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($) “No extracurriculars after college” continued

March 16, 2023 by EssaySnark

Yesterday we posted a question from a Brave Supplicant who was worried about their lack of extracurriculars, and we stated that probably, they were overthinking things. If you didn’t read that original question, you probably should go back before continuing, so you get the full picture of what this BSer was asking about. Here’s our...


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Filed Under: recommendations, volunteering Tagged With: extracurriculars, myths

($) “Request for help: No extracurricular after college”

March 15, 2023 by EssaySnark

Today we’ll share a question from a BSer who did pretty darned good in the application process and is guaranteed to be starting bschool in the fall; which one is still up in the air, as there are some apps still in play, but there are at least a couple admits to their name already....


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Filed Under: recommendations, volunteering Tagged With: extracurriculars, myths

($) “I work for a small company nobody’s ever heard of. Can I still get into bschool?”

March 17, 2022 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Short answer: YES! There’s a common myth that you have to work for well-known, marquee brand-name companies in order to make it into a well-known, marquee brand-name bschool. Premium content starts here… ———–   ———– Premium content ends.   So the long answer to our question posed up top is also a YES. Definitely yes! […]

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Filed Under: resumes Tagged With: myths, no-name company

($) The disadvantage of working at a big-name company pre-MBA

May 5, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Yup, you read that right. Disadvantage. “But EssaySnark! I always heard that the top schools have all these special connections into the big consulting firms and Wall Street! How can it be a DISadvantage to be coming from a big-name company?!??” Premium content starts here… ———–   ———– Premium content ends.   Since we’re on […]

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Filed Under: planning your strategy Tagged With: myths

Talk to current students… just not about how to get in.

August 14, 2018 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

In the category of well-intentioned but potentially damaging: We keep having BSers tell us what they’ve been told by the current students attending the schools they want to go to. It’s awesome when they report to us about their experiences or what new changes are happening or some amazing popular course or professor. It’s often […]

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Filed Under: school fit, school reviews & insights Tagged With: myths

5 Myths about MBA admissions – and why they’re actually true

June 13, 2018 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

By sheer coincidence, we had this post long planned just never got around to polishing it up and publishing, and then recently saw a bunch of other MBA app sites also have “Application Myths!!” posts come out. So at risk of seeming like a copycat, we finally pulled this together with a random assortment of […]

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Filed Under: general tips Tagged With: myths

($) MBA application challenge: “I work for a small local employer…”

April 21, 2014 by EssaySnark - Discusses Wharton

This is actually a pseudo-essay critique in disguise; we can’t claim it literally as a Wharton career goals essay critique since the Wharton essay questions haven’t been released yet. And this one is from a past season. But we’re going to talk mostly about a common question among the applicant crowd, about the size of...


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Filed Under: essay critique Tagged With: myths, no-name company, private equity Bschools: Wharton

Everybody likes choices.

March 13, 2014 by EssaySnark - Discusses Harvard Leave a Comment

Say you’re the prettiest girl at the bar. You’re single. You appreciate having options. You don’t want people to think that you’re taken. (Except for the sleazy ones. Well no wait, it’s still kinda flattering when they make a move… buy you a drink… makes you feel good to get the attention.) You’re nice. You’re […]

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Filed Under: application rounds Tagged With: myths Bschools: Harvard

Great last-round advice from Cornell admissions

February 18, 2014 by EssaySnark - Discusses Cornell Johnson Leave a Comment

We talk on and on at this blahg (and on and on) about the dangers of a Round 3 application and just yesterday, we told you that if you’re thinking of applying to Columbia, don’t bother. The confusing part is schools that have four rounds. There used to be several of those, including LBS and […]

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Filed Under: application rounds Tagged With: myths Bschools: Cornell Johnson

*Really* debunking the “big-name company” myth

July 22, 2013 by EssaySnark

In our 3 Myths about MBA Admissions post last week – one of which is the idea that you need to have brand-name firms on your resume to get into bschool – someone posted a comment basically saying “Prove it!” (They didn’t say it in a mean way, just a doubting and skeptical way.) Here’s […]

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Filed Under: general snark Tagged With: myths, no-name company

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