by Marquis | Sep 28, 2010 | application process, Bschool admissions, Business School, mba, older applicants, Uncategorized
The message below was sent to me by a Platinum member of this site a couple of days and, as I always try to do for my Platinum members, I made sure to get a response to his email recorded and uploaded as quickly as I could. The sender is a Canadian MBA aspirant who is...
by Marquis | Sep 22, 2010 | Business School, career, career path, consulting, internship, mba, professional advice
The email below came from a first-year MBA student who is interested in pursuing a summer internship with a Big Three consulting firm (McKinsey, Bain, or BCG) as the start to a career in emerging market consulting. In his email, the student stated that a potential...
by Marquis | Sep 17, 2010 | admissions interview, application process, application resources, book review, Bschool admissions, Business School, mba
Back in the summer of 2008, I was approached by the publishing company of a new MBA admissions strategy book called “The Best Business Schools Admissions Secrets” with a request to write up a review. I promptly read the book and was fully prepared to type...
by Marquis | Sep 14, 2010 | Business School, Education, older applicants
The message below was from a member who is an experienced professional in his early 40’s who is considering returning to school. He is seeking advice from me about whether that is a good path for him to take. Many people would look at his age and offer up an...
by Marquis | Sep 11, 2010 | Bschool experience, Business, Business School, career, career path, interesting articles, mba, professional advice
OK, I know what you might be thinking after seeing the title of this entry…”What the hell is Marquis thinking in saying that an MBA is a waste of time and money”. Before running too hard on that line of thought, let’s slow down and take a step...
by Marquis | Sep 7, 2010 | Business, Business School, business school rankings, career, Financing the MBA, interesting articles, mba, professional advice
The article below is about a topic that will likely interest most readers of this site: post-MBA salaries. Specifically, the article focuses on research that reveals a high correlation between attending top business schools and earning high post-MBA salaries. This...
