Hi All!
I just returned from my first recruiting trip of the season. I was in NYC at Kaplan’s “Road to Business School.” It was a great event and fun to meet so many people interested in business school and Tuck. It got me really excited for the fall. During the event I sat on a panel of admissions officers from NYU, BU, UCLA and Tuck, and we shared our thoughts about the application process. At the end, the moderator asked us to each give parting words of advice, so I thought I would share some of the comments with you:
-Business school applications require a lot of self-reflection. Be sure to take time in advance to think about who you are, what your goals are and how an MBA will help you reach those goals.
-Get your financial house in order. Business school is expensive. Start thinking about how you are going to finance it. See if you can pay off some of your bills now so they won’t be hanging over your head, start saving money.
-Be yourself. A lot of people think they have to be the “traditional business school applicant” and try to tell the admissions committee what they think the committee wants to hear, rather than what they really think. There are no right or wrong answers to the questions we ask. If you are yourself, your individual personality will come through, and you will be more able to differentiate yourself from the rest of the applicant pool.
-Have fun and don’t get too stressed out. Business school applications are A LOT of work, but in the end, it will all be worth it.
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