Normally, you see me posting about MBA applications and the best business schools in the world, but I had to react to some outstanding news. NASA's new class of astronauts is 50% women.
According to the Associated Press article, "NASA Picks 8 New Astronauts, 4 of them Women":
Four of the eight are women, the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ever selected by NASA. ... The Class of 2013's Nicole Aunapu...
Most people I talk to worry that their work experience isn't good enough for to get into one of the best business schools in the world. Even 85 Broads members!
Many have worked for the top names in their industry: Goldman, Morgan Stanley, McKinsey, or Bain Capital, but worry that they should be working for another well-known firm, such as Google,...
One of the very best ways to differentiate your candidacy in an MBA application is to have a global work experience. Most of the students I have worked with who have had meaningful international experience have had little trouble getting accepted into the best business schools in the world.
Now the accent...
Like you, I don’t want to deal with the fact that the admissions cycle for 2014 matriculation is fast approaching. I’d rather think about spring and long days and warm weather (and for those south of the equator, you get to think about skiing.) But now is the time to start planning your campaign for the next few months.
So here are a few tips to get you going as...
The application to business school scares most people. Sure, it looks simple enough – fill out a few forms, take a GMAT or GRE test, send transcripts, answer some essay questions, get recommendations, and voilà, you’re in.
If only that were true.
As the founder of Master Admissions, a veteran of the investment banking and investment management worlds, a graduate of Harvard Business School and resume coach at the Stanford...
For those who are applying to business school, with or without the hope of a joint-degree program, the question arises: should I take the GMAT or the GRE?
To be honest, I think the answer is either, but it's not entirely black and white. Although more and more business schools accept it, not all take the GRE. I've created a table...
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 age of women getting Breast Cancer is dropping, I have my own theory about that! Too many Parabens in products. Parabens are oil based derivitives put into products to 'bulk' them out but the excuse used is, it increases the longevity of the product by up to 5 years. Truth is manufacturers make more profit because they're just bulking their products out with stuff that has no benefit to the...
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...
