Now that the craziness of the first round deadlines is pretty much behind you (and some decisions may have already hit you hard), we wanted to make an important point clear: All school decisions are independent events. It matters most to remember this once decisions start coming out and people start getting rejected. Just because […]
Continue reading...What Harvard says to you on Tuesday is near-meaningless
Well, unless of course, if Harvard says they want to meet you to interview!! For the loads of other candidates who are going to be told, “sorry” and given the so-called Early Release from Harvard’s Round 1, next Tuesday is going to massively suck. A very large percentage of those people are actually TOTALLY QUALIFIED […]
Continue reading...($) One of the most under-recognized challenges in the entire process of applying to business school
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Continue reading...($) Be sure to update your recommenders on outcomes – even if you don’t get in.
One of the hardest conversations to have is to tell your boss that actually, no, you won’t be resigning your position in a few months, because you didn’t make it in. 🙁 Telling other people that your applications were rejected is a tough thing indeed. It involves so many emotions, most notably shame. The mere […]
Continue reading...($) What does being rejected really MEAN and how can you process it?
tl;dr: Being rejected sucks, and if that’s what’s happened to you this season, we’re sorry. 🙁 Most BSers we work with experience at least some rejection, and the vast majority of them also experience at least one success. That success may not be the admit to their top choice #1 school, but they do their […]
Continue reading...Some cool schools give feedback
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 […]
Continue reading...Probably the most common response is “But why?”
When your application to grad school is rejected, it can be a seriously confusing moment. Probably the most common reaction is, “But wait… Are you sure? I thought you were going to accept me!” Yes, you hear about how “competitive” these programs are, and how “selective.” You hear that they received more applications this year […]
Continue reading...The reasons why Michigan Ross’s “waitlist everybody” Rd 1 decision is so cruel.
We actually love Ross but this season, and especially after the first round, not so much. They probably thought they were being fair and applicant-friendly in the decision to not reject any of their Round 1 candidates . But really, the unintended consequences of that in terms of emotional impact on applicants are severe. Here […]
Continue reading...What if you’ve collected more rejections than invitations?
We’re now at about the halfway point for Round 1 and many of you have seen lots of activity on your applications! We’re hearing of plenty of interview invitations coming in, and lots of excited and nervous Brave Supplicants who are gearing up to make a solid Zoompression. (We’ve got an MBA Interview Prep Guide […]
Continue reading...Why it hurts so much to get rejected from bschool
Many Round 1 applicants have already been getting those happy phone calls with news from admissions folks telling you that you’re in. Or those calls will be coming today, or tomorrow, or soon. Others though are facing the prospect of your phone never ringing, and sometime this week or next, having to log onto the […]
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