Yesterday we wrote about how you deserve to be proud of yourself, and even take some time off and enjoy the moment, if you’ve already gotten some apps in for Round 1. However, if you have submitted a handful of apps, you may be subject to this weird feeling of deficit-thinking: “What if I’m not […]
Continue reading...($) Pro Tip: Applying to just one school (or claiming that you are)
Confidence is a positive thing. Being so confident in your chances that you are applying to just one business school could be appealing in the eyes of the adcom. It also seems so flattering, right? You’re not offering your steamy goodness* well-crafted application to just any old school. You’re only applying to ONE SCHOOL. How...
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($) So you got that application in. What happens next?
What happens next… besides writing more essays for more applications?? 😉 Whether you’ve now got 2 or even 3 apps done — HBS, maybe you also took advantage of the super early Tuck opportunity for submitting and getting a guaranteed interview (which is a policy we’re truly not crazy about) or you’ve managed to also […]
Continue reading...($) Be prepared for this to take awhile
This is an unfortunate post for us to have to write — and it’s the kind of thing that, for the people to whom it likely most applies, the reaction to reading this is likely to be denial, or at least a brush-off or sense of disregard. You might not be that worried about what […]
Continue reading...($) It’s not a numbers game. (aka “How many apps should I submit?”)
This is pure strategy right here folks. You have limited time until Round 1 deadlines. How are you going to spend it? Are you going to focus intently on the schools that really matter to you, doing all in your power to craft an incredible pitch to each one? Or are you going to do […]
Continue reading...($) “How many schools should I apply to in Round 2?”
Perhaps surprisingly, the answer to that question is not “As many as you possibly can.” Along with many other areas, this is where our suggestions to you will run counter to oft-repeated advice from many other MBA admissions consultants you may encounter. Getting into bschool is not a numbers game. “You miss 100% of the […]
Continue reading...($) MBA app volumes and you
As we started to discuss yesterday: Yes, applications have gone down to the top schools in the U.S. Simultaneously, there’s been a strengthening of interest in bschools in places that aren’t called the United States. We’ve talked about this plenty o’ times, and it seems to be largely attributed to the image of American unfriendliness […]
Continue reading...($) Canceling your GMAT score is a bad idea (plus, how many schools should you apply to?)
Are you (re)taking the GMAT? What’s your score cancel strategy? A key driver of GMAT score inflation among MBA applicants is the relatively new development that allows you to cancel your test score. Years ago, you took the GMAT and that was that. Bad score? Oh well, tough luck, it’s part of your permanent record. […]
Continue reading...($) MIT and NYU are not safety schools
But they do happen to be schools with Round 2 deadlines in the future. Does that mean you should apply? It would be in our self-interest to say YES! APPLY! Because then we could try and sell you the need for some consulting services to increase your chances of success. But that’s pretty distasteful don’t […]
Continue reading...Round 2 Crunch Mode: How many apps should you do?
We say this all the time and we even touched on it again recently: Please don’t paper the country with apps. Submitting a large number MBA applications does not increase your odds of getting into business school. It just wastes money and makes you feel like a complete and utter failure when all of them […]
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