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Continuing Activities pre-apps -- is it okay to quit?
I am planning on applying Round 1 to various top schools (MIT, HBS, Columbia, and Wharton). My terms on various non-profit boards are ending this summer (3 in June and 1 in August). I've really enjoyed my work with these boards and I've been involved with all of them for between 2-4 years. But I'm s...
- by LawGirl30
Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:08 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Continuing Activities pre-apps -- is it okay to quit?
- Replies: 1
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taking a leave of absence/working remotely prior to Round 1
I'm planning on applying this fall and would like to take a FMLA-eligible leave of absence or work remotely for the next several months. My boss loves me and is fully supportive of either option in light of the personal circumstances that are driving me to make this decision. If I do just decide to ...
- by LawGirl30
Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:41 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: taking a leave of absence/working remotely prior to Round 1
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1071
I decided to go since tickets to Boston were under $200 round-trip and I'm going to stay with a current HBS student for a few days and my law school best friend.
I'm hoping that this only helps my chances and doesn't hurt them.
- by LawGirl30
Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:43 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Impact of School Visits to Admissions Decisions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 940
Impact of School Visits to Admissions Decisions
How necessary/beneficial are school/classroom visits? Will it influence your admissions results negatively if you do not visit a school before you submit your application? I took classes at one of the business schools I'm applying to albeit more than 7 years from the point of matriculation. (I went ...
- by LawGirl30
Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:51 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Impact of School Visits to Admissions Decisions
- Replies: 1
- Views: 940
Newbie Q: Who are you asking to read your essay?
I'm debating who to share drafts of my essays with so that I can get feedback. So far, I'm sharing them with a co-worker at work (Harvard Law alum) and one of my closest friends (NU Law alum). I'd like to also share them with a friend who interviews for Columbia B School (Columbia MBA alum) to have ...
- by LawGirl30
Mon Mar 05, 2012 2:50 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Newbie Q: Who are you asking to read your essay?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1123
Harvard's Essays
Any crystal ball predictions as to whether Harvard essays will change this year? I'm working on my Fall 2013 app and plan on applying in R1 (Oct 2012) for them. I'm assuming the 3 accomplishments essay and Why MBA? essay will remain the same. But, since the essay prompts changed somewhat dramaticall...
- by LawGirl30
Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:49 pm- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: Harvard's Essays
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1793
OPTIONAL ESSAYs?
Many peopole have been talking about how to best utilize their optional essays. Do all schools have an optional essay? I've just begun working on my essays for the 2012-2013 admissions cycle since I want to be in the first round. I'm basically working on the "Why MBA?" essay and also writi...
- by LawGirl30
Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:13 am- Forum: The Application Process
- Topic: OPTIONAL ESSAYs?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1027
Resume Length - leave out activity descriptions?
I'm having a hard time condensing my resume down to 2 pages, let alone 1 page. I'm actually a law school administrator (in career services) so it's kind of ironic to me that I cannot take an axe to my own resume. I'm also constantly telling my students to only have a 2nd page to their resume when th...
- by LawGirl30
Fri Mar 02, 2012 4:34 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Resume Length - leave out activity descriptions?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1032
Jon, thanks so much for the kind words and encouragement! It actually helped me to get over some kind of mental block that I've had for several months now. This morning, I ended up using my allocated "before-work-business-school-app-process-time" to write the first draft of my accomplishme...
- by LawGirl30
Thu Mar 01, 2012 11:06 am- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Eval Needed/too many years of work experience?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1160
Bryant, do you think that the age of a person with a JD degree AND work experience will work against them when applying to top 10 programs? I posted this question (and several others) in a detailed profile eval but have not gotten any feedback yet so I began searching for old posts by other lawyers ...
- by LawGirl30
Wed Feb 29, 2012 4:52 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Evaluation - Lawyer
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1655
Profile Eval Needed/too many years of work experience?
I'm planning on applying in Round 1 this fall to HBS, Wharton, Columbia, and MIT. Age : 30 (will be 31 at time of entry) GMAT : 720 Education : College -- Completed a BA/MA program from a top 40 school according to USNWR national university rankings. (Turned down offers from top 10 schools to attend...
- by LawGirl30
Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:47 pm- Forum: Ask an MBA Admissions Consultant
- Topic: Profile Eval Needed/too many years of work experience?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1160
- by LawGirl30
Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:33 pm- Forum: Admissions Success Stories
- Topic: [Deleted and put on right thread]
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1579