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Message from a younger MBA aspirant planning to apply with no work experience

by Marquis | Jul 12, 2009 | application process, Bschool admissions, mba, younger applicants

Hey there, everyone. I hope you’ve all had a nice weekend and are ready to tackle another week on the grind at work. Some of you may have noticed that my frequency of posting entries has slowed in recent weeks. I apologize for that, but I guess that’s what...

Prospective MPP/MBA student with doubts about her chances

by Marquis | Jul 2, 2009 | application process, Bschool admissions, Business School, mba

What’s going on, people. By now, I hope those of you in the U.S. are getting ready for a nice 4th of July weekend. You’ve gotta love three-day weekends, especially in the middle of the summer. Many of you are probably planning on traveling this weekend, so...

Military experience as a preparation for B-school and consulting

by Marquis | May 9, 2009 | Bschool admissions, consulting, mba

Ahhhh, a short email from a reader…it’s so much easier for me to address these kind of messages 🙂 This one is from an MBA aspirant who is considering entering the military prior to applying to business school. He’s currently an HR consultant, but...

MBA aspirant seeking advice on differentiation and extracurricular activities

by Marquis | Apr 29, 2009 | Bschool admissions, career, extracurricular activities, mba

Hello all. I’d like to start by thanking some of you for the nice comments and emails that were submitted after I posted my last entry. I still can’t believe I put so much of my business out in the street in that last one, but, due to those comments, it...

Question about getting a foot in the door at Consulting firms

by Marquis | Apr 14, 2009 | application process, consulting, mentorship, other sites, recruiting

Hello, all. Now that the MBA application cycle for 2009-10 is almost over, I imagine that some of you are thinking about applying for the next cycle starting in the Fall. If so, you might want to check out an article called “Your Roadmap to a Successful MBA...

Question from a younger applicant and a few questions from me to him

by Marquis | Mar 30, 2009 | application process, Bschool admissions, younger applicants

Happy Monday, everyone. Actually, Monday is almost over, but that’s reason to celebrate since this is the day of the week that everyone dreads most, right? I actually have started enjoying Mondays lately because a group of my GSB folk started a routine of...
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