We’re reviving this series from the ‘snarchives because it’s so important as a concept to understand in constructing high-quality MBA applications — and in life! We talk a lot about strategy in your MBA apps here on the blahg. Strategy comes down to: pitching the right schools pitching the right way maximizing your strengths […]
Continue reading...Work doesn’t make you happy. But meaningful work might.
In a recent Slaughter & Rees Report from The Tuck School , we get this: In his Nicomachean Ethics , Aristotle defined the highest form of human flourishing—eudaimonia, or “good spirit”—as the application of one’s talents to meaningful endeavors of personal and community consequence. This flourishing is largely independent of the results of these endeavors; […]
Continue reading...($) Backup plans and next steps: What if it’s looking like you might not get in?!??
Some of you are starting to worry, which may or may not be justified. If you tend to be a worrier, you already know that about yourself, and you may intellectually recognize that you’re doing it, and be unable to stop. Worrying in this case only adds to your stress levels and is not productive, […]
Continue reading...Anxiety and your interview (MBA or otherwise)
NOTE: We’re reblahgging this article written in February 2020… the Before-Times. While the gist of it in the context of anxiety in an MBA interview is still valid, we acknowledge that anxiety (and depression, and a host of very real mental health challenges) is a totally different thing for many of us these days. Anyway, […]
Continue reading...A fun exercise to be intentional
It’s the last Friday of January. Where did this first month of 2022 go?!?? Whether you’re someone who makes New Year’s resolutions or not, it’s important to track the passage of time, so you can evaluate what you’re doing with it as it goes by. That one precious life, you know? Now that we’re 1/12th […]
Continue reading...We’re in a tough time right now.
Wow, this coronavirus thing… It’s just not going away. Probably every single person reading this post in January of 2022 is experiencing the virus as being very much within their circle of family, work, and friends. It’s likely that all of you are being affected by it directly in ways that you have not been […]
Continue reading...($) “What can I do to increase my chances after submitting?”
Many of you are still in recovery from the stress of submitting your Round 2 applications – or you still haven’t submitted all of them that you’re trying for. However, some of you may come off the rollercoaster of the past few days and then stand there feeling a little lost. There’s often a big […]
Continue reading...($) One easy way to tell how bad you want this
We have this thing called the Comprehensive Profile Review… Premium content starts here… ———– ———– Premium content ends. There are likely to be many, many twists and turns for you in this process. Some people are “Harvard or Bust!” and that’s cool! Most others are trying to find their way, kicking the tires, […]
Continue reading...($) What skills will be most desirable by future employers?
You’re interested in an MBA because you want to increase your marketability. You can increase your marketability by acquiring new skills. Beyond just the desire to have a Master’s in Business Administration as reflected in a framed diploma on the wall, what specifically are these skills that you think you will need? The world is […]
Continue reading...This post is for everyone who INTENDED to do Round 1…
We had a snarky blurb of a post up since Friday and we figured, hey, no need to be snarky! Because we know a lot of you are not quite where you wanted to be. Did you not manage to submit the apps you had planned to for Round 1? (Round 1 totally isn’t over, […]
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