If you’re just starting the process of applying to bschool for the first time, this post is not for you. Today we’re mostly talking to those who are either still on the waitlist, or who will be reapplicants, and who will be informing the adcom about an updated GMAT score either in a waitlist update […]
Continue reading...($) Test-optional policies sound great! And…
Change is good! (And inevitable, so we may as well embrace it. *ugh*) When it comes to policies around standardized tests needed for getting into a top MBA program: Change is… Maybe good? Or it should seem automatically good, when it means that the schools make it easier to apply. Right?!?? For example, changing whether […]
Continue reading...($) Should you take the Executive Assessment if you’re trying for a top MBA program?
What test to take? This question of application strategy is kinda tricky — but kinda not. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. There are always exceptions, of course; the advice we’re offering here is the standard recommendation that will be applicable to most applicants. If you’re wondering if your situation […]
Continue reading...More schools are loosening requirements for GMAT and GRE: Berkeley Haas statement of academic readiness
Well maybe we were wrong in thinking that the GMAT was going to stick around as a requirement for getting into bschool for a long time! There’s been necessarily adaptations to rules around testing since March 2020 when the pandemic hit, and test centers closed. Lots of policies had to be revised in that era. […]
Continue reading...($) How to interpret feedback from the adcom
We had a Brave Supplicant tell us recently about feedback received from schools applied to last year. A few supercool schools are way awesome in doing this — the usual suspects, like Darden and Tuck (and does NYU do it? misremembering). So this BSer reported back to us about the things the adcom-y person said. […]
Continue reading...($) Who / what situations are greenlit for an MBA app in Round 3?
Despite our constant hand-wringing and all the cautions we float out there about Round 3, there’s a few categories of Brave Supplicant for whom we’re more inclined to see a potentially happy outcome for a late-season app to a top school. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. * […]
Continue reading...($) Just In Time MBA App Prep: What if you JUST decided to apply to bschool? Like, NOW?
Many of you are putting finishing touches on Round 2 apps – huzzah! With the turn of the calendar, we’re also getting many new folks who set a resolution to try for an MBA, who were maybe unaware of the admissions calendar, but showed up here looking for how to get in right away. They’re […]
Continue reading...($) How to get off the waitlist
Along with the many frothy and celebratory emails that EssaySnark gets around this time — beyond the ones wishing holiday cheer, we’re talking here about ones where our clients are reporting acceptances by their schools of choice — we also get a few that feel like they come loaded with bricks: “They put me on...
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($) “Is my GMAT score good enough?” Round 2 edition
For many BSers, the answer to that question is “It’s gonna have to be.” Because let’s be real: Even if there’s a small voice in your head worried and wondering about the GMAT score you currently have, there’s a good chance that you’re not going to do anything about it. Not now. Not when it’s […]
Continue reading...($) When a 740 GMAT isn’t really a 740 GMAT
Clickbaity title, yes, that’s valid. But there are so many misconceptions out there on GMAT scores. If you’ve got like a 730+, you should be fine, right? Unfortunately that may not always be the case. 🙁 Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. This post is not intended to cause you […]
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