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 […]
Continue reading...Random tips for filling out the app dataset for your MBA programs
These items are not necessarily going to get you rejected (though some of them might!). These points are designed to help you present a professional, polished image to your admissions reader, which makes it easier for them to like you. Remember, eliminating friction and making it simple for them to read your application and understand […]
Continue reading...Prediction: What will cause you the most pain and suffering in the next six months?
EssaySnark don’t know you. Who is EssaySnark to say? Ahh, au contraire, little buttercup, EssaySnark DOES know you. EssaySnark knows your heart. EssaySnark knows who you are. And EssaySnark knows that what will cause you the most pain in the next six months’ time comes down to one thing: […]
Continue reading...($) Speaking about values: What is the Behavioral Assessment at Yale and should you be scared?
We’ve been focusing on values this MBA admissions season because it’s the term du jour for bschools everywhere. Though it’s not exactly new. But it is gaining greater prominence. More evidence: The Behavioral Assessment is a “no right answers” type of personality or characteristics survey that you’ll complete if you get to the interview stage...
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Questions to ponder courtesy of UVA Darden!
Want to start thinking about your MBA app strategy without doing any heavy lifting? Here’s a great series of questions posted on the Darden admissions blog late last year . These are meant to illustrate how they look at candidates but they’re an excellent set of questions for you to sit down and consider right […]
Continue reading...Now is a great time for thank-yous!
Hopefully you’re celebrating with some big news of acceptances — at least one, and maybe multiple! We’ve been inundated with many happy emails and updates from excited Brave Supplicants who are headed to bschool in the fall, and we do hope that you also are in that position. In the rush of your big news […]
Continue reading...Most common mistakes in applying to bschool that won’t get you rejected but also really are not good.
Regardless of what stage of applying you’re in, there are plenty of mistakes you can make. This post has a little bit for everyone! 😉 apply in round 3 — this is a weird admissions season and it’s impossible to say how things will be looking at all of these schools by the time their […]
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“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Picasso
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