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If you’re just starting out on your master’s journey, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Where exactly do you start when there are so many factors to consider?
In our all-in-one guide, we’ll break down the key elements one by one and give you tips to guide your decision-making process.
Helps you make the right decision for your goals; from choosing the right program to securing funding and applying to your ideal program.
Need help understanding all the application jargon? Your Master’s Admissions Glossary explains the many new terms you will encounter as you embark on your master’s degree journey.
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Your Master’s Admissions
Glossary
Knowledge is power, and understanding these terms will put you ahead of the competition in your master’s application journey.
Academic Achievements
Academic Advisor
Acceptance Rate
Accreditation
Admissions Committee (AdCom)
Admissions Consultant
Admission Essay / Statement of Purpose
Alumni Network
Application
Application Fee
Application Round
Big Data / Business Analytics
Boardroom Etiquette / Professionalism
Business Acumen
Business Ethics / Corporate Governance
Business School (B-School)
Business Strategy
Campus Visit
Capstone Project
Career Assessment
Career Planning
Case Study
Change Management
Class Profile
Deferred Enrollment
Diversity
Dissertation / Thesis
Double / Dual Degree
Electives
Emerging Markets
Employer Sponsorship
Entrepreneurship / Startup Incubator
Essay Writing Techniques
Exchange Program
Executive Coaching
Executive Master’s Degree
Faculty
Fellowship
Financial Aid
First-Generation Student
Flexible Learning
Foreign Credential Evaluation
Gap Year
Global Supply Chain Management
GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test)
GPA (Grade Point Average)
Grants
GRE (Graduate Record Examination)
Group Project
Hard Skills
Higher Education Institution
Housing Office
Human Resources (HR)
Hybrid Program
Independent Study
Intellectual Property (IP)
International Student Office
Internship
Interview
Investment Banking
Job Placement Rate
Joint Degree
KIRA Assessment
KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)
Language Requirements
Leadership Skills
Learning Agreement
Letter of Recommendation
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Science (MSc)
Master in Management (MiM)
Mentorship
Merit-Based Scholarship
Modular Program
Motivation Letter
Need-Based Scholarship
Networking
Non-Thesis Track
Online Program
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
Orientation Week
Outsourcing
Part-Time Program
Personal Branding
Personal Statement
Portfolio
Practicum
Pre-Master’s Program
Program Director
Qualitative Research
Quality Assurance
Quantitative Skills
Rankings
Recommendation Letter
Research Proposal
Residency Permit
Return on Investment (ROI)
Rolling Admissions
Scholarship
Semester / Term
Shortlist
Simulation / Business Simulation
Soft Skills
Specialization / Concentration
Student Union / Student Association
Student Visa
TA (Teaching Assistant)
Test-Optional / Test-Flexible
Thesis / Dissertation
Time Management
Transcript
Triple Crown Accreditation
Tuition Fee
Unconditional Offer
Undergraduate Degree
University Credit (ECTS)
Virtual Open Day / Info Session
Visa Requirements
Volunteering
Waitlist
Work Experience
Workload
Work Placement
Year Abroad / Year in Industry
Yield Rate
Zoom Interview
