by Karen Marks | Apr 19, 2018 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
Do you have a 4.0 from Harvard, an 800 GMAT, international experience with McKinsey and your own charity, which you started in your garage while also building your social impact tech start-up? If so, you are the perfect MBA candidate! Just kidding. Actually, MBA...
by Karen Marks | Apr 4, 2018 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
You might be wondering why the MBA admissions committee asks so many questions about your extracurricular activities. Why does it matter “what you do for fun” outside of work or what clubs you joined during college? They want to admit engaged students. The top...
by Karen Marks | Feb 28, 2018 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
There is so much information swirling around about business school admissions that it can be hard to know what to believe. It’s also easy to find advice that supports what you want to hear, which can lead to trouble. In addition to the blind spots that I previously...
by Karen Marks | Feb 21, 2018 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
Over the years I have worked with Olympians, as well as professional and Division 1 college athletes. They tend to be extremely successful in the MBA admissions process, and share many common strengths. Resilience You don’t succeed as an elite athlete without failing...
by Karen Marks | Feb 14, 2018 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
“Do you have questions for me?” It seems so innocent and benign, but this can actually be the hardest MBA interview question for many people to answer. The wrong response can completely undermine the great impression that you made throughout the interview. Even more...
by Karen Marks | Jan 31, 2018 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
Being invited for a business school interview is exciting and nerve wracking, and usually leads to intense preparation. In addition to practicing responses to core questions, refreshing your school research and reviewing your application, what else should you do to...
