'Tuck MBA' tagged blog posts in Betsy Massar's Master Admissions Blog

Guess what.  Six months from now we will be at the beginning of October. Shocking, isn't it, that those of you who are thinking of applying to business school in the first round have only six months to figure it all out. You've got a lot of tactical moves ahead of you, like taking the GMAT...

This time of year the same question comes up:  is it worth applying in Round 3?.  And every year students get in an go to their dream schools. But is it too risky?

Fewer Spaces, Tired Application Readers

Well, it is more competitive,  as admissions committee bloggers from Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business recently optined. But it is not impossible,  In fact, a work - or even a life chan

A lot of clients ask: How much do business school rankings matter?  Are they accurate?  How should I use them to help me figure out what schools to apply to?  If you’ve had any of these questions, you are in very good company.  Figuring out how to interpret the rankings can be confusing.

Enter Tuck’s...

It's summer in the northern hemisphere, which means time to get a little more organized about the admissions process.  It's a wonderful time to learn about schools.  A little counter-intuitive, when students are out of classes and campuses are an empty husk of their former fall-to-springtime selves. But guess what!  Many students are taking summer jobs and may be coming to your neighborhood. You can meet...

I am like all of you. I get nervous, distracted to the point of craziness while waiting for things. So my heart goes out to everyone who is waiting to hear from schools.  And the waiting comes in stages: first, you think you can ignore it. Then it becomes the elephant in the room. And then it becomes the object of prayer/shamanic dances/worry and endlessly clicking the refresh button on your...

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 Beyond Any Title
Every business school is looking for students who are leaders – and that definition of leadership is very broad. “Leadership encompasses more than managing...

I have always maintained that admissions officers are getting more and more transparent. And that's a good thing. Many admissions officers are regular bloggers; I’ve linked to the Chicago Booth School’s director of admissions Rose Martinelli several times. She has often written thoughtful posts on the substance and process of MBA applications. I’m a big fan. Other admissions officers are regular Twitter fans – I follow MJ Shores of...

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 out waiting for the drip, drip, drip of interview invitations, or already had the interview and probably didn’t blow it. But we have no information....

It's that time of year where MBA schools come to San Francisco. Below is a list of some programs that are coming this way. A few are going to Palo Alto as well. Many will also be at the MBA Tour on September 27 at the Hyatt Regency (Haas, UCLA, Ross, Yale, Cornell). I believe all will be at the Forte Forum on September 21 at the Hilton. Please note that...