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02 Jun 2016, 12:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Chicago Booth Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines |
 The University of Chicago Booth School of Business has announced the full-time MBA application deadlines for the 2016-2017 admissions cycle. They are as follows: Round 1 Application due: September 22, 2016 Decision released: December 8, 2016 Round 2 Application due: January 4, 2017 Decision released: March 16, 2017 Round 3 Application due: April 4, 2017 Decision released: May 18, 2017 The essay questions will be announced in mid-June, and the application will be released soon. For more information about applying to Chicago Booth, please visit the Booth admissions website. Image courtesy of The University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
02 Jun 2016, 12:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Goizueta Business School Fall 2017 MBA Application Essays |
 The Goizueta Business School at Emory University has announced the four required essay topics for the 2016-2017 MBA application season. Essay Questions
For additional information about applying, please visit the Goizueta MBA admissions website. |
02 Jun 2016, 13:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Yale SOM Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines |
 The Yale School of Management has announced the 2016-2017 full-time MBA application deadlines. They are as follows: Round 1 Application due: September 14, 2016 Decision released: December 6, 2016 Round 2 Application due: January 10, 2017 Decision released: March 23, 2017 Round 3 Application due: April 19, 2017 Decision released: May 18, 2017 For more information about applying, please visit the Yale SOM admissions website. Image credit: Yale School of Management |
06 Jun 2016, 11:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Berkeley Haas Fall 2017 MBA Essay Questions |
 The UC Berkeley Haas School of Business has posted the updated essay questions for the 2016-2017 MBA application cycle. The Haas School asks applicants to use the essays as an opportunity to share the values, experiences, and accomplishments that have helped shape who you are. Required Essays Essay 1: If you could choose one song that expresses who you are, what is it and why? (250 words maximum) Your song can be in any language, from any culture, and does not need to contain lyrics. The strongest responses will focus on answering why this song expresses who you are. Essay 2: Please respond to one of the following prompts: (250 words maximum)
Essay 3: Tell us about your career plans. How have your past experiences prepared you to achieve these goals? How will Berkeley-Haas help you? (500 words maximum) You are encouraged to reflect on what it is you want to do after business school, including the types of roles, responsibilities, and organizations that are of interest. Through this essay we hope to learn about your professional journey to date and how an MBA will facilitate your success – broadly defined – in the future. Optional Essay Use this essay to share information that is not presented elsewhere in the application, for example:
Fall 2017 deadlines will be announced soon. Meanwhile, for more information about applying to the Berkeley-Haas MBA program, please visit the Haas School admissions website. |
07 Jun 2016, 10:01
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Advice for Your Time at B-School |
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If you’ll be earning your MBA as part of the Class of 2018, chances are that right now you’re either finishing up your last weeks at work or enjoying some much-needed downtime before heading to campus. During the months you toiled over your applications and then waited to hear back from admissions committees, you probably spent a lot of time anticipating how you’d fill your days at business school. And once your acceptance letter was in hand, we’re sure you gave some thought to what you want to get out of your experience. But just because you’ve gotten in doesn’t mean we don’t still have a few last tips for you! Here they are:
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08 Jun 2016, 09:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Berkeley-Haas Appoints New Asst. Dean of MBA Program, Admissions |
 Former MBA admissions director Peter Johnson has returned to Berkeley-Haas School of Business to serve as the new assistant dean of the Full-time MBA Program and Admissions, the school announced last week. Johnson previously served in Berkeley MBA Admissions for 11 years, first as associate director (1999-2001), then as director of international admissions (2001-2006), and finally as executive director of MBA Admissions from February 2006 until August 2010. During his time at Haas, he developed and implemented strategy for recruiting applicants worldwide, managed application review and evaluations process for 4,000+ applicants annually, developed and maintained alumni and student volunteer networks, and worked closely with the university’s legal counsel to expand diversity recruitment efforts. “Love when we lure a former member of the team back to Haas,” Dean Rich Lyons tweeted. “Pete Johnson is back to head our full-time MBA program.” Most recently, Johnson served as vice president for enrollment & international programs at Dominican University, where he has been responsible for the enrollment and international programs units, including undergraduate admissions, graduate admissions, admissions operations, financial aid, marketing & communications, and global education. Before that, he was vice president for student services at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, where he developed strategy for worldwide student recruitment, enrollment, admissions, financial aid, and student life; oversaw university medical and psychological counseling services; and developed and implemented partnerships for student exchanges. Johnson’s appointment as assistant dean was effective June 1, 2016. Source: Berkeley-Haas School of Business |
09 Jun 2016, 11:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Berkeley Haas Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines |
 UC Berkeley Haas School of Business has announced the MBA application deadlines for the 2016-2017 admissions cycle. They are as follows: Round 1 Application due: September 29, 2016 Decision released: December 15, 2016 Round 2 Application due: January 5, 2017 Decision released: March 23, 2017 Round 3 Application due: April 6, 2017 Decision released: May 11, 2017 All applications must be submitted on or before the application deadline at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time. For more information, please visit the Berkeley MBA admissions website. You may also be interested in: Berkeley Haas Fall 2017 MBA Essay Questions Berkeley Haas Appoints New Asst. Dean of MBA Program, Admissions |
09 Jun 2016, 11:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Cornell’s Johnson School Appoints Mark Nelson as New Dean |
 The Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University has appointed Mark Nelson, an internationally recognized scholar and member of the Johnson faculty since 1990, as its 12th dean, effective July 1st. Nelson succeeds Soumitra Dutta, who will continue to serve as dean of the newly formed College of Business. An expert in accounting, Nelson has conducted research examining psychological and economic factors that influence how people make decisions; interpret and apply accounting, auditing and tax regulations; and trade in financial markets. Nelson’s teaching has focused on intermediate accounting, including MBA courses at Johnson as well as undergraduate courses at Cornell’s Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. “I’m excited to help Johnson and the College of Business flourish,” Nelson said in a statement announcing the news. “We’re all in this together for the long term, and by supporting each other and collaborating on teaching and research, we can do more collectively than any of us could do on our own.” Nelson will report to Dutta, who said he will make an excellent dean and has the support and respect of the Johnson faculty. “Mark is not only ideally equipped to lead Johnson at this complicated and exciting time, but it is clear that he will contribute tremendously to the success of the College of Business, as well,” said Dutta. Nelson served as associate dean for academic affairs from 2007 to 2010, overseeing the school’s tenure-track faculty and research. “I’m enormously grateful for the opportunities that were given to me when I joined this campus and in the last 26 years as a member of this community,” Nelson said. “When you have the opportunity to give back and make a difference at a place that you love, you take it.” You may also be interested in: Cornell to Establish Integrated College of Business Cornell Receives $25 Million to Expand MBA Program |
13 Jun 2016, 09:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Texas MBA Program Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines |
 The Texas MBA program at UT McCombs School of Business has posted the full-time MBA application deadlines for the 2016-2017 admissions season. They are as follows: Round 1 Application due: October 11, 2016 Decision released: December 20, 2016 Round 2 Application due: January 10, 2017 Decision released: March 30, 2017 Round 3 Application due: April 4, 2017 Decision released: May 11, 2017 The Texas MBA application for fall 2017 will open in late summer, and updated application essays will be published in the coming months. For more information, please visit the Texas MBA admissions website. You may also be interested in: UT McCombs Offers MBA Essay Advice |
14 Jun 2016, 08:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Tips for Finalizing Your School List |
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One of the most important decisions you’ll make during the MBA application process is which schools you’re going to apply to in the first place. We know—duh, right? But seriously, we can’t stress enough how important it is to put significant thought into which programs you’re going to dedicate dozens of hours to over the coming months. Each year we see excellent candidates who want to prematurely take themselves out of the running for some of the top programs. Make no mistake: it is extremely tough to get into a highly ranked business school. Certain programs have single-digit acceptance rates, and literally thousands of more-than-qualified applicants are turned away each year. But if you don’t even give yourself a chance at admission, you may always wonder, “What if?” Is there anything worse? That’s why we typically recommend that people ask themselves whether or not getting an MBA is most important to them—or if getting an MBA from a certain school is what really matters most. If you’d truly be at peace with never getting an MBA if you weren’t accepted to School X, then you can move forward by focusing all of your efforts solely on your dream school or schools. However, if you want an MBA no matter what, then you’d be wise to consider five or six schools, or maybe spread your efforts across Rounds 1 and 2. We hope you at least give yourself a shot at the programs you’re really interested in, though. Applying to top business schools is something of a self-selecting process: most people who apply are overachievers who would be assets to any class. It’s easy to let that discourage or intimidate an applicant to the point of not even trying. You might think, “What’s the use? There are thousands of other people like me fighting for spots.” But we’d argue: 1) no, there isn’t anyone else exactly like you, so figure out how to differentiate yourself, and 2) why would you want to make it easier for someone else to get in by taking yourself out of the mix? You deserve a shot just like everyone else. Think of it this way:  *** Do you want to stay on top of the application process with timely tips like these? Please subscribe to our weekly newsletter and you’ll receive our expert advice straight in your mailbox before it appears on the blog, plus special offers, promotions, discounts, invitations to events, and more. |
14 Jun 2016, 09:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: CMU Tepper School Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines |
 Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business has posted the following full-time MBA application deadlines for the 2016-2017 admissions season. Round 1 Application due: October 2, 2016 Decision released: December 14, 2016 Round 2 Application due: January 2, 2017 Decision released: March 15, 2017 Round 3 Application due: March 12, 2017 Decision released: May 10, 2017 For additional information, please visit the MBA admissions page of the CMU Tepper website. |
15 Jun 2016, 10:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: NYU Stern Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines, Essay Questions |
 The New York University Stern School of Business has posted the following application deadlines and essay questions for the 2016-2017 admissions season. Deadlines Round 1 Application due: October 15, 2016 Decision released: December 15, 2016 Round 2 Application due: November 15, 2016 Decision released: February 15, 2017 Round 3 Application due: January 15, 2017 Decision released: April 1, 2017 Round 4 Application due: March 15, 2017 Decision released: June 1, 2017 Essay Questions The NYU Stern essay questions give you the opportunity to more fully present yourself to the admissions committee and to provide insight into your experiences, goals and thought processes. Essay 1: Professional Aspirations (750 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font)
Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use almost any method to convey your message (e.g. words, illustrations). Feel free to be creative. (500 word maximum) For more information on the guidelines and restrictions for the essays, and all other information about applying, please visit the NYU Stern admissions website. |
15 Jun 2016, 11:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Wharton School Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines, Essay Questions |
 The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has posted the MBA application deadlines and required essay prompts for the 2016-2017 admissions season. They are as follows: Deadlines Round 1 Application due: September 27, 2016 Decision released: TBA Round 2 Application due: January 5, 2017 Decision released: TBA Round 3 Application due: March 28, 2017 Decision released: TBA Essay Questions Essay 1: What do you hope to gain professionally from the Wharton MBA? (500 words) Essay 2: Teamwork is at the core of the Wharton MBA experience with each student contributing unique elements to our collaborative culture. How will you contribute to the Wharton community? (400 words) According to Maryellen Reilly, Deputy Vice Dean of MBA Admissions, Financial Aid & Career Management, “By asking these two questions, effectively breaking apart and expanding on last year’s essay question, our hope is to give applicants ample space to more fully explain their aspirations, goals, and how Wharton fits into those. We want to be able to view applicants from both sides of their world – one where they are professionals developing skills and seeking career advancement, but also the personal growth side where they are seeking out enriching experiences to become better, stronger, wiser, and a more robust person. Take these two questions as an important opportunity to express who you are and what and who you want to be. It is important for us to know the real you and be able to envision you as part of the Wharton community.” For more information on applying to the full-time MBA program, please visit the Wharton School admissions website. |
15 Jun 2016, 11:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: UT McCombs School of Business Fall 2017 MBA Essay Questions |
 The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business has announced the essay questions that will be included in the Fall 2017 full-time MBA application. They are as follows: Essay 1. The University of Texas at Austin values unique perspectives and cultivates a collaborative environment of distinct individual contributions. It is the first day of orientation. You are meeting your study group, comprised of five of your classmates from various backgrounds. Please introduce yourself to your new team, highlighting what drives you in your personal and professional life. Select only one communication method that you would like to use for your response.
Optional Statement: Please provide any additional information you believe is important and/or address any areas of concern that will be beneficial to the Admissions Committee in considering your application (e.g. unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, academic performance, or extenuating personal circumstances). (250 words) For more information on applying to the Texas MBA program, please visit the McCombs MBA admissions website. You may also be interested in: Texas MBA Program Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines |
16 Jun 2016, 10:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Chicago Booth Fall 2017 MBA Essay Questions |
 The University of Chicago Booth School of Business has updated the required full-time MBA essay question for the 2016-2017 application cycle. Essay Question View this collection of shared Booth moments. Choose the moment that best resonates with you and tell us why. Presentation/Essay Guidelines:
Is there any additional information that you would like the Admissions Committee to know? If so, please address in an optional essay. (300 word maximum) Re-applicant Essay: Upon reflection, how has your perspective regarding your future, Chicago Booth, and/or getting an MBA changed since the time of your last application? (300 words maximum) For more information on applying to Chicago Booth, please visit the full-time MBA admissions website. You may also be interested in: Chicago Booth Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines |
17 Jun 2016, 15:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: UCLA Anderson Fall 2017 MBA Application Deadlines |
 The UCLA Anderson School of Management has posted the application deadlines for the 2016-2017 MBA admissions season. They are as follows: Round 1 Application due: October 6, 2016 Decision released: December 15, 2016 Round 2 Application due: January 5, 2017 Decision released: March 29, 2017 Round 3 Application due: April 12, 2017 Decision released: May 24, 2017 Candidates must submit their application by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on the day of the deadline in order to be considered for that round. The online application will be available on August 1, 2016. For more information, please visit the Anderson MBA admissions website. |
20 Jun 2016, 11:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Turn Failure Into a Great B-School Essay |
 This post originally appeared on Stacy’s “Strictly Business” MBA Blog on U.S.News. It’s the dreaded failure topic: “Describe a situation taken from your personal or professional life where you failed.” MBA applicants often freak out when faced with this common admissions essay question because they fear that showing any weakness will torpedo their admissions chances. However, at one point or another, everyone faces adversity, failure or setbacks, whether at work or in life. Your response to these situations demonstrates your character, and business schools understand that failure represents a learning opportunity. This essay is your chance to demonstrate your maturity, flexibility and leadership qualities. Leaders aren’t always successful; rather, they are willing to admit to failure and find motivation in their misfortune. So how do you tell the business school admissions committee how failure has truly affected you? First, start with some real introspection. It’s important to use a failure that is emotionally important to you. Your failure should also be real and something that led you to gain some insight about yourself. The negative situation could have led to a transformative experience for your team, a positive opportunity for someone else or a chance for you to better understand another person through a team challenge. The admissions committee will easily see through an accomplishment that you frame as a failure; furthermore, that will not demonstrate your maturity or ability to grow. Think creatively about this aspect – do your best to describe how you have changed your approach as a result of the failure. When brainstorming for this essay, think first about what you learned from the situation you plan to detail; then work backward to describe the circumstances and the initial challenge or hurdle. That will help you more optimistically view the whole situation. What did you learn from the experience and how did it impact your life or demonstrate a specific aspect of your character, goals or accomplishments? Think honestly about all the emotions you felt. As ugly as they may have been, be honest and write them down. From there, try to more eloquently describe your feelings in your essay. Remember, even the most difficult situations often lead to personal growth and likely have contributed to the individual you are today. For example, one of my clients was caught plagiarizing a term paper during college. He was very lucky the school did not expel him, but he did fail and have to repeat that course. This startling wakeup call became a valuable life lesson. It spurred him to join student government, help develop for the school policy guidelines on cheating and speak publicly about his plagiarism experience and the importance of respecting intellectual property. When he applied for business school, his transformative experience resonated with the admissions committee and he ultimately attended one of the top-three MBA programs in the country. The key here is detailing not only your actions but also your feelings. Another client I worked with chose to write about her layoffs at three different companies over a five-year period. Although the layoffs had nothing to do with her job performance, each experience devastated her, and she struggled both financially and emotionally until she finally landed a position that allowed her to flourish. She turned those low moments into a powerful admissions essay of resilience and problem-solving. She showed how the experience ultimately taught her waysto better evaluate career opportunities. Demonstrating this type of humility and self-awareness made a positive impact on the admissions committee, and she ultimately attended the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania – with a scholarship to boot. As you finalize this essay, focus on embracing the positive aspects of your past mistake and demonstrating the ways you have used the incident as an opportunity to learn and grow. This may just be the factor that makes your candidacy stand out amid a sea of so-called “perfect” applicants. |
21 Jun 2016, 08:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Tuesday Tips: NYU Stern Fall 2017 MBA Essay Tips |
 As the NYU Stern School of Business website states, “Stern develops leaders who make an impact on business and beyond.” Evolving from a pure finance school into one that focuses on areas like entertainment and technology, Stern takes advantage of the vibrant and changing business opportunities in New York City. The individual components of your application will be academic ability, professional achievements and career aspirations, and personal characteristics. Stern provides podcasts to describe each component on the admissions website, and it’s worth starting your research there. While your academics will be evaluated mainly through your GMAT and GPA, the essays are a crucial part of your application strategy. The personal expression essay offers you the opportunity to present yourself creatively, but also requires you to apply structure to a completely open-ended question. It’s a great test for a life solving business problems after your MBA. Essay 1: Professional Aspirations (750 word maximum, double-spaced, 12-point font) • Why pursue an MBA (or dual degree) at this point in your life? • What actions have you taken to determine that Stern is the best fit for your MBA experience? • What do you see yourself doing professionally upon graduation? Why MBA, why now, is an important question to answer. While many people seek an MBA degree, NYU wants to invest in those who can use it most effectively. Perhaps you’re seeking an MBA for networking or professional credibility, or maybe you want an MBA to learn specific skills to change careers. Whatever your own personal reasons may be, make sure you can point to specific aspects of the MBA education both generally and specifically at Stern that are necessary to achieve your goals. Note that this question specifically asks about your interest in pursuing an MBA at this point in your life. Why is now the right time for you, both personally and professionally? What will an MBA add to your already successful career trajectory to get you to the next level? If you are an older applicant you will need to spend time carefully communicating that you realize what an MBA can and can’t do for you at your professional level, and that you have a plan to leverage the MBA professionally in your next job. This essay also offers an opportunity to demonstrate your fit with NYU Stern and describe why NYU Stern is the right place for you to spend the next two years of your life. Certainly personal experience of the campus through visits or student touch points would be ideal, but even if you are halfway around the world you can illustrate the many ways in which you learned about the NYU Stern experience. Your post MBA goal should be both achievable and demonstrate the need for an MBA. An MBA from NYU Stern will open professional doors for you, and you should demonstrate that you are ready to take advantage of those opportunities. Think about a logical sequence that starts with your past work experience, then your MBA education and ends with your immediate post MBA goal. Ideally your goal pulls from both your current work experience and the skills you will gain in the NYU MBA program. Essay 2: Personal Expression Please describe yourself to your MBA classmates. You may use almost any method to convey your message (e.g. words, illustrations). Feel free to be creative. If you submit a non-written piece for this essay (i.e., artwork or multimedia) or if you submit this essay via mail, please upload a brief description of your submission with your online application. Open-ended essays like this one can be intimidating. You are allowed any method to introduce yourself to your classmates, and you’re probably wondering what the best medium for your message is. However, your content is king in this essay. The best first step is to brainstorm the information you want to convey. Reflect upon your unique personal qualities and what is valued most by your friends and family. How would you want your classmates to see you? What are some of the personal stories you would share with a new friend? Once you have established the content you want to use for the NYU Stern essay 2, it’s time to consider the medium. If you are a visual person you may chose a drawing, painting or photo series. If you are a creative writer perhaps it’s a poem or short story. If none of the “creative” approaches feel right to you, feel free to write a standard essay where you explain who you are and introduce yourself to your classmates. The medium is not the most important aspect of this essay. What is most important is the message and content of your composition to demonstrate your motivations and who you are to the admissions committee. Stacy Blackman Consulting has helped countless aspiring NYU Stern MBA students to showcase personal and professional stories that cut through the clutter. Contact us to learn more. |
22 Jun 2016, 08:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: Which MBA Essays Should You Work on First? |
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While not all Class of 2019 MBA applications have gone live yet, several programs have posted their essay questions so that applicants can get going on their drafts. But how should you pick which school to start with? While some people prefer to start with the essay set that’s due first—which is totally fine—that may not be the best strategy for other b-school hopefuls. It might simply come down to what you feel most motivated to work on right now, because we all know that if you’re dreading something, you’ll find reasons to keep putting it off. Since you have about three months before the majority of Round 1 deadlines, another tactic is to start with the school you want to get into the most. You will inevitably end up circling back and revising those essays as the due date nears, but it may help lower your stress level to know that you’re giving yourself the absolute most time possible to work on your dream school. Another option is to review the essays for all of the schools you’re interested in and then pick the most extensive set to begin drafting. That way, you may be able to leverage some content—such as the explanation of your short- and long-term career goals—for your remaining applications. Or you could take the exact opposite approach: start with the school whose essays seem the least daunting. It’ll be that much easier for the words and thoughts to start flowing if you already have ideas about what to write. This process is about creating momentum to carry yourself through the coming weeks, and getting one school crossed off your list sooner rather than later can be a huge motivator. So if a voice in the back of your head is telling you to start with School X, listen to that voice and get going! Think of it this way:  *** Do you want to stay on top of the application process with timely tips like these? Please subscribe to our weekly newsletter and you’ll receive our expert advice straight in your mailbox before it appears on the blog, plus special offers, promotions, discounts, invitations to events, and more. |
22 Jun 2016, 11:00
| FROM Stacy Blackman Consulting Blog: CMU Tepper School Fall 2017 MBA Essays |
 Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business has posted the updated MBA essay questions for the 2016-2017 admissions season. This year, there is only one required essay—down from two in the last cycle. They are: Required Essay Imagine that you meet up with a member of the admission committee at an airport while on a layover. You have an opportunity to make a memorable impression. Use this essay to introduce yourself. Include any information that you believe is important for the committee member to know about you both professionally and personally. (Maximum 300-350 words, 12-point font, double-spaced) Optional Essay
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