DLSU's MBA entrance exam

[redbutterfly]

pls comment on dlsu's mba entrance exam:rolleyes:

nahirapan ako. :(

[im_atheneo]

Dont worry you would still have a high chance of getting "passed" in that exam

... knowing DLSU.

Blue *owl* ---> the King!

[Bazooka_Joe]

DLSU's MBA is one of the country's best mba programs.
Strict ang admission policy nila, especially in Professional Schools located in rcbc, makati. Its Admission Test would be easy for you if you're good in essay writing. The analystical part was easy. yan ang sabi ng tropa ko who took test in dlsu.
if you want an easier test and an easy-earned diploma go to agsb.

[saybernuk]

Originally posted by im_atheneo
Dont worry you would still have a high chance of getting "passed" in that exam

... knowing DLSU.

Blue *owl* ---> the King!


ahahahaha, taga Ateneo-MBA. ahihihih

[atenean_blooded]

Gee. A logical quirk.

[saybernuk]

They say that's the easiest was the written test. pero yung interview and essay was really tough.

I heard there are some who passed the written test but didn't got in because if hard one on one interview.

DLSU-Professional School wants to get the best mba-ers in the country.

[massive08]

those who want more challenge, go to UP CBA.

[juantwothree123]

Originally posted by saybernuk
They say that's the easiest was the written test. pero yung interview and essay was really tough.

I heard there are some who passed the written test but didn't got in because if hard one on one interview.

DLSU-Professional School wants to get the best mba-ers in the country.

i thought lasale's a COE in English Studies?
hmmm...baka naman you're from Engineering.

on topic:
a batchmate reluctantly applied to DLSU-rcbc. she was asked to submit the requirements before the entrance test. nung nakita na ATENEO ang undergrad n'ya, she was told that she doesn;t need to take the entrance test, parang formality lang daw or something. diretso interview.

but after spending a term, hindi na sya nag-enrol ulit, puro secretary, accounting clerks, call center agents ang classmates niya. the average age in dlsu mba is 24. There are some who are fresh out from college.
:)

[massive08]

Originally posted by juantwothree123

on topic:
a batchmate reluctantly applied to DLSU-rcbc. she was asked to submit the requirements before the entrance test. nung nakita na ATENEO ang undergrad n'ya, she was told that she doesn;t need to take the entrance test, parang formality lang daw or something. diretso interview.

but after spending a term, hindi na sya nag-enrol ulit, puro secretary, accounting clerks, call center agents ang classmates niya. the average age in dlsu mba is 24. There are some who are fresh out from college.
:)

You must have suffered that old-age related disease, acute dyslexia lately that you’ve swapped Ateneo’s open-to-the-public special treatment cases for UP graduates with La Salle’s. At least, La Salle has a business school with a surging reputation that have already crossed countries and continents.

For your information, apart from UP and AIM, its De La Salle who enjoys sterling reputation in the UK specially when it comes to business studies.

[juantwothree123]

You must have suffered that old-age related disease, acute dyslexia lately that you’ve swapped Ateneo’s open-to-the-public special treatment cases for UP graduates with La Salle’s. At least, La Salle has a business school with a surging reputation that have already crossed countries and continents. . [/B][/QUOTE]

Did i say that Ateneo is better than dlsu's mba?

Originally posted by massive08

For your information, apart from UP and AIM, its De La Salle who enjoys sterling reputation in the UK specially when it comes to business studies.

oh ok. I/AME, AMA, Thames, Informatics and that school endorsed by Kristine Hermosa also enjoy "sterling" reputation in the UK. :)

[Chase_Meridian]

I took the test last Saturday at the Taft campus. I must say that the test was pretty difficult especially the Quantitative and Mathematical tests... I so suck at numbers!!! But the Business Judgement part was surprisingly easy.

I'm kinda nervous now coz I've been through a lot of trouble just completing the application requirements (e.g. going back and forth to my Alma Mater just to get the freaking transcript of grades which took 2 weeks to be finished!). And I do not know how my parents would react if I fail the test, because they know kids of some of their officemates who are now taking MBA and my parents kinda have the impression that I have an above average IQ.

[Chase_Meridian]

The MBA entrance exam results are out but the admissions officer told me that mine is still "FOR EVALUATION"? What does that mean? Am I waitlisted?

[EcKo_01]

Originally posted by im_atheneo


Blue *owl* ---> the King!

atenista ka pala.... di naman eagle yan kungdi OWL eh...

[EcKo_01]

how much will it cost me pag nag MBA ako sa DLSU?

[cHaSeR]

Originally posted by EcKo_01
how much will it cost me pag nag MBA ako sa DLSU?

Roughly PhP18,000 for your first trimester.

[Chase_Meridian]

What do they usually ask in the interview?

[antonn]

Originally posted by juantwothree123
i thought lasale's a COE in English Studies?
hmmm...baka naman you're from Engineering.

on topic:
a batchmate reluctantly applied to DLSU-rcbc. she was asked to submit the requirements before the entrance test. nung nakita na ATENEO ang undergrad n'ya, she was told that she doesn;t need to take the entrance test, parang formality lang daw or something. diretso interview.

but after spending a term, hindi na sya nag-enrol ulit, puro secretary, accounting clerks, call center agents ang classmates niya. the average age in dlsu mba is 24. There are some who are fresh out from college.
:)



Obviously "juantwothree" is another envious Atenean hallucinating.

One of the DLSU-MBA requirements for every applicant of course is HAVING A SATISFACTORY WRITTEN ADMISSION EXAM RESULT. No exceptions. Just "passing it" just like what they do in Ateneo-MBA - is simply not enough when you try to enter DLSU-MBA.

That is the La Salle way.

That is why DLSU-Manila is acknowledged by all surveys and rankings as the BEST PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN THE PHILIPPINES.

Maybe Ateneo MBA which everyone knows is far easier than La Salle's MBA, waives its entrance exams for certain applicants. No wonder.

"some fresh out of college" - as Atenean "juantwothree" claims?

How can that be hallucinating Atenean "juantwothree"? One of DLSU-MBA's MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS of course is that the MBA applicant should have at least THREE YEARS RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE.

Ateneo-MBA of course requires NO WORK EXPERIENCE. No wonder Atenean "juantwothree" likes it better there. Mas madali kasi. Everyone knows that.


From http://www.psi.dlsu.edu.ph/gsb/admissions.asp

De La Salle University Manila Graduate School of Business

Admissions Information

Admission to the GSB's MBA, MS in Computational Finance, and DBA programs is on a selective basis. While no preference is given to a specific academic background, good performance in college is essential. Units earned in other graduate schools of business may be credited in special cases. Dates for formal application to the trimestral program and admission tests are announced periodically in leading daily newspapers and on our home page. Inquiry on the admission test may be made at the GSB office. College transcript of records, letters of reference and identification pictures are required upon application.

Admission Criteria

Applicants to the GSB's degree programs are required to have:

1. a bachelor's degree for the MBA and MS in Computational Finance programs, a master's degree for the DBA program;
2. satisfactory admission test scores;
3. satisfactory interview and essay results
4. at least three years of work experience for the MBA and MS in Computational Finance programs, and five years for the DBA Program.

The Admissions Committee

The Admissions Committee, after careful assessment of the admission test results, the credentials of the applicants, and the interview results, makes the final decision on admissions.

The Qualifying Interview

All applicants who pass the admission and essay tests will be personally assessed during the qualifying interview based on:

1. significance of work experience
2. eadership qualities
3. motivation in pursuing graduate studies
4. seriousness of purpose and sense of determination
5. overall life objectives
6. proficiency in oral and written communication

[Chase_Meridian]

I think I bungled up in my interview (with a certain Mr. Tan). I mistakenly said that 70% of the Philippine population are poor! He corrected me and told me something like I should be careful with my statistics. Do you think I will fail? ohh nooo... I WANNA TAKE UP MY MBA AT LA SALLE!

[cynicaltongue]

any review schools for DLSU GBS entrance exam?

any tips? for the ones who passed? like for the interview, ideal person to ask for a recommendation, things to focus on?

im planning to take up MBA at DLSU but im scared

[OliverWood21]

Wouldn’t it be possible to have a bash-free topic in this thread?

Ok, I am interested in taking up MBA at DLSU. In fact, I am planning to take the test next month. Any tips?

I just can’t comprehend a post reiterating that an Atenean has quit the program after knowing that most of his classmates are secretary, accounting clerks, call center agents. I mean, I completely missed the point, can anybody help? :rolleyes:

[bluemax]

oliverwood21,

this is not to say that i agree with juantwothree's post in its entirety, because i don't.

that said, however, there is some validity in knowing what kind of students are attracted to a particular mba program. this is because mba studies are not only professor-oriented but student group-oriented as well. classes invariably involve group presentations. class discussions also weave together the combined experiences of the students making up the class.

that is the reason why there are working experience requirements and age requirements in most of the mba programs. of course, having 8 years of experiences as a messenger, for example, will not necessarily make one a prime candidate for mba studies. so there is also some point in trying to know what types of occupations the mba students of particular schools have. you will learn a lot more about management from a classmate who's already a manager or entrepreneur than from someone who is still in an entry-level position.

of course, that's my personal opinion -- one which may not be shared by others.

re the dlsu mba program, i don't know enough about it to hazard a comment. i would advise you instead just to look at the school's web site and talk to its administrators to find out more info.

[coup_plotter]

I just graduated from UP Diliman and im planning to enroll in the MBA program of DLSU. That's ryt! aside from UP and AIM, DLSU is included in the ranking of the BEST MBA in ASIA. i dont know with ATENEO but only 3 schools made it namely AIM, UP College of Business Administration and DLSU Graduate School of Business.

Guys, i just want to ask kung papaano mag apply sa DLSU MBA.
Im not a business course graduate. Ok *** ba?

:)

[genx77]

I just can’t comprehend a post reiterating that an Atenean has quit the program after knowing that most of his classmates are secretary, accounting clerks, call center agents. I mean, I completely missed the point, can anybody help?

jtwothree is a la salle basher. what do u expect? trust me bashers are bashers. baseless posts abound in pex.

what u can do is try to look for mba graduates (your preferred schools) and discuss with them the strengths/weaknesses of their respective mba programs.

look at the mba curriculum and faculty profile. try to analyze the educational philosophy and culture of ur preferred school. see whether u fit. furthermore, u may include costs and location. if possible and if u have connections, trace their graduates. see the profiles of their mba products.

it is not enough to base ur decision on msg boards. believe me.

off-topic:i'm not in the position to give u feedback on the mba programs. however, i can provide u first-hand details on specific ma programs of up-d and ateneo.

[illumina]

Originally posted by coup_plotter
I just graduated from UP Diliman and im planning to enroll in the MBA program of DLSU. That's ryt! aside from UP and AIM, DLSU is included in the ranking of the BEST MBA in ASIA. i dont know with ATENEO but only 3 schools made it namely AIM, UP College of Business Administration and DLSU Graduate School of Business.
Oh, you're talking about the Asiaweek survey that has since been discontinued? Ateneo Professional Schools did not choose to participate there.

[OliverWood21]

bluemax

I completely get your point. However, why single out DLSU-GSB? Objectively speaking, the crowd in DLSU GSB is similar to that of Ateneo and UP’s, aren’t they? Probably, AIM caters to the higher bracket but these three aforementioned schools cater to the same class. I have looked at the admission requirements for these schools and find them all meticulous in choosing their students. Worry not, I am neither from any of these three schools so its useless for me to take sides.

Furthermore, I don’t think its right to gauge a person’s capability by the nature of his work in as in the saying “it doesn’t matter what you do, but how you do it”.
It is not entirely impossible to find messengers or janitors having IQs higher than Lucio Tan's.
--Just my 2 cents worth


genx77

it is not enough to base ur decision on msg boards. believe me.


Worry not, I surely wouldn't. But I can't deny that message boards provide me with initial impressions.

[citycass]

Originally posted by illumina
Oh, you're talking about the Asiaweek survey that has since been discontinued? Ateneo Professional Schools did not choose to participate there.

Oh, I see two reasons why Asiaweek has discontinued. 1. DLSU has overtaken AdMU in the ranking of the Best Universities in Asia and, 2. Ateneo’s MBA programme failed to participate in the Best B-Schools in Asia. Pathetic!

:D

[greenman]

Originally posted by OliverWood21
Objectively speaking, the crowd in DLSU GSB is similar to that of Ateneo and UP’s, aren’t they?
Probably, AIM caters to the higher bracket but these three aforementioned schools cater to the same class.

Objectively speaking, they’re not. The UP crowd (within the Business school) is different from the Ateneo crowd.
Actually, both crowds contrast so much from each other.
The UP crowd is what we call, the crème of the crop -- highest i.q. amongst the pool of MBA aspirants from all over the country and have better working experience to back them up -- mostly holding managerial or supervisory level in top 100 corporations.
Most of the MBA students in UP have earned their undergraduate degree from UP itself. The rest have come from unis abroad and some elite unis locally like La Salle and UA&P. Occasionally, top graduates of Ateneo get admitted onto the program as well.
The most popular reason for getting a UP MBA is to further improve their skills or knowledge in order that they could apply what they've learned from UP to their present occupation. Alumni networking and prestige are two additional reasons why there's a need to get a UP MBA.
The UP group is a homogenous group. All come from the upper bracket of the Philippine society -- in both financially and i.q.-ly

The Ateneo crowd, on the other hand, is a diverse bunch but they’re more on the lower end.
I know this sounds awkward to squeal it here but yeah; there are a few smart ones too in Ateneo B-school. Some of its students are below average but the majority, however, are just average.
Most of them posses poor-level work experience that’s why they’ve been turned down by every b-school they’ve applied to and eventually found themselves grouped together in Ateneo Rockwell.
The most popular reason for getting an Ateneo MBA is to improve their despondent career.

[greenman]

double post

[bluemax]

Originally posted by OliverWood21
[b]bluemax

I completely get your point. However, why single out DLSU-GSB? Objectively speaking, the crowd in DLSU GSB is similar to that of Ateneo and UP’s, aren’t they? Probably, AIM caters to the higher bracket but these three aforementioned schools cater to the same class. I have looked at the admission requirements for these schools and find them all meticulous in choosing their students. Worry not, I am neither from any of these three schools so its useless for me to take sides.

Furthermore, I don’t think its right to gauge a person’s capability by the nature of his work in as in the saying “it doesn’t matter what you do, but how you do it”.
It is not entirely impossible to find messengers or janitors having IQs higher than Lucio Tan's.
--Just my 2 cents worth


genx77


Worry not, I surely wouldn't. But I can't deny that message boards provide me with initial impressions.

oliverwood21,

please don't think i'm singling out dlsu gsb, because i'm not. to tell you the truth, my wife is a la sallian and is an administrator in one of the la salle schools so i cannot speak ill of la salle if i know what's good for me. ;)

however, i am also an atenean who has gone through both its b.s. and m.a. programs in loyola heights and its mba program in rockwell. what i can say is that agsb has mba programs designed for those who are already in management -- specifically, the ateneo-regis program, mba for middle managers program, and the mba in health management program -- in addition to its standard mba program.

i do know several other schools with similarly designed programs for executives -- aim, san beda, letran and ua & p come to mind -- so i cannot say that ateneo has the lock on this market.

therefore, i don't think one can make a sweeping judgment and say that la salle or up or ateneo or ua & p, etc. students come from one and the same market or have the same qualifications. it really depends on what school and which mba program fits what you want to do in life.

your comment about janitors also made me remember that i work in a conglomerate that was founded by someone who WAS a janitor 60 years ago. so i take back what i said in my earlier post. maybe we all can learn something from janitors . . . if they are all as driven and diligent as my boss. :)

[OliverWood21]

greenman,

From my understanding, AIM's MBA program is the country's finest, not UP's. But then again, this is another subjective part.

Too much of this hullabaloo, I don't want to go with the usual flow of thread bashing saying that my school is better than yours or whatsoever. These acts only show weakness and total dependence on the institution that you are in. Even an intelligent MBA Graduate from a University in Mindanao could be a better manager compared to some Harvard Graduates.

bluemax,

I guess I have an idea on where you are working now.

[pato_bibe]

Originally posted by juantwothree123


but after spending a term, hindi na sya nag-enrol ulit, puro secretary, accounting clerks, call center agents ang classmates niya. the average age in dlsu mba is 24. There are some who are fresh out from college.
:)

true.

[pato_bibe]

bakit nga ba bias ang DLSU-Professional School sa mga secretaries, bank tellers, call center agents (Level 1), accounting clerks at kung sinu-sino pang entry-level employees?

:shrug:

[theFan]

perhaps their computational Finance program is better.

[OliverWood21]

Anyway, discount the fact that I am gasconading UP or DLSU or anything but just to be fair, I am posting the ASIAWEEK assessment on the country's top MBA programs


Best Part-Time Programs
Rank School Score (100%)
1 Melbourne Business School 76.95
2 Chinese University of Hong Kong 75.60
3 NUS Business School (National University of Singapore) 74.80
4 University of Hong Kong School of Business 74.12
5 Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Graduate School of Management) 72.79
6 Monash Mount Eliza Business School (Australia) 72.32
7 Nanyang Business School (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore) 71.58
8 Macquarie Graduate School of Management (Australia) 69.80
9 International Management Institute (India) 68.51
10 University of the Philippines (College of Business Administration) 66.74
11 Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (School of Management) 65.25
12 Brisbane Graduate School of Business (Queensland University of Technology, Australia) 65.11
13 City University of Hong Kong 64.48
14 Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (India) 63.14
15 University of Queensland, Australia (Graduate School of Management) 62.97
16 University of Technology Sydney (Graduate School of Business) 61.03
17 Curtin University of Technology, Australia (Graduate School of Business) 59.99
18 Khon Kaen University, Thailand (College of Graduate Study in Management) 58.75
19 University of Adelaide, Australia (Graduate School of Management) 57.36
20 University of Malaya (Faculty of Business and Accountancy) 56.81
21 Malaysian Graduate School of Management (Universiti Putra Malaysia) 56.21
22 University of Dhaka (Institute of Business Administration) 55.55
23 Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology (Pakistan) 55.18
24 De La Salle University, Philippines (Graduate School of Business) 54.94
25 RMIT University, Australia (School of Management) 52.85
26 Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan (School of International Politics, Economics and Business) 51.66
27 University of South Australia (International Graduate School of Management) 51.13
28 B. K. School of Business Management (Gujarat University, India) 48.90
29 Universiti Sains Malaysia School of Management 47.86
30 Chungnam National University, South Korea (College of Economics and Management) 35.66


Anyway, AIM is number 3 on the Full time program list.. and Number 1 in the Philippines (as expected)


Source: http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/features/mba/data/part.overall.html

or go to this site:
http://www.education-india.net/studentszone/philippines.php


(I am anticipating that some people would claim that surveys such as these are futile, but we can't deny the good impression that other Asian countries have over our schooling system by basing it in a credible source like AsiaWeek- but then again, the criteria of the rankings is still unclear so this does not represent actual quantified excellence of the MBA programs in the aforementioned schools.... )


Just my 2 cents worth

[DJQuimby]

Guys,

C'mon, let's give this ASIAWEEK circa 1999 - 2000 B-School Ranking a rest.

Ang tagal na nyan. Ala bang mas bago?

[pretty_pinay]

Hey guys! I want to enroll in DLSU's MBA program din. Any advice? What kind of questions pop up in the exam?

[pato_bibe]

Originally posted by saybernuk
They say that's the easiest was the written test. pero yung interview and essay was really tough.

I heard there are some who passed the written test but didn't got in because if hard one on one interview.

DLSU-Professional School wants to get the best mba-ers in the country.

hahahahahahahaha

[Chase_Meridian]

To pretty_pinay: The entrance exam is not that difficult. Just like other entrance exams, it is mostly based on stocked knowledge. The most difficult for me though was the Math part because I am really terrible at Math in the first place. I recommend that you study square root, fractions, percentage, and algebra. When you've been working for a long time and have not used these mathematical concepts, then you may have to review them.

If you pass the entrance exam, then you will be called for the interview, which I thought was going to be easy. It was not. The interviewer, although kind, was pretty critical. The questions are mostly based on what you have written in your application form (the essay part). What makes you a good MBA candidate? How determined are you to finish the entire MBA course?

By the way, there is another written exam which is in essay form. You will be answering it while waiting for your turn to be interviewed. You can still finish it after your interview. It's only one question which is of your choice from a set of questions that are mostly personal. This is to test your business communication skills, so I suggest that you write business style, i.e. correct, concise, complete, and coherent.

The real agony here is waiting for the results of the exam and interview. My mom said nobody fails DLSU's MBA entrance exam (allegedly), which adds to the pressure because you wouldn't want to be the first in history and the exception to the rule, would you? And yes, it is true that a lot of people pass the entrance exam, but some of them fail the interview part. So be ready.

Best of luck! :)

[pretty_pinay]

Thanks! :)