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MBAnalysis Blog: Last Minute MBA Application? 8 Crazy Things To Think About
December 22, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With about two weeks to go before deadlines come fast and furious some of you may start thinking about more schools to which to apply. This may be a product of not getting into your dream school, and now you want to pursue plan B. Or, hopefully, you have gotten into your target school and…
MBAnalysis Blog: 6 Ways You Can Blow Your MBA Essay
December 12, 2017
Most of you are working up a sweat to get these applications done. No doubt, the essay is likely tripping you up. And the reason is that MBA essays are a type of writing that you may have never done. Or it may have been years since you wrote something similar. In fact, you may…
MBAnalysis Blog: Are You REALLY Applying Round 2?
December 6, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With almost exactly a month until those Round 2 deadlines start coming fast and furious, NOW is the time to decide if you really are in good enough shape to submit a great application to your top choice MBA program. Just to give you some dates, from January 3 to the 24th some thirty schools…
MBAnalysis Blog: 5 Things I Am Thankful For…With My Business School Applications
November 21, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we all settle down to celebrate the greatest of all-American holidays and give thanks, now is not a bad time to take a different look at the business school applications you are working on. Sure, the application process can be a bear, but there may just be a few reasons to be grateful. 1….
MBAnalysis Blog: MBA R1 Limbo – How to Reach Out to AdCom
November 13, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Today’s MBAnalysis blog post is guest-written by Donna Bauman) The chat rooms have been blowing up these past few weeks as many top MBA programs began to offer interview invitations. All your friends got a decision, but you have not heard a thing yet. This is more common than you think, as some candidates are…
MBAnalysis Blog: Wisconsin MBA – 5 Reasons to Go!
November 1, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I see in Wisconsin a great MBA program that prepares its students particularly well for entering hard to penetrate fields such as security analysis, arts administrations, and brand management. Here are my top five reasons for going to Wisconsin for a full-time MBA. 1. Are you ready to do what you are going to do?…
MBAnalysis Blog: Four Tips as You Consider ROI on an MBA
October 23, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For many business school candidates, the issue of ROI on your MBA is paramount. After all, why pay a huge amount for a degree that isn’t going to pay off financially? While I appreciate the question, I find it overly simplistic; particularly as you are about to make a potentially life-altering decision. So, let’s dig…
MBAnalysis Blog: Doppelgänger MBA Programs – If You Liked X, You May Like Y
October 16, 2017
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. How do you “fit”? Whether it is about you liking a school or a school liking you (to the point that they accept you), the question of fit is one that should always be top-of-mind for any applicant. Do you like a school’s teaching style?…
MBAnalysis Blog: Plan B – 5 Things to Think About
October 13, 2017
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. As Round 1 MBA decisions start rolling in, both in terms of admits and invitations to interview, now is the time to think about a Plan B, including MBA programs that you now wish to target for Round 2. Let me begin by reassuring you…
MBAnalysis Blog: A Nobel Prize for Being (a) Different (Applicant)
October 12, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Monday, Richard Thaler of Chicago Booth got the early morning call to say he had just won the Nobel Prize in Economics. For Professor Thaler, this was an honor long over-due, having already established himself as a ground-breaking thinker in that crazy world of behavioral economics; a world in which people are no longer…
MBAnalysis Blog: Congrats on Submitting your MBA Application – What To Do Next? (Part 1)
September 28, 2017
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. Kudos to all of you who successfully got your Round 1 MBA applications in on time! For some of you that may have meant some late nights polishing your essays, fumbling through the online applications, and bugging your recommenders. For others, it may have been…
MBAnalysis Blog: Congrats on Submitting your MBA Application – What To Do Next? (Part 2)
September 28, 2017
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. Congratulations again on successfully submitting your Round 1 MBA applications. It is not an easy process and you deserve a lot of credit for getting them in on time. For many of you, now is the time to start preparing for your MBA interviews; we…