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Describing Leadership in MBA Essays When You’re Not the Boss

May 14, 2021

[caption id="attachment_3657" align="alignright" width="300"] Ex-Marine Angie Morgan[/caption] The MBA essay questions are coming out, and students are already pondering how they can make themselves stand out and show leadership in MBA essays. It's no secret that admissions readers want to read about an applicant's personal leadership experience. But what...

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Wrestling with MBA Application Essays

Nov 09, 2016

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[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...

Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

Do I Have to Work at Goldman Sachs to Get Into Business School?

May 28, 2013

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To get into one of the best business schools in the world, most people I talk to worry that their work experience isn't good enough. Even those who have worked for the top names in their industries: Goldman, McKinsey, Morgan Stanley, or Bain Capital, worry that...

Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

“Feeder Schools” and the MBA

Jan 25, 2013

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I have seen a lot of discussion around the internet about the right "feeder schools" to top MBA programs. Some websites, such as Poets & Quants, back into an aggregation of the top feeder schools, but even before discussing them, you want to be aware...

Chicago Booth, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

What You Can Do NOW to Boost Your MBA Application

May 09, 2012

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With deadlines for MBA applications about six months away, you might think there's not much you can do to prepare right now other than take the GMAT or GRE. Even if you’re planning to apply to schools next year, you may think that your profile...

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Inserting Emotional IQ into Your MBA Essays

Dec 02, 2010

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Look at any business school’s website and you will see that the school’s primary goal is to teach leaders. “We educate leaders who make a difference in the world,” proclaims Harvard Business School’s mission page. Stanford’s leaders are “innovative, insightful, and principled.” Wharton says its...

Harvard Business School, Northwestern Kellogg, Recommendations, Stanford GSB

A Treasury of Grad School Recommendation Resources

Aug 21, 2010

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It’s about six weeks from the first deadlines for applying to business school, and thousands of aspiring MBA students are asking their bosses, former bosses, senior colleagues, and even clients for recommendations to business school. Some might argue that it’s already too late to hit...

10 Tips, Chicago Booth, Essays, Stanford GSB, Wharton

10 Tips for Getting Into Business School—Tip 3: Connect with Your Inner Rock Star

Apr 29, 2010

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Welcome back to the Master Admissions 10-Tip series. In the first tip, I recommended you start early, and in the second tip , I recommended you take inventory. Now it’s time to take the leap to connect with your inner rock star. Leadership Goes Far...

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Applying to Stanford GSB in 2010?

Mar 17, 2010

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A great secret for those who are able to plan ahead enough in their b-school applications: many schools have pre-season women's and diversity weekends to introduce prospective candidates to their MBA programs. Going to one of these events gives you a great perspective on the school,...

Harvard Business School, Round 3, Stanford GSB, Uncategorized

MBA Admissions: Third-round thoughts and how not to drive yourself crazy while waiting

Mar 14, 2010

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This is the time I don’t wish on anyone. I’m not talking to the MBA candidate who had their act together, applied first round and just came back from admit weekend. I’m talking about the candidate who applied second round, is pulling her hair...

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Describing Leadership in MBA Essays When You’re Not the Boss

Wrestling with MBA Application Essays

Do I Have to Work at Goldman Sachs to Get Into Business School?

“Feeder Schools” and the MBA

What You Can Do NOW to Boost Your MBA Application

Inserting Emotional IQ into Your MBA Essays

A Treasury of Grad School Recommendation Resources

10 Tips for Getting Into Business School—Tip 3: Connect with Your Inner Rock Star

Applying to Stanford GSB in 2010?

MBA Admissions: Third-round thoughts and how not to drive yourself crazy while waiting

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