Author: MBA Pundit
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Applying for the MBA – Goals and Focus
While much of the MBA application asks you to relate past experiences and what you have learned from those experiences, an important part of what the admissions committee are interested in also includes your goals and focus going forward. I thought it might be useful to explain the rationale for them to look at your…
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Advice to High School Students & Future MBAs On Where to Attend College
Each spring we are inundated with calls from eager high school students about to graduate and their parents, asking “Which school will look best on a future MBA application and offer the greatest chance of being admitted one day?” Much to the chagrin of the students and their parents, there is no definitive answer to…
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10 key mistakes that MBA applicants make in the admissions process
Each year MBA Admissions offices commit substantial resources to scheduling, preparing, and providing feedback to denied applicants who plan to reapply. There are 10 key mistakes that applicants make in the admissions process that we would like to share with others (presented in no particular order) – Assuming that being qualified is enough. Failing to…
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Tackling the Essays II- Seeking the real YOU?
MBA schools tell you to be yourself. But something tells you they actually want Supermen (or superwomen). And you are no Superhuman. Right? Filling in my college-time extracurricular activities was quite easy. But when it came to the post-college activities, I struggled. Naturally this got me thinking: what happened to the Altar boy, the Boy…
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Tackling the Essays I- Step One, Break Your Leg 🙂
If you think the GMAT is tough, you obviously have not met the essays. They are 10 times more difficult. And it’s not just the essays. The entire application form for an MBA, with all the list-your-extracurriculars-since-college stuff, is an arduous task to execute. This is partly because there are NO CORRECT ANSWERS to the…