by Karen Marks | May 4, 2014 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
Are you wait-listed or planning to reapply to business school? If so, you may be offered feedback. These sessions can be incredibly useful, but also nerve-wracking. How should you prepare? Do you have to do what they say? Also, what is the admissions committee really...
by Karen Marks | Apr 25, 2014 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
Despite what you may have heard, it is absolutely possible to get into a top MBA program with a low GPA. I have recently helped several North Star clients succeed despite having shaky undergraduate records. Just how low were these GPA’s? I have helped clients with...
by Karen Marks | Mar 17, 2014 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions
By the end of March, candidates for the class of 2016 will know whether or not they have been admitted to the MBA program of their choice. For those of you who were denied or placed on the wait list, you may be considering trying again next year. I have helped many...
by Karen Marks | Feb 3, 2014 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions
This time of year, many applicants are waiting for a business school interview invitation from their top choice schools. Having been on both sides of this process, inviting candidates to interview at Tuck and waiting along with my North Star clients, here are some...
by Karen Marks | Jan 10, 2014 | Business School Admissions, General Admissions, Uncategorized
In my last post, I discussed the standard MBA interview questions. Here are five advanced questions, and advice about how to prepare for your MBA interview. 1. How do you handle conflict? Business Schools are very interested in understanding how you get...