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Re-Applying to Business School After Being Rejected: How to Transform Your Application to Get Accepted

"There's been an uptick of MBA applications and that means more competition. As more candidates are vying for the same number of seats at business schools, more applicants are unfortunately getting rejected. Some schools encourage you to reapply while others don't. This time, we'll learn from admissions officers about the re-application process, where you can find feedback, and how you can recover from rejection and re-energize your application to get accepted next time. ..."
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Source: MBA Podcaster

Wait Listed: bschooltalk

"Can you grovel your way off of a business school wait list? Watch this week's episode of bschooltalk and find out as Judith collects opinions from business school admissions experts from around the world..."

Source: bschooltalk

Restructuring Essays When Reapplying

"We ask our panel of experts how students can restructure their essays without repeating content when they begin the admissions reapplication process..."

Source: bschooltalk

MBA Postmortem

"Why did my 2006 APP process fail? Thinking back there are probably many, many reasons why I find myself reapplying this year…"
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Source: Koffee with Karma blog

Getting Off the MBA Waitlist : MBA Podcast

"Waitlist purgatory: it’s a place no MBA applicant wants to end up. What should you do now? Some say you need to continually update the school with your recent developments, more letters of recommendation and a visit to the admission committee, meanwhile the school tells you not to send anything unless there’s been a significant change in your application. We’ll explore where you should go from here and what you can do to help get you off the waitlist and onto the accepted list..."
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Source: MBA Podcaster

Guests include:
Linda Abraham, Author of “The Nine Mistakes You Don't Want to Make on an MBA Waitlist” and Founder of Accepted.com, an admission’s counseling and essay editing service

Michael Cohan, President of MBAPrepAdvantage, an admission’s consulting firm

Whether & When to Reapply

by Stacy Blackman
Stacy Blackman Consulting

Now that many of the admissions decisions have been finalized, many denied applicants are left wondering whether they should reapply. Forrest Gump begins to ponder what to do next in his posting, That Thing Called Hope.

The business school application process is incredibly introspective. While all of the work that you put in to the process may increase your desire to attend, some of the thinking that you did about your career and life plans may actually have led you to agree with the admissions committee - business school is not the place for you.