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Responses to an applicant with questions about getting recs, nailing the GMAT, and a few other things

by Marquis | Dec 14, 2008 | application process, Bschool admissions, Leaving job for Bschool, Stanford GSB, Technology-related

What’s good, peoples. I know that it’s been a while since I’ve posted a real new entry, but I’ve been swamped trying to get everything set up in Chicago. So far, I’m really liking this city and, fortunately, I already had a lot of friends...

Responding to a follow-up email from a previous reader

by Marquis | Oct 14, 2008 | application process, Bschool admissions, consulting, mba

Hey there, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well. The email below is a follow-up from a reader who sent me a query over the summer. I actually wrote my response below to him about a month ago, but, somehow, the email got lost in one of my folder, so I’m...

Question from a recent MSc grad targeting B-school

by Marquis | Sep 30, 2008 | application process, Bschool admissions

What’s going on, everyone. This is going to be a relatively short entry because the email I’m responding to is asking for the world but isn’t giving me much to work from. So, I couldn’t really give the guy much in terms of a response. I’m...

Question from a young professional whose career is in a rut

by Marquis | Sep 12, 2008 | application process, Business School, career, consulting

What’s good, fam. I hope you’re all doing well as you’re reading this entry. As I write this entry, I’m thankful to have this blog to distract me from the ups and downs of this thing called life. Sometimes, I wish I had a “Marquis”...

Giving advice to a very worried MBA re-applicant

by Marquis | Aug 21, 2008 | application process, Bschool admissions, mba, Stanford GSB

What’s good, folk. I hope you’re all doing well and enjoying your summers as the days tick by in August. The email below is from a prospective re-applicant to Stanford GSB who really seems to be buggin’ out as she approaches the new application...

Answering several user emails in a single entry

by Marquis | Aug 2, 2008 | APD recruiting, application process, Bschool admissions, consulting, other blogs, professional advice, recruiting, Technology-related, venture capital

What’s good, everyone. Recently, I’ve had a few emails asking relatively straightforward questions that I’ve been able to crank out pretty quickly. I thought about making separate entries for them, but each would have been so short that it made more...
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