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($) More guidance on random puzzling aspects of the MBA app datset

August 23, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

As we have been saying, the application dataset is an often-underappreciated asset in the entire strategy of applying to a top business school. Here are some questions we’ve fielded from others working on their MBA applications who hit confusing questions or wondered how to interpret the instructions. Premium content starts here… ———–   ———– Premium […]

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Filed Under: app dataset, GMAT/GRE, GPA and grades Tagged With: diversity

($) How do you write about diversity on your MBA application?

May 20, 2022 by EssaySnark - Discusses Berkeley Haas, Darden, Stanford GSB Leave a Comment

We began the discussion of diversity in MBA applications awhile 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 and Darden. Stanford has had questions asking for discussions of how “your background influenced your participation” […]

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Filed Under: culture essays, personal expression Tagged With: diversity Bschools: Berkeley Haas, Darden, Stanford GSB

($) What does diversity mean in the context of MBA admissions?

March 23, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Filed Under: the admissions consulting industry Tagged With: diversity

Tracking the system: How are schools changing in terms of diversity and inclusion?

July 12, 2021 by EssaySnark - Discusses Michigan Ross Leave a Comment

HBS class breakdown by race and ethnicity showing 11% Black, 9% Latinx, 53% White

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 […]

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Filed Under: school reviews & insights Tagged With: diversity Bschools: Michigan Ross

EssaySnark’s pro bono initiatives in support of BIPOC MBA candidates

May 7, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Procter and Gamble website

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, […]

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One aspect of being culturally sensitive is paying attention to language.

April 8, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

screenshot of inbox, subject of email from Tuck School of Business says Ask an Officer Your Round 4 Questions

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 […]

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($) Do “legacies” have an admit advantage?

October 26, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Filed Under: app dataset, the admissions consulting industry Tagged With: diversity

What MIT did not succeed at doing with their Class of 2022 admissions strategy.

October 21, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses MIT Sloan Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Filed Under: school reviews & insights Tagged With: diversity Bschools: MIT Sloan

($) Applying to The Kennedy School MPP/MBA

October 20, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses HKS Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Filed Under: flavors of MBA, Personal Statement or Statement of Purpose Tagged With: diversity Bschools: HKS

Which school will do it first?

July 20, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

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 […]

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