Basically, the title of the post says it all. However, for a little review: 1. You cannot write your own recommendations. (But you can help your recommenders come up with ideas for what they will write about.) 2. You also cannot have an admissions consultant help write or edit your recommendations. You cannot ferry drafts […]
Continue reading...($) EssaySnark Unranked: Our list of top schools based on how hard it is to get in
“The best” MBA program is one that you can get into. Right? Who cares how “good” a program is, especially when each school apparently rates so differently based on who you ask. Once you’re focusing on the “best” schools, you know what that list is going to look like. It’s going to have schools like […]
Continue reading...Really sorry but we’re not done with the effing GMAT people yet.
We shared many thoughts yesterday about the massive problems with the propaganda coming out of the GMAT side of this industry. There’s one more thing we have to call out. OMG GMAC Researchers, what are you thinking???? Here’s one of the questions that they asked in this survey of test-takers from January to April 2021: […]
Continue reading...Oh how interesting! The GMAT people think the GMAT is a good thing!
/endsarcasm The GMAC Researchers people recently published results of some questions that they had included in their surveys of test-takers (which is preserved on the snarky server here in case that link ever goes dead), and not surprisingly, they were selective in what they chose to emphasize. While it’s true that “the majority of test […]
Continue reading...($) Does it help to go with an MBA admissions consultant who has worked in MBA admissions?
Short answer: No. Except in perhaps one very limited case. Long answer: Keep reading. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. This post is merely to say, evaluate any potential consultant with clear thinking and logic — EssaySnark included. What are their qualifications? What are they claiming to be the advantage […]
Continue reading...Does your MBA admissions consultant need to have an MBA in order to be any good?
Well, no — just like an oncologist does not need to have suffered from their own cancer in order to treat the patient’s. But yes, if they’re going to be able to give you true insights on what the experience will be like and how you may, or may not, be prepared, and ready. Though […]
Continue reading...($) Going beyond the numbers: Why is it so much harder to get into Kellogg than it is Haas, given their admit rates?
This post was prompted by a very legit question asked by a BSer planning a Round 2 strategy a few weeks ago: Given that the Haas admit rate is actually lower than Kellogg, why would EssaySnark claim that it’s easier to get in? Many years ago we published our own “rankings” on which schools were […]
Continue reading...($) When a 740 GMAT isn’t really a 740 GMAT
Clickbaity title, yes, that’s valid. But there are so many misconceptions out there on GMAT scores. The importance and impact of standardized test scores in MBA admissions is being called into question this year based on the policy changes some top schools have implemented (though some schools seem stuck), and there’s even more confusion out […]
Continue reading...Some schools are being hard-asses about standardized testing and test scores (and a rant)
A number of schools seem to be trying to play the status-quo game: They’re maintaining their pre-covid policies and not really making many accommodations to their processes and policies. In a “normal” year we would not even call any attention to this. It’s what schools do. With the exception of changing their essay questions and […]
Continue reading...($) A Stanford applicant case study: Avoidable mistakes
Reblahgging from the past, because based on some profiles and BSers we’ve seen lately, this info may be useful again!! We got an essay submitted for a freebie review last November and we spent a day reviewing it for everyone right before Round 2 (Stanford “What matters most and why?”) (tl;dr: getting rejected from...
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