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MBAnalysis Blog: The Menagerie that is the Business School Team
August 28, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is the most exciting and nervous making time you may ever have at business school. When you finally get to meet your TEAM; the people with whom you will be working long hours and on whom you will rely on to make your MBA experience all that you want it to be. The initial…
MBAnalysis Blog: Welcome to Business School! (Finding Success Inside the Classroom)
August 24, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In our last blog, we talked about how to get the most out of business school on the personal side, in this blog we will cover the professional and academic sides. Here are some things to keep in mind. 1. The most important words for business school: I don’t know. For those of you who…
MBAnalysis Blog: Welcome to Business School! (Finding Success Outside the Classroom)
August 24, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Only once the plane takes off or the moving van leaves, you realize you are actually going to business school! It is no longer that crazy, purgatory-like experience as you fight your way from deadline to deadline, waiting with baited-breadth to find out where you will be spending your next two years. Now you actually…
5 Ways to Be a Compelling MBA Candidate
August 24, 2017
Applying to business school means that you need to put together the best possible version of who you are, what you’ve done and what you want to do in the future — a brand that will help define you to MBA programs. See below for some tips on how to package yourself as a compelling…
MBAnalysis Blog: So How Long Does It Really Take? 100 Days!
August 21, 2017
One of the questions we get most frequently here at Stratus is “How long does it take to apply to business school?” My usual answer is, “How long do you have?” Of course, this is a joke but as deadlines for business schools start arriving, this question becomes critical for many applicants. Obviously, there is…
The 3 C’s of Kelley – Collaboration, Culture, and Community
August 21, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Kelley Business School admits a small class of around 200 MBA students each year, which means a sense of community is not simply a nice-to-have, but a distinct feature of its student body. Its location in a small midwestern college town reinforces this aspect. It’s reputation as a traditional Big 10 college town with…
MBAnalysis Blog: GMAT or GRE, Which Should I Take?
August 14, 2017
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. (Today’s MBAnalysis blog post is guest-written by Donna Bauman) Ahh… the great debate- GMAT vs GRE. Which test do you take if you are applying to MBA programs? This is a fairly recent dilemma as it has just been in the past five or so…
MBAnalysis Blog: Round and Round We Go – A Timetable for Applying to Business School
August 13, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]So when should I apply to business school? At first blush this seems like a fairly straightforward question: apply by the deadline. Only here’s the rub: most business schools don’t have just one deadline. They frequently have three. Generally, round 1 deadlines are in September or October; round 2 deadlines are in January; and round…
NYU Stern: Tips to Making it to the Village
August 13, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] While known as a finance-focused school, Stern also places many graduates into consulting and the media & entertainment industry stemming from its location in Greenwich Village in New York City. Character and a sense of self-awareness to realize one’s weakness are very important to Stern, as it searches for the right mix of IQ…
As Big as Texas: Tips for McCombs’ MBA Essays
August 13, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2019-2020) The McComb’s School of Business is looking for dynamic, driven people. The program gets better and stronger every year, and they want to admit students who will keep that forward momentum going. As you go about your essays, demonstrate that that’s exactly what you would do. Be genuine The McCombs admission readers…
La La Land: More than a Movie…Tips to get you to UCLA Anderson
August 6, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2019-2020) There are many amazing reasons to live in Southern California: Perfect weather, perfect water, and Silicon Beach to name a few. However, what really makes UCLA stand out is its unique location in a city filled with many different industries, a collaborative culture, and the flexibility to customize your MBA experience. Keep…
MBAnalysis Blog: Small Enough to be Big
August 6, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the last blog post, we discussed those schools that are “big enough to be small,” meaning that due to their overwhelming size there is always a group of like-minded people to come together around a shared interest or professional goal. So if there is “big enough to be small” school is there “small enough…