culture

($) International MBA candidate going to interview?

October 30, 2019 by EssaySnark

If you’re applying to the U.S. schools as an Indian or other international candidate, then there’s some things you should keep in mind as you get ready for your all-important MBA interview. Hopefully you’ve already picked up our MBA Interviewing Guide which explains what you should expect with interview policies at the different schools and...

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Inflation is low. Why is MBA tuition increasing AT ALL?

October 17, 2019 by EssaySnark - Discusses Harvard Leave a Comment

So hmm. EssaySnark got a little triggered. Back in April, we wrote this whole post ripping HBS a new one, because we stumbled into this — from the overview of the HBS financial report published in October 2018 by Havard Business School’s CFO: MBA tuition is budgeted to increase a modest 2 percent in fiscal […]

If you really want to catch a glimpse of the culture of a school

June 3, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

This may be in the category of pop science but we believe there could be some truth to it. We blahgged recently about trends in the bschool landscape focusing on specific new faces in the deans’ offices at certain top schools. As we did the research on that post, looking at the “About the Dean” […]

Culture

March 15, 2018 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

This “school fit” thing is really a nebulous concept. At least, at first it is. When you’re first trying to figure out what schools to apply to and everything. It can be truly overwhelming. Where do you start, and how do you understand this “fit” thing in the first place? Often this only is revealed […]

Your Reading List: Some books about Wall St., and about the MBA

May 20, 2016 by EssaySnark 3 Comments

Since the admissions season hasn’t really started (even though it has) we’re going to throw out some useful and productive ways for you to keep yourself busy and your head in the game for this whole MBA shindig you say you’re interested in. We’re gonna give you a reading list. Today we’re offering a random […]

($) How to ask a school how they’re differentiated

March 29, 2016 by EssaySnark

We spoke recently about a few schools that are currently on EssaySnark’s radar in a positive way. If you were paying attention, what we did there was the same stuff that you should be doing as you start to tackle your research project on which schools to apply to and why. Along those lines, a...

A comment for certain non-American young ladies out there.

April 2, 2015 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

We know (hope!) that the way many of you interact with EssaySnark is different than how you’d interact with the schools. Or at least, it’s different than how you’d talk with the admissions people at the schools. Snarkville tends to be a little loose and casual, and that’s fine, we hope it stays that way. […]

Columbia and NYU: A comparison

November 4, 2014 by EssaySnark - Discusses NYU Stern, Columbia 2 Comments

We almost said “versus” but that would be silly; it’s not like the schools are duking it out, Battle of the Bands style. Neither one is insecure enough to really even care much about what their local peer school is doing. (Though we do have it on firsthand knowledge that the Stern folks were irked […]

The problem with being a yes-man.

June 23, 2014 by EssaySnark - Discusses Berkeley Haas Leave a Comment

Bschools’ admissions essays are designed to solicit information about you, the candidate. They’re also strong signaling devices about the school. When a school like UC-Berkeley Haas asks you to keep in mind their four Defining Principles when you craft your answers, that gives you a clear indication of what’s important to them and what they’ll […]

Schools that walk the talk

May 1, 2014 by EssaySnark - Discusses Michigan Ross Leave a Comment

We’ve been following some of the changes coming slowly out of Michigan Ross over the past year or so, with their new emphasis on what they’re calling “positive business.” Ross has long had a focus on “doing well by doing good” and they are a leader in the areas of sustainability and corporate social responsibility […]