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This MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert b-school admissions advice, check out their blog or previous Clear Admit posts on our blog. As many of our readers are aware, letters of recommendation are a central part of the application process.  We would like to take a look at how to handle the snags that often arise for applicants in unique employment situations. The applicant who is… Read more

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This week’s MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. With applicants for the round one deadlines putting the finishing touches on their applications, the question of how strictly applicants need to adhere to word limits is perhaps more popular than ever. MBA candidates naturally have a good deal of information they want – and need – to convey in their… Read more

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This MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admission advice, check out their blog. With MBA programs’ Round One deadlines just around the corner, we wanted to offer some words of advice about an often overlooked element of one’s file: the application data forms. All too often, we see candidates leave these online application forms for the last minute, even rushing to enter all the required… Read more

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This weekly MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. As Round One deadlines approach,  applicants are coming to understand that applying to business school is an incredibly demanding process. In addition to taking the GMAT, assembling academic transcripts and providing recommendation letters, candidates are required to draft multiple essays, job descriptions, lists of activities and more. With the obvious incentive… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. We realize that the questions of whether to answer an optional essay and, if so, what to say, are ones that loom large for many b-school applicants at this time of year. While we’ve been offering a great deal of school-specific essay advice over the past few months, we wanted to take some time… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit.. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. For all those applicants who have recently opened a calendar to plot out the next few months only to realize they can’t possibly fit in campus visits on top of full time jobs and essay writing, never fear!  It’s true that traveling to a school’s campus is the ideal way to learn about their… Read more

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This weekly MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert b-school admissions advice, check out their blog. As many of our readers know, it has become increasingly common for younger individuals to apply to MBA programs.  Whereas the average age at the leading business schools has traditionally hovered at around 28 and the average amount of work experience at around five years, many programs are now carefully considering… Read more

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Going into the admissions season, you might feel that your undergrad GPA, your GMAT quant score or that ten-month resume gap you have from 2008 is an albatross around your neck. Don’t worry – even the most glaring of weaknesses can be addressed if you’re honest with yourself and take the proper steps to fix them. 1. Weak Quant Score. If your GMAT Quant score is weak, you should look at the other areas of… Read more

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This MBA admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. Anyone who’s familiar with the MBA application process knows that August moves forward at an accelerated pace, and come September, entire weeks seem to disappear.  To help this year’s Round One applicants avoid the classic time crunch, today’s blog post offers some basic advice on how to approach the Round One deadlines… Read more

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Northwestern’s Kellogg offers a highly-regarded one-year program The “traditional” MBA experience — two years, full-time, with a summer internship after the first year — isn’t right for every applicant. Many MBA students choose alternative paths, deciding to get an Executive MBA, attend school part-time, or take classes online. For students reluctant to leave the work force for two years and already confident in their core business knowledge, a one-year MBA program can also be an… Read more

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