Posts published by “The MBA Exchange”

We are very pleased to share this guest post by Pauline Jennett, Master Admissions Consultant at The MBA Exchange and former associate director of admissions at HBS.   I was recently talking…

Many applicants to top business schools believe that there's nothing for them to do until the applications are published, typically a few months before the submission deadlines. That's good news…

This guest post is by Jean-Phillippe Odunlami, a senior admissions consultant at The MBA Exchange.   A number of high-profile MBA programs – most significantly HBS – have recently reduced…

The old fable of "the tortoise and the hare" was never more applicable.  Many future applicants believe that there's nothing they can or should do before the new applications are…

We're pleased to share this guest post from Prodigy Finance.   It's been said that the hardest thing about a top MBA program is getting admitted. However, there's another major…

1. Get over it. Sure, it hurts when your dream doesn't come true. You put so much time and effort into that application. You felt so confident when you submitted…

There's no shortage of reasons why people applying to top business schools feel some anxiety. Tight deadlines, cryptic essay questions, and tough competition are more than enough to distract --…

This guest post is by Jessica Burlingame, a senior admissions consultant with The MBA Exchange     “The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no…

At work. At home. Weekends. Nights. In your dreams (and nightmares).   You've devoted countless hours to tweaking your resume, pondering the short questions, crafting your essays through dozens (if…