Recommendations add credibility to applications, whether academic or non-academic. Much like reviews help savvy shoppers to fill up their shopping carts with well liked items, Universities and recruiters use recommendations as a commentary on your character, intelligence, personality, and dedication, before deciding on whether to move your application to the to be called or to … Read more
As an MBA applicant, life isn’t easy. There is lots to do and time always seems to be running short; unless of course you’ve managed to master the right timeline for MBA applications. The one aspect that tends to come towards the end for many candidates is the letter of recommendation.
One of the more important aspects of the MBA application (I guess second only to the essays) is the letter of recommendations submitted by recommenders on behalf of applicants. I’d like to take the opportunity to emphasize a few things I haven’t really discussed until now, since they are worth reinforcing.
Another one in the MBA Application Basics category. A commonly known fact (assuming you’ve read the application guidelines on bschool websites) is that your MBA application will be looked at as a complete package and the impact that it’ll have on the admissions committee (adcom) will depend on each of the components included. But candidates … Read more
For many, their MBA pursuit is usually a hush-hush affair: on the personal front, also on the professional front. You would not want inquisitive friends, relatives or neighbours spreading the word around before you have a confirmed place in the MBA college of your choice. Again you don’t want your competing office colleagues to gain … Read more