In the next couple of weeks, I will be putting my house on the market for sale. The house isn’t very big, but of course we’ve managed to accumulate a lot of things over the years. So my dearest aunt is spending a week with us to clear out the clutter and spruce up the […]
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MBA candidates are so anxious to know what business schools want in MBA applicants. They want the inside scope on the ideal or model applicant so they can follow the blueprint to get admitted to business school. Of course, business schools have the same party line – there is not an ideal MBA candidate, but […]
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The list of MBA programs that accept the GRE continues to grow. While most top business schools now allow applicants to submit a GRE score in place of the GMAT, candidates’ concern about doing so has only grown. Candidates worry about how their applications will be considered and whether schools really prefer the GMAT over the […]
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Imagine you are standing in front of a wooden door. You think you might want to go through it, but the door seems pretty impossible to open. The door is heavy with only a small doorknob that doesn’t seem nearly durable enough to swing open the door. In fact, you think the door may be […]
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In January, I wrote a blog about the steps candidates needed to take to be on track to submit MBA applications in the fall – essentially 12 months to business school applications. With a couple of days until May, the application season inches closer and closer. Now with only 5-6 months until 1st round application […]
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I was on vacation last week. Actually, I am going to stop calling it a vacation and instead more accurately say I was “working remotely from a hotel with a gorgeous view of the Pacific Ocean”! Tomorrow my eBook comes out about the diversity outreach efforts of the top 50 MBA programs. When I started […]
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I’m writing from La Jolla, California, which is just north of San Diego. Tony! Toni! Tone! lied when they said that it never rains in southern California. It’s been a little rainy here. I’m planted in a chair working so I guess the weather shouldn’t matter that much, but I want sunshine! Hopefully, Tuesday will […]
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For many women, negotiation is an intimidating word. We picture it in terms of conflict and shy away from it for fear of losing an offer or coming off as abrasive. For many women, negotiation is an intimidating word. We picture it in terms of conflict and shy away from it for fear of losing an […]
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Over the weekend, I saw part of a documentary on women stand-up comedians called Why We Laugh: Funny Women. Part of the film focused on whether women are funny, citing a number of male comedians who don’t think women are funny. While I’m not a comedian, I actually think I’m kind of funny and I […]
Read MoreSecond round MBA application decisions are coming out. Some candidates have already heard great news and others will get their decisions in the next couple of weeks. It’s an exciting time for candidates and schools as the MBA Class of 2015 takes shape. It is also a time when schools often see the character of […]
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