Whoa. Two blahg posts on one day? Yeah — because this news needs to get out there. Seismic shifts in the MBA application landscape are occurring right before your very eyes, people. The coronavirus is causing changes we never thought would happen in graduate business admissions. Some quick history: UVA Darden has been experimenting with […]
Continue reading...($) Test extensions: Should you submit your app before you take the GMAT or GRE? And which round?
Let’s talk about GMAT and GRE, and the still-changing policies for test taking and test acceptance for top business schools for applications for the Class of 2023. We’re also going to go into our recommendations around Round 1 versus Round 2, with considerations for whether you have a test score in hand or not now. […]
Continue reading...($) Coronavirus: The importance of GMAT/GRE this year, plus advice on crafting a list of MBA targets
Last week we tried to help international applicants figure out where to focus: American MBA programs? Business schools in other English-speaking countries? English-language programs in European countries like Spain? Whether you’re an American, or are in the US already on a green card or visa, or if you’re an international candidate, it all comes down […]
Continue reading...($) How the schools are adapting to coronavirus and what it means for you: Standardized testing and Round 3 apps
The schools are changing the things that they can. You’ve likely heard that a lot of schools are allowing Round 3 apps to be submitted without a GMAT or GRE score, with the caveat that a valid test score must come in later on — for example, by July 1st in the case of Columbia. […]
Continue reading...($) Who / what situations are greenlit for an MBA app in Round 3?
Continuing our Round 3 MBA Strategy series today, we’ll follow up the recent posts about some risks and challenges in Round 3 ( part 1 and part 2 in case you missed them) with a flip to the positive: There’s a few categories of Brave Supplicant for whom we’re more inclined to see a potentially...
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($) To Round 3 or not to Round 3?
As we introduced recently, it’s Round 3 Debate Time! How do you make a decision on whether to try for an MBA in Round 3? Are there standing rules for who should, or should not, try at this time of the season? Are there schools that you should never try at for Round 3, or...
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($) Updating the admissions office on changes to your profile post-submit: GMAT/GRE/classes
As we’ve been discussing, there are certain situations where an update of your new status is warranted. The admissions office will want to know about things that have changed in your life. Today is a much more straightforward situation. You retook the GMAT or GRE, and now you want to let the admissions office know...
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($) When to update the adcom after they have your app
You got your app in. Yay! You did your best to report everything about your background thoroughly and accurately. Double yay! Now you wander back to that app to admire your amazing work and… you discover an error. OMG NO! Or: You weren’t looking for a new job, but one falls into your lap. Lickety-split,...
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($) What GMAT score do we see as “average” these days?
Not “average” in the context of what any specific school says is their class average. Definitely not “average” in what GMAC reports as the mean of all test takers. But “average” as the most common GMAT score in our dataset from this past season — the score that many candidates with decently-competitive profiles get, and...
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($) Taking the GMAT: How many times is too many? 2019 edition
This post first went up about a year and a half ago, and has been refreshed for reposting in Fall 2019. We wrote about this way back in 2014 but times have changed. The most important change is one that you probably haven’t given much thought to at all: The GMAT lets you cancel...
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