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MBAnalysis Blog: 5 MBA Interview Do’s and 5 Don’ts (Part 2)
January 18, 2018
To view an up-to-date version of this post, click here. So, you have been lucky enough to be invited to interview by your top choice MBA program. Congratulations! Your chances of being accepted have just risen from maybe 15% to roughly 50%. While you now have a great opportunity to cement your candidacy, here are…
Poets & Quants: Why EQ Matters In Your B-School Application
January 16, 2018
by Nathan Allen Stratus Admissions Counseling is as an expert source in this article. It was 1990 when researchers from the University of New Hampshire and Yale coined the term “emotional intelligence.” About a decade later, Daniel Goleman, a Rutgers University psychologist, wrote about the importance of emotional intelligence (popularly known as EQ, which stands for…
Poets & Quants: Top MBA Schools Are On Sale
January 12, 2018
by Gregory Yang Business Schools Battle Ghostwriters Excerpt with Stratus Admissions Counseling is an expert source. She tells Financial Times that admissions committees tend to cross-check written essays with GMAT verbal subscores. If a well-written essay does not match a GMAT verbal score, it raises a red flag. “Admissions committees reach out to applicants with quick and…
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: 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?…
Indian Engineers! Here are 6 Tips as You Consider ROI on an MBA
October 26, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If you are a male Indian engineer contemplating business school, there are two things you must be thinking about. The first is: will I get in? And second: is it worth it? Regarding the first question, the answer is: it is hard. With the acceptance rate of most top ten MBA programs hovering at…
How to Write the Yale 250: 4 Easy Steps
October 26, 2017
The Yale 250 is one of my favorite law school essays. The prompt is intentionally open ended. That means the topic you chose to write about says as much about you as content. Combined with the strict (yes, you must adhere to 250) word limit, this brief, open-ended essay is a writing challenge of both…
Noodle Pros: How To Maximize Your Chances Of Being Admitted To A Top Business School
October 23, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Originally published as an expert guest post on Noodle Pros Multiple studies show that MBA holders earn significantly more than their non-MBA counterparts. There is also evidence showing that the newly-minted MBAs see their annual compensation increase immediately after they graduate and start their first job. *** Gaining admission to one of the top business…
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…