Blog: Archive for the “Application Tips” Category

Are you a non-traditional MBA applicant? In this episode, Jeremy Shinewald and Harold Simansky explain why admissions committees care less about your job title and more about your impact, leadership, and ability to contribute to the MBA community.

The MBA admissions process is unpredictable and highly subjective. Every year, the applicant pool is packed with highly qualified applicants—too many for the schools to admit, in fact—and as a result, incredible candidates are invariably rejected. Over the past 20 years, we have seen both the good and the bad of MBA admissions, and on … Read More  

As you craft and refine your narratives for your application essays, you will need to be thoughtful about how you are engaging the admissions reader. Keep in mind that admissions officers read thousands of essays each year, and the person who reads yours might have read several other candidates’ files already that day! So if … Read More  

Many MBA applicants believe that their professional past needs to have followed a perfect trajectory, with them having gone seamlessly from job to job, from promotion to promotion. The reality, however, can be quite different. Candidates sometimes get laid off and are unable to find a new job for several months. Sometimes, an illness or … Read More  

Whether you love social media or hate it, you cannot afford to ignore it when you are applying to business school! You should assume that admissions committees will assess how your character and interests are reflected in your social media and general online presence—just as firms do during the recruiting process.