This is kind of general life advice which you already know, but we’ll issue this warning as you gear up for the months-long process of figuring out what to say in your essays to get into business school. Yes, you need to impress your reader. But there’s a fine line between writing about your achievements, […]
Continue reading...($) Should you work through your MBA?
Heck, if school is gonna be done remote: Why not keep your job, live where you’re at, and go to school at the same time? Premium content starts here… ———– Premium content ends. Not yet a blahg member? Buy access to all the snark here! Right now is a time for all of […]
Continue reading...($) MBA admissions and background checks
Turning attention back to those who received admits in Round 2, let’s talk about the process of accepting an offer. Different schools definitely do this differently, and not all schools even conduct background checks — but many of them do, and the process may seem intimidating. “Ohmygosh. They’re going to dig into my background. I […]
Continue reading...“What should I do with my summer?”
It’s not even officially Spring yet however we know some of you are actively planning your Summer — which is good! Planning ahead, when you’re doing this big and important things like preparing for your matriculation at business school as part of the Class of 2022, or preparing for your applications to business school to […]
Continue reading...($) “I got into bschool! When can I quit my job????”
Quite possibly one of the most incredibly difficult things to do in all the world is staying motivated in your current job after you’ve been accepted to business school. If you applied in Round 1, you’ve probably already got an exit date set for yourself, and it may not even be that far in the...
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Anxiety and your interview (MBA or otherwise)
It is 100% normal and natural to feel the jitters when you’re going into your MBA interview. We talked a little about anxiety in our post yesterday about whether or not to research your MBA interviewer. Anxiety has a bit of a bad rap in society these days. Lots of people struggle with extreme anxiety […]
Continue reading...How to email the MBA admissions office
You may be rolling your eyes like, “Dang, EssaySnark. Can you get any more basic than that???? I think I know how to email somebody!” But if that were the case, why do we see so many super-lame messages coming in? Yeah yeah yeah, we get it. EssaySnark is not the admissions office. You aren’t […]
Continue reading...Another “Oh crap. Round 2” post
If you submitted multiple apps in Round 1 and you’ve realized that, shoot, you’ve now got to do it again for Round 2, here is the most important first step for you: You need to know WHY those Round 1 apps haven’t panned out yet. First, there’s a handful of schools that seem to take […]
Continue reading...Winter is coming! (aka, Oh wow, isn’t November a great time to write essays?!??)
Yeah yeah yeah, we know. We say this every year. We spent all of Springtime trying to convince you that, um, time passes quickly and this whole applying-to-bschool thing will take longer than you expect in our attempts to remind you that Round 1 was right around the corner. Here we are now, the very […]
Continue reading...10 Things Not to Do at a School Info Session
Or any conference or meeting, actually. Sit in the front row and slouch. Yawn without covering your mouth. (Always cover your mouth when you yawn, no matter who you’re with. Sheesh.) Sit in the front row and stare at your cell phone the whole time. Sit in the back row and stare at your cell […]
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