You thought putting together your applications was hard. Well guess what? Now that you’re admitted (or hopefully will be soon!) you’ve got an even harder task ahead of you! Two years of a full-time top-tier MBA program means you’re going to be WORKING. Many BSers seem to overlook the fact that, by trying to get […]
Continue reading...($) How to ask a school how they’re differentiated
Maybe you’re in the kicking-the-tires phase, where you’re on the info session circuit, logging on to webinars and zoom squares to hear admissions people hawk their schools. A very common question that we see MBA applicants asking schools in these web chats and info sessions is, “What makes your school unique?” Premium content starts here…...
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($) International MBA candidate going to interview?
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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Is “cultural fit” possibly a bad thing?
Recently we were talking about the death of yet another Black man. Today let’s bring this back into the business world. The business schools promote “fit” tremendously in their marketing efforts. EssaySnark is certainly guilty of this, even going so far — very recently — of saying that it could be the most important factor […]
Continue reading...($) Should you care about a bschool’s culture?
Culture and “school fit” are closely interrelated — and if you’re doing research to learn about the school only for the purpose of having some things to plug into your essay, you’re doing it wrong. School fit is not just about you convincing them that you belong there. It’s at least as much about you […]
Continue reading...Inflation is low. Why is MBA tuition increasing AT ALL?
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 […]
Continue reading...If you really want to catch a glimpse of the culture of a school
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” […]
Continue reading...Culture
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 […]
Continue reading...Your Reading List: Some books about Wall St., and about the MBA
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 […]
Continue reading...A comment for certain non-American young ladies out there.
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. […]
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