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07 Feb 2016, 09:00
| FROM mbaMission Blog: GMAT Impact: The Master Resource List for Reading Comprehension (Part 4 of 4) |
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With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this blog series, Manhattan Prep’s Stacey Koprince teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense. Part 1 of this series covered how to read Reading Comprehension (RC), and Part 2 introduced the first two major question types: Main Idea and Specific Detail. In Part 3, we discussed Inference questions and Why questions. If you have not already done so, start by reading those posts, and then continue with this final post in the series.  Put It All Together All right, now you have all the pieces:
Next, test your understanding of the passage on this Inference question, and then try this Why question. Timing As I mentioned earlier, we really do not have much time to read RC passages. Aim for approximately two to two and a half minutes on shorter passages and closer to three minutes for longer ones. Of course, you cannot possibly read everything closely and carefully in such a short time frame—but that is not your goal! Our goal is to get the big picture on that first read-through. Aim to answer main idea questions in roughly one minute. You can spend up to two minutes on the more specific questions. In particular, if you run across an Except question, expect to spend pretty close to two minutes; Except questions nearly always take a while. As always, be aware of your overall time. If you find that you are running behind, skip one question entirely; do not try to save 30 seconds each on a bunch of questions. Also, if RC is your weakest verbal area, and you also struggle with speed, consider guessing immediately on one question per passage and spreading your time over the remaining questions. Great, I Have Mastered RC! Let us test that theory, shall we? Your next step is to implement all these techniques on your next practice test while also managing your timing well. Good luck! The post GMAT Impact: The Master Resource List for Reading Comprehension (Part 4 of 4) appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
08 Feb 2016, 08:00
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Monday Morning Essay Tip: Captivate with Experience, Not Extreme Descriptions |
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This week, we discuss an oxymoron of sorts: extreme humility. One candidate could be more humble than the next, we imagine, but one could never refer to oneself as “extremely humble,” because doing so would undermine the very claim to humility. Our philosophy at mbaMission is that candidates should let their experiences, not just their word choices, captivate the admissions committees. Sometimes we find that applicants attempt to emphasize their actions with “extreme” adjectives and adverbs—an approach we strongly discourage. Example: “As others withdrew their support, I remained remarkably dedicated to our crucial fundraising efforts. I dramatically increased my participation in our strategic planning meetings and insisted that we push forward with a wildly creative guerrilla marketing plan, which brought forth tremendous results—$1M in ‘instant’ proceeds.” In these two sentences, the writer uses the descriptors “remarkably,” “dramatically,” “wildly,” and “tremendous” to make his impression. We find that a more effective approach is to eliminate these “extreme” descriptions and let the experiences do the “talking.” Example: “As others withdrew their support, I remained dedicated to our fundraising efforts. I increased my participation in our strategic planning meetings and insisted that we push forward with a guerrilla marketing plan that brought $1M in ‘instant’ proceeds.” In this second example, the writer does not need to say that the results were “tremendous,” because the $1M in proceeds speaks for itself; we do not need to be told that the marketing campaign was “wildly creative,” because this is implied in the nature of guerrilla marketing. In addition to truly showing a level of humility on the part of the candidate, this approach is also less wordy. Although the eight words saved in the latter example may seem inconsequential, we removed them from only two sentences. If you can remove four words from every sentence in your original draft, you could significantly but humbly augment your essay with other compelling ideas. The post Monday Morning Essay Tip: Captivate with Experience, Not Extreme Descriptions appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
09 Feb 2016, 08:00
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Mission Admission: What About European Business Schools? |
Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Cambridge Judge Business School This week, we consider another option for MBA candidates looking to broaden their business school choices: European business schools. Although many applicants who are competing for places at the top U.S. business schools are well aware of the strengths of the MBA programs at INSEAD and London Business School, even more options are available beyond these two, including IESE, ESADE, Oxford (Said), and Cambridge (Judge). These four schools in particular have been aggressively playing “catch-up” with their better-known brethren by raising funds and dedicating them to scholarships and to enhancing their global brands. Those who know their business schools are also aware that IMD offers a boutique MBA program with remarkable international diversity, very highly regarded academics, and a stellar reputation with international employers. So, numerous options are available, and each can be explored on its own academic merit, but is earning your MBA in Europe, in itself, a good choice for you? For many, the key issue in determining this is where they would like to be after completing their education. If you are seeking to work in Europe, then clearly, these schools offer an advantage over all but the top five or six schools in the United States—Harvard Business School, for example, can probably open as many doors in Europe as INSEAD can. However, if you are seeking to work in the States, then the European schools will not provide the pipeline of opportunities that a top-ranked American school could provide, particularly for those who hope to work in a niche industry or with a company that is not a well-known international brand. Still, beyond the employment picture, studying abroad offers intrinsic value. Spending two years in London, Fontainebleau, or Lausanne could certainly be its own reward. The post Mission Admission: What About European Business Schools? appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
09 Feb 2016, 10:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Wharton To Release Interview Invitations Today |
The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania plans to send out Round 2 interview invitations today, and once again the school is using its team-based discussion format to evaluate MBA candidates, in place of a traditional business school admissions interview. Understandably, Wharton applicants get anxious about this atypical interview, because the approach creates a very different dynamic from what one usually encounters in a one-on-one meeting—and with other applicants also in the room, one cannot help but feel less in control of the content and direction of the conversation. Yet despite the uncertainty, here are a few things that interviewees can expect:
To give candidates the opportunity to undergo a realistic test run before experiencing the actual event, we created our Team-Based Discussion Simulation. Via this simulation, applicants participate anonymously with three to five other MBA candidates in an online conversation, which is moderated by two of our experienced Senior Consultants familiar with Wharton’s format and approach. All participants then receive feedback on their performance, with special focus on their interpersonal skills and communication abilities. The simulation builds confidence by highlighting your role in a team, examining how you communicate your ideas to—and within—a group of (equally talented) peers, and discovering how you react when you are thrown “in the deep end” and have to swim. Our Wharton Team-Based Discussion Simulation allows you to test the experience so you will be ready for the real thing! To learn more or sign up for a session, visit our Wharton Team-Based Discussion Simulation page. The post Wharton To Release Interview Invitations Today appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
09 Feb 2016, 11:00
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Wharton to Release Interview Invitations Today |
The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania plans to send out Round 2 interview invitations today, and once again the school is using its team-based discussion format to evaluate MBA candidates, in place of a traditional business school admissions interview. Understandably, Wharton applicants get anxious about this atypical interview, because the approach creates a very different dynamic from what one usually encounters in a one-on-one meeting—and with other applicants also in the room, one cannot help but feel less in control of the content and direction of the conversation. Yet despite the uncertainty, here are a few things that interviewees can expect:
To give candidates the opportunity to undergo a realistic test run before experiencing the actual event, we created our Team-Based Discussion Simulation. Via this simulation, applicants participate anonymously with three to five other MBA candidates in an online conversation, which is moderated by two of our experienced Senior Consultants familiar with Wharton’s format and approach. All participants then receive feedback on their performance, with special focus on their interpersonal skills and communication abilities. The simulation builds confidence by highlighting your role in a team, examining how you communicate your ideas to—and within—a group of (equally talented) peers, and discovering how you react when you are thrown “in the deep end” and have to swim. Our Wharton Team-Based Discussion Simulation allows you to test the experience so you will be ready for the real thing! To learn more or sign up for a session, visit our Wharton Team-Based Discussion Simulation page. The post Wharton to Release Interview Invitations Today appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
09 Feb 2016, 13:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: B-School Chart of the Week: January 2016 Social Currency Rankings |
Rankings come in all shapes and sizes, but can any ranking truly capture social cachet? For a different perspective on the value of an MBA, we turn to the New York Times society pages, where the editors select and profile promising couples. Each month, we dedicate one B-School Chart of the Week to tallying how alumni from top-ranked business schools are advancing their social currency ranking. Business school graduates love a good winter wedding—if the New York Times wedding announcements are any indication, that is. Twelve MBA weddings were profiled during the month of January in the publication’s Fashion & Style section, which highlights the nuptials of a diverse pool of couples. Columbia Business School (CBS) graduates were the most eager MBAs to marry in January, as three of the school’s alumni walked down the aisle. Harvard Business School (HBS), the Kellogg School of Management, and the New York University Stern School of Business each had two alumni profiled. Whether Valentine’s Day inspires a boost in MBA weddings this month remains to be seen… The post B-School Chart of the Week: January 2016 Social Currency Rankings appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
10 Feb 2016, 09:00
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Professor Profiles: Youngme Moon, Harvard Business School |
Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school, but the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on from Harvard Business School (HBS). Having received the HBS Student Association Faculty Award from the first-year class in 2002 and the Faculty Award from the second-year class in 2005 and 2007, Youngme Moon is also the inaugural recipient of the 2002–2003 Hellman Faculty Fellowship for distinction in research. Moon is currently the Donald K. David Professor of Business Administration and the Senior Associate Dean for Strategy and Innovation at the school. Her work has been published in the Harvard Business Review, the Journal of Consumer Research, the Journal of Consumer Psychology, the Journal of Experimental Psychology, and the Journal of Applied Social Psychology. Moon’s 2010 book Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd (Crown Business) is described on her Web site as showing “how to succeed in a world where conformity reigns…but exceptions rule.” Students described her to mbaMission as being extremely friendly and accessible, even going out for casual dinners with students. For more information about HBS and 15 other top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. The post Professor Profiles: Youngme Moon, Harvard Business School appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
10 Feb 2016, 12:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: DocSend Co-Founder/CEO Russ Heddleston Shares His Ambitious Entrepreneurial Journey |
Today, many aspiring MBAs and MBA graduates want to join start-ups or launch such companies themselves. Is entrepreneurship as exciting as it seems? Is it really for you? mbaMission Founder Jeremy Shinewald has teamed up with Venture for America and CBS Interactive to launch Smart People Should Build Things: The Venture for America Podcast. Each week, Shinewald interviews another entrepreneur so you can hear the gritty stories of their ups and downs on the road to success. Russ Heddleston, Co-Founder and CEO of DocSend DocSend aims to ease the process of distributing sales materials by enabling salespeople to send, track, control, and analyze their communications. The company is the brainchild of Russ Heddleston, a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School (HBS), and his colleagues. He recently sat down with Shinewald to explain his entrepreneurial path, sharing these stories, among others:
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11 Feb 2016, 08:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Beyond the MBA Classroom: From Philly to Florida for Wharton’s Beach Week |
When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. Miami Beach Each spring, between finals and graduation, second-year students at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania prepare to reenter the “real” world by retreating to South Beach in Miami, Florida, where they partake in almost a week’s worth of partying, relaxing, and beach-going. The week’s events are organized, but not funded, by the Wharton Graduate Association (student association). In recent years, more than 400 students have taken part in Beach Week. Activities offered during the 2015 Beach Week included multiple pool parties, a daytime boat cruise, and a bar crawl in South Beach. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at Wharton and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. The post Beyond the MBA Classroom: From Philly to Florida for Wharton’s Beach Week appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
11 Feb 2016, 12:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Diamonds in the Rough: Luxury Brand Management at the GCU British School of Fashion |
MBA applicants can get carried away with rankings. In this series, we profile amazing programs at business schools that are typically ranked outside the top 15. In the fall of 2013, Scotland’s Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU)—known as a leader in fashion education since the 19th century—inaugurated a new fashion business school in London and soon after opened a satellite campus in New York City. Rather than focusing on the design aspect of fashion, however, the GCU British School of Fashion instead aims to offer a specialized business education with applications to the fashion industry, as the school’s director, Christopher Moore, explained in a FashionUnited article at the time the new campuses were being revealed: “The remit of the School is clear: we are about the business of fashion. While there are other great international design schools, we are quite different. Our aim is to be a leading School for the business of fashion.” The British School of Fashion’s MBA in Luxury Brand Management program aims to impart industry tools and skills related to such topics as consumer behavior, globalization, and strategic management. The school also professes a commitment to social responsibility, sustainability, and fair trade as part of its core values. The MBA curriculum consists of eight core modules. With support from a number of British fashion brands, which in the past have included Marks & Spencer, House of Fraser, AllSaints, and the Arcadia Group, the school’s faculty also features a team of honorary professors and fashion industry leaders. Moore told the BBC, “Over the past decade, there has been a significant professionalization of the fashion sector, and there is now a need for high-quality fashion business graduates.” The post Diamonds in the Rough: Luxury Brand Management at the GCU British School of Fashion appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
12 Feb 2016, 08:00
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Friday Factoid: Columbia Business School’s Increasingly Flexible First-Year Curriculum |
The Columbia Business School (CBS) first-year curriculum was at one time very rigid—all first-year students took all their core courses with their cluster unless they were able to pass an exemption exam. Students complained, however, that this rigid core curriculum system meant that they could take only one elective course their first year, which could put them at a disadvantage when competing for summer internships. For example, previously, a CBS student who accepted a summer internship at a bank may have taken only one finance elective by the end of his/her first year, but that student’s counterparts on the internship from other schools may have taken two or three, thus potentially putting the CBS student at a disadvantage with regard to being considered for a full-time job at the end of the internship. So, after an intense process of research and evaluation, CBS launched a more flexible core curriculum in the fall of 2008. Beginning in the fall of 2013, CBS implemented further changes to its core curriculum, including an increased emphasis on cross-disciplinary thinking, in addition to even more flexibility. The revamped core courses also make greater use of online teaching tools in an attempt to “free up more classroom time for deeper dives and discussions,” as an August 2013 Poets & Quants article explains. In the second semester of the first year, students can pick three full-term electives and three half-term electives, replacing the school’s previous “flex-core” configuration and allowing students to better prepare for summer internships. In addition, students may take exemption exams in areas in which they are already proficient, thereby opting to replace core courses with electives. This revised curriculum was developed in response to student feedback that a full term was not needed to cover the “core” elements in certain courses, and the change has given students significantly more flexibility in the first year. CBS has thereby attempted to find a middle ground, where students learn what the school considers fundamentals while having the latitude to specialize, and anecdotally, students have responded favorably. For a thorough exploration of what CBS and other top U.S. business schools have to offer, please check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. The post Friday Factoid: Columbia Business School’s Increasingly Flexible First-Year Curriculum appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
12 Feb 2016, 12:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: MBA News: Changes at Yale Raise Concerns Among Students and Faculty |
 Edward P. Evans Hall A recent article published by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) offered fascinating insight into the Yale School of Management (SOM). Applications at the school are up by 30%, yet such changes as a new, state-of-the-art campus building and a 40% increase in enrollment have raised concerns among some students and faculty members. The SOM has traditionally been a fairly small, intimate program, and recent expansions have evoked questions regarding whether the school is becoming “too corporate.” Changes are evident in the form of Edward P. Evans Hall, the school’s new home, for example. This modern building made largely of glass is quite a contrast to the cozy, mansion-like classrooms with fireplaces to which some students had become accustomed. “A big, fancy, new, shiny, modern building attracts different students than cozy houses,” an alumnus commented to the WSJ. SOM Dean Ted Snyder approached the concerns calmly, stating “We’re not as small as we used to be and I don’t think we’re as quirky as we used to be.” He added, “Leaders are much more likely to come out of a place that is connected globally.” The post MBA News: Changes at Yale Raise Concerns Among Students and Faculty appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
13 Feb 2016, 08:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: The Open Waitlist Is Not a Flood! |
 Have you heard the following admissions myth? When a school that has placed you on its waitlist says that it wants no more information from you, this is some kind of “test,” and you should supply additional materials anyway. As we have discussed in the past, this is patently not true. Similarly, when programs tell their waitlisted candidates they are open to important additional communication, such applicants should not interpret this to mean constant communication. The difference is significant. As is the case with any waitlist situation, before you do anything, carefully read the waitlist letter you received from the admissions office. Frequently, this will include a FAQ sheet. If the school permits candidates to submit additional information but offers no guidance with respect to quantity, this does not mean that you should start flooding the committee with novel information and materials. If you have another potential recommender who can send a letter that highlights a new aspect of your profile, you can consider having him/her send one in, but you should not start a lobbying campaign with countless alumni and colleagues writing on your behalf. Similarly, you could send the school an update email monthly, every six weeks, or even every two months—the key is not frequency or volume but materiality. If you have something important to tell the admissions committee that can help shape its perspective on your candidacy (e.g., a new project, a promotion, a new grade, an improved GMAT score, a campus visit), then you should share it. If you do not have such meaningful information to share, then a contrived letter with no real content will not help you. Just because you know others are sending letters, do not feel compelled to send empty correspondences for fear that your fellow candidates might be showing more interest. They just might be identifying themselves negatively via their waitlist approach. Take a step back and imagine that you are on the admissions committee; you have one candidate who keeps you up to date with a few thoughtful correspondences and another who bombards you with empty updates, emails, and recommendations that do not offer anything substantive. Which candidate would you choose if a place opened up in your class? When you are on the waitlist, your goal is to remain in the good graces of the admissions committee. Remember, the committee members already deem you a strong enough candidate to take a place in their class, so be patient and prudent, as challenging as that may be. The post MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: The Open Waitlist Is Not a Flood! appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
13 Feb 2016, 13:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Amanda Moskowitz Discusses Stacklist, Nine Naturals, and Her Serial Entrepreneurship |
 Amanda Moskowitz, CEO of Stacklist and co-founder of Nine Naturals Today, many aspiring MBAs and MBA graduates want to join start-ups or launch such companies themselves. Is entrepreneurship as exciting as it seems? Is it really for you? mbaMission Founder Jeremy Shinewald has teamed up with Venture for America and CBS Interactive to launch Smart People Should Build Things: The Venture for America Podcast. Each week, Shinewald interviews another entrepreneur so you can hear the gritty stories of their ups and downs on the road to success. Amanda Moskowitz has been heavily involved in entrepreneurship—with “far more than one foot” in several companies, she says—since graduating from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Today, she is the founder and CEO of business app guide Stacklist and co-founder of Nine Naturals, a company developing safe and natural beauty products for expectant mothers. In this podcast episode, Moskowitz delves into these points and more:
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14 Feb 2016, 08:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: GMAT Impact: How to Solve Any Sentence Correction Problem, Part 1 |
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With regard to the GMAT, raw intellectual horsepower helps, but it is not everything. In this blog series, Manhattan Prep’s Stacey Koprince teaches you how to perform at your best on test day by using some common sense. Manhattan GMAT has developed a special process for Sentence Correction (SC). Some students and classes have seen it, but here we are sharing it publicly! Read on and let us know what you think.  The Five Steps for Sentence Correction The full article on the MGMAT blog goes into more detail on each step.
In this post, I briefly introduce each step, but the full article goes into more detail, so make sure to follow up by reading that.
– the problem type (in this case, SC) – the length of the whole sentence – the length of the underline (or the length of the answers) This first glance will help you formulate a plan of attack. [*]Read the Sentence[/list] Next, read the sentence as a complete sentence, not just a collection of potential grammar issues. Pay attention to the overall meaning that the sentence is trying to convey. [*]Find a Starting Point[/list] [*]Eliminate Answers[/list] When you spot something you know is wrong, immediately cross off answer (A) on your scrap paper. Check that same issue (and only that issue!) in the remaining answer choices; eliminate any answers that repeat the error. [*]Repeat Steps 3 and 4[/list] SC is a bit annoying in that your initial starting point often will not allow you to cross off all four wrong answers. You usually have to find multiple starting points. Once you have dealt with one issue, return either to the original sentence or to a comparison of the answer choices, wherever you left off. What to Do When You Are Stuck In general, once you get stuck, give yourself one shot to “unstick” yourself. Try comparing different answers to see whether anything new pops out at you. If not, guess and move on. Half of the battle on the GMAT is knowing when to stop trying. Set explicit “cutoffs” for yourself—rules for when to let go—and stick to them! Next Steps Got all of that? Good! In the second and third parts of this series, I will give you some drills that you can use to build the different skills needed to get through a sentence correction problem. Until then, go ahead and practice the overall process until you internalize the different steps. Good luck! The post GMAT Impact: How to Solve Any Sentence Correction Problem, Part 1 appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
14 Feb 2016, 12:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: In Other News… Highlighting Diversity at Michigan Ross, Earning an MBA with a Baby, and Taking a Look at Yale’s New Building |
The business school world is constantly buzzing with change and innovation. Each week, in addition to our regular news posts, we briefly touch on a few notable stories from this dynamic field in one roundup. Here is what caught our eye this week:
The post In Other News… Highlighting Diversity at Michigan Ross, Earning an MBA with a Baby, and Taking a Look at Yale’s New Building appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
16 Feb 2016, 09:00
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Monday Morning Essay Tip: Answering the Ethical Dilemma Essay Question |
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dilemma: An argument presenting two or more equally conclusive alternatives against an opponent (according to Merriam-Webster) Over the years, we have found that the essay question that many candidates find particularly challenging is the “ethical dilemma” question. Although most applicants clearly understand the difference between what is and is not ethical, the problem usually lies in the word “dilemma.” As you can tell from the definition provided at the beginning of this post, a dilemma occurs when two “equally conclusive” sides exist simultaneously—emphasis on “equally.” Here we offer two examples of responses to an “ethical dilemma” essay question. The first presents only one reasonable side, while the second offers two. Example 1: “While I was working at ABC firm, my boss asked me to book our second quarter revenue in advance so that we could create the appearance of a great first quarter. I firmly told him that this was unethical and refused.” In this example, the candidate is asked to do something that is clearly unethical. However, because the argument really involves only one reasonable choice—the reader would not want to hear the story if the applicant had agreed to book revenue ahead of schedule—no ethical dilemma actually exists in this case. Example 2: “As the marketing manager for a small pharmaceutical company, I had to set the price for our breakthrough drug. I needed to consider that on the one hand, a rock-bottom price would mean that our life-saving drug would be available to all; but on the other hand, even though a high price would serve a smaller market, it would make the drug far more profitable and would ensure that we could continue to conduct valuable research into additional life-saving compounds.” In this second example, the candidate outlines a true dilemma. This applicant could be entirely comfortable telling the reader that he/she pursued either of the pricing strategies, as long as the applicant walks the reader through his/her rationale. A good test to determine whether the experience you are considering discussing in your essay involves a true dilemma is fairly simple. Ask yourself, “Could I comfortably discuss the alternative to the path I chose?” If the answer is “yes,” you are clearly on the right track. If the answer is “no,” try again. The post Monday Morning Essay Tip: Answering the Ethical Dilemma Essay Question appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
16 Feb 2016, 09:00
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Mission Admission: Leveraging Financial Aid |
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Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Oh, the difference a day makes. One day, you are wondering whether you will get into any of your target business schools. The next, you get a call from the admissions committee at your first-choice MBA program, and your life changes forever. Suddenly, with an acceptance letter in hand, you become more self-assured and start to contemplate whether you might receive any scholarships. Then, your second-choice school calls and offers you $10K. You now find yourself facing a tough choice: accept the offer from the second-choice school that comes with a scholarship, or accept the offer from the first-choice program, even though it does not come with any funds. In the short term, you do not need to make this choice. With your acceptance letters in hand, you can diplomatically leverage the financial aid offer you received from your second-choice school to influence your first-choice school’s decision to also offer you some form of funding. Once you have been accepted, your first-choice school might not be prepared to let you go and could find a way to offer you some financial assistance. Of course, diplomacy is key. If you make your request in too forceful a manner, you will only alienate the financial aid office, which may then decide to not offer additional resources to encourage you to choose the other school. So tread carefully, but with proper tact—you will not lose anything by asking for more. The post Mission Admission: Leveraging Financial Aid appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
17 Feb 2016, 08:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Professor Profiles: Jonathan Knee, Columbia Business School |
Many MBA applicants feel that they are purchasing a brand when they choose a business school, but the educational experience you will have is what is crucial to your future, and no one will affect your education more than your professors. Each Wednesday, we profile a standout professor as identified by students. Today, we focus on Jonathan Knee from Columbia Business School (CBS). Jonathan Knee[b] [/b]is a professor of professional practice at CBS and the co-director of the school’s Media and Technology Program. Knee is also still active in the private sector as a senior advisor (formerly a senior managing director) at the advisory and investment firm Evercore Partners. He is perhaps best known among CBS students for his book The Accidental Investment Banker: Inside the Decade that Transformed Wall Street (Oxford University Press, 2006) and, we are told, brings a unique perspective into the classroom by showing where entertainment and finance cross paths. Students reported to mbaMission that his “Mergers and Acquisitions in Media” class is intense and that the course’s final presentation—made before a guest panel of practicing investors—feels like the real deal. One alumnus who took a class with Knee said the benefits of having an active advisor as a teacher were the business insight and guest speakers the professor brought into the classroom. For more information about CBS and 15 other top-ranked business schools, check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. The post Professor Profiles: Jonathan Knee, Columbia Business School appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
18 Feb 2016, 08:01
| FROM mbaMission Blog: Beyond the MBA Classroom: Stanford GSB Brown Bag Lunches |
 When you select an MBA program, you are not just choosing your learning environment but are also committing to becoming part of a community. Each Thursday, we offer a window into life “beyond the MBA classroom” at a top business school. During Brown Bag Lunches at the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB), company founders or experienced alumni come to chat with students, or students share information with one another about fields with which they are familiar. All the attendees bring their own lunch. One first-year student told mbaMission, “These are a great way to get exposure. In the student-run panels, students host a presentation for their classmates about an industry they have worked in. These lunches are open to all students, in all fields of interest. Because everyone knows each other well, people are much more willing to help each other out and teach each other, which is great.” Some student organizations, such as the GSB High Tech Club, host their own Brown Bag Lunches with guest speakers from different fields. For in-depth descriptions of social and community activities at the Stanford GSB and 15 other top MBA programs, check out the mbaMission Insider’s Guides. The post Beyond the MBA Classroom: Stanford GSB Brown Bag Lunches appeared first on mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting. |
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