Don't Sabotage Your MBA Efforts
In high school or collegeor maybe even recently on an important project at workyou might have been able to wait until the last minute to do something and still come out looking like a champ. But we can assure you that wont be the case for anything having to do with your MBA application efforts. Procrastinating is a sure-fire way to weaken your materials.
Early in any candidates MBA journey comes preparation for the GMAT or GRE. If you believe you can wing this critical piece of the process, think again. Studying for these tests usually requires months of effortas well as leaving enough time for a do-over if your first attempt doesnt go so well.
Same thing applies for essays or data formsyou cant just throw these things together as the clock ticks down. They require a lot of upfront thought and several rounds of edits in order to ensure your unique voice is coming through.
Preparing for an interview is similar: if you dont practice at all until the night before, youre bound to realize you arent quite as smooth as you hoped youd be. Then youre either going to stay up late to work on your responses OR not be able to sleep because youll be so worried about your upcoming performance. Neither helps put you in the best frame-of-mind when its go time.
And if you dont do thorough research on two or more programs youve been accepted to and make your final decision on a whim or gut feeling . . . well, that could be a multi-thousand-dollar mistake. Enough said!
So do yourself a favor and ensure you have ample time to complete each part of the MBA application process. Daily progressno matter how minimalis much better than attempting to do everything right before the deadlines hit.
Think of it this way:
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