'Tuck MBA' tagged blog posts in Betsy Massar's Blog

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A Treasury of Waiting-For-the-MBA-Decision Strategies: What to expect when you are expecting

Betsy Massar
February 4 2011


I am like all of you. I get nervous, distracted to the point of craziness while waiting for things. So my heart goes out to everyone who is waiting to hear from schools.  And the waiting comes in stages: first, you think you can ignore it. Then it becomes the elephant in the room. And then it becomes the object of prayer/shamanic dances/worry and endlessly clicking the refresh button on your...

 
 
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10 Tips for Getting Into B School—Tip 3 Connect with Your Inner Rock Star

Betsy Massar
April 29 2010


Welcome back to the Master Admissions 10-Tip series. In the first tip, I recommended you start early, and in the second tip, I recommended you take inventory. Now it’s time to take the leap to connect with your inner rock star.

Leadership Goes Far Beyond Any Title
Every business school is looking for students who are leaders – and that definition of leadership is very broad. “Leadership encompasses more than managing...
 
 
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Rock Your MBA Application: Admissions Officers Reach Out

Betsy Massar
April 23 2010


I have always maintained that admissions officers are getting more and more transparent. And that's a good thing. Many admissions officers are regular bloggers; I’ve linked to the Chicago Booth School’s director of admissions Rose Martinelli several times. She has often written thoughtful posts on the substance and process of MBA applications. I’m a big fan. Other admissions officers are regular Twitter fans – I follow MJ Shores of...
 
 
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MBA Admissions: Third-round thoughts and how not to drive yourself crazy while waiting

Betsy Massar
March 9 2010


This is the time I don’t wish on anyone. I’m not talking to the MBA candidate who had their act together, applied first round and just came back from admit weekend. I’m talking about the candidate who applied second round, is pulling her hair out waiting for the drip, drip, drip of interview invitations, or already had the interview and probably didn’t blow it. But we have no information....