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($) Talking to current students about their bschool experience

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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?”

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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...

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($) For international MBA applicants: Which top business schools have STEM-qualified degrees or tracks?

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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,...

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($) You got in somewhere good. Should you try for somewhere better?

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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)

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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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($) Using those MBA employment reports (international applicant edition)

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MBA employment reports! Such a rich resource to mine in your research on schools! You are hopefully already doing this, but most of you, based on our experience working with many BSers over time, we’re guessing, you’re probably not. Say you’re interested in coming to the United States for bschool, in order to stay here...

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Two (of many) approaches to picking the right bschool for you

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[This advice applies whether you’re just starting out with your research on schools and only kicking the tires on all possible options, or you’re in the last throes of deciding between multiple schools.]   Say you’re in finance, and you hate it. You’re good at your job, but you just feel like it’s not what […]

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What the adcoms say is not necessarily what the applicant hears (and more about partners).

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We were talking about partners applying together recently and figured we’d take the opportunity to issue a reminder: What the schools say, and what you may be hearing, are often very different things. Frequently the admissions directors are asked about this topic in info sessions, and what they will usually do is play to their...

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($) Applying where the scholarships are (wherein we talk up Ross, Cornell, Darden, and others)

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We’re not exactly advocating this as an actual strategy for selecting your MBA programs to target. But it’s something to consider! It’s certainly more practical and intelligent (yes we said it) than using rankings as the priority tool to choose where to apply. If a top MBA program has a special scholarship fund earmarked only...

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