I’ll be updating this list regularly.
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I cannot thank Bryan more given that I was accepted to my dream school with a GMAT score of 640.
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A lot of MBA results are in and hopefully you’re on the champagne and lobster train destined for your MBA dream school. But what if you’ve been accepted to a good program, but maybe not your top MBA choice? Are you considering forgoing the certainty of, say, Columbia, for the uncertainty of reapplying to HBS or Stanford?
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I wanted to follow-up on my previous post with a few brief, but key points, illustrated by the actual waitlist instructions from Wharton and Anderson. There is nothing special about either of these sets of instructions. They just happen to be the ones that some of my waitlisted clients forwarded to me, and I thought they illustrated important principles to keep in mind for all schools.
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It seems unfair after waiting so long for an MBA adcom’s decision that you have to wait some more, but at least you’re still alive. At this point and assuming the school in question is still on your list, there are essentially four things you need to do:
Read MoreWhen I struggled to write down my career path and was confused about these essay questions INSEAD required, I found myself helpless even though I had taken English composition courses at college. I accepted my college classmate’s recommendation, who was a current student at INSEAD at that time, making an appointment for a trial consultation with Bryan.
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Good interviews are built on specific examples, as I wrote about in a previous post, and once you have shared an example, you have an opportunity to grab the initiative in a way that connects directly back to the school
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Before the discussion room becomes available, applicants wait outside the room. To get to know your teammates (other 3-4 applicants) before you start the discussion, it is best to arrive 20-30 minutes before the TBD start time.
Read MoreMost MBA applicants treat the interview with trepidation -- akin to an interrogation -- rather than what it is: a sales meeting, with you as the product.
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