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Follow-up to Consulting candidate with concerns about lifestyle

Published on September 26, 2011 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, Business School, career, consulting, management consulting, mba

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Last week, I posted my response to a reader who was interested in pursuing a career in Consulting but didn’t know whether the lifestyle sacrifices would be too much. After my response, he sent me another email with a couple of follow-up questions. The continuation of my exchange with him is below.

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DL wrote:

Marquis,

Thank you for your thorough response to my questions. It came exactly when I needed and were a great help in making my decision. Over the last several weeks I have given a lot of thought to what you said and wondered if I

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The MBA: A brief introduction

Published on April 12, 2011 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, mba

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I was recently contacted by Matt and the rest of the team at Money.co.uk to inform me about a comprehensive guide that they had written to provide helpful background about the MBA and what it is.

Check out the text of the email that came in for information on what is covered in the guide:

Hello there,

As an influential site, we wanted to share this guide with you: http://www.money.co.uk/the-mba-a-brief-introduction.htm

The guide delves into the Masters of Business Administration (MBA), the difference between an MBA, MSc and an MA, who should take and benefit from taking an MBA, the necessary

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The Ultimate Guide to a Rockstar MBA Application

Published on March 13, 2011 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, Business School, mba, younger applicants

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Recently, I was approached by the team at Campus Splash and asked to write an article targeted at college students to offer some tips on how they could prepare to create a great MBA application. As all of you know, this is a topic that I’m pretty passionate about, so I jumped at the opportunity. In particular, I’m a strong believer that one’s college years are the perfect time to do this prep, so I consider Campus Splash’s audience to be at the sweet spot for this sort of thing.

I have included a link to the article below along … Read the rest

What You Need To Know When Preparing For the GMAT

Published on February 26, 2011 by Marquis in application process, application resources, Bschool admissions, Business School, Education, mba

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The article below was contributed by Conrad over at 2minute GMAT… Read the rest in hopes of helping my readers get ready for the GMAT exam. As those of you who have applied or are currently applying to business school programs know, the GMAT exam is a very important part of the MBA application process and, unfortunately, many applicants don’t have a clue of how to best prepare for it. There are many different approaches that can be used to study the core subjects, but, before deciding on a preparation strategy, one has to have some basic understanding of the GMAT and how

Advice about additional coursework to improve low undergrad GPA

Published on January 2, 2011 by Marquis in application process, Bschool admissions, Business School, mba

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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!! I hope all of you had a happy holiday season and brought in the new year safely. As for me, I had a good week hanging out with my family in Virginia and I returned to Chicago rejuvenated and ready to see what this year has in store for me. My fingers are crossed that 2011 wants to drop a big load of money on my lap B-)

The email below is from a Platinum member who is also a former advisory client of mine from a few months ago. In his email below, he informs … Read the rest

Accepting a full scholarship for a foreign MBA?

Published on December 27, 2010 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, Business School, business school rankings, career, Financing the MBA, international applicants, mba

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The message below was sent by one of my Platinum members who has emailed me a couple of times before. He’s a Spaniard who is looking at applying to business school this year and, up to now, he’s been focused on applying to schools in the United States. In the message below, he informed me that he has won a prestigious scholarship to attend a business school in Shanghai, China and asked for my advice on whether to accept the scholarship or not.

Instead of telling him whether to take the scholarship, I offered him a quick framework that he … Read the rest

MBA applicant with concerns about an unbalanced GMAT score

Published on December 22, 2010 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, Business School, international applicants, mba

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The email below is from a reader who reached out to me regarding the possible impact of an unbalanced GMAT score on his MBA application. He has a strong score of 700, but his concern is that the score is heavily weighted toward the quantitative side. He is aiming at Berkeley and Stanford as his top choice schools and is wondering whether his profile would make him competitive for top-5 programs in the United States.

As I’ve mentioned on here before, I’ve never worked for an admissions office before, so my opinion on someone’s application profile is just that…my own … Read the rest

UPDATED on 12/11/10 – Upcoming webinar for Indian applicants at TheArtOfApplying.com

Published on December 8, 2010 by Marquis in Bschool admissions, international applicants, mba, other blogs, other sites

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For the past few years, I’ve noticed that I’ve developed a strong following of people who view this blog from India. I’ve received many emails with questions from Indian natives who are considering pursuing MBA degrees or business careers, but have concerns because of their academic or professional backgrounds. This blog entry is a prime example –The story of the pigeonholed techie. While there is a lot of general MBA applications advice available on the Web, I have yet to come across anything specifically developed for the Indian applicant segment…That is, until now.

Given the unique profile and … Read the rest