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, […]
Continue reading...Your cat litter box will be very clean this summer.
And you don’t even have a cat. What we mean is, if you’re planning on applying to business school this year, you will become exceptionally skilled at procrastination. At the tail end of the admissions season, we sometimes invite applicants to reflect on their experiences. There’s often a sense of regret, especially from those who […]
Continue reading...There’s surely a story here
Sometime in the last month or so, this message appeared on the Columbia Business School application information page : For those of you on a screenreader, it essentially says that application data must be accurate, that applicants need to write their own essays (but not letters of rec), that the information will be verified, and […]
Continue reading...($) “Will I be canceled if I change my mind after accepting a school’s offer?”
We’re reblahgging this from 2015 – yikes! This situation has the same answer today, but we are taking this opportunity to change how we say it. This is admittedly a rare situation but those are fun to talk about sometimes, too. We had a BSer who went through the whole process and got accepted at...
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($) “I got this incredible new job offer. If I take it, what impact will it have on my future MBA apps?”
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 […]
Continue reading...What if you don’t get in? Planning your Plan B.
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 […]
Continue reading...Do you want bschool to be easy or hard?
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 […]
Continue reading...Nobody’s thinking about writing essays right now. Right?
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 […]
Continue reading...($) “I’m out of time. I’m going to just push everything to Round 2.”
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 […]
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