Tang Shaonan, Pepperdine University
My career goal is to be a successful investment banker.
Therefore I chose the most advanced MBA program in USA to realize
my dream. At the beginning of 2006, I was hesitating whether to
take IELTS or TOFEL. Later I heard of a piece of inspiring news
that more than 1,000 US institutions recognized IELTS and my
favorite university was in the list. I made up my mind to sit
IELTS. Because my English level was not good, I found another IELTS
taker to study together and encourage with each other along the
way. It took me two months to prepare for IELTS. I could not help
crying when I saw my score was 7.0. IELTS gave me more confidence
when applying for the university. I applied for Pepperdine
University, Pace University, Iowa State University and Fordham
University. In the end, two universities gave me offers. Pepperdine
University also gave me full scholarship. I persisted and I
succeeded!
Tang Shaonan (Shanghai, China)
IELTS score: 7.0
Admitted by Graziadio School of business, Pepperdine University
