{"id":26762,"date":"2014-12-17T04:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T11:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/mba-news-weekly-3-weeks-to-go-before-round-2-deadlines\/"},"modified":"2014-12-17T04:00:07","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T11:00:07","slug":"mba-news-weekly-3-weeks-to-go-before-round-2-deadlines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/mba-news-weekly-3-weeks-to-go-before-round-2-deadlines\/","title":{"rendered":"MBA News Weekly: 3 Weeks to Go Before Round 2 Deadlines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.admissionado.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/mba_news_weekly-300x156.png\" alt=\"mba news weekly\" width=\"400\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16054\" \/>Our weekly roundup of MBA News:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Waiting until Round 3 to apply to b-school used to be a long-shot, but not anymore.<\/strong> B-schools are embracing last-minute candidates, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/b-schools-embrace-last-minute-candidates-1417650156\">according to WSJ<\/a>, and looking for unconventional of offbeat applicants. <\/p>\n<p><strong>The number of veterans taking the GMAT has jumped 22% this year.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/poetsandquants.com\/2014\/12\/10\/veterans-pour-into-mba-programs-as-military-downsizes\/\">Poets and Quants<\/a> looks at the increase in veteran b-school applicants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Changing your career every few years pushes leaders to keep learning and ultimately find meaningful work.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/insights\/it-time-repot-your-career\">Stanford GSB<\/a> looks into a career strategy called \u201crepotting\u201d, or constantly rebooting your career. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephanie Kernwein Thrane, Admissions Director at LBS, shares what differentiates a good MBA candidate from a great one.<\/strong> On <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.admissions.london.edu\/2014\/11\/27\/what-differentiates-a-good-mba-candidate-from-a-great-mba-candidate\/\">Admissions Office Blog @ LBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rodrigo Malta, Director of Texas MBA Admissions, gives some advice for Round 2 applicants.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.mccombs.utexas.edu\/mba-insider\/2014\/12\/11\/full-time-mba-admissions-round-1-decision-update-round-2-deadline-approaching\/\">On Texas MBA Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Round 2 Applicant Advice from the HBS Admissions Director<\/strong>. On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/mba\/admissions\/Pages\/from-the-admissions-director.aspx?showall=1#Dec15245\">HBS Admissions Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Information for Round 2 Applicants to UChicago Booth.<\/strong>. On <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chicagobooth.edu\/blog\/Booth_Insider\/Lets_Talk_About_Round_2\/boothinsider\/228?nav=entry\">Booth Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Only 3 weeks to go before Round 2 deadlines!<\/strong> If you need some extra support, our <a href=\"https:\/\/admissionado.com\/mba\/services-prices\/packages\/basic\/\" title=\"Basic\">basic package<\/a> will edit and polish your essays quick and easy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to our Round 1 Applicants!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just got the news from Yale that I was admitted. Really cannot nail it without your help on the package and the interview! Hope that I can get the luck to get admission by more programs in R2.\u201d<br \/>\n- G.W.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wanted to share the great news that I received an acceptance letter to IESE MBA <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.admissionado.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif\" alt=\":)\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/>  Right now waiting form INSEAD. Super excited! Thank you all for the great help.&#8221;<br \/>\n- O.E.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Working with you and the team at Admissionado helped me structure my thoughts, and put down a concise version of my goals on paper. Thanks a lot for all the help and time spent on my applications. I visited Cambridge for the Interview, and yes, it\u2019s a brilliant place to spend a year!&#8221;<br \/>\n- A.N.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Got into HBS and GSB! Still floating haha. Thank you so much for all your help! :)\u201d<br \/>\n- S.B.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/admissionado.com\/mba\/resources\/mba-news-weekly-3-weeks-go-round-2-deadlines\/\">MBA News Weekly: 3 Weeks to Go Before Round 2 Deadlines<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/admissionado.com\">Admissionado<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our weekly roundup of MBA News: Waiting until Round 3 to apply to b-school used to be a long-shot, but not anymore. 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