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($) “Uh-oh” or “YAY!”: Are Round 2 apps in your future? What we can predict and what you should expect

October 29, 2019 by EssaySnark

If you didn’t bother to go through our wonky decision tree recently, then we’ll offer a recap for you now (we can’t call it a tl;dr since all of our posts are tl, even the summary stuff, but you knew that already). This is for those of you in that special pocket of h3ll called...

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($) MBA app volumes and you

July 3, 2019 by EssaySnark

As we started to discuss yesterday: Yes, applications have gone down to the top schools in the U.S. Simultaneously, there’s been a strengthening of interest in bschools in places that aren’t called the United States. We’ve talked about this plenty o’ times, and it seems to be largely attributed to the image of American unfriendliness...

($) OH NO! Bschools in trouble! (aka, Are MBA applications REALLY tanking?)

July 2, 2019 by EssaySnark - Discusses Harvard, Yale SOM

Apparently it’s time for our “Is there a bubble?!?” post. We write these every few years (2015 version: Our annual “bubble” post; 2014 version: The whole “MBA bubble” thing rises again; 2011 version: The cost of education/is there a bubble? 8-part series), because apparently it’s a cyclical trend. The media gets bored, or someone (usually...

($) If you’re hoping to be a Class of 2022 graduate, please read this.

June 6, 2019 by EssaySnark

Today’s post isn’t actually about applying to get in. It’s about what will happen when you get out. Let’s assume that everything goes according to plan, and you’re successful with your applications to an American business school this year. That means you’re going to be graduating in May or June 2022. Sitting here in early...

($) What will admissions be like for the Class of 2022?

May 30, 2019 by EssaySnark

We’ll go out on a limb and offer this bold prognostication: It’s going to be easier for the well-prepared candidate to make it into a top MBA program this year. This won’t hold true for everyone; there will still be crowded pools of candidates where each individual will need to fight to stand out, and...

Is it a new era in bschool leadership?

April 5, 2019 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

We’ve been in this industry long enough that we’re able to identify and (try to) analyze some longer-term trends. One interesting cycle involves leadership of top business schools and who is appointed as dean. (Warning: Long post ahead! And who the dean is, well, that might not matter altogether much for you as a current […]

($) What if you don’t have that much work experience? Going for an MBA early in career

April 1, 2019 by EssaySnark - Discusses Wharton, Columbia

Used to be, certain schools would hardly even consider an applicant without at least three-ish years of post-college work experience. Those particular schools still have a relatively high average number of years of experience for their entering classes but we’re seeing signs of cracks in the walls, where they’re now being more open to considering...

($) Shifting business school admissions climate

February 12, 2019 by EssaySnark

In the category of “wow didn’t expect that”: Applications to law school rebounded in the last year. And then again: Hmm, of course! Shoulda expected that! Everything happens due to the political environment and the economy. The economy is the most obvious and immediate driver in trends in MBA admissions. The political environment is the...

($) International MBA Wanna-Be? Darden has given you a goldmine.

January 29, 2019 by EssaySnark - Discusses Darden

Not sure if this is going to be status quo for reporting post-MBA placement data going forward at all schools, but we first noticed this in the Darden Class of 2018 Employment Report and wanted to give a shout-out. This is useful indeed! In their list of employers who hired grads from their most recent...

($) So what’s going to happen this MBA admissions season?

October 8, 2018 by EssaySnark

You likely heard by now that app volumes at many American MBA programs went down last year. The small subset of the news media that covers the MBA marketplace loves to jump on these changes, either hollering about the sky-high record-setting numbers (which we saw the prior few years) or shouting from the rooftops that...