We see lots of BSers with noble and impressive-sounding goals. The problem is, those BSers frequently don’t make it into bschool. There’s often an issue if the goal you’re pitching to the adcom is too trendy. A career path square in that category that we see over and over these days is sustainable energy. If...
Beware the buzzword.
Or maybe this post should be titled, Behold the Buzzword! Because when BSers discover such things as buzzwords, they become preternaturally attracted to them. The problem with buzzwords is the exact same problem with cliches: They don’t actually communicate anything. It might seem like you’re communicating, because, heck, isn’t everyone familiar with that term you’re […]
Continue reading...($) The profiles that got hit the hardest in this competitive admissions season.
This post contains broad-stroke generalizations and is based on a relatively small sample size, however we wanted to share with you our observations on the trends in admission to top American bschools for the class of 2018. While everyone applying to bschool has flaws somewhere in their profile – nobody is perfect – it seems...