This post was prompted by a very legit question asked by a BSer planning a Round 2 strategy a few weeks ago: Given that the Haas admit rate is actually lower than Kellogg, why would EssaySnark claim that it’s easier to get in? Many years ago we published our own “rankings” on which schools were […]
Continue reading...Do you want bschool to be easy or hard?
For whatever reason, you’ve decided that you want an MBA. Many schools have essay questions asking you to explain why you want one. Regardless of how much thought you’ve put into that question before now, we’re going to pose one specific challenge today, for you to consider, to evaluate how you want to live your […]
Continue reading...($) The world is changing. Here are the business schools we’d be considering if we were applying to start an MBA in 2021.
There are lots of factors that go into choosing which schools to apply to. We’re not in the business of dictating priorities to anyone. However, if EssaySnark were applying to bschool this year, these are the trends in the world that we’d be paying attention to, resulting in this list of schools we’d be targeting, […]
Continue reading...($) The back-and-forth roundabout process of figuring out which schools to apply to
Figuring out your short-list of schools can be challenging. We have been giving different angles and insights into various schools over the past few weeks, including our discussion of MBA programs through the lens of their responsiveness to coronavirus in Spring 2020. Hmmm. Lots of questions, aren’t there. Yet these questions can be helpful in […]
Continue reading...($) Let’s talk about business schools.
In yesterday’s overview of the rigged system and biased feedback loop of school rankings -> school admissions practices, we challenged the admissions directors at the top schools in America to change the status quo, to use this moment in time of upheaval in their ecosystem to do things differently. Our diatribe laid blame for the […]
Continue reading...($) Talking to current students about their bschool experience
One of the very best ways you can find out about a bschool that you’re interested in is to talk to the students who are going there. (Yeah, this seems like an obvious statement, but you’d be surprised. Lots of applicants never do any of this.) Right now is a Prime Time Great Opportunity to...
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($) “My GMAT (or GRE) score is not what I wanted. What do I do now, since Rd 2 is happening?”
We totally understand the stress and frustration that can go along with a GMAT or GRE result that wasn’t at the level you expected. You’ve probably tested multiple times, and you also took multiple practice exams, and thought you were going to be fine. Yet still, for whatever reason, that score has not soared to […]
Continue reading...($) For international MBA applicants: Which top business schools have STEM-qualified degrees or tracks?
American MBA applicants can skip today. This info is directed to internationals applying to business school, who are planning on staying in the U.S. post-graduation. You know, to work off some of those extensive student loans you’ll be incurring by going to a top-tier business school. We’re not expert in the immigration and visa stuff, […]
Continue reading...($) You got in somewhere good. Should you try for somewhere better?
This question comes up fairly often: “Hey EssaySnark! I got into School B! Do you think I should try for School A?” where School A = Harvard or Stanford or Wharton, and School B = not When this question comes at this stage of the admissions season – right after Round 1, before Round 2...
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($) Great bschools that may be easier for you to break into during Round 2 (and which to maybe skip)
We’re still a week out before decisions will start to come for the top schools, but we know that Round 1 didn’t turn out as hoped for with many BSers’ strategies. We’ve seen enough from this vantage point to give some advice and suggestions for those of you who really don’t want to experience a […]
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