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    EssaySnark's Strategies for Getting Off the Waitlist
    EssaySnark's Strategies for Getting Off the Waitlist
    EssaySnark's Strategies for Getting Off the Waitlist
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    EssaySnark's Strategies for Getting Off the Waitlist

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    Congratulations! You're on the waitlist!

    Yes, we know. You weren't exactly celebrating. But you should believe EssaySnark when we tell you: This is a good place to be. You've got a lot going for you – the adcom has expressed real interest! And now you have invaluable resources to help you navigate this important phase.

    The vast majority of the Brave Supplicants we work with end up converting their waitlist to an offer – and the remainder end up finding a happy home at a great bschool in their next attempts with all that they learn through this process. Instead of calling it “the waitlist” we say that this is a chance to create an ACTION LIST – a plan of attack to turn this minor delay into a true success story.

    This SnarkStrategies Guide will show you how.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEssay Snark
    Release dateNov 23, 2012
    ISBN9781301750443
    EssaySnark's Strategies for Getting Off the Waitlist
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    Essay Snark

    Essay Snark is an MBA admissions consultant who is sometimes amused and often appalled by what candidates write in their MBA essays to top bschools. Essay Snark shares others' mistakes, so you don't make admissions directors laugh or, worse, want to hurl when they read your essays. If you, intrepid applicant, want to have your essay reviewed by Essay Snark (and posted anonymously - yes everyone will see it), email it to gethelpnow(at)essaysnark(dot)com. Emailing your essay means you give explicit permission for it to be posted (obvious identifying information such as your name and the name of your employer will be removed), and you release Essay Snark from any claims that may result from possible humiliation over said snarkiness. (And please, people, don't email us two days before the app deadline and expect to hear back in time.)EssaySnark has helped clients with successful applications to:Harvard HBSStanford GSBWhartonColumbiaNYU SternMIT SloanKelloggChicago BoothBerkeley HaasYale SOMUCLA AndersonMichigan RossUVA DardenDuke FuquaCornell JohnsonGeorgetown McDonoughUSC MarshallVanderbiltBabsonUT-AustinINSEADIEIESEEsadeOxfordLBSISBand many more...

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      EssaySnark's Strategies for Getting Off the Waitlist - Essay Snark

      EssaySnark's Strategies for Getting Off the Waitlist

      A SnarkStrategies Guide

      by EssaySnark

      Snarkolicious Press

      SMASHWORDS EDITION

      version 1.0

      originally published November 22, 2012

      This SnarkStrategies Guide is copyright 2012 EssaySnark.

      Cover image copyright Eric Isselée, used under license from Fotolia.com

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by an information storage system, without permission from the publisher.

      This publication is provided as is, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The author and Snarkolicious Press assume no liability for errors or omissions in this publication or other documents which are referenced or linked to this publication. While we certainly hope that you will be successful in your quest for admission to an MBA program, we cannot offer any promises that you will be. In no event shall Snarkolicious Press or its authors, principals, subsidiaries, partners, or owners, be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, arising out of or in conjunction with the use or performance of this information. Applicants to any graduate program or university should verify the school's policies, application requirements, processes, procedures, and other criteria. This publication could include technical or other inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated into new editions of this publication. Thus, different versions or formats of this publication may include different information.

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal use only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to others. If you would like to share this book, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should go to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the author's work.

      Look for other SnarkStrategies Guides at Smashwords:

      Wharton (2012)

      MIT (2012)

      Harvard (2012)

      Stanford GSB (2011)

      Berkeley-Haas School of Business (2011)

      Northwestern Kellogg (2011)

      Dartmouth Tuck (2011)

      NYU Stern (2011)

      Your MBA Interview

      Reapplicant Guide

      SnarkStrategies Guides for other schools are also available in digital and e-reader editions at your favorite bookseller or from the EssaySnark blahg at essaysnark.com.

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      Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

      Herodotus

      How Exciting!!

      You're on the waitlist at a very good school. That's awesome! EssaySnark is amazed and impressed. Trying for an MBA is not an easy feat, and the fact that you've made it this far is truly excellent. You've likely learned a lot about yourself and what you want to do in the future, and you're probably more determined than ever to make it happen. Good for you!

      This SnarkStrategies Guide will help you work through the process of evaluating your candidacy to see what gaps or weaknesses might have prevented you from out-and-out success thus far. We'll also give you specific advice on what actions you should take (or not!) and how you can maximize your chances of transforming the waitlist status to an admit.

      Our First Bit of Advice

      Please, do NOT contact the adcom until you have read through this guide and made a plan. Damage can be done to your chances if you act carelessly at this stage – and even if you don't harm your chances, you might be missing an opportunity. Every communication you make with the adcom should be done with a strategy in mind – even a simple email to tell them that you want to stay on their waitlist should be carefully crafted with a specific objective. We'll go into all this within the pages that follow. For now, please resist the urge to reach out to the school in any form, and instead work through this guide to figure out your plan of attack.

      What Else Might You Need?

      Hopefully this will be the last bschool application book you buy. However, if you feel your chances are low in getting off the waitlist – if it's very late in the season or if you've tried for a school that seems to put everyone on the waitlist – then you may want to also get the separate SnarkStrategies Reapplicants' Guide. Why? Because it talks a lot more about how to improve your candidacy. If you're on the waitlist, then that means there's room for improvement, right? You should get started now. We have some suggestions in this Guide but the one for reapplicants has more.

      Hopefully you make it in this year and you won't need no stinkin' reapplicants' guide... but just in case.

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