financial aid

($) The factors that make you much more likely to get a scholarship award along with your MBA admit

May 1, 2019 by EssaySnark

Sure you want to get into a good program. But you also think it would be kinda nice to get a scholarship, too. Well…. we’re a little bit of the DownerSnark on that idea. They’re not gonna pay you to get an MBA. At least, not most of you. This may come as a surprise...

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($) Applying where the scholarships are (wherein we talk up Ross, Cornell, Darden, and others)

April 22, 2019 by EssaySnark - Discusses Cornell Johnson, Darden, Michigan Ross

We’re not exactly advocating this as an actual strategy for selecting your MBA programs to target. But it’s something to consider! It’s certainly more practical and intelligent (yes we said it) than using rankings as the priority tool to choose where to apply. If a top MBA program has a special scholarship fund earmarked only...

How are you going to pay for it?

April 10, 2018 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

We admit to being DownerSnark when the subject of MBA scholarships comes up. Mostly it’s because it’s….one of those things. Where applicants are often woefully misinformed or unaware of the realities of the situation. If you’re applying for a graduate program in almost any other field, there is plenty of free money available. That’s how […]

($) Success Story! Sometimes it takes awhile – and sometimes it really pays off!

March 16, 2018 by EssaySnark

This seriously happy note came in from a BSer in May last year and we figured it was appropriate to post it now, since so many of you are getting antsy waiting for admit decisions — here’s something that hopefully you can be looking forward to (or at least some variation of it) in the...

($) App Dataset Dilemmas! Sticky questions about finances in MBA apps

December 28, 2017 by EssaySnark - Discusses MIT Sloan, Columbia, Yale SOM

One of the many ways things can get messed up with your MBA applications is rushing through the data entry task on your application. The app dataset is an important part of your pitch — not just a chore you need to get through as quickly as possible. We’ve offered a range of strategic comments...

“If my GMAT score is good enough, will I…?”

November 9, 2017 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

NOTE: We’re reblahgging this from 2012, since it’s a timely topic that gets asked about a lot!! Had a Brave Supplicant ask us about GMAT scores and scholarships recently — something like, “If my score is impressive enough, will I get a full tuition grant at bschool?” Here’s what we said: It is actually […]

The value of a lower-ranked bschool.

March 25, 2016 by EssaySnark 4 Comments

Yesterday we posted a question that was asked by a Brave Supplicant who had been accepted to a school we don’t frequently mention. What we specifically said to this BSer was: The blahg focuses primarily on the competitive top MBA programs and so no, we don’t discuss [School 3] all that often (every client we’ve […]

($) If you said you wanted to be a McKinsey consultant…

April 1, 2015 by EssaySnark

If you’re one of those real go-getters who decided she wants to go to work for McKinsey after bschool… And you’ve now made it in to bschool… and you want to get a true leg up on your goals… Then it’s time to apply to be a McKinsey Scholar. From the McKinsey website: This summer,...

Did you get into Berkeley Haas?

January 15, 2015 by EssaySnark - Discusses Berkeley Haas 2 Comments

CONGRATULATIONS! And now as a reward, you get to write another essay!! 😀 Berkeley-Haas does financial aid awards as a separate step in the admissions process and they ask for a Personal Statement (same thing as an essay) to be completed by those who want to be considered for their Dean’s Fellowship. A few other […]