Note: this post is not just relevant for business school, but appropriate for any position in a team-based company. Welcome to the MBA admissions waiting game. And it’s interview season! The rules for interviewing for a spot in the next business school class are really no...
Read MoreRose Martinelli, head of admissions at Chicago Booth is an outstanding blogger. This week she asks, "What if I don’t manage people?" She says: "While several members of our team are heading to Europe, I’ll be heading to Southern California for the next few days before...
Read MoreI created this list for Poets and Quants, the premier MBA website. It was put on the front page a few days ago, and want to share these tips with all prospective MBA students. Here's why you must not wait, but do what you can...
Read MoreAs you sit down to draft your first essay, you might want to think about telling the story of you. That's the most effective way to stand out from the rest of the pack and show just how interesting you are. Tell Stories Whether you are writing...
Read MoreAs promised, the Harvard Business School admissions board has released its online application for the class of 2017. You can see the link here: but it will make you fill out all sorts of forms before getting inside to the good stuff. Dee Leopold made an announcement...
Read MoreYou might think that it's early for the 2014-2015 MBA admissions cycle, but it's actually the best time to start thinking about things. Aside from the fact that I've never, ever, in my life met someone who said, "I wish I had started later on...
Read MoreIt's been a long time since I have written here -- it's March 1 and surely time to pull out the always appropriate blog post on MBA admission chances for Round 3. The basic tenets still hold true: the chances are much slimmer, but if...
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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...
Read MoreStudents who are applying to business school are rightfully nervous about their chances for getting in. And there are some urban myths that certainly go around the blogosphere about interviews, campus visits and chances. Thankfully, the admissions office at Stanford Graduate School of business has...
Read MoreI always find that the people who work in business schools offer a lot more real advice about the application process than I can, and people at the Tuck school stand out as being the most helpful. This article by Jonathan Masland, director of the...
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