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...One (former) BSer is ready to go. Like, NOW.
Is it too early in the season for a Success Story? We think not. This is posted by permission – this is what a Brave Supplicant wrote to us in response to getting feedback on their essay ideas (where we basically said “nope, nope, nope” to how they were talking about their plans to start […]
Continue reading...Success Story! In a completely different way…
Normally our Success Story posts are first-hand accounts from former Brave Supplicants who make it all the way through the process and into a great MBA program. Today we’re doing something different. We have a story to tell you about someone who we just met a few months ago – yes, this is still a […]
Continue reading...($) UC Irvine career goals question
We got a question submitted from a Brave Supplicant who’s targeting the UC Irvine Merage School of Business. We actually haven’t had a single post on this school before, not that it’s not a good school but that it’s not the most competitive one. There hasn’t been huge interest among the standard pool of BSers...
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Pissing off the BSers
Those of you who’ve been coming around these parts for awhile know we tell it like it is. We try to shoot straight. Bschool admissions is competitive. What’s the point in shining you on and telling you that you have a good shot of making it into Harvard if you really don’t? The main reason […]
Continue reading...Our annual “Should I apply now” reality check
>Last year we did a series of posts right around this time, and we’re realizing that we need to bring them all back. For those of you who just crawled out from under your rock and decided to apply to bschool, like, NOW…. read these, please: Considering applying to bschool now? DON’T This post will […]
Continue reading...What is “readiness” (part 3!) – or, 5 Reasons Why You’re a Schmuck
Funny thing. We wrote a blahg post nearly 1.5 yrs ago on “readiness” (Part 1) — but then never wrote the Part 2. And now we can’t quite recall what we had in mind for that second part. (EDIT: We did write the Part 2… dunno why we thought we hadn’t… so apparently this post […]
Continue reading...Ready for an MBA?
There is so much that goes into applying for an MBA — just getting ready for your application itself can be a complete life-overwhelming, all-engrossing project for many many months. Maybe you’ve just hit the Submit button on a bushel of apps, and you’re breathing a sigh of relief. Boy, sure glad that is over! […]
Continue reading...Thinking about an MBA? Do you really know why you need one?
As part of their applications for admissions, almost all business schools ask something about “career goals.” (MIT doesn’t actually ask about goals at all. Harvard is the only top school that makes this question optional, however EssaySnark does still recommend that candidates tackle that choice for HBS. [update 2012: HBS has no career goals essay...
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What is "readiness"? (part 2)
We talked before about how clear goals and a history of success can show the adcom that bschool is right for you — that you’re thinking smart about your future and are ready to go back to school to take the next step. That you’re “ready” for it in terms of your career progression. The […]
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