EQ or lack thereof

($) Breathless bloat and gloat can backfire.

January 6, 2020 by EssaySnark

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

August 1, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

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 […]

News from the Trenches! A former BSer sends a first-term report with astute observations on NYU Stern

March 22, 2019 by EssaySnark - Discusses NYU Stern Leave a Comment

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 […]

($) Cleaning up the vibe (cont’d)

March 13, 2019 by EssaySnark

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...

For reading and reflection

January 18, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

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 […]

The best way to convey your readiness for bschool

July 19, 2018 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

OK that title is misleading – there’s not one “best way” to convey readiness. Readiness needs to come through in many facets of your application – definitely through the stories you present in your essays, but also in the progression of your career as reflected on the resume, and the individual bullets on the resume […]

The power of positivity

March 22, 2018 by EssaySnark 3 Comments

EssaySnark doesn’t want to get all metasophical on you or anything (yes that’s a word, we just made it up) but… We have this one client. He tried to get in last year. He started too late, and he got bad advice, and he submitted some really lousy apps. And of course he targeted the […]

Some perspective on receiving feedback.

December 8, 2017 by EssaySnark 2 Comments

When ANYBODY gets feedback about ANYTHING that they care about, it’s personal. It’s just how the human brain is wired. Or maybe more precisely, the reptilian part of your human brain. Your amygdala, to be exact. That’s the part of the brain that deals with emotions, and that’s what’s triggered when we hear feedback, and […]

($) All those “humble” BSers.

December 7, 2016 by EssaySnark

There seemed to be a trend hitting Snarkville last season, particularly in Round 2, where we had all these BSers writing in their essays to the top business schools about how “humble” they are. While we certainly appreciate that quality in a person – no really, despite the snark often coming from our direction, we...

“There’s too much stuff to go through on your website so I’m just going to ask you here.”

October 19, 2016 by EssaySnark 2 Comments

That statement is usually followed up by: “Hope it’s OK.” And then the BSer proceeds to ask us their pressing question, often about low GPA / poor academics, or about not getting a recommendation from their current supervisor, or some other topic that’s covered a bunch of times on the website. Well guess what. It’s […]