Blogs About "getting in"

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...

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

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

If you are applying to business school, or any professional graduate school, you need to tell the admissions committee about your leadership skills.  But even for skilled writers, it's tremendously difficult to put it on paper.  MBA Podcaster has put together a video in which I feature, along with 85 Broads member Kate Casolaro, and admissions officers from Wharton and Columbia Business School.  Here's a preview, courtesy of MBA Podcaster:

The admissions...

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...

Welcome back to the 10-Tips series. We're down to the wire -- here on Tip 9, Work Only on the Part You Can Control.

I was anxious about mentioning the element of chance involved in the business school application process. I didn’t want the excellent applicants, along with the hard-working, under-appreciated admissions committee professionals, to think that I am calling it crap shoot. It’s not. But you cannot...

Welcome back to the series "10 Tips for Getting into Business School." I gave a jam session here on for 85 Broads last week, where we reviewed all 10 Tips, complete with a snazzy PowerPoint presentation. However, in terms of blogging, I’ve still got three more tips to go, including today’s tip, Talk Around.

Along with Tip 6, Stay Sane, Talking Around is one of my favorite tips,...

Welcome again to the 10 Tips series to help members of 85 Broads get their applications in order for business school. We will be covering these tips, plus the final three (stay tuned!) at the Jam Session on Tuesday, June 1. Please click on this link for more info. I hope you can make it. If you can't but want me to cover something in particular, please go...

Welcome back to Tip 6 of the 10 Tips for Getting Into Business School. Before I launch into the second half of the list, I want to thank the great Krista Sande-Kerbeck and Marlena Hubley, 85 Broads extraordinaires, for scheduling a 10 Tips Jam Session on June 1. This is a chance for you to talk back -- ask me what you really want to know! I'll do my...