B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit

This episode covers how to make the most of the data form—or the actual online application itself—and why you shouldn't underestimate its importance. We'll cover: Optional fields Common questions applicants have about confusing fields and dropdowns The awards section(s) How you can use the data form fields to strengthen your candidacy (This is a replay of episode 21.)

B-Schooled Episode #118: Tackling Your Main MBA Essay (Part 2 of 2) Today we are dive into about one of the topics we get the most questions about: how best to tackle your main MBA essay. While different MBA programs approach this essay in different ways, what these programs REALLY want to understand is who you are as a person and what you are passionate about. Just as importantly, these schools want to understand WHY you are passionate about these things… and how you want to lead in these areas after earning your MBA. These questions can be intimidating. These questions can be overwhelming. These questions take real work. But, fear not! Today we are sitting down with SBC consultant Kevin Rockmael to talk about how to approach these questions, how to learn things about yourself in the process and – if you can believe it – actually ENJOY the experience. Part one already covered: Planning out your overall application narrative pinpointing your personal north star Clarifying your personal motivation(s) Part two will cover: Structuring your essay, and Stepping back and making sure your essay accurately sums up who you are and what you are all about.

Today we are dive into about one of the topics we get the most questions about: how best to tackle your main MBA essay. While different MBA programs approach this essay in different ways, what these programs REALLY want to understand is who you are as a person and what you are passionate about. Just as importantly, these schools want to understand WHY you are passionate about these things… and how you want to lead in these areas after earning your MBA. These questions can be intimidating. These questions can be overwhelming. These questions take real work. But, fear not! Today we are sitting down with SBC consultant Kevin Rockmael to talk about how to approach these questions, how to learn things about yourself in the process and – if you can believe it – actually ENJOY the experience. Part one will cover: Planning out your overall application narrative pinpointing your personal north star Clarifying your personal motivation(s) Part two (next week) will cover: Structuring your essay, and Stepping back and making sure your essay accurately sums up who you are and what you are all about.

At SBC we work with an increasing number of applicants interested in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion – either because they are personally passionate about these topics, see DEI as a possible post-MBA career path, or both. If you are interested in Diversity, Equity, and/or Inclusion this is the ABSOLUTELY the podcast for you. This episode includes all of the following (and more): Tips for DEI-focused applicants applying to MBA programs Suggestions about making the most of your MBA experience Thoughts on how best to advance DEI efforts after graduation For this episode host Chandler Arnold welcomes not one but two special guests: Julye Williams, founder of the Project 2043 initiative (www.project2043.com) and Keauna Mason who has championed DEI efforts at Facebook/Meta, the Boston Consulting Group, and a range of other companies. We hope you enjoy this helpful and inspiring conversation.

MPG, a former Assistant Director of Admissions and adcom member at Darden -- who's now on the SBC admissions consulting team -- shares insight into UVA's Darden School of Business and its surrounding Charlottesville community.

Your resume is perhaps the single most important part of your application materials. This episode (a replay of episode 16 from August 12, 2020) covers how to maximize that one precious page.

Looking back on 15+ years of helping applicants with their own MBA applications, host Chandler Arnold shares a Top Ten List of things he wishes he had known when starting his own MBA application. Part One of this podcast covers tips related to vulnerability in essays, resisting the urge to present yourself as a "typical" MBA applicant, special tips for reaching out to current students and alums, interview prep, and other topics.

Looking back on 15+ years of helping applicants with their own MBA applications, host Chandler Arnold shares a Top Ten List of things he wishes he had known when starting his own MBA application. Part One of this podcast covers tips related to short and long term goal planning, career aspirations, story mapping, test scores, and essay writing.

Erika talks with her SBC colleague Kevin, a member of the disability community, about what differently abled MBA applicants need to keep in mind, do/not do, and otherwise prepare for in their application materials, their interviews, their MBA experience itself, and their re-entry into the working world.

This episode will motivate you to get going on your Round 1 MBA materials, and will cover what makes the most sense for you to be working on right now before applications are released.