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Why Wasn’t I Admitted?
Getting rejected is tough to deal with. What makes it even more difficult is that few MBA programs give rejected applicants specific feedback on why they didn’t get in. Applicants just want to know what they “did wrong” to not get in,...
How Effectively Are You Using Your Study Time?
The intended purpose of Tuesday’s State of the Union was to take inventory of where the nation stands: what recent actions and policies have been successful and which need to change; what threats and opportunities does the country face; where are we,...
It’s Your Decisions That Really Count
Perhaps the most typical mistake applicants make on their early essay drafts is polishing their achievements so that the link between their decisions and the successful results fits like a custom made glove. Dan Ariely wrote a great piece in December 2010′s...
Three Tips for Getting Past Writer’s Block
The term “writer’s block” means different things to different people, but here we’ll use it to describe any situation where you know that what is on paper (or on your computer screen) is far from being a finished product that you’ll be...
Admissions Essays and Wedding Speeches: What Do They Have In Common?
Think back for a minute and consider the last few weddings you’ve been to. If you’re lucky, you only have witnessed great wedding speeches and toasts, but odds are that you’ve sat through at least one or two bombs. What accounts for...
Two Free Ways to Begin Preparing for the GMAT
We hope everyone had a very happy New Year! Over at Veritas Prep, we’re getting ready for our next wave of worldwide GMAT classes to start next week. If you’re planning on preparing for and taking the GMAT in 2011, here are two ways you...
Helpful Exercises When Editing Your MBA Admissions Essays
Darren K., one of the most experienced editors on the Veritas Prep MBA admissions team, circulated this short article on a hypothetical college course that the author would one day like to teach. The course would require students to ruthlessly edit their own writing with...
The Very Troublesome Existence of Essay-Writing Services
Recently the Chronicle of Higher Education published a piece written by an anonymous “hired gun” who writes admissions essays, term papers, and even doctoral theses for paying students, who in turn pass these off as their own. Not long after that, Bloomberg Businessweek ran a...
$50 Million Gift to Yale SOM
Yesterday the Yale School of Management community was buzzing with news that Yale University has received a $50 million donation to help finish the new SOM campus. The school will recognize Yale College alumnus Edward P. (Ned) Evans (Class of ’64), the former Chair and...
Consider This Before Your Admissions Interview
We’ve written before about how you don’t go into your MBA admissions interview with a blank slate. Even in the case of a “blind” admissions interview in which the interviewer may have nothing other than your resume, the admissions office already knows a great deal...
