Tag : business school admissions

  • A student I worked with, let’s call her Jennifer, was recently admitted to Wharton (really) and waitlisted at her first-choice school, UC Berkeley. She was also a reapplicant, and has learned While waiting, she agreed to offer advice from the trenches, of one who succeeded…

  • You might think that it’s early for the 2014-2015 MBA admissions cycle, but it’s actually the best time to start thinking about things. Aside from the fact that I’ve never, ever, in my life met someone who said, “I wish I had started later on…

  •   If you want to get into a full-time program in at a top business school, then the number of years of work experience WILL be a factor. Age is one thing — but not the biggest driver.  Still, I get people all the time…

  • It’s official.  Your camera-ready self is the ticket to getting into business school.  At least at the Chicago Booth School of Business. In the competitive world of MBA admissions Chicago Booth had a brilliant idea, and they are rolling it out for their wait-listed candidates.  …

  • Quite a few of you are trying now to figure out what to do while hanging out on the waitlist for your top-choice MBA program. It’s a tough position, and I prefer the Wharton model, which doesn’t allow you to add anything. It is so…