We don’t offer this advice lightly, because we know it’s discouraging and not what many people want to hear. And, it’s very possible that we’re wrong, or your situation truly is different! You don’t have to listen to some old ‘Snark out there on the internet. You just need to make sure you’re going into […]
Continue reading...($) Who / what situations are greenlit for an MBA app in Round 3?
Despite our constant hand-wringing and all the cautions we float out there about Round 3, there’s a few categories of Brave Supplicant for whom we’re more inclined to see a potentially happy outcome for a late-season app to a top school. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. * […]
Continue reading...($) Thinking about trying in Round 3… Which schools?
We are often fairly doom-and-gloom with lots of discouragements for those thinking about submitting applications to the best MBA programs in the final round of the season. However, if you’re really really motivated to start your MBA as soon as you possibly can, then there are indeed options available!! Premium content starts here… ———– […]
Continue reading...($) More thoughts on the possibilities and problems with a Round 3 application.
To continue the “Should I Round 3?” conversation we began this week: If you’re thinking about “When is it time for Round 3” then that’s a complicated question, based on many factors like how flexible are you in which schools you’re interested in, and also especially important is how flexible are you on timing. There’s […]
Continue reading...($) 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...($) Are you starting to think maybe Round 3?
We said not two weeks ago that if you’ve got Round 2 apps in the hopper, it wasn’t time to be starting the “What if!??” freak-out meltdown. But what if…. you’re really starting to worry? Or, maybe you realized only around the New Year that you would like to start an MBA soon, and you […]
Continue reading...If you’re just joining us: Why applying to Columbia now is not the best idea… But if you’re going to do it, do it NOW!
Every year around this time, we take it upon ourselves to educate you BSers about when is ideal — and when is especially not recommended — to apply to Columbia. The biggest warning we have is, don’t get sucked in by that alluring final Regular Decision Columbia MBA deadline in April. (April 8th this year,...
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($) You can have 2 of these 3.
In the world of business, especially software development and other such projects, you may have heard of the relationship between these things: – Time – Quality – Cost You can get two of these three, but you cannot have all of them. Meaning: If you want it faster, you have to sacrifice quality or pay […]
Continue reading...($) MIT and NYU are not safety schools
But they do happen to be schools with Round 2 deadlines in the future. Does that mean you should apply? Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. If you’ve already been writing essays for other schools since December and you’ve gotten feedback that your essays are in line with what the […]
Continue reading...($) Just In Time MBA App Prep: What if you JUST decided to apply to bschool? Like, NOW?
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 […]
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