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 &...
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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,...
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People who use GMAT of GRE prep courses and tutors do better than going alone. I've said that for years, but now I have analytical proof it is true. There are a million reasons not to go it alone. I even tell people that if they have...
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Poets & 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...
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[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...
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I 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 MoreBelieve it or not, the admissions deadlines for 2016 entry is fast approaching. I'd rather think about relaxing during the summer and taking a break. But MBA programs are releasing applications for the next cycle, and it makes sense to start your campaign for getting...
Read MoreFor those who are applying to business school, the question arises: should I take the GMAT or GRE? Or if you've already taken one or the other, you may be wondering if you should have taken a different test. In all honesty, I think the answer is...
Read MoreMany students ask whether they can apply to business school with the GRE, thinking that they may be disadvantaged compared to students who are applying with the GMAT. I've even quoted business school admissions directors, who are still undecided. Last year at an AIGAC conference...
Read MoreNow that most of the MBA application questions are out, I thought it might be timely to go back to basics for a little Q&A about the admissions process. This was just published in on a website called Varsity Tutors under the Ask an MBA...
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