It would really suck if you’re still getting your application done at 11:15pm when the deadline is at midnight and you only then discover that the school has a hard cut-off for the word limit on their field that you’re trying to paste your essay into, and your essay is too long, and suddenly you […]
Continue reading...($) What if a high GMAT score is a liability?
No no no no no hear us out. Every component of your application communicates something discretely — and the sum total of all elements of your application tells a story. What story is it telling, and how will your target school interpret the elements being presented together, based on how your high GMAT score factors […]
Continue reading...How to receive feedback
Different work environments, and individual managerial styles from different managers, totally impact the experience of receiving feedback. The other determinant of the experience is how you are able to handle the very difficult experience of being told you’ve messed something up. Obviously there’s all sorts of levels and qualities of “feedback” from the innocuous “Attaboy! […]
Continue reading...($) You’re interviewing! How to prepare? Here’s one situation
In what seems like a long time ago now, but was actually only **last month** aka December 2020, we talked about when is a deep dive beneficial in your MBA essays. Now that those essays are in the can and you’re starting to work on interview prep, we’ll ask the same question: When is a […]
Continue reading...($) Should you contact admissions about a bad interviewer?
Your MBA admissions interview was awful. It was not just bad; it was horrible. The reason? BECAUSE YOUR INTERVIEWER WAS LOUSY. What do you do????? Before deciding to complain about an MBA interview experience, make sure to evaluate as much as you possibly can from the other side of the table. You need to get...
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($) Breathless bloat and gloat can backfire.
This is most frequently an issue with the older MBA applicant though we see it across the board. You’ve been involved in some high-profile projects. You have a sense that the adcoms want to hear about “impact.” You combine those two into an essay that talks about how “we helped millions of people by launching...
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A reminder that we’re trying to help
Last year we did a Post-Mortem Reject Analysis for someone after Round 1 decisions did not go as expected. This person was a reapplicant; they had tried the year before, and then the reapp was also rejected. Here’s part of what we said after some back-and-forth questions once they got our assessment and were questioning […]
Continue reading...News from the Trenches! A former BSer sends a first-term report with astute observations on NYU Stern
Just in case you were starting to wonder why you put in all this effort only to have to sit on your hands for what seems an interminable amount of time while the schools figure out if they even want to meet you to interview… Today we have a fun update to share! This person […]
Continue reading...($) Cleaning up the vibe (cont’d)
To continue the “What can I do now?” conversation, we’ve got more to say on the social media front. If you don’t have anything negative to push down to the second page of search results, then you can turn your attention straightaway to the actual content. Do you have a strategy for what you are […]
Continue reading...For reading and reflection
Since all of you now have your Rd 2 apps done if not nearly done, and while we still have your attention here on the blahg, before you go, we wanted to offer you a few links to worthwhile articles that we think would be valuable to spend time with. We frequently lament the attitude […]
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