{"id":29045,"date":"2015-06-15T03:47:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T10:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=29045"},"modified":"2015-06-15T03:47:52","modified_gmt":"2015-06-15T10:47:52","slug":"its-mba-season-do-you-know-where-your-applications-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/its-mba-season-do-you-know-where-your-applications-are\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s MBA Season: Do You Know Where Your Applications Are?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Listen<\/a>Is it phony to start volunteering three months before applying to business school? What can I do to prepare to hit the ground running when my target programs release their applications? What is the worst thing to ask a school rep when I come to visit?<\/p>\n

Get the adcom perspective on these questions and more in our enlightening conversation with Esmeralda Cardenal<\/a>, former admissions director and current Accepted admissions consultant.<\/p>\n

00:00:37 \u2013 Featured Applicant Question<\/em>: I have a low GMAT quant score and few extracurriculars, but want to attend Stanford\/Harvard\/Wharton. Am I aiming too high?<\/p>\n

00:08:59 \u2013 How Esmeralda got involved in MBA admissions.<\/p>\n

00:10:14 \u2013 Applicants who sell themselves short<\/a> and why they do it.<\/p>\n

00:13:21 \u2013 What b-school applicants would be so much better off knowing.<\/p>\n

00:15:54 \u2013 An overview of how an application is reviewed.<\/p>\n

00:17:31 \u2013 Differences between U.S. and U.K. schools and admissions.<\/p>\n

00:19:35 \u2013 Advice for Latin American applicants to United States b-schools.<\/p>\n

00:21:52 \u2013 Get to work before applications are live!<\/p>\n

00:27:10 \u2013 What to look for when visiting schools<\/a>.<\/p>\n

00:29:24 \u2013 Questions to ask (and not <\/em>to ask) when you visit and interview.<\/p>\n

00:31:20 \u2013 The best way to prepare for a blind interview.<\/p>\n

00:32:25 \u2013 Important advice for business school reapplicants.<\/p>\n

00:35:50 \u2013 Final words of wisdom. Pay heed.<\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a>*Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Related links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 Esmeralda Cardenal's Bio Page
\n<\/a>\u2022 Selling Yourself Short?
\n<\/a>\u2022 Get Accepted to Columbia Business School
\n<\/a>\u2022 Get Accepted to Harvard Business School
\n<\/a>\u2022<\/em> MBA Admission for Smarties<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Related\u00a0shows:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022 The Admissions Team at the Very Center of Business
\n<\/a>\u2022 Exploring the Part-Time MBA Options at NYU Stern
\n<\/a>\u2022 Bruce DelMonico on The Yale School of Management
\n<\/a>\u2022 At the Nexus of Business & Law: Penn\/Wharton\u2019s JD\/MBA
\n<\/a>\u2022 Honing in On the Cornell Johnson MBA
\n<\/a>\u2022 The Tuck School of Business and the Global Insight Requirement<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Check<\/a> \"Check<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

\"Get<\/p>\n

\u200b\u200bThis article<\/a> originally appeared on blog.accepted.com<\/a>, the official blog of Accepted.com<\/a>.\u200b\u200b<\/em><\/p>\n

Accepted.com<\/a>'s <\/i>experienced admissions consultants<\/a> can help you create the most impressive application possible with <\/i>comprehensive packages<\/a>,<\/i> <\/i><\/b>or provide targeted assistance from <\/i>picking perfect programs<\/a> to <\/i>designing a dazzling resume<\/a>, <\/i>constructing engaging essays<\/a>, or <\/i>preparing for intense interview<\/a>s<\/a>\u2026and more! <\/i>Accepted.com<\/a> has guided thousands of applicants to acceptances at top programs since 1994 \u2013 we know what works and what doesn't, so <\/i>contact us<\/a> to get started now!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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