Round 3

If you’re just joining us: Why applying to Columbia now is not the best idea… But if you’re going to do it, do it NOW!

January 26, 2021 by EssaySnark - Discusses Columbia

Every year around this time, we take it upon ourselves to educate you BSers about when is ideal — and when is especially not recommended — to apply to Columbia. The biggest warning we have is, don’t get sucked in by that alluring final Regular Decision Columbia MBA deadline in April. (April 9th this year,...

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($) Just In Time MBA App Prep: What if you JUST decided to apply to bschool? Like, NOW?

January 5, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Many of you are putting finishing touches on Round 2 apps – huzzah! With the turn of the calendar, we’re also getting many new folks who set a resolution to try for an MBA, who were maybe unaware of the admissions calendar, but showed up here looking for how to get in right away. They’re […]

($) Coronavirus and the MBA: Kellogg changes the game

April 15, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses Kellogg Leave a Comment

Or maybe a better title for this post should be: “EssaySnark! Should I apply to Kellogg right now?!??” ‘Cuz that’s what about 2,385 BSers have asked us in the last 24 hours! The short answer is: YES! The next answer is: SINCE IT’S ROLLING, SUBMIT RIGHT AWAY! The other answer is: IF YOU TRIED AND […]

($) How the schools are adapting to coronavirus and what it means for you: Standardized testing and Round 3 apps

March 23, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

The schools are changing the things that they can. You’ve likely heard that a lot of schools are allowing Round 3 apps to be submitted without a GMAT or GRE score, with the caveat that a valid test score must come in later on — for example, by July 1st in the case of Columbia. […]

So really. What about Round 3?

March 17, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

What we know: Nothing. What we suspect: Round 3 will be much more of an option this year than it has been ever before! We’ve already offered some generalized discussions of how this situation may impact things in our posts over the past week ( especially here and here). All the schools are worried that […]

($) “Will applying in Round 3 weaken my application next season?”

March 2, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

If you have signed up for any of the business schools’ contact lists and have not yet submitted this season, or if you’re following them on Facebook or attending any admissions events, you likely have been inundated with enthusiastic messages encouraging you to pull the trigger on a Round 3 application. There are a number […]

($) Who / what situations are greenlit for an MBA app in Round 3?

February 5, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses HBS 2+2 Leave a Comment

Continuing our Round 3 MBA Strategy series today, we’ll follow up the recent posts about some risks and challenges in Round 3 ( part 1 and part 2 in case you missed them) with a flip to the positive: There’s a few categories of Brave Supplicant for whom we’re more inclined to see a potentially […]

($) To Round 3 or not to Round 3?

January 28, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

As we introduced recently, it’s Round 3 Debate Time! How do you make a decision on whether to try for an MBA in Round 3? Are there standing rules for who should, or should not, try at this time of the season? Are there schools that you should never try at for Round 3, or […]

($) What about Round 3?

January 27, 2020 by EssaySnark

RIP Kobe. Returning to our regularly scheduled programming… For those of you still in the bschool application cycle, we’ll talk a bit about Round 3. You probably know from hanging out on applicant forums that the last round is a tough one. Most years, EssaySnark says, don’t even bother. The chances are just...

An abundance of riches!! OMG Yay!! …….. eeek now what?!?

March 15, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

There is much celebration happening in Snarkville this week – so many admits! And so many of you with multiple admits!! WOO-HOO!! This week that’s only exciting. Next week and the week after….. well, that’s when it may start to become a little overwhelming. If you’ve made it into more than one MBA program, the […]