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Hi All,
I often get inquiries from candidates who are unhappy with the outcomes they received when applying on their own to MBA programs. They want advice about whether to re-apply to schools that invited them for MBA interviews but chose not to grant them admission.
Of course, every situation is different. I prefer to review a rejected application before giving advice, because it is helpful for me to see how strong the application was or wasn’t in order to offer more tailored advice. However, in general, I believe that if you got so far as to receive an interview from an MBA program (for schools that do not interview all candidates, of course), this is a clear sign the school is interested in you, but something was lacking that prevented them from deciding in your favor this time around. Given the interest the school demonstrated in you based on the interview invitation, it could be quite reasonable to re-apply to the school in addition to adding some new schools to your mix.
To re-apply successfully, however, you need to identify any weaknesses in your candidacy or application, and attempt to fix them before you re-apply. In some cases, it was simply a matter of timing: an applicant in Round 3 might have fared much better in Round 1, so the key step would be to re-apply in Round 1. In other cases, there are fixable weaknesses like a low GMAT score, mediocre recommendations or mediocre essays, all of which can be improved before re-application. To maximize your odds of gaining admission, your re-application itself should be put together beautifully—from the resume to the application form. There should be no hastily written job descriptions, no lackluster resume. Your recommendation writers should redouble their efforts to convey why you would be a good choice. Your essays should be strong and compelling.
Everything about the new application should speak to the fact that you truly want to attend the school and were willing to put in a great deal of work to strengthen your candidacy and present the best application possible. Under such conditions, the school to which you are re-applying is likely to view the re-application as a good sign that you are not willing to give up so easily and as evidence that you are truly convinced that their program is best for you. In my experiences, when candidates re-apply after putting in first-rate efforts to fix any weaknesses and present an outstanding application, they get pleasing outcomes.
The next question you may have is, “Well, if I did not get an interview, should I bother to re-apply?” I answer his in another thread.
Best wishes,
Shelly Watts
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