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...($) International MBA candidate going to interview?
If you’re applying to the U.S. schools as an Indian or other international candidate, then there’s some things you should keep in mind as you get ready for your all-important MBA interview. Hopefully you’ve already picked up our MBA Interviewing Guide which explains what you should expect with interview policies at the different schools and...
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Inflation is low. Why is MBA tuition increasing AT ALL?
So hmm. EssaySnark got a little triggered. Back in April, we wrote this whole post ripping HBS a new one, because we stumbled into this — from the overview of the HBS financial report published in October 2018 by Havard Business School’s CFO: MBA tuition is budgeted to increase a modest 2 percent in fiscal […]
Continue reading...If you really want to catch a glimpse of the culture of a school
This may be in the category of pop science but we believe there could be some truth to it. We blahgged recently about trends in the bschool landscape focusing on specific new faces in the deans’ offices at certain top schools. As we did the research on that post, looking at the “About the Dean” […]
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This “school fit” thing is really a nebulous concept. At least, at first it is. When you’re first trying to figure out what schools to apply to and everything. It can be truly overwhelming. Where do you start, and how do you understand this “fit” thing in the first place? Often this only is revealed […]
Continue reading...Your Reading List: Some books about Wall St., and about the MBA
Since the admissions season hasn’t really started (even though it has) we’re going to throw out some useful and productive ways for you to keep yourself busy and your head in the game for this whole MBA shindig you say you’re interested in. We’re gonna give you a reading list. Today we’re offering a random […]
Continue reading...($) How to ask a school how they’re differentiated
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...
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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. […]
Continue reading...Columbia and NYU: A comparison
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 […]
Continue reading...The problem with being a yes-man.
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 […]
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