Is it too early to be thinking about January deadlines? Nope, not too early at all — especially not if you didn’t put in the full set of Round 1 applications that you had planned for! And, many people intentionally forego Round 1 in order to continue to work on that GMAT or GRE score. […]
Continue reading...($) “If all my other Rd 1 apps are crap shouldn’t I go ahead with Columbia ED anyway?”
Reblahgging this because it’s about the time for this reminder again! Note that this is not directed at any specific person; this was first written years ago and it’s useful advice to share more broadly with everyone. We’re not subposting about anyone today! We know you know what we think about using Columbia Early […]
Continue reading...($) How many apps is enough?
Yesterday we wrote about how you deserve to be proud of yourself, and even take some time off and enjoy the moment, if you’ve already gotten some apps in for Round 1. However, if you have submitted a handful of apps, you may be subject to this weird feeling of deficit-thinking: “What if I’m not […]
Continue reading...Is there still time for Round 1?
The answer to this question is YES! While not ideal, we’ve supported applicants starting from nothing on their MBA apps, through full essay development and resume overhaul (which is needed for probably every single one of you reading this!!! yes, really!) in about two weeks’ time. Our Complete Essay Package gets you through the essays, […]
Continue reading...($) Explaining Early Action, Early Decision, Early Admissions, and all these confusing options
Let’s take care of the easy one first: “Early Admissions.” As usual, MIT has to be unique: The MIT Sloan “Early Admissions” application option is for college students who are looking to apply to an MBA program while they’re still in school. It is the same as what other MBA programs might called “Deferred Admission” […]
Continue reading...($) “My test score expires this year. Do I need to retest?”
The Round 1 MBA Countdown with EssaySnark started yesterday! If you want to join the party, you can sign up today and you’ll get caught up on that post, and then not miss any others. Today we’ll talk about what happens if you’re staring at a GMAT score like a ticking clock and wondering what […]
Continue reading...($) Admissions teams like to say there’s no harm in applying in Round 3, you can try again next year
And yes, that’s true. But the people who are saying that have never struggled with the challenge of figuring out what to write as a reapplicant. And so what we say to their advice is: DON’T LISTEN We’ve touched on this in posts like Be careful about applying to Columbia now, but Columbia is in […]
Continue reading...($) Was Round 1 more competitive this year – even more than Round 2?
An astute Brave Supplicant observed in remarks to us about their process of applying and where they’d been accepted so far over the course of this season that maybe Round 1 was actually more competitive this year than Round 2? That’s actually how it shaped up last year, in the coronavirus season! We didn’t expect […]
Continue reading...($) What to keep in mind if you’re thinking of trying for more schools this season
While there’s no “one size fits all” category of advice for applying to business school, there are some ideas worth floating to those of you who are thinking about trying at some additional MBA programs right now to start in the Class of 2023 this coming fall. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium […]
Continue reading...“If they have a waitlist why are they still accepting more apps?”
It truly sucks to be stuck on the waitlist, especially if you were placed there in Round 1. Why does it suck? Well obviously because it’s a total limbo state, where you have no idea if it’s going to work out and you should be planning a move to a new city / country, or […]
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