Most Brave Supplicants wandering around on the blahg are planning to apply to business school for an MBA. However, we’re an all-purpose ‘Snark and we’ve had plenty of experience helping BSers trying for admission to all sorts of other types of graduate programs, including the JD/MBA, Master’s in Management, Master’s in Real Estate, Master’s of […]
Continue reading...($) The joint MBA/Master’s app including JD/MBA: How do the schools decide?
As a follow-on to yesterday’s post on joint MBA + Master’s programs and is it easier to get in, here are some specifics on how things are evaluated. Most universities handle admissions separately for each of their schools. It’s like each school — the business school, the law school — is operating individually within the […]
Continue reading...($) The joint MBA/Master’s app: Is it easier to get in?
We’ve previously spoken of applying for an MBA along with another graduate degree and today we’ll offer additional points to consider as you’re thinking about dual-degree application strategy, including the perennial question of “Is it easier to get in?????” New programs typically do not get that much interest, so app volumes are usually lower, which […]
Continue reading...($) The joint-degree “MBA+” application strategy
With the proliferation of specialized master’s and new application options, more and more bschool applicants are being enticed to expand their horizons and try for simultaneous degrees. There have long been available certain specialized combinations that were geared towards specific industries or tracks, including the MBA / MPH (Master’s in Public Health) or the MBA […]
Continue reading...($) essay critique! LSE Personal Statement
We spoke recently about the Personal Statement as part of an application to many (non-MBA) master’s programs, and voila! A Brave Supplicant has surfaced with a draft they want to be snarked up. This is for one of the Master of Science programs at the London School of Economics (good school!), in this case their […]
Continue reading...Success Story! With a different ending than you might expect!
We got this super exciting update from a Round 1 BSer who’d been waitlisted at a Very Good School, and we just had to share it with you (with permission, of course). Enjoy and be inspired! Hi EssaySnark! I know I have been radio silent for the past few months, but I did want to […]
Continue reading...($) If the main reason for getting the MBA is financial…
Most people who want an MBA are looking to increase their salary — and that’s fine. It’s understood that you’re looking to go back to school to change your employment profile and open up more opportunities. It’s probably the main reason you’re focusing on the full-time two-year on-campus MBA, and why you want to go […]
Continue reading...If you really want to go to Harvard…
How about Harvard Law? Apparently they’re having trouble getting applicants. Or so you’d think, based on the changes they’ve just announced. It’s long been known that law schools have suffered. Oddly, after the financial crisis, law school hiring tanked and never recovered. That happened in financial services too but that sector recovered way more than […]
Continue reading...Pros and cons of a 1-year MBA
If you want to get an MBA, there’s certainly a lot to like about a 1-year option – mostly, the fact that it’s over in one year. If you’re not a huge fan of going to school and studying and, like, learning stuff, then this is indeed a pretty big selling point. Plus there’s the...
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Off-the-beaten-path programs, and the school in your backyard
To follow up on the “should you expand your list?” post from yesterday, we start with an email sent in long ago by a Brave Supplicant of yore: Firstly, I would like to take this opportunity to share with you that I truly enjoy reading your posts; they are entertaining & informative. Now, the numerous […]
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