We’re for realz doing this, peeps. It’s time to be thinking about MBA applications for the Fall. We’re going to kick off our MBA admissions season here in Snarkville with a perennial topic: AUTHENTICITY IN MBA APPS Premium content starts here… ———– Premium content ends. Not yet a blahg member? Buy access to all […]
Continue reading...Advice from a Success Story! Experiences from a Round 1 admit
Back when the world was normal last Fall, we worked with a super-impressive Brave Supplicant, and said this to them in December when they told us about their admits to multiple Great Schools: Congrats! It must be a pretty great feeling!!! And if you’re now feeling like you have too much time on your hands… You […]
Continue reading...($) Requesting reconsideration of a previously rejected MBA app
Hey BSer! Are you thinking about this opportunity in the right way??? Based on some comments we’ve been getting and the plans that have been shared, we can suggest that for some of you, maybe not. 🙁 Many of you are now in the throes of writing essays and gathering recommendation letters for your Rd […]
Continue reading...($) What to consider with your Kellogg (or other school’s Rd 3 Flex) app: Recs, timing, optional essay
We’ve been getting app strategy questions!!! Let’s offer you all some attempts at some answers!! As everyone now knows, Kellogg announced that they have completely waived the requirement to submit a standardized test in order to apply right now. (If you missed it before, be sure to read that post before moving forward with today’s.) […]
Continue reading...What you control in your MBA apps
If you’re waiting for decisions for the Class of 2022: Next to nothing. If you’re kicking the tires and thinking ahead for an app to the Class of 2023: Practically everything. If you’ve got Round 2 apps in the hopper awaiting word from the adcoms post-interview, there’s very little you can do at this stage. […]
Continue reading...($) What about Round 3?
RIP Kobe. Returning to our regularly scheduled programming… For those of you still in the bschool application cycle, we’ll talk a bit about Round 3. You probably know from hanging out on applicant forums that the last round is a tough one. Most years, EssaySnark says, don’t even bother. The chances are just...
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($) Updating the adcom on a job change
If you switch jobs in the midst of your process of applying to business school, do you need to tell the admissions office about it? We started this topic about updating the adcom about changes to your profile and status and this case is an important one to discuss more in-depth. If you change jobs,...
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($) “My GMAT (or GRE) score is not what I wanted. What do I do now, since Rd 2 is happening?”
We totally understand the stress and frustration that can go along with a GMAT or GRE result that wasn’t at the level you expected. You’ve probably tested multiple times, and you also took multiple practice exams, and thought you were going to be fine. Yet still, for whatever reason, that score has not soared to...
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($) You got in somewhere good. Should you try for somewhere better?
This question comes up fairly often: “Hey EssaySnark! I got into School B! Do you think I should try for School A?” where School A = Harvard or Stanford or Wharton, and School B = not When this question comes at this stage of the admissions season – right after Round 1, before Round 2...
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($) “Which order should I do my remaining apps in?”
So, Round 2. Let’s get busy, shall we? We already offered some guidelines for how many apps might be appropriate to try for Round 2, given the time remaining. And of course you need to know which schools are on this list that you are targeting, and hopefully you have vetted these to be realistic...
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