You will have some big decisions to make in the MBA application process, such as (1) which schools should I apply to, (2) should I retake the GMAT again, or (3) which school should I attend? Of course, these are incredibly important. In actuality though, the MBA application process is made up of so many […]
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Now is the time of year that we see who was really serious about making this year “their year” to apply to business school. The admissions season has already started, but now we are approaching the heart of it. We find that GMAT test slots are harder and harder to secure particularly as candidates try […]
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Last week the Supreme Court ruled on a case, Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. Like with everything else, the analysts and pundits have since picked apart the ruling to determine what it “really” means. My two cents: While the ruling was pretty vague and nebulous, the Supreme Court decision was consistent with the […]
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A pre-MBA candidate recently asked me about building relationships with MBA admissions officers. She specifically wanted to know what to do when she didn’t make an immediate connection with an admissions officer – how should she proceed when she had made initial contact with an admissions officer but didn’t feel like they had really “clicked”? […]
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I had the great pleasure to address 60 participants in the Yale Global Pre-MBA program on Sunday evening. Their enthusiasm and thoughtful questions were so energizing – I can’t wait to see them in the MBA applicant pool in a couple of years. When my good friend and event organizer, Chris Grey, Associate Director of […]
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This is adapted from a blog that I write last year. This is the time of year that MBA candidates are strategizing on how to get admitted to their dream schools. Possibly a little overwhelmed by the application process, many may be considering whether to employ an admissions consultant. The thought of having a personal […]
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I started writing a blog about how to make the most of campus visits. For most schools, late spring and summer are the worst times for MBA applicants to visit campus – the semester is complete, students aren’t on campus and admissions officers are slowly recovering from the long admission season. In fact, many schools […]
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In the last week or two, several business schools have released their essay questions for the next MBA application season. This, in turn, has led news outlets and admissions-related websites to feverishly analyze any changes to the essays questions to determine what that might signal for the next crop of MBA applicants. As an MBA […]
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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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