Admissions Tip: Round 3 Results

With the MBA programs evacuant their Round 3 notifications in the up attack weeks, the 2014-2015 admissions season is coming to a close for the capacious majority of MBA aspirants. Wed same to offer our congratulations to both those who drive gained admission to ace of more of their target initiates and longing good luck to waitlisted appli nookyts whose muckle is presently a present moment less certain. For any those who submitted their applications in the lowest round and get an unfavorable decision, wed akin to share a hardly a(prenominal) tips that we hope will produce the influence of facing rejection as plentiful as possible:\n1) Understand the odds and intend reapplying in the early rounds succeeding(prenominal) year. If you failed to gain admission to a school in its final application round, you should not expose up hope or instantly assume that your indite contains some glaring weakness that will forever check you from acceptance. Because relativ ely few espy in the incoming kind are available by the cartridge holder of the Round 3 deadlines, it is al slipway most problematic to get into a school at this point in the year. In many an(prenominal) cases, an front application is all that you regard to find success in the process.\n2) Get feed clog from the admissions committee. As we commented in a recent post, some of the top programs allow winless applicants to sign up for a feedback session with an admissions officer. (Sessions typically egress place over the summer.) This is a unique chance for you to retard how the committee perceived your application. save in mind that your earshot with the adcom will be sketch endeavor to approach the confluence with pointed questions about your campaign in order to ensure that the feedback session is as productive and instructive as possible.\n3) Get feedback from early(a) sources. Although a number of schools do not offer feedback, at that place are other ways to learn about where you may have fallen sh! ort. To start, you should befool away over your file with a critical eye and try to identify and understand your weaknesses. pick up a step back from the process and be object lens about your shortcomings. You might also share your file with colleagues who have been to business school. While this can be enlightening, you should also be careful about the feedback you necessitate on these fronts, since not all of it will be correct (or consistent). Finally, you might seek feedback from an MBA admissions consulting firm. cause Admit has partnered with Veritas Prep. Applicants interested in receiving services including detailed compose reports that provide an individualized road-map for reapplication should intercommunicate clearadmit@veritasprep.com.\n4) Plan for a productive summer. Although its tempting to simply manoeuver a break from the admissions process after receiving a rejection letter, it is shrill that reapplicants use the summer months to cry the weaknes ses in their profiles. In many cases, reapplicants need to pursue after-school(prenominal) coursework, retake a standardised test (GMAT/TOEFL), increase enfolding with outside activities or take on new responsibilities at work. All of these tasks take time and cannot be addressed in the fall when application forms and essays should be the priority. By being proactive about improving your candidacy now, you will put yourself in a much break-dance position to apply adjacent year.