Last year around this time, something totally unusual happened: A few schools started opening the door to the possibility of granting deferrals. What about now? Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. Lots of important decisions involved, and some of them are really not easy! Let us know if possibly we […]
Continue reading...($) The admissions landscape in 2021: Asking a school to match another school’s offer (2021 edition – Part 2)
Yesterday we started on the topic of choosing between offers, if you get into multiple MBA programs, but only one included a fellowship award with the admit. Today we’ll continue with a more targeted discussion around what does the admissions landscape look like in 2021, in terms of generosity with funding (or not) and how […]
Continue reading...($) The BSer’s Dilemma: School X? Or School Y with $$? 2021 edition (Part 1)
We’ve been Bummed-Out ‘Snark for awhile here, posting about the difficult emotions of getting rejected, or what to do if you’re waitlisted… Yet there are far more Brave Supplicants wandering around here who have gotten in to the schools of their dreams (or at least, the next-best to the school of their dreams) and many […]
Continue reading...($) Deciding on schools: “I don’t have all my decisions yet. Do I pay this deposit now just to be sure I secure a spot?”
Yesterday we offered some thoughts on what to do if you’re currently on the Ross Round 1 waitlist and you have to make a decision about depositing at another school. Today we’ll continue that conversation more generically: What if you are looking at a deposit deadline for School X but you don’t yet have your […]
Continue reading...($) Deciding on schools: Round 2 midcycle edition! Feature the Ross waitlist situation and other decision-making help
We’re starting to get the happy (stressed out!) emails that go like this: “Hey EssaySnark! As you know from my Round 1 results, I got into School X! I’m super jazzed about that. However, you also know that I really want to go to School Y. The deposit for School X is due soon. What […]
Continue reading...($) How to do bschool with a partner
There’s this unfortunate term that academia and the business world used to use, when a married couple decides to move to a new place so that one of the members of the couple can pursue an opportunity. This term is “the trailing spouse” (or “trailing partner”) and it’s meant to depict the person who has […]
Continue reading...Success Story: A former BSer shares the experience of applying — and getting in!
Here’s the final installment of the amazing MBA application experience recap that we got from a BSer we worked with last season! Part 1 included the hardest part of the process, and Part 2 went into the approach taken from school research, to prioritizing targets, to which rounds. Today is the grand finale of WHICH […]
Continue reading...($) Ahead of the curve: What might set specific business schools apart as near-term leaders in delivering the online learning experience?
(Dang we coulda sworn this post went up before. But ‘pparently not. Lots of ideas here! Grab your favorite beverage and settle in, BSer, this is a long one.) As a followup to our post on Monday about what your experience might be like as a student in the coronavirus era of online classes, let’s […]
Continue reading...($) How the schools are adapting to coronavirus and what it means for you: MBA Round 2 decisions
As we discussed yesterday, many schools are extending deadlines for Round 3. If you’re an active Round 2 candidate, you’re also likely to see some impact from coronavirus. While few have announced Round 2 admit decisions so far, it’s highly likely that they will be more generous in the time they allow accepted applicants to […]
Continue reading...($) Deciding on a school: Qualitative factors
Finances are often a big part of the picture in deciding between different MBA programs. If one school offers free money and another does not, that can tilt the scale significantly. Or, if one school is in a very expensive city, and another has a more reasonable cost of living, these factors do matter. But […]
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