'Harvard' tagged blog posts in Betsy Massar's Master Admissions Blog

It's a tough time in the admissions cycle.  At least for prospective students. Most have submitted applications and are waiting for interviews, or have had interviews and are waiting for decisions. There’s an absence of information that ‘s unnerving. It’s just plain stressful. So is waiting for a job offer or waiting for a chance to be in the starting lineup of the New York Knicks.

My friend Ben Mattlin is now a commentator for NPR. He was born with spinal muscular atrophy, but that never got in his way. He graduated from Harvard College magna cum laude, and is one lucky and gifted guy. For all of you who are applying to business school and looking for an inspiring story to get your right brain working, read below:

On Halloween, Celebrating Differences Of All Types
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This is more a long tweet than a blog post, and I apologize up front. But for all those who are anxious about Harvard Business School's first-round interviews, Admissions Director Dee Leopold says invitations will start trickling out October 16 to Dec. 15.

HBS Round 1 Update

She writes:
Round 1 Update
Date: October 09, 2009

Greetings. We're already deep into round 1 applications. As the leaves begin to turn colors (shameless plug for...

Rose Martinelli, head of admissions at the Chicago Booth Business School, just posted an insightful piece about the MBA admissions process on her blog. Admissions committee members are increasingly transparent about what they are looking for. No matter what school you are applying to: Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, Chicago, or any other, her words ring true:

In the midst of all the preparations to apply for business school – studying for the GMAT,...

Last night's panel, with admissions officers from Harvard, Stanford, Wharton and UC Berkeley Haas was a big success. We originally expected around 100 attendees -- it turns out about 150 were there!

There are lots of good candidates out there, and I expect a number of those good candidates are members of 85 Broads!

So here are a few items that I recall very quickly

* Applications are trending up. This year...