The other day we offered a rule of thumb for recency in your MBA applications. We explained why keeping your content and the stories that you tell in your essays within a range of, say, something like the past two or three years is ideal. Of course, there are always exceptions. Premium content starts here… […]
Continue reading...($) How far back do you go?
There’s important tactics to consider when looking at what you’re going to share with the admissions team, and where you put emphasis. Premium content starts here… If you’re reading this in email, click through to get the full ‘Snark! ———– ———– Premium content ends.
Continue reading...($) 3 Innocent Mistakes MBA Applicants Make
(Besides not starting early enough. Which is the #1 mistake almost everyone makes, regardless of how much we warn about it. Pro Tip: It would be good to get started sometime soon!) While there are a near-infinite number of ways to muff up your MBA apps, there’s some common issues that we see crop up...
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($) When informing the adcom about a new GMAT score (waitlist, optional essay)
If you’re just starting the process of applying to bschool for the first time, this post is not for you. Today we’re mostly talking to those who are either still on the waitlist, or who will be reapplicants, and who will be informing the adcom about an updated GMAT score either in a waitlist update […]
Continue reading...($) 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...($) One of the downsides of submitting an application too early
There are some hot-to-trot types who get those apps in super-duper early, which often can work out well. But sometimes it creates a rockier road to acceptance than might otherwise be necessary. Premium content starts here… If you’re reading this in email, click through to get the full ‘Snark! ———– ———– Premium content ends. […]
Continue reading...($) Planning to try for the Class of 2025? Here’s a good first step.
If you’re already here reading the EssaySnark blahg in advance of your Fall Round 1 applications, then hey, we’re impressed! And, here’s an easy trick to do, as a way to start getting oriented into the MBA application process and what it’s about. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. The […]
Continue reading...Are you thinking about trying for an MBA this year? Here’s a useful step to consider.
If you’re a more recent arrival to the EssaySnark blahg who’s planning on applying to bschool this year, rather than one of our long-time BSer readers who keeps coming back for the snark even though you already got into school (yay you!)… Then presumably you’re working on the GMAT or GRE, and you’ve been reading […]
Continue reading...($) The first place to look at your reapplicant strategy
As we started to say last week: If you’re going to be a reapplicant to an MBA program in the Fall, we’ve got some stuff for you to think about. One place to start is to do some self-analysis around those career goals that you pitched. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content...
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($) When your safety school is actually a stretch school.
This is another one of those EssaySnark posts that’s going to come across to some of you as a little harsh. But it’s again something we see happen All. The. Time. It goes like this: Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. Continue reading......
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