reapplying

($) If you get feedback from the adcoms…

April 12, 2023 by EssaySnark

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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Some cool schools give feedback

April 7, 2023 by EssaySnark - Discusses Darden, Dartmouth Tuck, Yale SOM, HEC Paris Leave a Comment

Dang. You didn’t make it in. 🙁 BUT WHY??? Most schools are explicit with a no-feedback policy. All decisions are final, and they’re unable to talk to you about it because they don’t have the bandwidth to field all of those calls. But some schools are much more generous with their time and attention and […]

($) “Oh no! What now?” part 2

February 21, 2023 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

This week we’re discussing the real-world situation of the Brave Supplicant who tried for an MBA but did not have success getting in. This is not so much about planning a reapplicant strategy, though that isn’t at odds with this either. This is about, hmmm, things didn’t go as planned, and sitting here in middle […]

($) What to do if it looks like you’re not making it in this year

February 16, 2023 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

It may seem like everyone but you has been accepted to bschool this year, but it’s not true. There have been lots of disappointments. You’re not the only one. Everyone crows about their successes but many who don’t make it go very quiet about everything so you can sometimes feel like you’re the only one […]

($) “If I’m really really really really really excited about a school do you think they will let me in???”

January 12, 2023 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

This question coming of course from a Brave Supplicant with a really low GMAT. And the answer is…. actually, yes! Or at least, maybe! Depending on the school. Premium content starts here… If you’re reading this in email, click through to get the full ‘Snark! ———– ———– Premium content ends.

($) When informing the adcom about a new GMAT score (waitlist, optional essay)

May 2, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

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 […]

($) The first place to look at your reapplicant strategy

March 7, 2022 by EssaySnark

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...

If you’re starting to feel like uh-oh…

March 1, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

So Round 1 happened. And now Round 2 is like really far along. And you’re sitting here going, what happened?!? If you have this nagging sense of doom creeping into your gut, thinking that after all that, it’s not looking like you’re going to get in anywhere, then leave it to EssaySnark to make some […]

($) More thoughts on the possibilities and problems with a Round 3 application.

February 22, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

To continue the “Should I Round 3?” conversation we began this week: If you’re thinking about “When is it time for Round 3” then that’s a complicated question, based on many factors like how flexible are you in which schools you’re interested in, and also especially important is how flexible are you on timing. There’s […]

($) Critical advice for reapplicants

September 17, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

As with many things, policies on what’s required by each individual school for a reapplicant to their MBA program vary. However, there’s one rule that we would insist on, in terms of how to best navigate the process of presenting yourself the second (or third??) time around. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium […]