5 topics to explore in your MBA application (other than work): B-Schooled episode 223
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Release Date: 10/02/2024
6 things you think you know about MBA essays (but probably don't): B-Schooled episode 251
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In this episode replay, Chandler dives into 6 tips for MBA essays that even the most confident writers might miss.
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What 2025-26 MBA applicants should be doing right now: B-Schooled episode 249
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This episode will motivate you to get going on your Round 1 MBA materials, and will cover what makes the most sense for you to be working on right now before applications are released.
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2025-26 MBA Admissions Season Kickoff: B-Schooled episode 248
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Memorial Day weekend in the United States represents the unofficial kickoff of the 2025-26 business-school application year! What's the number one thing you should be doing right now if you plan to apply?
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MBA applicant pitfalls to avoid: B-Schooled episode 247
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This replay episode covers 5 MBA applicant pitfalls – as in, traits, attitudes or approaches that some MBA applicants take that can ultimately derail their chances of success.
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How to address having several employers: B-Schooled episode 246
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Have you bounced around in your career a bit? If so, you’ll need to be strategic in how you communicate your career story — and future career goals — to MBA admissions committees. This replay episode discusses what to do if your career moves don’t look exactly logical “on paper.” We’ll also cover how to write about being laid off or being fired, as well as what to do in your applications if you’ve worked somewhere for less than a year.
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5 paths forward if you were dinged everywhere: B-Schooled episode 245
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After working so hard on your MBA materials for months on end, it can be shocking and devastating if you're not accepted anywhere. What should you do now? This episode discusses 5 paths forward for MBA hopefuls who were dinged.
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Get Your Personal Soundbite Ready for MBA Interviews: B-Schooled episode 244
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Many interviewers report that they make up a big percentage of their mind about applicants during the first few minutes of an interview. This episode replay shares a number of very specific suggestions and tips to make yourself stand out during these first interactions, now that we're in the thick of Round 2 interview season. Our host Chandler shares his suggestions for something he calls a “personal MBA soundbite” – including how you can create this soundbite, how you can incorporate it into the beginning of your first question, and how you can use this language to provide a framework...
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How to pay for your MBA: B-Schooled episode 243
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After you've celebrated the huge achievement of getting into an MBA program, you have to figure out how you're going to pay for it! This episode replay focuses on the details of paying for your MBA with your own money, with "free" money, or with loaned money. It also includes what the FAFSA is used for and what your program's financial aid office can assist with.
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Your first ding: B-Schooled episode 242
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It can be devastating to receive a ding after months of hard work on your MBA applications. This episode replay focuses on what a ding from any given program may or may not mean, and also gives advice on how you might choose to move forward.
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An MBA for those in education: B-Schooled episode 241
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In this replay episode of B-Schooled we sit down the Recy Dunn. Recy currently serves as the CEO of Ascend Public Charter Schools and oversees a network of 16 schools serving 6,000 students in grades K-12 across Brooklyn, NY. Prior to his role with Ascend, Recy served as the Chief Strategy Officer of the NYC Department of Education as well as a variety of other education leadership roles at both the local and national levels. Recy earned his MBA and his MA in Education from Stanford. In this episode, Recy and host Chandler Arnold share: Suggestions for MBA students...
info_outlineYou’ve all heard the expression all work and no play makes Jack (or Julia) a dull sport.
The same is true with MBA applications. Simply having an amazing set of professional accomplishments is not enough to get you into a top MBA program.
Setting aside scores and academic achievements for another podcast, this podcast will dive into five different aspects of your life you might explore applications, including a few you probably have not previously considered.
Question: Why are we talking about this? And why do business schools even ask you to write essays in the first place?
Answer: These schools are interested in much MORE than your test scores, academic transcript, and professional accomplishments. More than almost anything else these schools are interested in learning what lessons you have learned about yourself and your leadership style, and—critically—how you will harness those learnings in order to drive impact in the world.
Listening to this podcast is a must for anyone who wants to:
- Present a full and complete picture of them to the admissions office,
- Stand out from the crowd by sharing unique and attention-grabbing stories and examples, and/or
- Identify memorable and authentic ways to share what makes YOU tick, how YOU think, how YOU have grown and changed over the years, and (very importantly) what lessons you have learned about yourself along the way.
This B-Schooled episode can be found here, or take a listen on any of the major podcast platforms below.