The MBA Exchange Blog

What can MBA applicants learn from today’s political candidates?

Posted February 2, 2012    

A campaign for business school admission has much in common with a campaign for public office. Both contests are zero-sum games with clear winners and losers competing for a finite number of seats. Regardless of your political persuasion, we believe that there are some valuable lessons for MBA applicants to learn from the political contest for the hearts and minds of voters. So, what are some takeaways that we believe could be helpful to b-school candidates? Read on.

Is it "too soon" to start your MBA admissions campaign?

Posted January 18, 2012    

If your answer is yes, then you're missing a major opportunity.

Achieving MBA admission is more about "Why" than "What and How"

Posted January 7, 2012    

Fact: Most applicants to top business schools are qualified for admission.  So, what aspect of the candidacy enables the admissions committee to say yes to one person and no to another whose credentials may be even stronger?

“The Ultimate, Super Top Secret, A-to-Z, Insider’s How-to Guide to Guaranteed, Slam-Dunk, MBA Admission”

Posted December 20, 2011    

Sound too good to be true? It is.

Amazon.com lists over 200 paperback books for sale on the topic of “MBA admissions.”  Furthermore, the websites of various admissions consultants promote their own self-published guides, DVDs, etc.  It seems like every week, there’s a new publication being touted on how to get into top b-schools. 

The titles are quite alluring, with liberal use of terms like “insider” and “secret.” Some authors are veteran consultants, while others are relative newcomers. Although such publications can be very attractive to eager applicants and very profitable for the authors, there are five reasons why you’ll never find such a book coming from The MBA Exchange.

Sprint or Marathon: How will you run your race to the MBA application deadline?

Posted December 5, 2011    

There’s only a month left until Round 2 deadlines at most top-tier business schools. Even if you haven’t started preparing your applications, it’s very tempting to go for it. After all, your work experience isn’t going to change over the next 10 months. Your undergrad GPA can’t be improved.  Your GMAT score is decent. Your personal activities are what they are. And you’re only getting older. So, you might as well make a dash for it, right? Ready, set….Not so fast.