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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. Given the emphasis that schools place on a candidate’s work experience, it is important to be proactive in addressing gaps in employment.  When applying to business school, many candidates worry about how the adcom might perceive gaps in employment.  We would like to take some time to discuss strategies for addressing this… Read more

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This weekly MBA admissions tip comes from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert admissions advice, check out their blog. As many applicants are finding out at this time of year, conducting thorough research on MBA programs is an essential step in formulating a list of target schools and crafting convincing essays. Surfing the web and speaking with friends and mentors are great starting points in identifying programs of interest. However, to really get… Read more

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This post comes from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert MBA admissions advice, check out their blog. We wanted to offer some general tips for the Class of 2014 applicants on getting the most mileage out of resumes in the admissions process. As many of our readers know, the resume is not only an important component of your application package, it’s also a great place to start when crafting your overall positioning strategy…. 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. Since many of our readers are just beginning the business school application process, we wanted to offer some basic tips on a critical variable in the MBA admissions equation: recommender selection. When choosing your recommenders, remember that it can be seen as a test of judgment – selecting a recommender whose… 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. At the beginning of April, we discussed the importance of signing up for a feedback session when one is planning to reapply to a program that provides this opportunity. Today we’d like to follow up on that post by offering a few thoughts on feedback session etiquette. While on one hand… 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. In keeping with the recent Admissions Tips we have posted for the new crop of applicants to the Class of 2014, today we want to offer some tips on engaging the community of one’s target programs.  Communicating with b-school insiders can be beneficial for a number of reasons; in addition to learning about a… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert admissions advice, check out their blog. With essay topics for the coming year already starting to be released by some schools, there are applicants who are eager to get started on their written applications. Though essay questions tend to vary year to year, the two things that nearly every prospective student can count on being asked are “What are your short-term… Read more

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Every other Wednesday, our friends at Clear Admit will share a helpful law school admissions tip. For more, check out their blog. Students this time of year are hearing about being accepted, rejected, and waitlist – and some students are also receiving notification of being put on an administrative “hold.”  Because this is not as common or transparent as other admissions decisions, students who are on hold at their dream schools may be uncertain about… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more b-school admissions advice, check out their blog. After a relatively sleepy February, March will soon be upon us with its extensive list of application deadlines and decision notification dates. Let’s take a look at the long list of Round 3 (or 4 or 5) deadlines spread over the next two months: March 1: Michigan/Ross R3 March 3: Wharton R3 March 8: Duke… Read more

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Here’s another weekly MBA admissions tip from our friends at Clear Admit. For more advice about the b-school application process, check out their blog. What should an applicant do when placed on the waitlist at his or her dream school? While most applicants regard the waitlist in a negative light (we’ve even heard it described as “a sort of purgatory prior to getting dinged”), the best approach is to view the glass as being half-full (especially for… Read more

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