switching jobs before applying

($) Updating the adcom on a job change

January 16, 2020 by EssaySnark

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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Ethics & Professionalism: Changing jobs during the MBA app process

October 31, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

What if you decide that you need to go get a new job, but you’re in the process of applying to business school? How do you handle the situation of interviewing for a new position if there’s a chance you would be leaving next summer? We covered this in a three-part series back in 2012 […]

($) If you get fired, do you need to tell the adcom?

October 18, 2019 by EssaySnark

What happens if you get laid off while you’re applying to business school? Or if you just can’t stand your job anymore and you quit? (After all, with those awesome apps you’ve submitted, you’re going to be leaving in a few months anyway, right? Why not just tell your boss to shove it now? A...

“I want to quit my job and go to bschool”

July 6, 2018 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

We’ve seen this come up on a forum before and it’s come up with our clients. And the temptation is strong, for sure. Your job sucks. It’s boring. It’s one of the reasons you want to go get your MBA. And you’re definitely going to back to school next fall (right?). Why not quit the […]

($) In the middle of applying to bschool, you get this fabulous new job opportunity…

February 12, 2018 by EssaySnark

After doing a Comprehensive Profile Review for a high-potential but early-career BSer in the Fall last season, they disappeared on us (which often happens – and which is totally fine) and then resurfaced in February after Round 2 interview invites started coming out, with this question: Hi EssaySnark, So I took a lot of your...

($) Question from a waitlisted BSer: “I hope the adcom does not take this negatively…”

April 5, 2017 by EssaySnark

A BSer who ended up with multiple waitlist offers but no outright admits shared this with us recently: I just started a new job with a consulting startup focusing on pre-revenue biotech and medical devices startups. I am planning to inform the ad com regarding this. I hope they do not take this negatively as...

($) “Will I be blacklisted if I change my mind after accepting a school’s offer?”

May 20, 2015 by EssaySnark

This is admittedly a rare situation but those are fun to talk about sometimes, too. We had a BSer who went through the whole process and got accepted at a Very. Good. School. They were stoked. They put down their deposit. They were making preliminary plans for the move. And then another opportunity came up....

($) When you can update your MBA app after submission

October 21, 2014 by EssaySnark

We recently talked about sending a new GMAT score to the admissions office after you’ve submitted your MBA application. Or sending them a transcript from a class you have completed since applying. There are some other situations when the school also deserves an update: if you get laid off you get (gulp!) fired possibly (possibly)...

Success Story! In a completely different way…

September 5, 2014 by EssaySnark 1 Comment

Normally our Success Story posts are first-hand accounts from former Brave Supplicants who make it all the way through the process and into a great MBA program. Today we’re doing something different. We have a story to tell you about someone who we just met a few months ago – yes, this is still a […]

($) Taking extended time off of work for GMAT and essays is not advised.

August 19, 2014 by EssaySnark

Sometimes people come into this process a little later than perhaps they should have (let’s be honest, almost always that’s the case). At about this time of every year, we start getting people who are suddenly VERY motivated – and maybe a little bit desperate – who tell us with resolve that they are going...