Weaknesses: Make sure you show your path toward improvement

During this essay-writing process we get to praise ourselves, to brag, to point out our unique understanding of complex issues and just generally paint ourselves as the ideal human. But in order …

Incorporating Humor into Your Essays

By Jeremy Dann While business school essays should never attempt to reach “Borat levels of comedy, MBA aspirants should look for opportunities to add some humor into their applications.  As we’ve discussed before, MBA applications …

2006 BusinessWeek Online MBA Expo

If you have not yet visited the BusinessWeek Online MBA Expo, you can still visit at businessweek.com/mbaexpo/. Stacy Blackman serves on a panel discussing “The Changing Face of B-School”. See details of the Webcast below: …

Think about your CANDIDACY first and your APPLICATION second

By Jeremy Dann MBA candidates targeting first round deadlines have either submitted their applications or are in the final phases of managing word counts, proofreading their essays and preparing for interviews.  But b-school applicants aiming …

What you thought, felt, said and did

By Jeremy Dann Many applicants note that MIT-Sloan’s essays possess a bit of a unique wrinkle.  In addition to asking you to describe your leadership experiences, accomplishments and other managerial highlights, Sloan requests you recount …

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B-Schooled Podcast Episode #207: Everything You’d Ever Want to Know About EMBA Programs

Have you ever wondered if an executive MBA program (EMBA) might be right for you? What are the differences between EMBA, part-time, and full-time MBA programs? Or have you not even heard of the ...