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Continue reading...($) If you took the GMAT while you were in college and now X years later you’re applying for an MBA
This is such a difficult situation. And it totally sucks to have to open this post with that line. Because if you’re a Planner who is so thinking-ahead and got-it-together that you took the GMAT or GRE before you even graduated from college, then how on earth can that be a bad thing? EssaySnark luvs […]
Continue reading...($) “I got this incredible new job offer. If I take it, what impact will it have on my future MBA apps?”
We got a follow-up question recently that we decided to discuss here for all of you. This question came in a few months after delivering a Comprehensive Profile Review to a new Brave Supplicant who was just starting to kick the tires on the possibility of a future MBA app. This person had used the […]
Continue reading...($) What if you don’t have that much work experience? Going for an MBA early in career
Used to be, certain schools would hardly even consider an applicant without at least three-ish years of post-college work experience. Those particular schools still have a relatively high average number of years of experience for their entering classes but we’re seeing signs of cracks in the walls, where they’re now being more open to considering […]
Continue reading...($) The fallacy of an “apply-everywhere” strategy.
Used to be, when we first started doing this bschool admissions thing, people would apply to like maybe 3 schools. We’d even hear of people submitting just one application, and yes, actually sometimes those people got in. That wasn’t altogether uncommon. The main reason for so few apps was that they were all paper-based. Yeah,...
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($) “What can I do…?” continued
We spoke recently about how to get a true head start, even this early. On the topic of “What can I do to improve my chances?” we spoke in the context of the GMAT and volunteering and the very important issue of addressing a weakness around the academic transcripts. That’s a good start. But what […]
Continue reading...($) What does an early-career candidate need to present to the MBA admissions committee for an admit?
These days it seems like every single school is promoting the MBA to every single person who will listen — including special admissions tracks to lure in college students before they’ve even graduated with their bachelor’s. It used to be that schools wanted to see five years of work experience before they’d seriously consider someone […]
Continue reading...($) Canceling your GMAT score is a bad idea (plus, how many schools should you apply to?)
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Continue reading...($) “If you are applying with your partner, each file is assessed independently.”
That’s what a Top 10 school used to claim in their FAQ on their website. It’s what the admissions directors at many other schools have told us for years. Yet we often get BSers who believe that if their GMAT score is super high, and they indicate on their application that they’re applying with their […]
Continue reading...($) If you get feedback from the adcoms…
We spoke about the opportunity to get feedback from the admissions team at certain applicant-friendly business schools and we wanted to follow this up with a seemingly obvious bit of advice that must not be obvious since we see BSers flub this up every year. If the adcom tells you specifically what was wrong with...
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