Yes, you can update your scores, which is a whole new trend. At least for Michigan Ross, and -- check me on this -- Columbia Business School. Ross sent out an email to allay candidates' fears about Round 3 -- there's some great info in here,...
Read MorePoets & Quants just published an article about it being a "buyers market" for MBA applications, concluding that it is *possibly* a lot easier to get in to business school than it was, say, a few years ago. I'm not so sure that's a blanket statement...
Read MoreI’ve been thinking and talking with other admissions consultants about how applicants find us. Lately many potential candidates have found me, or my firm, Master Admissions, from the consultant directory in the website Poets and Quants. If you came from there, WELCOME. I bet you read...
Read MoreESSAYS & GOAL: More at this Columbia Business School link Goal: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters) Essay #1: Through your resume and recommendations, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next 3-5...
Read MoreSomeone on Quora asked: What can you learn at Harvard Business School, Wharton, or any other top-5 business school that you can't learn anywhere else? I answered this question and it received more upvotes than any other question I've answered, so I'm going to put it here...
Read More[caption id="attachment_3622" align="alignright" width="152"] Barbara Coward[/caption] A guest post from Barbara Coward, a top education industry analyst, and founder of Enrollment Strategies, an advisory service to businses schools. If you are applying to a “top” business school, you’re far from alone. The full-time MBA programs recently ranked...
Read MoreI am not a very good athlete, so you can imagine everyone's surprise when I decided to pick up a new sport. I decided to learn to row – not in a traditional rowboat, but in a long skinny shell with two 10-foot oars. It...
Read More"When should I apply?" "Am I too old to apply to business school?" Those are often the first things students ask when planning their MBA application process. The highly personal answer depends on both strategic and tactical considerations. The Decision is Part of Your Career Strategy The...
Read More[caption id="attachment_846" align="alignright" width="256"] You are thinner, of course[/caption] Writing MBA essays can be hard work. If you know anyone who is applying to business school you may have heard them muttering to themselves, “What does matter most to me and why?” (Stanford GSB) or “What...
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