your life

($) “Will I be canceled if I change my mind after accepting a school’s offer?”

May 6, 2021 by EssaySnark

We’re reblahgging this from 2015 – yikes! This situation has the same answer today, but we are taking this opportunity to change how we say it. This is admittedly a rare situation but those are fun to talk about sometimes, too. We had a BSer who went through the whole process and got accepted at...

While much of the blahg is available completely for free, the content here is reserved for members with full blahg access only ($9.95/month for six months, cancel anytime). Please login to view this content or purchase a membership.

($) “I got this incredible new job offer. If I take it, what impact will it have on my future MBA apps?”

February 19, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

We got a follow-up question recently that we decided to discuss here for all of you. This question came in a few months after delivering a Comprehensive Profile Review to a new Brave Supplicant who was just starting to kick the tires on the possibility of a future MBA app. This person had used the […]

($) What skills will be most desirable by future employers?

February 8, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

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 […]

What if you don’t get in? Planning your Plan B.

January 13, 2021 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Today we’re posting a series of links to articles that we have collected over the years, to help you learn about learning, understand your understanding, and deepen your ability to gain insight into yourself — insights that you can use in practical ways. One of those very practical ways is figuring out what to do […]

Do you want bschool to be easy or hard?

November 12, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

For whatever reason, you’ve decided that you want an MBA. Many schools have essay questions asking you to explain why you want one. Regardless of how much thought you’ve put into that question before now, we’re going to pose one specific challenge today, for you to consider, to evaluate how you want to live your […]

Nobody’s thinking about writing essays right now. Right?

November 6, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

We have plenty to say about researching schools, figuring out if you need to be planning for Round 2, how to construct a good essay… but now doesn’t seem like the time to be spouting that stuff. If you live in any country but the U.S., you may be seeing news coverage of rising coronavirus […]

($) “I’m out of time. I’m going to just push everything to Round 2.”

September 1, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

We end up doing a series of posts on this problem every September, so we’re mostly going to be referring you to those prior posts today — with this one specific addition that everyone should study carefully. This is Life Advice that you can use to navigate thorny decisions around whether to put in a […]

($) Should you work through your MBA?

July 1, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

Heck, if school is gonna be done remote: Why not keep your job, live where you’re at, and go to school at the same time? Premium content starts here… ———– Premium content ends. Right now is a time for all of us to re-imagine what the world should be. Everything is in turmoil […]

Microaggressions

June 12, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

You’re in a big meeting at a client site. You’ve never been there before. The meeting is hot into discussion, and your boss turns to you and says, “Can you go print out the Acme Report for last quarter? Get copies for everyone. I think we need that to make this decision.” It’s not your […]

Are you ready to change the world?

June 8, 2020 by EssaySnark Leave a Comment

The world needs you. Maybe it needs you to become a consultant. That’s still a totally viable career path for you and we’re not trying to convince you that getting an MBA to go do that is a bad idea or that it’s somehow morally wrong to continue working to make that happen. But, at […]