Have you heard of flow? It’s that state where you lose track of time because you’re so immersed in your task. Most people don’t expect that writing essays can end up being enjoyable, and frequently, the level of procrastination that goes into the avoidance of writing essays can pile up into real obstacles that create […]
Continue reading...If you applied in Round 2…
…should you be panicking yet if you haven’t been invited to interview??? Well, if you LIKE panicking — if it’s something you ENJOY — then go to town! But we advise against it! There really isn’t any reason for panicking just yet. Yes a lot of schools are issuing interview invites, and yes if […]
Continue reading...The best thing you can do right now if you’re interested in going back to school.
Visitors to the EssaySnark blahg tend to be go-getters. You want to make something of your life. Go big. Improve yourself. Well check it out: We just turned the page on a new year, and a new month – and a new semester at school. If you’re currently submitting applications because you want to go […]
Continue reading...This might be where that sucky situation starts to materialize for some of you… :-(
If you’ve been following the blahg since the summer, you may recall a post we wrote titled One of the most under-recognized challenges in the entire process of applying to business school. Well, now is where that under-recognized challenge may be starting to pop into your awareness. Hopefully not!!!! But for some people, yeah, this […]
Continue reading...Once you get through those Rd 1 apps…
Many of you are wrapping up your applications for Round 1 or will be doing so soon. Congratulations!!! Getting even one app done is a massive accomplishment. You probably didn’t appreciate how much work it would be when you started out! Everyone thinks the GMAT/GRE thing is a big deal — and it is. Once […]
Continue reading...($) More commentary on our EssaySnark Unranked list
If you tried last season and didn’t make it into a school like Tuck, you may have had a sad takeaway after seeing our recent list of rankings of the top MBA programs. It may have left you feeling bummed. “Like, what am I, chopped liver? I couldn’t even make it into the school near […]
Continue reading...Imposter Syndrome
It happens. The spike of adrenaline and rush of endorphines around getting an admit. The frantic phone calls to family, and high-fives around the office. All of that subsiding over the course of the next few days to a happy hum of contentment: YOU DID IT!!! You got into bschool! A top MBA program actually […]
Continue reading...Figuring out how to get started
Yesterday we talked about why we don’t publish sample admissions essays — and yet, we totally get why you’d want them! You haven’t written an essay in years!! For some of you, maybe you’ve NEVER written one! If you’re an international applicant coming from an educational system where mostly they use standardized testing as the […]
Continue reading...Keep on truckin’!!!
One thing is likely true for you: You have probably lost track of what day it is. That whole “first of September” thing that you had on your calendar, when you planned to have most of your apps already done? Yeah, that date came and went quickly didn’t it? We’re now already at September the […]
Continue reading...So what are you going to do about it?
Probably the hardest part of all of this coronavirus stuff is the massive uncertainty. (Unless you have experienced the loss of a family member personally, in which case, the hardest part is absolutely what you are going through, and EssaySnark is very, very sad for that.) We’re doing our best to offer straightforward fact-based analysis […]
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