by Marquis | Oct 12, 2017 | Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, career path, consulting, Leaving job for Bschool, management consulting, mba, professional advice
The message below recently came in from a prospective management consultant who is currently serving in the military. In addition to wanting to become a consultant, he wants to eventually earn an MBA, which begs the question of which path he should pursue...
by Marquis | Jun 13, 2016 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, GMAT, Joint degree
The email below came to me from a young man that I met four years ago during his Freshman year when I delivered a keynote speech to a group of undergrad business students at his university. Over the years, I stayed in touch with him and answered any question that he...
by Marquis | Jan 25, 2015 | Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, mba, military, pre-MBA grad degrees, professional advice
This topic of this blog entry is one that hits home for me because it involves something that I’ve experienced: the need to make up for a sub-par undergrad GPA when applying to business school. In this case, the reader is a member of the U.S. military who...
by Marquis | Nov 10, 2014 | Bschool admissions, Business School, business school rankings, career, Education, Financing the MBA, mba
The email below is from a Chicago-based engineer who is looking at local MBA programs that he can attend on a part-time basis. His company offers tuition reimbursement as long ad he continues to work there, which is why he’s looking exclusively at part-time...
by Marquis | Aug 6, 2014 | Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, Education, mba, younger applicants
In my last blog entry, I posted an email from a Brazilian college student who reached out to ask for my thoughts on his chances for get deferred MBA admission at Stanford and Harvard. Having never worked for the Admissions Office of either school, I gave him my read...
by Marquis | Jul 26, 2014 | application process, Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, consulting, management consulting, mba, younger applicants
The message below came in a couple of months ago from a college student who is about to graduate with an Engineering degree from a top college in Brazil. Also, because of a unique international program, he’ll also soon receive an M.S. in Engineering from a top...
