by Marquis | Nov 21, 2010 | Bschool admissions, Business School, mba, younger applicants
The message below is the kind that I find to be both encouraging and discouraging. It’s encouraging because it’s from a 4th year college student who is already thinking ahead to business school, but it’s discouraging because it seems like this...
by Marquis | Nov 17, 2010 | admissions consulting, application resources, Bschool admissions, Bschool experience, career, Conversations, entrepreneurship, Joint degree, mba, other sites
This edition of the Conversations series features Kaneisha Grayson, a 2010 Harvard MBA/MPA and well-known blogger and entrepreneur. My long-time readers have seen me mention her on this site before, but, for my newer members, I’ll give a quick introduction....
by Marquis | Nov 14, 2010 | Business, career, career path, career-life balance, consulting, pre-MBA grad degrees
The email below came from a reader who found me through the interview that I did for ManagementConsulted.com about a year ago. During that interview, I shared several insights that I picked up during my time at McKinsey and tried to give some tips for other folks who...
by Marquis | Nov 11, 2010 | admissions interview, Bschool admissions, Business School, mba, Uncategorized
What’s going on, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well. The email below is from a long-time reader of my blog who has finally decided to start the MBA application process. He was invited to complete an admissions interview by one of his schools and...
by Marquis | Nov 7, 2010 | admissions consulting, Bschool admissions, Business, Business School, career, career-life balance, Conversations, entrepreneurship, mba, other blogs, other sites
In today’s entry, I bring you the third installment of the “Conversations” interview series, featuring a discussion with Linda Abraham, Founder and President of Accepted.com. Those of you who have applied to business school in the past few years or...
by Marquis | Nov 4, 2010 | career, career path, interesting articles, other sites, transition
In some of my recent issues, I’ve tried to share the lesson that people can come from a variety of backgrounds and still have successful business careers. Many visitors to this site are aiming for drastic career transitions into business, but conventional wisdom...
