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London Calling! Five Tips for the LBS Essays
September 11, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text](Updated for 2018-2019) What makes the London Business School — the London Business School? In its own words it is continued business impact, global growth, and world-class people. LBS is particularly proud of its global, multi-national student body who hail from a variety of professional backgrounds and of the strong, inclusive community that results: “[w]e…
MBAnalysis Blog: MBA Videos – To Do or Not To Do? That is the Question
September 1, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]One question I am frequently asked by candidates who have the option of submitting a video or writing an essay is, “Which should I choose?” (Of course, some of the time it is not an option, you have to do a video.) But if you DO have the choice, here are some things to think…
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…
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…
Now that You’re a 1L… 4 Tips for Engaging with Career Services in Law School
August 17, 2017
Congratulations; you made it to law school! Your hard work as an undergraduate, studying for the LSAT and preparing law school applications has paid off. As you embark upon what will hopefully be a fulfilling journey, consider that you have two jobs while in your first year of law school. Your first responsibility this year,…
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…
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…
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…
MBAnalysis Blog: Big Enough to be Small?
August 3, 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When you watch basketball, you will sometimes hear a commentator talk about a player, “playing big.” What this means is that though the player may be physically small they take on roles that usually players of their size just don’t do. As aficionados of the NBA know, the classic example is Charles Barkley. Though only…