We began the discussion of diversity in MBA applications while back by talking about candidate profiles and individual elements of identity that might contribute to a school’s “diversity.” Some schools are emphasizing this more than others, including Berkeley Haas. Stanford has had questions asking for discussions of how “your background influenced your participation” which is […]
Continue reading...($) What does diversity mean in the context of MBA admissions?
Honestly, diversity means so much! In the post-2020 newfound racial awareness in the U.S. following the murder of George Floyd, “diversity” has largely come to mean “racial diversity” and that is indeed one of the traditionally low points of the business school industry. (Note: The MBA ecosystem is most definitely an industry! Even though academia […]
Continue reading...Tracking the system: How are schools changing in terms of diversity and inclusion?
Changes are coming slowly. It’s been over a year since George Floyd was murdered. All the schools issued statements about Black Lives Mattering at the time. What evidence have we seen that there have actually been changes in how things are run at these places? Darden continues to be more flexible with testing policies, which […]
Continue reading...EssaySnark’s pro bono initiatives in support of BIPOC MBA candidates
Last summer, people across this country and even around the world rose up in protest following the murder of George Floyd. There was certainly a new awareness that came over many Americans. We had a lot of Black Lives Matter header images plastered on the websites of major corporations. That’s now faded into the background, […]
Continue reading...One aspect of being culturally sensitive is paying attention to language.
Right about this time last year, there was an incident in Central Park in New York City. A white woman was out with her dog, in a part of the park that’s specifically designated as a bird watching zone. She was letting her dog run around off leash when they came upon a man who […]
Continue reading...($) Do “legacies” have an admit advantage?
So much has changed in such a short time. If you’d asked us this about five years ago, the answer would’ve been an unequivocal “Yes!” “Legacies” are candidates whose parents went to the school that they’re applying to. Sometimes other relatives like aunts or uncles, or grandparents, are included in the “legacy” equation. Premium content […]
Continue reading...What MIT did not succeed at doing with their Class of 2022 admissions strategy.
We spoke about how the MIT admissions season played out in the numbers in our post earlier this week. One additional comment to make is to examine who they actually admitted — or at least, who they admitted, who decided to also attend. The biggest shifts in the class breakdown were in: Women going from […]
Continue reading...($) Applying to The Kennedy School MPP/MBA
In this year of change and societal upheaval, one school that’s seeing increased interest from graduate applicants is Harvard Kennedy School. HKS is known as a government and policy program, which has degrees which are sort of like the MBA, but in some ways, even more flexible. A wide variety of employers come recruiting at […]
Continue reading...Which school will do it first?
Some of you may be too young to remember the details, but about 12 years ago, we had that big financial crisis involving mortgages and Wall Street and fancy-dancy securities called collateral debt obligations and all that jazz. The part you probably do remember is that it made the housing market melt down, and people […]
Continue reading...Trying to walk the talk
For as long as we’ve been the Snarkiest Snarker of MBA Essays, we’ve had a program providing support to military candidates trying for business school. We see honor in choosing to serve the country, and we respect that choice, and have wanted to offer resources to a segment of the applicant population that was considered […]
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