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08 Sep 2010, 10:28
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Today, I want to make a recommendation that is (perhaps) unexpected.
Many clients apply to their most aggressive schools during Round 1. After all, that way you get the "benefit" of a Round 1 application, right? Itll be easier to get in, right? WRONG! : )
Let me explain why gang.
1. Your apps will improve over time. Thats right, your second will be better than your first, your third will be better than your second, etc. This is an ART form guys! And you will find your style, and improve. Dont do your top school first--you wont put your best foot forward.
2. Better to submit a great app during Round 2 than a bad app during Round 1. Sure there is a benefit to R1--but dont RUSH this thing. Relax--Round 2 is juuust fine. I applied and got into Stanford, HBS, Kellogg...all Round 2. Put your best foot forward. THAT is the most important thing. Period.
3. Take advantage of the R1 advantage...by using it on a safety school! It will be THAT much easier to get into a safer program if you can submit early. And how cool would that be--now, you get in, and you have a GREAT program in your back pocket. Sure itd be great if you could get into more...but you dont have to. Now, you only have to apply to GREAT schools in Round 2.
Hope this helps gang. Resist the urge to apply to all your best schools early--and use good judgment instead!
Jon Frank
Founder, PE
Many clients apply to their most aggressive schools during Round 1. After all, that way you get the "benefit" of a Round 1 application, right? Itll be easier to get in, right? WRONG! : )
Let me explain why gang.
1. Your apps will improve over time. Thats right, your second will be better than your first, your third will be better than your second, etc. This is an ART form guys! And you will find your style, and improve. Dont do your top school first--you wont put your best foot forward.
2. Better to submit a great app during Round 2 than a bad app during Round 1. Sure there is a benefit to R1--but dont RUSH this thing. Relax--Round 2 is juuust fine. I applied and got into Stanford, HBS, Kellogg...all Round 2. Put your best foot forward. THAT is the most important thing. Period.
3. Take advantage of the R1 advantage...by using it on a safety school! It will be THAT much easier to get into a safer program if you can submit early. And how cool would that be--now, you get in, and you have a GREAT program in your back pocket. Sure itd be great if you could get into more...but you dont have to. Now, you only have to apply to GREAT schools in Round 2.
Hope this helps gang. Resist the urge to apply to all your best schools early--and use good judgment instead!
Jon Frank
Founder, PE
11 Sep 2010, 06:34
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Okay gang, today we are going to talk about the "Admissions Consultant Guarantee." We just got off the phone with a young woman who was literally in tears, having been taken by one of these scams. "But they guaranteed that I'd get in!"
Some shops out there will claim a success rate of 99.5%, and a few even offer a "guarantee" that you will get into school.
: )
These are scams. Lets talk about why these people are dishonest, and simply trying to take your money.
1) First of all, I assure you that no business keeps track of ALL of its former clients after they complete the service. To be able to calculate such a percentage, companies would need to be in touch with 100% of their former clients! And of course, this is impossible. Some folks want to keep in touch, and some folks dont. And of course, that is juuust fine. But it throws any kind of "percentage" off track. Instantly.
2) No company can actually interview for you. No matter how good your application is, YOU will have to interview. And no amount of prep can FORCE you to do a great job in the interview. "Success" requires you to nail the interview...on your own.
3) With a guarantee, the consultant will feel pressure to push you into a LESSER school. Nobody has a GREAT chance at Stanford for example--there is always an element of chance. So if I had to "manage" a "yield" of my clients' acceptance rates, I would NEVER agree to do a Stanford app. I would always push folks to lesser schools. That way, my "yield" goes up. But my clients would suffer.
So whats the moral of the story guys? First of all, do NOT trust anyone who claims a % acceptance rate. They are either lying, or pushing clients to apply to lesser schools. And secondly, reach out to former clients. Reach out to consultants. Do your research--there are good people out there (and not just us, obviously). Find them.
Good luck.
Jon Frank
Some shops out there will claim a success rate of 99.5%, and a few even offer a "guarantee" that you will get into school.
: )
These are scams. Lets talk about why these people are dishonest, and simply trying to take your money.
1) First of all, I assure you that no business keeps track of ALL of its former clients after they complete the service. To be able to calculate such a percentage, companies would need to be in touch with 100% of their former clients! And of course, this is impossible. Some folks want to keep in touch, and some folks dont. And of course, that is juuust fine. But it throws any kind of "percentage" off track. Instantly.
2) No company can actually interview for you. No matter how good your application is, YOU will have to interview. And no amount of prep can FORCE you to do a great job in the interview. "Success" requires you to nail the interview...on your own.
3) With a guarantee, the consultant will feel pressure to push you into a LESSER school. Nobody has a GREAT chance at Stanford for example--there is always an element of chance. So if I had to "manage" a "yield" of my clients' acceptance rates, I would NEVER agree to do a Stanford app. I would always push folks to lesser schools. That way, my "yield" goes up. But my clients would suffer.
So whats the moral of the story guys? First of all, do NOT trust anyone who claims a % acceptance rate. They are either lying, or pushing clients to apply to lesser schools. And secondly, reach out to former clients. Reach out to consultants. Do your research--there are good people out there (and not just us, obviously). Find them.
Good luck.
Jon Frank
15 Sep 2010, 15:49
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Friends, today is my birthday. And I am saying this for two reasons: first, because if anyone reeeally wants to, they can send a quick "hey man happy birthday." We're suckers for that sort of thing.
But the second (and main) reason is that birthdays make one think. Well they make me think anyway. And for anyone who follows our posts, you know by now that every once in a while, we get a bit...philosophical.
So. Here is the REAL reason to go to business school. And forget what we all write in our apps. But I have finally reached a point in my life where I love what I do. I run this business, I help thousands of clients each year (paying, and free through forums, etc.), I own a few buildings in Chicago, and I am a happy dude. And there is no question that without my MBA, I wouldnt be in this position.
Now. Im no dummy--I realize that for many of you, you have much loftier aspirations. I own a few small properties here--a small fraction of the holdings of a "real" real estate developer, who is building commercial highrises in say, NYC, Dubai, etc. And running my Essay Company is not like running Coke, P&G, etc. I get it. : )
But the point is this. Bschool gave me freedom. It got me the jobs I needed, to save the money I needed, to buy the buildings I own. And I closed on a new one last Friday. It also taught me what I needed to know to build this business, Precision Essay, to make it succeed, and to help so many people along the way.
So why do we go to bschool really? For FREEDOM. To be able to reach a point in life where you look around, do what you wanna do all day, and say to yourself, "Im one happy dude."
And today, on my thirty (ehem)th birthday, I am one happy dude. Go to bschool, go to the best school you can get into, open some doors for yourself, and pursue your passion. That is the name of the game.
Good luck.
But the second (and main) reason is that birthdays make one think. Well they make me think anyway. And for anyone who follows our posts, you know by now that every once in a while, we get a bit...philosophical.
So. Here is the REAL reason to go to business school. And forget what we all write in our apps. But I have finally reached a point in my life where I love what I do. I run this business, I help thousands of clients each year (paying, and free through forums, etc.), I own a few buildings in Chicago, and I am a happy dude. And there is no question that without my MBA, I wouldnt be in this position.
Now. Im no dummy--I realize that for many of you, you have much loftier aspirations. I own a few small properties here--a small fraction of the holdings of a "real" real estate developer, who is building commercial highrises in say, NYC, Dubai, etc. And running my Essay Company is not like running Coke, P&G, etc. I get it. : )
But the point is this. Bschool gave me freedom. It got me the jobs I needed, to save the money I needed, to buy the buildings I own. And I closed on a new one last Friday. It also taught me what I needed to know to build this business, Precision Essay, to make it succeed, and to help so many people along the way.
So why do we go to bschool really? For FREEDOM. To be able to reach a point in life where you look around, do what you wanna do all day, and say to yourself, "Im one happy dude."
And today, on my thirty (ehem)th birthday, I am one happy dude. Go to bschool, go to the best school you can get into, open some doors for yourself, and pursue your passion. That is the name of the game.
Good luck.
