Those of you actively and consistently volunteering pre-pandemic probably aren’t doing so now. Or maybe you are, but the nature of the volunteer work is different. The most common type of volunteering we see among MBA applicants is mentoring, and most types of mentoring, that can be conducted via Zoom. If your mentoring was of […]
Continue reading...($) “When I was faced with this challenge, I thought back to a time when…”
We’ll say it again: Writing essays is hard! You hear all this advice about how you have to tell stories, and use details, and it’s human nature to want to try and impress your reader. And there are so many ways you can step in it. Writing essays is a creative process to an extent, […]
Continue reading...Too much spin is a turnoff and becomes the opposite of an authentic presentation of yourself.
This is kind of general life advice which you already know, but we’ll issue this warning as you gear up for the months-long process of figuring out what to say in your essays to get into business school. Yes, you need to impress your reader. But there’s a fine line between writing about your achievements, […]
Continue reading...($) AUTHENTICITY
We’re for realz doing this, peeps. It’s time to be thinking about MBA applications for the Fall. We’re going to kick off our MBA admissions season here in Snarkville with a perennial topic: AUTHENTICITY IN MBA APPS Premium content starts here… ———– Premium content ends. Not yet a blahg member? Buy access to all […]
Continue reading...($) How to mention a personal or “convenience factor” reason for choosing a school
There are gobs of reasons why you might have fallen in love with School X. Unfortunately, School X has heard all of them before. Some admissions consultants even spoonfeed their clients on what to say as a reason. That means that there are gobs of applicants citing the same things all the time. Some schools […]
Continue reading...Two (of many) approaches to picking the right bschool for you
[This advice applies whether you’re just starting out with your research on schools and only kicking the tires on all possible options, or you’re in the last throes of deciding between multiple schools.] Say you’re in finance, and you hate it. You’re good at your job, but you just feel like it’s not what […]
Continue reading...Questions to ponder courtesy of UVA Darden!
Want to start thinking about your MBA app strategy without doing any heavy lifting? Here’s a great series of questions posted on the Darden admissions blog late last year . These are meant to illustrate how they look at candidates but they’re an excellent set of questions for you to sit down and consider right […]
Continue reading...($) “What can I do to improve my chances?” Volunteering edition
We started this blahg series on “What can I do to improve my chances?” by answering with “Not much.” And then we proceeded to talk about things you could do! All on the GMAT front, but still, that stuff was “something”, not “nothing.” So in the mode of that “something” answer, we’ll continue: What can […]
Continue reading...You are being brainwashed and used.
This is admittedly an odd post to be publishing on a blahg selling services to help you get into business school, but there it is. Go watch this Exhibit A video: Transiting to a new industry by leveraging transferable skills Of course, that advice is 100% sound. It’s what we help applicants do in […]
Continue reading...($) “What do you do for fun?”
Based on the title of this post, you may think that EssaySnark is just being friendly. Oh no, ma cherie. We are talking about interviewing!!! There are so many basic questions that can so thoroughly trip up an unsuspecting (aka unprepared) BSer. Your interview, as you know, is your time to shine. As we’ve been […]
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