For the Class of 2023 — unless their website has only gotten a partial update and some of the information available there is still from last season, which is possible — Duke Fuqua are apparently REQUIRING some candidates to come to campus to interview. Ummmm…. requiring?? Well, not “requiring” in that if you want to […]
Continue reading...($) Which schools were already online?
Gosh it seems like forever-ago that we promised this. Way back a century ago in late April, we were talking about what factors affect the instructional quality you’ll experience as a student taking online courses in an MBA program (if it comes to that) and which schools might be ahead of the curve in delivering […]
Continue reading...($) What to consider with your Kellogg (or other school’s Rd 3 Flex) app: Recs, timing, optional essay
We’ve been getting app strategy questions!!! Let’s offer you all some attempts at some answers!! As everyone now knows, Kellogg announced that they have completely waived the requirement to submit a standardized test in order to apply right now. (If you missed it before, be sure to read that post before moving forward with today’s.) […]
Continue reading...It’s about time.
Perhaps you heard the news: Wharton announced their new dean We’ll just leave this here: In case you need more explanation of what in heck we’re talking about, go here.
Continue reading...EssaySnark’s Radcom of the Year Award goes to…
Well that was a lot of build-up yesterday, wasn’t it! We introduced you to the concept of our Radcom of the Year Award and went to great lengths to explain why MIT wasn’t earning it this year. (Sorry MIT. We’re sorry to break your hearts about it.) So what school has impressed us enough in […]
Continue reading...Wherein EssaySnark describes our significant deliberations on a very important and momentous decision
EssaySnark has now established a tradition where, after Round 2 applications are in and the admissions teams are all busily evaluating you BSers, we look back over how those admissions folks managed their processes this season, to identify one school that we feel are doing right by you applicants. We formalized this Radcom of the […]
Continue reading...“completely lost on HBS essay and need help”
We heard from a BSer once that he stumbled upon the ‘Snark through a google search that was phrased somehow like that, so let’s see if we can offer some starting points and ways to break into the analysis process for dealing with the Harvard MBA question this year. Just in case you’re in the […]
Continue reading...($) Yet another “Ack! I don’t know what to write in my Harvard HBS MBA essay!” post
You thought we were kidding when we said it’s time to write essays? Nope. Here we are, telling you really truly to start writing essays. With some advice on specifically what to write for Harvard! Now, before we get into it, let’s direct you here to what we talked about in the run-up to Round...
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Here’s how to prove that at Harvard, it’s not all about the essay*
We went on and on last month about why you probably shouldn’t be reading “sample” essays and we made the assertion that sometimes people get in despite the essays. Like, they had craptastic essays, but they still got the admit. Or as seems to have been happening right and left this round, they at least […]
Continue reading...From a BSer of years past, helping you with Harvard in small ways
A very generous former Brave Supplicant forwarded this to us last year after they were through with their entire admissions process, and we figured now was a great time to share it with you! Links go to the Harvard website. HBS Lingo (We cover some of this in the HBS MBA Application Guide, too — […]
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