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($) “How many schools should I apply to in Round 2?”

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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...

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($) Please don’t paper the country with apps

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This seems to happen more with international applicants, but not exclusively. However, we do tend to see it a lot with Indian candidates in particular. It could be a factor of how for many international candidates, the American style of school application is different, so they’re just learning what the process is about or maybe...

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($) MBA app volumes and you

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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...

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($) Canceling your GMAT score is a bad idea (plus, how many schools should you apply to?)

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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....

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($) MIT and NYU are not safety schools

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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...

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($) “How many apps should I do?”

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WOWZER! Every MBA app this year is TOTALLY DIFFERENT from every other one! Used to be, there was enough similarity and commonality in how certain schools asked at least one of their essay questions that you could use that overlap to your advantage, and repurpose core chunks of content from one application to another. NOT...

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($) “Should I even try this year?”

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We did a variation of this post in September – Should you submit in Round 1? – and now here we are, the end of the first week of December, and Round 2 is just around the corner — man, how did that happen?? It’s crazy how quickly the calendar page turns when there are...

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($) “Realistically, how many apps can I get done?”

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One specific benefit that those of you who applied in Round 1 have gotten? You now appreciate how much work these applications really are. Hopefully that work is paying off in the coming weeks with an admit or two and that you’ll be able to hang up your essay-writing duds and call it a season....

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($) “How many apps should I be doing?” – Round 2 Edition

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A common trait of procrastinators is, they’re optimists. In fact, it’s one theory behind why certain people are chronically late; they’re just overly optimistic on how long it will take them to get where they need to go. It’s not that they’re bad people. They just have trouble dealing with reality, in this one certain...

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