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($) How many apps should I do?

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WOWZER! Every MBA app this year is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from every other one! Used to be, there was enough similarity and commonality in how certain schools asked at least one of their essay questions that you could use that overlap to your advantage, and repurpose core chunks of content from one application to another. NOT…

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Columbia MBA early decision deadline & acceptance rate

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Now that Columbia has officially released its 2018 MBA essays and application, and the essay questions are, as usual, focusing on career goals and “why Columbia?” with the second one asking about being at the center…. So given the focus on an “early” application that we often see at this time, we wanted to dig…

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($) “What do I tell my boss?!??” part 2

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We started off with a post recently on advice for setting yourself up for success in The Conversation – you know, the nerve-wracking interaction where you have to tell your boss, “I quit! Just not yet.” This stressful situation is more common for the non-traditional candidate. Almost by definition, someone who’s a classic fit for…

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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”

– John Quincy Adams

($) “How do I tell my boss I’m applying to bschool?”

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We got a very good question from a nervous BSer not that long ago: any ideas how I should break the news to my boss(me wanting to leave the company for BS). I think she would eventually agrees to write reco. letters for me but I am worried about the first time I tell her…

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Handy Guide to How to Ask Questions at an Info Session!

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It’s time for MBA admissions directors to fly around the world meeting with chipper-faced Brave Supplicants!

It’s time for Brave Supplicants to not squander the opportunity!

If you’re planning on applying for the Class of 2021 at any of these top MBA programs in the fall, then we hope you’ve been signing up for the schools’ events and subscribing to their email lists, so that you can stay informed of when they will be visiting your area.

Or, even better, you can plan a trip to them! Visiting campus in the summer isn’t ideal, since there are few students around and typically no classes in session, but it’s still valuable to get a feel for the vibe of the place, and most schools have info sessions available on campus every week.

Today we’re serving up this useful reference tool that you may want to memorize for those all-important Q&A sessions at the end. As you can see, it’s for asking questions at a conference, but it doubly applies to your time with an adcom person!!


Apologies to whoever we stole this from — it was on some internet site or another in the past few months and we captured it without remembering to note where it came from.
 
 

Here’s something to remember: At any in-person function with the bschools, you’re not there to impress your peers! You’re there to impress THE ADMISSIONS PEOPLE.

To that extent, don’t model your behavior, or your attire, on current students or alumni. They’re the ones who already have what you aspire to get. They’re the ones goofing off, dressing down, being utterly relaxed.

It’s not that you shouldn’t strive to be relaxed — but if you show up in wrinkled clothes and your Teva sandals since that’s what everyone at your casual office wears, or you jostle for position in trying to get the attention of an admissions person when everyone’s gathered round, or you crack an off-color joke or in any other way act like a mild version of a buffoon, you’re not going to score points with the adults in the room.

By the same token: Some admissions people are young enough to be your peer — but please don’t mistake them as such! We’re not saying you should be in suck-up mode (please don’t) but we are reminding you of your role in this situation. Being friendly, yet polite, and always professional is the way to go.

Good luck at your functions! Bring good questions! Have fun! These are great opportunities for you to interact with the school community. Make the most of them!

($) Academic recommendations, and timing for your MBA recommendations

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You’re digging into MBA application requirements and starting to think about exactly who to enlist for support in the form of letters of recommendation to be submitted with your bschool apps. Most schools require two recommendations; a tiny few including Michigan Ross want only one; a handful of specific programs want three (as of this…

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($) How does venture capital actually work? (Or, how much do you know?)

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If you’re trying to break into VC, mostly we would discourage you. There’s just not that many post-MBA jobs available, and most people who claim that that’s what they want to do after bschool have stars in their eyes and unrealistic expectations. Many of them don’t even know what’s involved. We’ve tried to shed some…

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($) Another reason why you need to do well on the GMAT.

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Obviously you need a good GMAT score to get into a good business school. But did you know that that’s not the end of it? There’s actually several other situations where your GMAT (or GRE) score will be used to make critical evaluations about you that will dramatically impact your life. One situation is your…

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