{"id":28166,"date":"2015-04-14T01:27:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T08:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/2015\/04\/part-1-17-things-you-should-never-say-to-an-mba-adcom\/"},"modified":"2015-04-14T01:27:00","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T08:27:00","slug":"part-1-17-things-you-should-never-say-to-an-mba-adcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/part-1-17-things-you-should-never-say-to-an-mba-adcom\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 1: 17 Things You Should Never Say to an MBA Adcom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This two-part blog looks at the delicate issue of making a good impression with adcoms.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Business school applicants should seek every possible chance to communicate 1-on-1 with MBA admissions professionals. This can happen during a campus visit or at an information session. Or even online or by phone. Most significant of all is the admissions interview.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>These conversations can be stressful as applicants are always trying to put their best foot forward -- rather than in their mouth! Given the pressure of trying to make a good impression, there can be a slip or two along the way. Drawing from our work with candidates at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbaexchange.com\" target=\"_blank\">The MBA Exchange<\/a>, here's a list of topics that you definitely should avoid:<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><strong>1.<span>\t<\/span>Is my GPA high enough?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>2.<span>\t<\/span>Do I need to retake the GMAT?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>3.<span>\t<\/span>Will I receive a scholarship here?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>4.<span>\t<\/span>I'm applying to \/ waitlisted at schools A, B and C.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>5.<span>\t<\/span>How does your school compare with schools A, B and C?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>6.<span>\t<\/span>I was admitted \/ rejected by schools A, B and C.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>7.<span>\t<\/span>Which classes would benefit me most?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>8.<span>\t<\/span>How could I get a deferral if admitted?<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>9.<span>\t<\/span>I have \/ had issues with public speaking.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>In a few days, we'll share the rest of of this all-important list!<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This two-part blog looks at the delicate issue of making a good impression with adcoms.&nbsp; &nbsp; Business school applicants should seek every possible chance to communicate 1-on-1 with MBA admissions&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28166\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}