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TypePadThe (In)-Compleat MBAtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfb4f53ef015437e93e3a970c2011-12-05T22:55:25-08:002011-12-05T22:58:36-08:00MizWeb Communities"“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts.” – attributed to former President Harry S Truman. I get a lot of unsolicited advice, to which I listen carefully because it gives me clues...What Happens When You Apply To Booth | Poets and Quantstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfb4f53ef014e5f380dd5970c2011-02-14T11:54:56-08:002011-02-14T11:54:56-08:00MizWeb Communities"Like many business schools right now, the University of Chicago’s Booth School is in the midst of the heavy season for making admit decisions on its second round candidates. In two days, on Feb....Why I Chose Stanford GSBtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfb4f53ef0147e2929e93970b2011-02-14T10:08:10-08:002011-02-14T10:08:10-08:00MizWeb Communities"Community, flexibility, diverse backgrounds, and atmosphere of campus were some of the reasons students chose to come to the Stanford GSB."Low GMAT Score? UC Berkeley Haas' Perspective @MBAPodcastertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfb4f53ef0120a5eecc1c970b2009-10-16T17:53:33-07:002009-10-16T17:53:33-07:00MizWeb Communities"Let’s say UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business is at the top of your list of schools. Let’s say your GMAT score is not within Haas’ middle 80 percent range of 680 to 760. Do you still have a...MBA essay word count: we can’t go over it. We can’t go under it. Or can we? @MBAStudiotag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfb4f53ef0120a5645821970b2009-09-11T10:05:50-07:002009-09-11T10:05:50-07:00MizWeb Communities"“How strictly do I have to stick to the essay word limit? How much can I go over? Does it matter if I’m under?” is a question I get a lot from clients and people who pop up on email....Does Anyone Like an MBA?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfb4f53ef011571067247970c2009-07-12T18:10:08-07:002009-07-12T18:10:08-07:00MizWeb Communities"My wife sent me this article about a MIT MBA Candidate who was upset about a recent NPR podcast where they blast MBAs and blame us for the fall of the economy. The article pretty much contained the...Harvard Business School Enrolls Largest Class Evertag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfb4f53ef011571fb3a30970b2009-07-12T18:05:41-07:002009-07-12T18:05:41-07:00MizWeb Communities"William White of the Harvard Crimson recently reported on increased enrollment in HBS’s incoming class, the Class of 2011. With 942 enrolled students (from 9,093 applicants), this will be the...Clearly, You Are Not Anonymoustag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341bfb4f53ef011571fb33fe970b2009-07-12T18:01:43-07:002009-07-12T18:01:43-07:00MizWeb Communities"Last year at this time, many MBA applicants were fretting about their futures, because of an investigation into users of the Scoretop.com website, a site which was designed to provide those studying...UCLA’s Anderson School of Business Asks Applicants to Submit Audio Essaystag:typepad.com,2003:post-662651292009-05-01T17:24:22-07:002009-05-01T17:38:08-07:00MizWeb Communities"Applicants this year to the Anderson School of Business at the University of California at Los Angeles were invited to submit essays in audio format, the Financial Times reports. Though the option...Fall Back and Regrouptag:typepad.com,2003:post-661319152009-04-28T17:05:02-07:002009-05-01T17:35:05-07:00MizWeb Communities"... is a strategy basically used when somebody who is on uncertain or lost ground, falls back to a better known or secure position to regroup/reconsider and (hopefully) win the upper hand again....