Like most MBA school applicants, I applied when I was working a Monday - Friday job that consumed most of my life and left me almost no free time to figure out everything I needed to do to get accepted to a top program. I wanted to get accepted to … [Read more...]
Creating an MBA Application Essay That Deserves a Second Look
According to the latest data from the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), MBA programs are attracting 40 to 70 percent more applicants, depending on the school and program specialty. With more application essays to read through, making yours stand out is critical. Review these tips to display your unique personality, … [Read more...]
Tech Startups Increasing MBA Hiring in 2013
Tech startups are hiring at a pace faster than you can click 'Like'. About 87 percent of tech startups surveyed in a study by Silicon Valley Bank are looking to bolster their ranks with college grads and MBAs, notes tech daily news site Mashable. Software companies are the most … [Read more...]
Would You Write a Review of Your College?
Remember how tough it was to find your footing in college? Finding the buildings and the classrooms, breaking in to an already vibrant social community, and deciding what groups and organizations to join -- there was a lot of stuff you worked through, and it felt pretty overwhelming. Every year, … [Read more...]
What’s On Your Mind? Give Me Your Pain, Your Anxiety
What's on your mind? Something brought you here, to this page that you're reading now. If you have an unresolved problem about getting in to grad school -- Med school, dental school, allied health schools, mba or law school -- describe it in the comments below. I'll write an answer … [Read more...]
3 Common MBA essay prompts: How to write winning MBA essays
All other factors being similar or equal, your MBA essays become the deciding factor for your application and a bad batch of essays could set your application back for a year, or more. To put it bluntly, your MBA essays can make or break your application. When you're competing against … [Read more...]