Say you fudged a number here or there. Like, maybe you earned a $50,000 bonus one year, but someone told you that it’s possible to look like you make too much money to get into bschool, so you reported it on your app as a $20,000 bonus instead. Or maybe you heard that the schools […]
Continue reading...($) Should we really have to point this out?
We try to make it clear around here that we don’t edit essays (and we don’t think you should have them edited either). We don’t tell you what to write. We do critiquing and give massive amounts of feedback. We provide coaching and offer gobs of best practices on how to do this thing you’re […]
Continue reading...($) MBA admissions and background checks
Turning attention back to those who received admits in Round 2, let’s talk about the process of accepting an offer. Different schools definitely do this differently, and not all schools even conduct background checks — but many of them do, and the process may seem intimidating. “Ohmygosh. They’re going to dig into my background. I […]
Continue reading...Ethics & Professionalism: Changing jobs during the MBA app process
What if you decide that you need to go get a new job, but you’re in the process of applying to business school? How do you handle the situation of interviewing for a new position if there’s a chance you would be leaving next summer? We covered this in a three-part series back in 2012 […]
Continue reading...($) If you get fired, do you need to tell the adcom?
What happens if you get laid off while you’re applying to business school? Or if you just can’t stand your job anymore and you quit? (After all, with those awesome apps you’ve submitted, you’re going to be leaving in a few months anyway, right? Why not just tell your boss to shove it now? A...
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That thin line between being smart and cheating.
Aw man, here we go again. Yet another post from EssaySnark on ethics. You’d think we’d get sick of hearing ourselves talk about this. But no. Because it matters. Especially in this mixed-up world we’re living in now. Ethics really really matters. In case you missed it, our title says: That thin line between being […]
Continue reading...Nobody sets out to be a bad person.
Have you seen any of these Fyre Festival documentaries? Pretty incredible, how all of it went down. The entrepreneur dude who tried to pull it off is called a pathological liar. The most incredible part of all is, even after he got prosecuted by the FBI, he launched a totally new swindling scheme. Apparently his […]
Continue reading...Our annual reminder: Ethics matter. (aka: Early Decision at Columbia and Duke are binding)
Some of you may have guessed what we were alluding to in yesterday’s “What’s wrong with this picture?” post, but if not, here you go. That person sounded like they were definitely headed to Booth, right? Based on how they related the results? Did you examine where else they applied and what their outcomes were? […]
Continue reading...($) If you’re applying to bschool, should you waive your right to see your recs?
When they ask you on the app if you waive your right to view your records, should you say yes? This is not a consequential thing in the context of your actual app strategy. But it’s the type of thing that can cause applicants stress, and some recommenders may wonder about it, how it works,...
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($) “All the bschools seem to care about values now. What in heck are those, and do I even have any?!?”
Northwestern Kellogg has an MBA entire essay question asking about values this year, and Stanford has asked “What matters most” for years and years and years. Values-driven companies are more attractive to employees, and it’s becoming a prominent feature at many top MBA programs that values are examined and explicitly expressed as part of their […]
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