To continue the conversation from yesterday about keeping options open and a part-time MBA… Premium content starts here… If you’re reading this in email, click through to get the full ‘Snark! ———– ———– Premium content ends.
Continue reading...If the full-time option hasn’t panned out, what about a part-time MBA?
A part-time MBA is not even feasible for everyone — what if you don’t live near a school that offers a part-time program, what if your job security is shaky and you are not sure you’ll be employed, which is a requirement of many P/T programs. There are also more and more online part-time programs […]
Continue reading...($) Positives about lower-ranked programs
We sometimes mention the strategic importance of considering a lower-tier program. We’re glad that so many BSers are going about this realistically – if you have a significant glitch in your profile, then of course you want to be trying for the best schools that your heart is set on, but at the same time...
“School rankings are stupid” post #28529
In case you’re not also following the law school admissions world (which most of you probably are not, and honestly, you maybe shouldn’t even be following the bschool admissions world as closely as you are, if it’s causing you too much stress), you may have missed the recent announcement by Yale Law School that they’re […]
Continue reading...($) How MBA admissions works at lower-ranked bschools (aka, the advantages of a higher GMAT score)
The definition of “lower ranked school” definitely depends on your perspective. We tend to focus on the Top 20 business schools here on the blahg (or, because we’re the always contrarian EssaySnark, Top 19). Some have the opinion that Cornell or UCLA are “lower ranked”. We would say that they are mistaken, but as we...
($) What about an online MBA?
Certainly the pandemic has changed everything. Has it changed the way you want to earn your MBA? Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. Are you considering an online MBA — or are you in one? We’d love to hear about your experiences, why you’re choosing this format, how it meets […]
Continue reading...($) We know YOU won’t make these basic interview mistakes.
Some time back we captured this list of complaints from employers who recruit at an American bschool. These on-campus recruiters submitted these comments as feedback about the school’s students who had interviewed with them. It was pretty fascinating: Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. We have a bunch of posts...
($) Can you make too much money to get into an MBA program?
One of the points we offered in our post about MBA recruiting a few months ago was about how much money you made pre-MBA. This relates to a question we got some time back, that some others of you may be interested in learning about too: Hello! I’ve been wondering why schools ask for salary […]
Continue reading...($) 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...($) Should you get a graduate certificate?
A trend that was already well underway before the pandemic upending higher ed was the proliferation of certificates. You can now get a Master’s degree in a whole bunch of different flavors of business-related topics, and there’s a veritable explosion of availability of certificates. Certificates are offered by many top universities, and they are mostly […]
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