Tag : Betsy Massar

  • Betsy Massar MBA admissions

    What does an admissions committee look for? It’s not all odds or chances, or thumbs up or thumbs down. They have real discussions about a candidate’s strength, her potential, and importantly, the information they have chosen to share. Betsy joined a panel at the Poets…

  • MBA admissions answers

    Some MBA admissions questions from clients and friends — answers below On the Integrated Reasoning score Q: My overall score was 770, but my IR was only 5….I was wondering if this low IR (integrated reasoning) score would have a negative impact on me please?…

  • MBA admissions workshop

    Every year in July I organize a workshop for potential applicants. It’s an interactive event — not just me talking, but you helping each other figure out what are the stories and themes in your life that will help you stand out in the competitive…

  • This is the in-between season for MBA applicants, characterized by anxiety for everyone, including me. Reason: those who have already met their first-round deadlines have nothing to do but wait, and are suddenly overwhelmed with free time and unused gym memberships. Those who are applying…

  • As students rush to get their applications in for the second round of MBA admissions, schools are reaching out to students to separate true from false. Part of it is because everyone runs to forums to get their information rather than directly from schools. So…