Haaga-Helia Exam for International Business Program

arlan · Post by **arlan** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:02 pm

I am preparing for the Haaga-Helia Exam of International Business Program.
I have the reading material, mostly articles from The Economist, and the verbal topic of
the Asian (Korean) work/performance evaluation model of group teams vs
the Western (American) emphasis on individual talents
to be discussed with fellow applicants and faculty.

Has anyone taken this Program's entrance exam last year?
I am curious what I am up against and how to get prepared and psyched up for this six hour ordeal.

This is very different approach to University entrance criteria than what we have here in US.

Can you offer more insight. I have just a few weeks to go!

Thank you

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charline34980 · Post by **charline34980** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 12:43 pm

Hello,

I'm french and I'm going to study at Haga Helia university in agost for one year. When are you going there? where are you from?
Byebye
Charline

arlan · Post by **arlan** » Tue Apr 07, 2009 1:45 pm

From the US - United States
I imagine high school here is very different than in Finland
The HH exam is in three weeks Too soon.
What have you learned about the process?

forest_girl · Post by **forest_girl** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:14 pm

arlan wrote: the Western (American) emphasis on individual talents
to be discussed with fellow applicants and faculty.

There was written European, not American

I am also taking an exam of this programme this year

Little bit more than one week left. How are you feeling?

By the way, how old are you? : ))))

pikkupeikkomyy · Post by **pikkupeikkomyy** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 2:05 pm

There's not much time left

Do you guys feel prepeared? I am freaking out more and more! Did you also studied from pre-reading materials about sustainability and cleantech?

forest_girl · Post by **forest_girl** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:05 pm

pikkupeikkomyy wrote:There's not much time left Do you guys feel prepeared? I am freaking out more and more! Did you also studied from pre-reading materials about sustainability and cleantech?

Of course I studied all of them? How the hell you imagine to prepare without studying pre-reading materials?

Well, I am also having another exam tomorrow, for Multilingual Management Assistants

Little bit nervous.

Seraba · Post by **Seraba** » Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:38 pm

Guys, I can totally imagine how you feel.
I will try admissions next year but I'm starting to panic a little bit!

It's crazy that they don't give any samples of past exams... In Italy it's just so normal to try to do old entrance examinations... just to practise...

I guess apart from reading carefully the pre-materials and revise very basic maths things... there's not much more you can do....
Just have confidence in yourself.

Every year many foreign students are admitted, so why shouldn't you get a place there?

Chin up and do your best!

Obviously.... let me know your impressions about the exams...! I'm be grateful!

Ciao ciao!

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 12:38 pm

Seraba wrote:It's crazy that they don't give any samples of past exams... In Italy it's just so normal to try to do old entrance examinations... just to practise...

There used to be at least Finnish exams available. And there are courses (that cost...) which will have all the previous materials...

Chin up and do your best!

In Finland we say: Chin to the chest and towards new humiliations..

Seraba · Post by **Seraba** » Mon Apr 20, 2009 4:51 pm

Yeah indeed I remember I once found some samples about Engineering in Finnish....

Oh courses... Didn't know this...

Vesper · Post by **Vesper** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 1:35 am

umm, HH exam seems more difficult and different from other exams. I only had 2 economist articles, cleantech, and sustainability to read for Turku. I'm starting to freak out... now!!

I'm not sure whether I should bring a winter coat???

does it feel like spring yet? I live in Florida.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 8:55 am

A Florida "winter coat" is what we wear as a light summer jacket. Its freezing-your-ass-off cold. I'm still wearing my lined carhartt jeans.

Seraba · Post by **Seraba** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:50 pm

Vesper wrote:umm, HH exam seems more difficult and different from other exams. I only had 2 economist articles, cleantech, and sustainability to read for Turku. I'm starting to freak out... now!! I'm not sure whether I should bring a winter coat??? does it feel like spring yet? I live in Florida.

Yeah... because Arlan mentioned also a 'verbal topic'.. and she already know a bit about the topics...

Seraba · Post by **Seraba** » Tue Apr 21, 2009 4:57 pm

Vesper wrote:umm, HH exam seems more difficult and different from other exams. I only had 2 economist articles, cleantech, and sustainability to read for Turku. I'm starting to freak out... now!! I'm not sure whether I should bring a winter coat??? does it feel like spring yet? I live in Florida.

Yeah... because Arlan mentioned also a 'verbal topic'.. and she already know a bit about the topics...

pikkupeikkomyy · Post by **pikkupeikkomyy** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:01 pm

forest_girl wrote:
pikkupeikkomyy wrote:There's not much time left Do you guys feel prepeared? I am freaking out more and more! Did you also studied from pre-reading materials about sustainability and cleantech?
Of course I studied all of them? How the hell you imagine to prepare without studying pre-reading materials?

Well, I am also having another exam tomorrow, for Multilingual Management Assistants Little bit nervous.

I was not 100% sure that everyone who applied international business in Finland studied this specific pre-reading materials. So i asked like in general. All in all i cannot (the hell?) imagine prepering without reading materials provided

P ;D

forest_girl · Post by **forest_girl** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 11:14 pm

That's fine

I thought some freak asked the stupid question

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