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Classmate Li
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Personal information of classmate Li
Undergraduate School and Major: Beijing Institute of Technology Zhuhai College - International Economics and Trade
How to come to Japan (graduate school, language school, direct examination, etc.): Language school
Japanese scores: N1-134 N2-111
English score: IELTS 6 TOEIC 775
Preparation time: about 2 and a half months for Ritsumeikan and about 4 months for KMD
Preparation method: offline
Eligible School: Ritsumeikan MBA & Keio KMD
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Tell us a little bit about it, right?
Student Li:
Hello everyone, I'm Li. After unremitting efforts, he passed the Ritsumeikan MBA and Keio Media Design Graduate School.
Q
What are the journeys and criteria for choosing a school?
Student Li:
After the introduction of the language school teacher, I knew Zhiyuan, and after participating in the trial class, I felt that Mr. Yu Lei's level was very 6 and very professional, so I signed up for the business management course.
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What is your preparation plan like?
Student Li:
I enrolled in the Business Administration course at the beginning of 2021, but due to various psychological factors and other factors, I only completed the first edition of the research proposal and prepared almost nothing for the whole year of 2021 except for passing the N1 test and getting TOEIC scores. I regret it now, and I should have planned earlier.
Later, realizing that the researcher was not suitable for me, I adjusted my direction in time, and with the determination that I would not be able to pass the exam and only find a job in Japan or return to my home country, I signed up for the Ritsumeikan MBA with a written exam and Keio KMD that matched my university experience, and I was able to pass all of them in 2023.
Personally, I think that instead of obsessing over one or two schools, it is better to look broader, and finding your own suitable direction is sometimes more efficient than staying up late to memorize textbooks.
At the same time, in order to urge myself to achieve higher goals, I did not apply for the school below the rank of March and Guan Tongli, generally speaking, if you fail many times and the visa expires, you should go to a school with a low rank as a guarantee.
However, I thought it would be a pity if I couldn't get into my favorite graduate school after working hard for so long, so I challenged the high school Keikei in the later stage and finally passed the pass. Many people think that high-level schools = high difficulty, but in fact, the degree of competition for many unpopular majors is not so fierce.
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What types of books should be submitted at the time of vow, what are the other certificates in addition to the various certificates, and how are they prepared?
Student Li:
When I used to write a research proposal, I would discuss the paper with the class teacher every week, and the class teacher, Mr. Li, was also very active in helping me change my suggestions, and sometimes I was really embarrassed to help me revise the manuscript at 3 or 4 a.m.
Although I did not apply for the research examination in the later stage, the research proposal can also be linked to the book materials that need to be submitted for the MBA wish. At the same time, I participated in the mock interview from October 2022 to February 2023, and each interview will be discussed with the teacher in charge to find out and fill in the gaps.
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What did I take in the written test?
Student Li:
The first big question: the rise in the consumer price index and related reasons (2 questions in total)
The second big question: Name an app or service related to DX innovation that you are using
1> Describe the app or service
2> Forecast future growth rates
3> Where is the innovation?
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What questions were asked during the interview? What was the atmosphere like, and how many professors were there? What are your interview tips?
Student Li:
Because I write about my future entrepreneurship plan around a college project, I mainly ask questions around my personal project.
1> Reasons to aspire to RBS
2> Why did you come to Japan? (Why do you want to implement the project in Japan)
3> What was the motivation for you to do this project, and how did you discover it and start implementing it?
4> What is the post-graduation (entrepreneurship) plan?
5> Why didn't you end up doing this project when you were close to graduation?
6> What plans did you make before coming to Japan?
7> You want to enter the XXX industry to start a business in the future, but the XXX industry has been in recession recently due to the epidemic, how are you going to respond?
8> Contents of the research proposal (briefly introduces the contents of the proposal, does not ask in detail about the research methodology)
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Which services of Zhiyuan are of great help to students?
Student Li:
The mock interview was really useful, I was interviewing from October 2022 to February 2023, and the interview content and experience were snowballing. At the end of each interview, we will communicate with the MBA teacher in a timely manner, summarize the shortcomings of each interview, and check and fill in the gaps.
The homeroom teacher, Mr. Li, is very responsible, and sometimes at 3 or 4 a.m. he still helps me revise the manuscript (apologize for my hindsight)
Q
Any advice for juniors?
Student Li:
Compared with researchers, MBA is very subjective, because many MBA schools do not have written exams, only interviews, so the student's past experience and speaking level at the time of the interview largely determine whether the interview is passed.
Personally, I think that MBA is definitely not a "retreat" for researchers, in order to compile some false personal stories and experiences for MBA, it is better to combine their past experience and short stories to impress professors.
At the same time, you can also apply for MBA graduate schools with written exams, and do not obsessed with schools that only have interviews. For example, I failed the Aoyama MBA exam three times, and my mentality exploded directly in the later stage, it is estimated that there is really no fate.
In the written part of the Ritsumeikan MBA written exam, I suggest that you can go to the official website to take a look at the past questions to understand the style and form of the questions, and those who have the spare energy can do all the real questions like me.
At the same time, insist on watching economic news every day and grasp the hot topics of today's popularity: DX, SDGs, and some cases of enterprises (Tesla, GAFA, etc.), then it should not be difficult to do the written test.
The above is the sharing of this issue.
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Zhiyuan's trip, realize the dream of Ritsumeikan & Keiying, and harvest double qualification!
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