{"id":59308,"date":"2023-10-16T16:10:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T23:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/bouncing-back-strong-for-round-2\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:10:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T23:10:41","slug":"bouncing-back-strong-for-round-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/bouncing-back-strong-for-round-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bouncing Back Strong for Round 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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If the results coming in from your round-one MBA applications haven\u2019t panned out as you\u2019d expected, don\u2019t lose hope. Instead, use those disappointing results as a learning opportunity for round two. Remember, setbacks are simply setups for comebacks. So, let’s dive into how you can tweak your strategy for an even more successful round two application.<\/p>\n

“For those who were dinged from round 1, now is the time to get an objective, expert opinion on what went wrong and how to get on track to admit success for round two deadlines,” says SBC Principal Consultant Esther Magna.<\/p>\n

“Have conversations with a qualified, experienced professional to gain self-awareness about your strengths and weaknesses. That way, you can ensure you’re optimizing all facets of your candidacy to ensure you’ll get admitted and be able to matriculate in the fall of 2024.”<\/p>\n

Reflect and Learn: Turning Dings into Steppingstones<\/h2>\n

Receiving a rejection in round one is disappointing\u2014not gonna lie. But it’s crucial to reframe it as a growth opportunity. Take a step back and make a brutal assessment of your round-one application. What were the strengths? What areas can you improve? Seek feedback from mentors, admissions consultants, or even peers. This reflective process is the cornerstone of a robust round two strategy.<\/p>\n

Your application is your story; sometimes, it’s all about how you tell it. Revisit your personal and professional journey. Is there a compelling narrative that didn’t shine through in round one? There could be an experience that makes you stand out or a skill set you could have emphasized more. Over the coming months, build a narrative that highlights your unique strengths, experiences, and value to an MBA community.<\/p>\n

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In Round Two, Tailor Your Applications Wisely<\/h3>\n

School fit is not just about what the institution can offer you; it’s also about what you can bring to the table. Take another look at the schools on your list. Does your application echo their values, culture, and academic offerings? Tailor your essays, interviews, and even your resume to align with the ethos of each school. Admissions committees appreciate candidates who’ve done their homework.<\/p>\n

Also, make sure your stats align with the averages listed on the class profile pages. Often, a reevaluation of your target schools makes sense if the first batch didn\u2019t go as hoped. You might have applied to ones that didn\u2019t match up well with your profile<\/a>. Make sure your focus is on fit over brand strength, and match your preferred learning style to the school\u2019s instruction style.<\/p>\n

When facing rejection, demonstrating resilience and a growth mindset is critical. Showcase instances where you faced challenges, learned from them, and emerged stronger.<\/p>\n

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When possible, emphasize how these have shaped your character and approach to success. Admissions committees appreciate candidates who can adapt, grow, and thrive in dynamic environments.<\/p>\n

Stacy Blackman Consulting offers a Ding Analysis\u00a0<\/a>service to evaluate your materials and provide feedback you can use when you reapply. Contact us<\/strong>\u00a0to talk strategy<\/a> with a free 15-minute advising session with an SBC Principal Consultant.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Did You Get Wrecked By Rec Letters?<\/h3>\n

Next, consider the quality of your letters of recommendation<\/a>\u2014these can be game changers. Do you suspect weak recommendations tanked your R1 chances? Then try a fresh approach for round two. This time out, seek letters from those who can provide a different perspective on your skills, achievements, and potential.<\/p>\n

Round two also offers a chance to feature any new successes or projects you’ve started since the fall. Whether it’s exceeding targets at work, starting a successful project, or contributing to your community, highlight real examples where you’ve made a positive impact. This adds substance to your application and reinforces your commitment to making a difference.<\/p>\n

Above all, you want recommenders who can talk about many aspects of your character and professional abilities. Most people don\u2019t know how to write a persuasive MBA recommendation. They imagine that talking about how great you are is enough to seal the deal. Unfortunately, these types of letters totally miss the mark. So, be sure to guide them on salient points you’d like them to emphasize.<\/p>\n

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Remind your recommenders to address specific examples of your accomplishments and leadership abilities. Also, they should discuss your work ethic or team-building skills. Writing a strong endorsement requires some effort, so make it easy for your recommender by providing a list of the accomplishments you want to highlight.<\/p>\n

Finetune Your MBA Resume for Round 2<\/h3>\n

A well-crafted resume serves as a quick reference for admissions committees and reinforces your professional narrative. \u201cA weak resume tells the admissions committee that you don\u2019t know how to make good use of a page to highlight the best of your academic and professional and extracurricular life to date,\u201d SBC consultant Erika shared in this episode<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0B-Schooled<\/em>\u00a0podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means you don\u2019t have the communication skills that the best executives and industry leaders have where you can make powerful statements briefly. It means you don\u2019t know how to use numbers or details to make your case in a compelling way. And it might also tell them that you don\u2019t have the confidence to sell yourself in a way that doesn\u2019t make you come off like a jerk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Your resume is a snapshot of your professional journey, so make every word count<\/a>. Highlight achievements, quantify impact where possible, and ensure that your resume complements the story you’re telling in your essays.<\/p>\n

As this Michigan Ross MBA admissions blog post<\/a>\u00a0emphasizes, “Don\u2019t let the first thing we look at be the item you spend the least amount of time on! Be sure to show us what impact you\u2019ve made at your current and previous jobs. Remember: we\u2019re not looking for a job description. We\u2019re looking for what you specifically brought to each role that you have taken on and how you have impacted your company and your team.”<\/p>\n

“Additionally, be mindful of length\u2026and overuse of industry jargon. A good, strong resume should be one page. Clear communication and concise deliverables make for a strong candidate in this process.”<\/p>\n

Embrace the Second Chance<\/h4>\n

Big picture, the round two deadline is not just another shot\u2014it’s an opportunity to showcase your resilience, growth, and unwavering commitment to your MBA aspirations. Remember, setbacks are not the end of the road; they’re detours leading to better paths.<\/p>\n

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Stacy Blackman Consulting offers multiple services to meet your MBA application needs, from our\u00a0All-In Partnership<\/a>\u00a0to hourly help reviewing your MBA resume. Contact us today for a\u00a0free 15-minute advising session<\/a>\u00a0to talk strategy with a Principal SBC consultant.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s a snapshot of the caliber of expertise on our SBC team<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ashley<\/h2>\n

HBS Admissions Board
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\nHBS MBA<\/p>\n

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Kerry<\/h2>\n

HBS Admissions Board
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Pauline<\/h2>\n

Director HBS Admissions
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\nMBA, the Wharton School<\/p>\n

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Geri<\/h2>\n

HBS Admissions Board
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Laura<\/h2>\n

HBS Admissions Board
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Andrea<\/h2>\n

Director HBS Admissions
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Jennifer<\/h2>\n

Admissions Officer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
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Erin K.<\/h2>\n

Asst Director MBA Admissions
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Susie<\/h2>\n

Admissions Officer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
\nMBA, Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)<\/p>\n

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Dione<\/h2>\n

MBA, Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
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Anthony<\/h2>\n

Associate Director MBA Admissions
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Meghan<\/h2>\n

Associate Director MBA Admissions and Marketing
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Amy<\/h2>\n

Director, the Wharton School
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Ally<\/h2>\n

Assistant Director MBA Admissions
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Erin B.<\/h2>\n

Assistant Director MBA Admissions
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Emma<\/h2>\n

Associate Director MBA Admissions
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Ashley<\/h2>\n

Ashley<\/span> is a former MBA Admissions Board Member for Harvard Business School (HBS), where she interviewed and evaluated thousands of business school applicants for over a six year tenure.\u00a0Ashley<\/span>\u00a0holds an MBA from HBS.<\/p>\n

During her HBS years,\u00a0Ashley<\/span>\u00a0was the Sports Editor for the Harbus and a member of the B-School Blades Ice Hockey Team. After HBS, she worked in Marketing at the Gillette Company on Male and Female shaving ...<\/p>\n

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Kerry<\/h2>\n

Kerry is a former member of the Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS).<\/p>\n

During her 5+ year tenure at HBS, she read and evaluated hundreds of applications and interviewed MBA candidates from a wide range of backgrounds across the globe. She also led marketing and outreach efforts focused on increasing diversity and inclusion, ran the Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP), and launched the 2+2 Program during her time in Admissions.<\/p>\n

Kerry holds a B.A. from Bates College and\u00a0 ...<\/p>\n

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Pauline<\/h2>\n

A former associate director of admissions at Harvard Business School, Pauline served on the HBS MBA Admissions Board full-time for four years. She evaluated and interviewed HBS applicants, both on-campus and globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Pauline's career has included sales and marketing management roles with Coca-Cola, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, and IBM.\u00a0 For over 10 years, Pauline has expertly guided MBA applicants, and her clients h ...<\/p>\n

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Geri<\/h2>\n

Geri is a former member of the Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In her 7 year tenure in HBS Admissions, she read and evaluated hundreds of applications and interviewed MBA candidates from a diverse set of academic, geographic, and employment backgrounds.\u00a0 Geri also traveled globally representing the school at outreach events in order to raise awareness for women and international students.\u00a0 In additio ...<\/p>\n

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Laura<\/h2>\n

Laura comes from the MBA Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS) and is an HBS MBA alumnus. In her HBS Admissions role, she evaluated and interviewed hundreds of business school candidates, including internationals, women, military and other applicant pools, for five years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to her time as a student at HBS, Laura began her career in advertising and marketing in Chicago at Leo Burnett where she worked on th ...<\/p>\n

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Andrea<\/h2>\n

Andrea served as the Associate Director of MBA Admissions at Harvard Business School (HBS) for over five years.\u00a0 In this role, she provided strategic direction for student yield-management activities and also served as a full member of the admissions committee.<\/p>\n

In 2007, Andrea launched the new 2+2 Program at Harvard Business School \u2013 a program targeted at college junior applicants to Harvard Business School.\u00a0 Andrea has also served as a Career Coach for Harvard Business School for both cu ...<\/p>\n

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Jennifer<\/h2>\n

Jennifer served as Admissions Officer at the Stanford (GSB) for five years. She holds an MBA from Stanford (GSB) and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer has over 15 years experience in guiding applicants through the increasingly competitive admissions process into top MBA programs. Having read thousands and thousands of essays and applications while at Stanford (GSB) Admiss ...<\/p>\n

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Erin K.<\/h2>\n

Erin served in key roles in MBA Admissions--as Director at Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and Assistant Director at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB).<\/p>\n

Erin served on the admissions committee at each school and has read thousands of applications in her career. At Haas, she served for seven years in roles that encompassed evaluation, outreach, and diversity and inclusion. During her tenure in Admissions at GSB, she was responsible for candidate evaluation, applicant outreach, ...<\/p>\n

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Susie<\/h2>\n

Susie comes from the Admissions Office of the Stanford Graduate School of Business where she reviewed and evaluated hundreds of prospective students\u2019 applications.\u00a0 She holds an MBA from Stanford\u2019s GSB and a BA from Stanford in Economics.<\/p>\n

Prior to advising MBA applicants, Susie held a variety of roles over a 15-year period in capital markets, finance, and real estate, including as partner in one of the nation\u2019s most innovative finance and real estate investment organizations. In that r ...<\/p>\n

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Dione<\/h2>\n

Dione holds an MBA degree from Stanford Business School (GSB) and a BA degree from Stanford University, where she double majored in Economics and Communication with concentrations in journalism and sociology. Dione has served as an Admissions reader and member of the Minority Admissions Advisory Committee at Stanford.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dione is an accomplished and respected advocate and thought leader on education and diversity. She is ...<\/p>\n

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Anthony<\/h2>\n

Anthony served as the Associate Director of MBA Admissions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he dedicated over 10 years of expertise. <\/span><\/p>\n

During his time as a Wharton Admissions Officer, he read and reviewed thousands of applications and helped bring in a class of 800+ students a year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Anthony has traveled both domestically and internationally to recruit a ...<\/p>\n

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Meghan<\/h2>\n

Meghan served as the Associate Director of Admissions and Marketing at the Wharton MBA\u2019s Lauder Institute, a joint degree program combining the Wharton MBA with an MA in International Studies.<\/p>\n

In her role on the Wharton MBA admissions committee, Meghan advised domestic and international applicants; conducted interviews and information sessions domestically and overseas in Asia, Central and South America, and Europe; and evaluated applicants for admission to the program. Meghan also managed ...<\/p>\n

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Amy<\/h2>\n

Amy comes from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she was Associate Director. Amy devoted 12 years at the Wharton School, working closely with MBA students and supporting the admissions team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During her tenure at Wharton, Amy served as a trusted adviser to prospective applicants as well as admitted and matriculated students.\u00a0 She conducted admissions chats with applicants early in the admissions ...<\/p>\n

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Ally<\/h2>\n

Ally brings six years of admissions experience to the SBC team, most recently as an Assistant Director of Admission for the full-time MBA program at Columbia Business School (CBS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During her time at Columbia, Ally was responsible for reviewing applications, planning recruitment events, and interviewing candidates for both the full-time MBA program and the Executive MBA program. She traveled both internationally and dome ...<\/p>\n

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Erin B.<\/h2>\n

Erin has over seven years of experience working across major institutions, including University of Pennsylvania, Columbia Business School, and NYU's Stern School of Business.<\/p>\n

At Columbia Business School, Erin was an Assistant Director of Admissions where she evaluated applications for both the full time and executive MBA programs, sat on the admissions and merit scholarship committees and advised applicants on which program might be the best fit for them based on their work experience and pro ...<\/p>\n

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Emma<\/h2>\n

Emma comes from the MBA Admissions Office at Columbia Business School (CBS), where she was Associate Director.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Emma conducted dozens of interviews each cycle for the MBA and EMBA programs, as well as coordinating the alumni ambassador interview program. She read and evaluated hundreds of applications each cycle, delivered information sessions to audiences across the globe, and advised countless waitlisted applicants.<\/sp ...<\/p>\n

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If the results coming in from your round-one MBA applications haven\u2019t panned out as you\u2019d expected, don\u2019t lose hope. Instead, use those disappointing results as a learning opportunity for round…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":122,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"1","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,749,775,243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mba","category-stacy-blackman","category-admission-consultants","category-blog","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59308","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\/122"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59308\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}