
  
• How to Get the Right Recommendation
  
• Timing the MBA Applications - Round 1 vs. Round 2 vs Round 3
  
• Full-time vs. Part-time vs. Executive MBA Programs
  
• School Selection, School Visits and MBA Program Fit
  
• Nuances of the MBA Interview and Resume
  
• How to write the common MBA Application Essay Themes - Career Goals, Significant Leadership, Failure/Mistake, Personal Values and Beliefs, "Creative" expression essays.
  
• Avoiding common mistakes and pitfalls when filling out the final MBA application.
  
• Considerations for MBA Re-applicants and the Waitlist
  
• Q&A: Popular MBA Programs: Harvard - Stanford GSB - Wharton - Kellogg - UC Berkeley Haas - UCLA Anderson
  

This meetup's organizer and host, Paul Lanzillotti (LinkedIn Profile), is a 2004 UCLA Anderson graduate, a current MBA Admissions Consultant, a former MBA admissions interviewer, a former Kaplan GMAT instructor, a former IT and management consultant and mechanical engineer.

The group welcomes any new members and attendees to our next session. We look forward to seeing you, on campus, at our current UCLA Anderson location in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.

• UCLA Anderson School of Management (located in the north-center part of campus)
  
• Room D313
  
• Paid parking is in Lot 4 (designed as P4 on campus map).
  
• Link to UCLA campus map: http://www.ucla.edu/map/map-w-bldgs-jul08.pdf
  

There is a $50 charge for this event to cover the cost of the meeting room, meeting handouts and Meetup fees. A 20% discount is offered to current LA MBA members. If you are a member of the Riordan program, please email me ([address removed]) before signing up. In order to ensure a quality experience, space is also limited. Reserve your spot online at http://www.la-mba.org

Learn more here:
http://www.la-mba.org/calendar/12064287/