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

If you are thinking of applying to business school this year,  take note! First round deadlines for the application begin in September! And if you are thinking of the Harvard Business School 2+2 program, the first round is actually in July!  So for those looking at autumn and early January deadlines, you still want to consider getting organized now. This means...

The always insightful Forte Foundation just posted an article on their blog by Tricia Felice, Chicago Booth '14 about how to tell your boss that you are leaving to go to business school.

This time of year, many applicants are receiving good news about their applications  and will be going on to the next chapter. Indeed, many of you also asked for

The Financial Times' Global Rankings came out recently, and it looks like everyone is a winner.  This is one list of several, and fortunately, there’s no one definitive list, with a definitive methodology. That’s way many schools can slice and dice the data to claim theyare highly ranked according to someone.

I, for one, am glad that there are a...

In this Jam Session, 85 Broads Power Circle member Betsy Massar, CEO of Master Admissions, will offer aspiring MBA applicants tips for getting into their dream business school.

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In the one-hour webinar, Harvard Business School graduate and Stanford GSB leadership communications coach Betsy Massar will draw upon her extensive experience working with students who have been accepted into the world’s top schools.

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Just about everyone, that is, other than McKinsey consultants and Goldman analysts, call themselves non-traditional candidates for business school. Why? Because they think that everyone who will populate the next MBA class comes from management consulting or finance.

We all of know a few consultants, investment banking types, and more than a few engineers at business school. And indeed, if you look at the profiles of many business schools (here’s a...

Everybody loves school rankings. They’re fun, they’re competitive, and they make great headlines. But they’re also a bit like political opinion polls: The devil is in the details. Sure, business school rankings are a great place to start, and they give you some ideas about which MBA programs to explore, but they don’t quite tell you where you best belong. That part is up to you.

So, even if you’re...

I am not a very good athlete, so you can imagine everyone's surprise when I decided to pick up a new sport. I decided to learn to row – not in a traditional rowboat, but in a long skinny shell with two 10-foot oars. It isn’t that hard, except you’ve got to do a few things

A few weeks ago, I entered a competition for the best MBA blog. In my day job, I am a graduate admissions consultant, so I thought I would try to get some attention to my blog through this contest. I didn’t win. I didn’t place. I didn’t even show.

It wasn’t for lack of effort. I tapped all my social media friends and contacts as I looked for votes. But I didn’t...

What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "authentic?" My bet would be that you don't automatically think of an MBA student. But someday, you just might.

Why? The top business schools are not only looking for applicants with academic potential, but they’re seeking out a new breed of leader—­someone...

This week's tips come courtesy of Alison Albeck Lindland, a fellow Vassar graduate who went on to get her MBA from Columbia Business School, graduating in 2008.  Prior to business school Alison worked on the Goldman Sachs and Jaguar accounts at OgilvyInteractive and was an early team member at TheaterMania.com, a startup media and ticket software company. After graduating from...