A lot of people have, shall we say, issues in their background that make them nervous when putting together their MBA applications. Maybe you left a job under unfortunate circumstances. Maybe you were put on academic probation for a semester. Maybe there’s a drunk driving incident on your record. Maybe your political beliefs are opposite […]
Continue reading...($) “We had a reorg after I submitted my app and they changed my job title. How do I handle it on my apps?”
We’ve done a lot of posts before on topics surrounding when (and if) to update the admissions committee after your MBA app has been submitted. Today let’s look at this one which is not uncommon in corporations all over. Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. Most BSers won’t have to […]
Continue reading...($) Updating the adcom on a job change
If you switch jobs in the midst of your process of applying to business school, do you need to tell the admissions office about it? We started this topic about updating the adcom about changes to your profile and status and this case is an important one to discuss more in-depth. If you change jobs, […]
Continue reading...($) When to update the adcom after they have your app
You got your app in. Yay! You did your best to report everything about your background thoroughly and accurately. Double yay! Now you wander back to that app to admire your amazing work and… you discover an error. OMG NO! Or: You weren’t looking for a new job, but one falls into your lap. Lickety-split, […]
Continue reading...($) In this competitive season… Warnings to the stereotypical finance-guy applicant
You probably don’t consider yourself a stereotypical anything. But certain career paths in certain fields like finance and consulting tend to look an awful lot alike from one person to the next. Sure, maybe you switched from IB to PE two years after college. Used to be, that was a really big feat to pull […]
Continue reading...No, you don’t need to work for a big company to get into a top school. But there is one advantage.
One of the very resilient myths out there in MBA Admissions Land is that you need to work for some big-brand famous-name company in order to get into Whanvard. We’ve covered such myths many times before: 3 Myths about MBA Admissions *Really* debunking the “big-name company” myth And this alternate take: 5 Myths about MBA […]
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