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Request for advice from an "older" MBA applicant

by Marquis | Dec 22, 2007 | Bschool admissions, mba

The email below is from a reader who is applying to business school as an “older” applicant who just recently decided that an MBA is right for him. He’s looking for some ways to justify his “recent interest” in the degree, so I’ve...

Teacher interested in transitioning to international business

by Marquis | Dec 21, 2007 | Bschool admissions, career, mba, transition

What’s up, everyone. The email below is from a teacher who is interested in applying to International Business programs. This is a totally new area because I didn’t look at any programs that focused on that area, so I hope he still finds my perspective...

Question from a Bschool applicant interested in the investment industry

by Marquis | Dec 16, 2007 | Bschool admissions, Business School, mba

Hey there, folk. The email below is a prospective Bschool student with a social science background who is trying to make a transition into the investment industry. She’s asked me some rather specific questions about a few schools, none of which is Stanford, so...

Question about applying to Bschool in Round 3

by Marquis | Nov 25, 2007 | Bschool admissions, mba, Technology-related

What’s good, fam. The email below is from a techie who is planning to apply to the GSB and would like some advice on the timing of his application. Emails like these are always difficult for me to address because they’re asking for admissions office...

Now, we’ve got high schoolers looking ahead to B-school…

by Marquis | Nov 13, 2007 | Bschool admissions, career, mba

What’s up, y’all. Remember when I said how impressed I was with the college undergrads who email me? Well, the email below is from a high school senior who is already thinking about getting an MBA. What is it in the water nowadays that’s making young...

Update on the subject of the "pigeon-holed techie" post

by Marquis | Nov 12, 2007 | Bschool admissions, mba, Technology-related

The following email is from a reader that felt pigeon-holed as a techie and wanted some advice on applying for business school. Well, he got a couple of acceptance letters and now he’s looking for some advice on making his choice. I don’t exactly make the...
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