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($) How do you know if you’re “Harvard material”?

August 29, 2022 by EssaySnark - Discusses Harvard Leave a Comment

When understanding chances of admission to Harvard Business School, the difference between qualified vs differentiated and is important to understand. In the hypercompetitive environment that we’re expecting this season, we might even need to add a third level: “Distinctive.” That’s the candidate who will end up with the H/S/W admits. How do you know which […]

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Filed Under: profile assessments, school reviews & insights Bschools: Harvard

($) “No really. What are my chances???”

March 22, 2022 by EssaySnark - Discusses Harvard Leave a Comment

Following delivery of a Comprehensive Profile Review awhile back, we got a series of follow-up questions from a Brave Supplicant that went something like this (paraphrased for brevity): “I know you looked at everything I submitted and you said I might have a chance. But can you tell me if I REALLY have a chance? […]

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Filed Under: profile assessments Bschools: Harvard

($) Can you be too old to get into an MBA program?

December 14, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Dang, applying to business school can be tough on the emotions!! Round 1 decisions aren’t all out yet, but a lot of schools have released by now, and it’s caused a lot of consternation — because yeah, getting rejected, or getting waitlisted, this is a tough thing to have happen. You make it all the […]

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Filed Under: profile assessments, rejection, school fit

($) Can you make too much money to get into an MBA program?

December 6, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

One of the points we offered in our post about MBA recruiting a few months ago was about how much money you made pre-MBA. This relates to a question we got some time back, that some others of you may be interested in learning about too: Hello! I’ve been wondering why schools ask for salary […]

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Filed Under: career goals, Executive MBA/EMBA, profile assessments, tuition

($) Our annual “But what REALLY does it take to get into Harvard Business School??” post

June 21, 2021 by EssaySnark - Discusses Harvard Leave a Comment

It’s important to set expectations. To do so this season, we could just refer you back to these posts from the last few admissions cycles: What does it mean to be “differentiated” in the context of your MBA applications? Part 1 and Part 2 Also: A pre-emptive warning post about who will make it into […]

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Filed Under: profile assessments Bschools: Harvard

Trying for H/S/W? Why “Is my GMAT good enough?” is not the right question.

April 16, 2021 by EssaySnark - Discusses Stanford GSB, Wharton, Harvard

Reposting from a long time ago because, well, this stuff is still true at schools like these.   Premium content starts here… ———–   ———– Premium content ends.   Continue reading......


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Filed Under: GMAT/GRE, profile assessments Bschools: Stanford GSB, Wharton, Harvard

($) “I got this incredible new job offer. If I take it, what impact will it have on my future MBA apps?”

February 19, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Filed Under: profile assessments, switching jobs before applying Tagged With: your life

($) Can you be *too* diverse?

November 30, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Ahh, so very sad: Even the longest of long weekends must come to an end. For those of you in the U.S., who are now rolling off the Thanksgiving break, welcome back to work. And for everyone: Welcome to the holidays! Whatever you celebrate, December is hopefully a time of peace and joy — even […]

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($) A Stanford applicant case study: Avoidable mistakes

October 30, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses Duke Fuqua, Stanford GSB

Reblahgging from the past, because based on some profiles and BSers we’ve seen lately, this info may be useful again!!   We got an essay submitted for a freebie review last November and we spent a day reviewing it for everyone right before Round 2 (Stanford “What matters most and why?”) (tl;dr: getting rejected from...


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Filed Under: planning your strategy, profile assessments, the admissions consulting industry Tagged With: safety schools Bschools: Duke Fuqua, Stanford GSB

Another “Oh crap. Round 2” post

November 6, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

If you submitted multiple apps in Round 1 and you’ve realized that, shoot, you’ve now got to do it again for Round 2, here is the most important first step for you: You need to know WHY those Round 1 apps haven’t panned out yet. First, there’s a handful of schools that seem to take […]

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