If you have just graduated and are thinking of B school 3 years or so down the line, I have just 1 tip – do your GMAT early. Either finish it before you start work or make sure you book a date a couple of months down the line.
The key here is to ‘book the date‘. The timing may not be ‘ideal’ but believe me, it never is. And the longer you wait, the harder it gets because work tends to get quite busy.
This might apply to your GRE too. Take it early. Get it over with. From what I have heard and understand, these scores don’t get you in but they do get you out. So, get past the threshold and focus on what will really get you in – hard work (and a resume that proves it), great references and great essays.
(I always thought I would delay this post till I manage to secure admission into a B school myself, for want of not looking like an absolute idiot then. But, having just experienced how hard it gets to prepare for a test, I thought it would help sound an early warning. So, I hope it helps!
And it doesn’t matter if you are in your 2nd year of work or 4th year of work. The key is to do it ASAP – postponing doesn’t help.)
And, just in case it helps, I have detailed my experiences and learnings here.
A Learning a Day 