If you're applying to B-school for next year, are you deathly worried about this economy? By the time it comes to apply for the internship, who knows if the economy will pick up. Without a decent internship, getting a fulltime offer after graduation may be harder. Which makes it difficult to switch industries, if that was your entire point of going to B school.

If you're applying, what makes you so sure things will turn around?

Nothing!

Unfortunately, there is not going to be much improvement until at least the end of 2009. Word of advice - know the environment your in and find a way to get an advantage! Don't stress too much. When the turn around in the job market comes (it will be preceded by a turn around in financials), be ready for it!

If you can't find a job, look into working for the federal government. I am not 100% sure, but I once read that the State Department is the second largest employer of MBAs. Sure [you're] not going to make as much as you will working on Wall St. but there are no layoffs in D.C.

Check out the Federal Reserve, Treasury, SEC, and the FBI. They are likely going to have a decent number of MBA jobs. And not all federal jobs are in D.C. so you don't have to relocate. For instance, every part of the country has their own Federal Reserve District. So if your in New York, you have the NY Federal Reserve. In St. Louis you have the St. Louis Federal Reserve. And so on.

If you're worried for Class of 2011, what about now for those in Class of 2010?!?! We're recruiting for summer 2009 IN the current crisis. from most indications, the economy should start picking up again towards the later half of 2009. that will bode well for those recruiting for summer internships in 2010. if your desire is to work in finance, than make sure you have a backup. every bank on wall street is asking about our back-up plans. if you can't work for a large investment bank, than an alternative may be working in the treasury of a fortune 50 company. company finance can be very interesting, you work alongside bankers, have better hours and better job security. the high-flying days of banking will be subsided for at least a little while and bonus pay accordingly. that will be plan B for me, but i'll still be hoping to land an I-banking internship for summer 2009.

I took my GMAT in Nov. 2006 and sent my scores to my schools at that time. I just heard rumors that I need to resend them for 2008 -- ack!!

Not only will it cost a bit of coin, but I think I am too close to the deadline to make it in time.

Any tips are really appreciated. The admissions offices are all closed until Jan.

Here's one answer from Harvard:

If you previously submitted your GMAT scores to HBS, please self-report your scores in your application. Your scores are on file with our office and there is no need to request an official score report.

More worried about Stanford.

Stanford is also self-reported. They will confirm with official score report later.

From Stanford website:

Self-report your scores on the Application Form. These are the scores we will consider in our initial evaluation of your application.

.If you do not have your official scores, list the unofficial scores.

Most schools only require self-reported scores at the time of the application. I have heard different things about whether a 2006 report would still be on file, but you will be able to defer that question until after you are admitted. That is when most schools want the official reports.

If a school requires an official score report at the time of the application, you will have to ask the school (or name them specifically to see if someone knows).

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