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? […]
Continue reading...($) “I got this incredible new job offer. If I take it, what impact will it have on my future MBA apps?”
We got a follow-up question recently that we decided to discuss here for all of you. This question came in a few months after delivering a Comprehensive Profile Review to a new Brave Supplicant who was just starting to kick the tires on the possibility of a future MBA app. This person had used the […]
Continue reading...($) Can you be too old to get into an MBA program?
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 […]
Continue reading...($) Can you make too much money to get into an MBA program?
Some time back we got a question that some others of you may be interested in learning about too: Hello! I’ve been wondering why schools ask for salary information from every employer listed in apps. Current employer, I understand helps the school determine the delta between pre and post MBA and measure immediate “value”. Since […]
Continue reading...($) Can you be *too* diverse?
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 […]
Continue reading...($) A Stanford applicant case study: Avoidable mistakes
Reblahgging from the past, because based on some profiles and BSers we’ve seen lately, this info may be useful again!! We got an essay submitted for a freebie review last November and we spent a day reviewing it for everyone right before Round 2 (Stanford “What matters most and why?”) (tl;dr: getting rejected from...
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($) How do you know if you’re “Harvard material”?
As a follow-up to the commentary we offered recently on qualified vs differentiated when we’re talking about Harvard and other top schools: 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 […]
Continue reading...Another “Oh crap. Round 2” post
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 […]
Continue reading...($) If you get feedback from the adcoms…
We spoke about the opportunity to get feedback from the admissions team at certain applicant-friendly business schools and we wanted to follow this up with a seemingly obvious bit of advice that must not be obvious since we see BSers flub this up every year. If the adcom tells you specifically what was wrong with...
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($) Breadth or depth?
When the schools say they do a “holistic review” then that means you need to look at your own application strategic, from a whole-person perspective. Every single asset in your application — the core stats (GMAT/GRE, GPA, TOEFL), the essays, especially the resume, and also importantly the letters of recommendation and even the oft-overlooked app […]
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