{"id":16172,"date":"2012-12-31T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T17:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=16172"},"modified":"2012-12-31T11:17:23","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T18:17:23","slug":"stacy-blackmans-year-end-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/stacy-blackmans-year-end-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacy Blackman&#8217;s Year-End Wrap Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Happy-New-Year-2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/Happy-New-Year-2013-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Happy New Year 2013\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Can you believe 2012 is almost over? With the New Year upon us, I'd like to take a moment to reflect on the most popular and useful posts we've covered throughout the past year. Some originally appeared on my <a title=\"Strictly Business\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/blogs\/MBA-admissions-strictly-business\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. News MBA Admissions blog<\/a>, while others stemmed from my <a title=\"Tuesday Tips\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/category\/tuesday-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tuesday Tips<\/a> video series and the client case studies known as <a title=\"SBC Scoop Client Case studies\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/category\/sbc-scoop-client-case-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\">SBC Scoop<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>My goal has always been to bring b-school applicants the latest news from the schools, insightful application and essay tips, and to explore major trends affecting the future of management education. So, without further ado, here are some of the top Stacy Blackman posts from the past 12 months:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Background blemishes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/01\/05\/sbc-scoop-tackling-your-background-blemishes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tackling Your Background Blemishes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New Era at Kellogg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/02\/13\/at-kellogg-school-of-management-a-new-era-awaits\/\" target=\"_blank\">At Kellogg School of Management, A New Era Awaits<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Timing Your MBA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/03\/26\/how-to-determine-when-the-time-is-right-for-an-mba\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Determine When the Time Is Right for an MBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Facebook and the MBA application\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/04\/19\/sbc-scoop-matching-your-facebook-to-your-name\/\" target=\"_blank\">Matching Your Face(book) To Your Name<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Harvard changes MBA application\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/05\/22\/harvard-announces-class-of-2015-application-with-big-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Harvard Announces Big Changes to Class of 2015 Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"applying to business school\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/06\/18\/the-dos-and-donts-of-applying-to-business-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Do\u2019s and Don\u2019ts of Applying to Business School<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"MBA consultant confessions\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/07\/02\/confessions-of-an-mba-consultant-white-spaces\/\" target=\"_blank\">Confessions of an MBA Consultant: White Spaces<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"New Job no recommendation\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/08\/09\/sbc-scoop-new-job-no-recommendation\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Job, No Recommendation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Squeezing Everything in your Essays\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/09\/11\/how-to-squeeze-everything-into-just-a-few-short-essays\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Squeeze Everything into Just a Few Short Essays<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Case Method status\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/10\/11\/the-case-method-alive-and-thriving-or-on-its-way-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Case Method: Alive and Thriving or On its Way Out?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Standing out in your application\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/11\/12\/how-to-stand-out-when-you-have-the-same-ol-story-as-everyone-else\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Stand Out When You Have The Same 'Ol Story As Everyone Else<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"reading can get you into business school\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stacyblackman.com\/2012\/12\/03\/how-reading-can-help-you-get-into-business-school\/\" target=\"_blank\">How Reading Can Help You Get Into Business School<\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Thank you so much for making the Stacy Blackman Blog a top destination for your b-school research. I hope this resource continues to serve you well as you embark on what is definitely a life-changing, career-boosting journey.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful holiday, and I'll see you back here in 2013!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can you believe 2012 is almost over? 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