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($) Who / what situations are greenlit for an MBA app in Round 3?

February 5, 2020 by EssaySnark - Discusses HBS 2+2 Leave a Comment

Continuing our Round 3 MBA Strategy series today, we’ll follow up the recent posts about some risks and challenges in Round 3 ( part 1 and part 2 in case you missed them) with a flip to the positive: There’s a few categories of Brave Supplicant for whom we’re more inclined to see a potentially […]

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Filed Under: family business, GMAT/GRE, Round 3 Tagged With: deferrals, sponsored for MBA Bschools: HBS 2+2

($) MBA career goals are goals for your career (“Well duh EssaySnark”)

November 7, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Are you being sponsored for your MBA? Do you have plans to return to your current company after you finish with school? Great! Today’s post is not for you. 🙂 Today we’re talking about applicants who want to go to bschool and then they have a pretty good idea of what they want to do […]

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Filed Under: career changer, entrepreneurship, family business Tagged With: sponsored for MBA

How are you going to pay for it?

April 10, 2018 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

GMAC Chart - MBA applicant survey - funding sources

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 […]

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Filed Under: tuition Tagged With: financial aid, sponsored for MBA

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

December 28, 2017 by EssaySnark - Discusses Yale SOM, Columbia, MIT Sloan 2 Comments

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 […]

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Filed Under: app dataset, tuition Tagged With: financial aid, sponsored for MBA Bschools: Yale SOM, Columbia, MIT Sloan

Who’s a good fit for the Columbia J-Term?

May 11, 2017 by EssaySnark - Discusses Columbia 54 Comments

This was originally posted two years ago. We’re reblahgging it now because a) it’s relevant, and b) it’s timely. There’s some comments at the bottom from BSers who have long ago been admitted to Columbia and other programs. We’re inviting you to post your own comments too if there’s anything we can do to demystify […]

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Filed Under: entrepreneurship, family business, J-Term/accelerated MBA, school reviews & insights Tagged With: sponsored for MBA Bschools: Columbia

($) How to ask for a letter of recommendation for your MBA application

June 22, 2016 by EssaySnark

All business schools ask you to get at least one recommendation as part of their application process. With very, very few exceptions, this should be a professional recommendation, and in fact it should be even more specific than that: You should get a recommendation from your current direct supervisor. It’s not technically mandatory that you...


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Filed Under: recommendations Tagged With: sponsored for MBA

($) McKinsey consulting, going back to your current company / being sponsored, and other MBA career goals ideas

December 5, 2014 by EssaySnark

First off… DO YOU KNOW THAT THE FIRST WEEK OF DECEMBER IS ALMOST OVER?!?? There. Just had to say that. A little Public Service Announcement for all of you BSers out there. On to today’s topic. The last two days we’ve had posts with nearly the same short-term goal statement in them – “I wanna...


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Filed Under: career goals, consulting Tagged With: sponsored for MBA

($) Emotional intelligence. Or, What kind of confident are you?

November 6, 2014 by EssaySnark

Let’s face it, most people applying to the top MBA programs have a certain degree of self-confidence. After all, how could you even throw your hat into the ring in such a competitive process if you didn’t believe that you’ve got what it takes? (Whether that belief is misguided or not is a topic for...


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Filed Under: career goals, general tips Tagged With: EQ or lack thereof, sponsored for MBA

Getting sponsored for your MBA

August 15, 2013 by EssaySnark 2 Comments

We recently discussed whether you should try and get your company to foot the bill for your bschool education. In that prior post, we offered some things to think about that you might not have considered. One other point that needs to be addressed – and this may be controversial, but when have we ever […]

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Filed Under: tuition Tagged With: sponsored for MBA

($) Should you get your company to pay for your MBA?

July 25, 2013 by EssaySnark

We saw a great article on BusinessBecause recently about How to Get Your Employer to Pay for Your MBA. Excellent advice there on how to hit up your boss to sponsor your schooling. But the question left unaddressed is, even if you can get your company to pay for business school… should you? It’s an...


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Filed Under: tuition Tagged With: financial aid, sponsored for MBA

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