Posted on: 01 Nov 2016
Should I take the GMAT or GRE for business school? Most top programs now accept either the GMAT or the GRE, with no preference for one over the other. So the first consideration should be whether you think you want to apply to other types of graduate programs. If an MBA is just one of […]
Posted on: 01 Oct 2016
It can be hard to know whether an MBA will be beneficial to your career. In another post I discuss how to determine if an MBA is the right degree for the future role you want. But what if you don’t know what that role is or exactly what you want to do in the […]
Posted on: 15 Sep 2016
Talk to people! I cannot emphasize this enough. If you think there is a career or role you want, whether short- or long-term, talk to as many people as you possibly can who are in or have done the job. Chances are you will learn some very important pieces of information, such as: a.) you […]
Posted on: 01 Aug 2016
There are multiple ways to get an MBA: quit your job and go full-time for one or two years; or pursue the degree through a format that lets you keeping working, like a part-time or executive MBA program. But how do you choose? The answer to this is actually much simpler than most people think. […]
Posted on: 23 Jun 2016
The glamorization of the million-to-one chance is deeply engrained in the American ethos. From Rocky Balboa becoming heavyweight champ to The Golden Ticket in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, we are taught to believe that good fortune just might happen in spite of infinitesimal odds. Every time the Powerball hits a billion dollars, half of […]
Posted on: 11 Nov 2015
In the early 1970s the U.S. auto industry received warnings from economic experts—if they continued to focus on the wrong thing, Japanese car companies would soon put them out of business. Detroit’s Big 3 of GM, Ford, and Chrysler were told that if they remained attached to producing oversized, inefficient American-style models, they would soon […]
Posted on: 24 Sep 2015
In our last post, we covered how to brainstorm and prepare to write. Our advice was to: Tell a compelling story. Write something! Write anything! Don’t beat yourself up! These things take time. Write down or record random thoughts. Now let’s consider some suggestions for how to tackle the actual writing process. Write around the […]
Posted on: 17 Sep 2015
In recent posts, we provided a few strategies for brainstorming and mapping your admissions essay. In this post, we’ll cover some strategies for turning an idea into an essay. Tell a compelling story. Rather than writing an analytical essay like you would for a class assignment, focus on telling a story. Most successful Common App […]