B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit

Our host Erika talks with Cathy, an SBC consultant and INSEAD grad, about some of the major European MBA programs and how they compare to US-based programs in terms of the admissions process, acceptance rates, campus experience, post-graduation employment opportunities and more.

In this episode we welcome Stacy Blackman Consulting's EMBA expert, Bill Chinois, to discuss all aspects of executive MBA programs, including why someone might want to consider an EMBA over a part-time or full-time program.

This episode continues the in-depth look we started in episode 22 at research Stacy Blackman Consulting conducted across 22 SBC clients who were admitted to both HBS and Stanford GSB (some this past year, others a few years ago). We discuss the similarities between dual admits and also share how the themes we noticed may or may not have changed this past year due to COVID.

This episode marks the one-year anniversary of B-Schooled's launch, and who better to join us for the occasion than Stacy Blackman herself. Stacy will talk about her entrepreneurial career and how an MBA helped her (and continues to help her) start three companies. She'll also share advice for MBA hopefuls who are looking to run their own firms at some point after graduation, as well as for those who might be approaching the application process with entrepreneurial experience already under their belt.

This episode takes an in-depth look at research Stacy Blackman Consulting conducted across 22 SBC clients who were admitted to both HBS and Stanford GSB (some this past year, others a few years ago). Over the course of two episodes (this episode and episode 54) we discuss the similarities between dual admits and also share how the themes we noticed may or may not have changed this past year due to COVID.

Obviously not every MBA applicant needs to work with an admissions consultant in order to be successful! However, over the past two decades, 9 types of MBA candidates have emerged that we know we’ll be able to help the most. This episode discusses the buckets those candidates fall into and how an admissions consultant might assist in strengthening their candidacies.

After working so hard on your MBA materials for months on end, it can be shocking and devastating if you are not accepted anywhere. What should you do now? This episode discusses 5 paths forward for MBA hopefuls who were dinged.

This two-part series of episodes outlines 12 things that admitted MBA applicants should do between now and matriculation. Part 2 covers budgeting for your MBA, planning to relocate, and figuring out how to best spend your time between now and matriculation (when you aren’t attending to all of the other to do’s!). As a reminder, in Part 1 (episode 48) we discussed how to head off possible issues with your background check after you’re admitted. If that’s something that concerns you, be sure to check out (on our website under "Work With Us").

This two-part series of episodes outlines 12 things that admitted MBA applicants should do between now and matriculation. Part 1 covers To Do's related to an applicant's current and future networks, as well as other important actions to take before leaving a job. We also discuss how to head off possible issues with your background check after you’re admitted. If that’s something that concerns you, be sure to check out (on our website under "Work With Us").

If you know you want to pursue an MBA in the future, but that future is still at least a few years away, what could (and should) you do now to build a strong candidacy? This episode gives actionable advice for all aspects of an eventual-applicant's profile.