With all the talk of waitlisters recently, we’ve neglected to mention one important point: Please be kind and decline. If you’ve been accepted to one or more MBA programs that you already know you won’t be attending, please formally decline those offers as soon as you possibly can. There are hoardes of other BSers out […]
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...($) More skills to reflect on and tips for the business world
Here’s Part 2 of the discussion of skills that will serve you well in your career, starting today and off into the indefinite future. Did you miss Part 1? It’s here! And a related post here on communicating as a leader. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. What about you? […]
Continue reading...Being a leader: Tending to language.
Being a leader is about working with people. It’s about being diplomatic, and bringing people together, and helping them grow and develop. The concept of servant leadership is, as you can guess from the term, about serving the people you are leading, by putting the teams’ needs first and helping the team be successful by […]
Continue reading...($) What skills will be most desirable by future employers?
You’re interested in an MBA because you want to increase your marketability. You can increase your marketability by acquiring new skills. Beyond just the desire to have a Master’s in Business Administration as reflected in a framed diploma on the wall, what specifically are these skills that you think you will need? The world is […]
Continue reading...($) How to get the most of your MBA
You thought putting together your applications was hard. Well guess what? Now that you’re admitted (or hopefully will be soon!) you’ve got an even harder task ahead of you! Two years of a full-time top-tier MBA program means you’re going to be WORKING. Many BSers seem to overlook the fact that, by trying to get […]
Continue reading...It’s time
Can you believe that tomorrow is the first day of August?!! And it comes with a gift!!!! So that’s where we’re at. Perhaps more useful is this wisdom: Showing this to my students to prove how rough drafts work pic.twitter.com/QdBjXxNibD — Doug Robertson (@TheWeirdTeacher) July 13, 2020 […]
Continue reading...($) Everything matters in your essays, BSer!
Even the font! Premium content starts here… ———– Premium content ends. If you want help on the substantive parts — like, the actual content in your essays that you’re sweating over — we’re here for that too! Or if you just don’t know where to even begin, go for the Comprehensive Profile Review […]
Continue reading...Too much spin is a turnoff and becomes the opposite of an authentic presentation of yourself.
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. Right now is a time for all of us to re-imagine what the world should be. Everything is in turmoil […]
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