Re: Help required: Broken but the phoenix shall rise again

Well, there's 680 and there's 680. Granted your Q is a bit low for your demographic, but GMAT alone is not the sole criterion for admission to top business schools; on the contrary, admissions is a holistic process. What do you bring overall? And where are you headed, and why is this school the righ...

I understand your concerns! But 3 - 4 years of experience is pretty standard for MBA applicants, albeit many who are under 30. I do think, however, that your international/Greenpeace experience is a strong enough differentiating factor that if you target your post-MBA goals well and spend the spring...

Yes, you're in a less-differentiated applicant pool and your GMAT is slightly low for the schools you're targeting, but you have some strong differentiating points: most people in your category lack the international exposure you have, and you might want to increase that to maximize its relevance (p...

As others have observed here, a contribution essay is a research essay. Every contribution should include three parts: 1) What you have to contribute 2) Where you got that from 3) Where it will add value at the school That third part should be very specific: if it's a club that you hope to join, kno...

HI Yanish,
I'm a fan of ESADE , but it's important that you research which school has stronger career support in the FMCG area. All other points being equal, I'd shoot for ESADE because my clients have been very happy with that program.

Good luck!
Margaret Strother

This is a topic we should discuss off-line, because the specificity of your questions would need further research. I suggest that you reach out to Stacy Blackman Consulting for a free analysis: https://www.stacyblackman.com/contact/

Thanks for your interest!
Margaret Strother

Great question! It's super that you have the perspective to ask this question before you make a move. If you were my client, I'd probably recommend that you hold off on the job change, unless it offers you substantially greater team-leadership or international exposure. There are several reasons for...

Looks like you've got some great stuff here! Whether you would be accepted is always hard to guess, especially before your GMAT, but so far you have a lot of your ducks in a row. I notice that you turned down an opportunity to study abroad; don't omit international exposure in the future -- this is ...