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Mission Admission: The MBA Admissions Committee Will Believe You

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Candidates are often skeptical about whether or not MBA admissions committees will believe their stories. After all, is anyone available to corroborate that you were what made the difference in a particular situation—that you had that innovative idea? The response to this concern … Read More  

Mission Admission: Short Answers Should Not Be Ignored

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Many candidates will work painstakingly on their essays, prepare rigorously for their interviews and endlessly contemplate their choices of recommenders. However, applicants tend to leave the short answer section of their applications to the last moment, and some will … Read More  

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Mission Admission: Learn About Your Recommenders

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. Given that you have significant time still before next year’s first-round deadlines, you have the opportunity now to take some “extra” steps to ensure you submit your strongest applications possible. One such step is doing some background work on … Read More  

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Mission Admission: Applying to the Right Number of Schools

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. These days, as candidates consider their strategies for the coming MBA admissions cycle, many have a logical question in mind: How many business schools should I apply to? The answer, of course, varies dramatically from applicant to applicant, but … Read More  

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Mission Admission: Ensuring Your Recommendations Get Done on Time

Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. As the second round of application deadlines approaches, many candidates find themselves immersed in stress, busy juggling multiple essays and constantly revising their resume. And often in the midst of all this, an alarming question will suddenly spring to … Read More  

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