GPA and grades

($) Updating the admissions office on changes to your profile post-submit: GMAT/GRE/classes

January 21, 2020 by EssaySnark

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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Transcripts, transcripts, transcripts

July 30, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Hopefully it’s no surprise that you need to get your transcripts from college to include in your MBA apps. Those can take some time to procure, so presumably you’ve already got them on order. If not, or if you’re confused by the requirements or what you need to submit and when, we’ll go over the […]

($) Already have a Master’s degree? Why do you also need an MBA now?

June 27, 2019 by EssaySnark

Some schools don’t really focus on this issue but a few of them do – including Tuck in particular, who in the past wouldn’t even consider a candidate with a prior MBA or MBA-similar degree, like the PGP from India. They are (somewhat?) loosening those restrictions in the new admissions climate but even if you...

International applicant? Plan ahead for your MBA application requirements

May 10, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

International applicants whose education was not in English have additional requirements as part of their MBA applications. Not only do you need to take the TOEFL for many schools — the ones that haven’t done away with that requirement already, at least — but you also need to get a hold of your academic records. […]

($) The factors that make you much more likely to get a scholarship award along with your MBA admit

May 1, 2019 by EssaySnark

Sure you want to get into a good program. But you also think it would be kinda nice to get a scholarship, too. Well…. we’re a little bit of the DownerSnark on that idea. They’re not gonna pay you to get an MBA. At least, not most of you. This may come as a surprise...

($) How to get off the waitlist

December 10, 2018 by EssaySnark

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...

($) Wherein EssaySnark lays it all out for you.

November 14, 2018 by EssaySnark

Q: What does your college GPA tell the admissions committee? A: If you’re willing to play the game. Q: Why does it matter if you’re willing to play the game? A: Because by applying to bschool, you’re saying that you want to play the game MORE. “What on earth are you talking about, EssaySnark?” Here’s...

MBA with no bachelor’s?

September 25, 2018 by EssaySnark - Discusses Dartmouth Tuck Leave a Comment

Sometimes people want to apply to bschool without taking the GMAT — and a few programs will definitely consider you. Those are mostly the Executive MBA tracks. But applying for an MBA without a bachelor’s degree? That seems like a non-starter. After all, the MBA is a graduate degree. The way you get into graduate […]

($) Fewer MBA apps. But stronger applicants. What that means for you.

September 11, 2018 by EssaySnark

The Class of 2020 profiles are starting to come out and we’re amazed that GMAT scores are STILL GOING UP WTF HOW?!??? Ross is now sporting a very healthy 720 average. For comparison purposes, Columbia was below 720 until two years ago. NYU is up to 717 from the prior year’s 714, and they are...

($) PSA to international MBA applicants: A 4.0 GPA is very rare.

August 3, 2018 by EssaySnark

This is a public service announcement for all you international bschool applicants: If you’re attempting to convert your grades to the U.S. 4.0 GPA system… don’t. We cannot think of any top business school that now asks for applicants to convert their grades. Several schools used to, notably Columbia, but they changed that practice years...