The MBA Application Roadmap: The Essential Guide to Getting

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Since 2001, when she launched Stacy Blackman Consulting, Stacy Blackman has helped clients gain admission to every top business school in the world. Stacy has been profiled in several publications, including Fortune Magazine, BusinessWeek, and the Wall Street Journal. Since his graduation from the Harvard Business School, Daniel J. Brookings has worked as a strategy consultant. Since 2003, Daniel has advised scores of MBA applicants on how to create an effective personal branding strategy and craft compelling applications. Now Stacy Blackman and co-author Daniel J. Brookings share their MBA admissions secrets in this concise guide, featuring 56 short, easy-to-digest chapters! From the Book... If you are reading this book, you have taken a solid first step in your business school admissions process. Some people will argue that the applications are harder than the curriculum. So, don't give up-business school will be a breeze if you can survive the grueling admissions process! . The challenge is the process of reflection and introspection that can be terrifying and truly daunting. If done correctly, it can also be revealing and personally rewarding.not to mention exhilarating when you end up attending a dream school and hopefully altering the course of your life.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Perfect concise resource for MBA applicants, June 12, 2009

Jeff Sackmann "Author, Total GMAT Math and gm... (Astoria, New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The MBA Application Roadmap: The Essential Guide to Getting into a Top Business School (Paperback)

While I am a GMAT tutor and naturally focus solely on that part of the quest for business school admissions, it's important to keep the test in perspective. As big of a challenge as the exam can seem, it is only part of the MBA application process. Other aspects of the process, such as essays, can be every bit as challenging and time-consuming.

There are plenty of books on the market to help you get from "I want to go to B-School" to "I'm in!" but it wasn't until I recently read The MBA Application Roadmap that I found one I could enthusiastically endorse.

Authors Stacy Blackman and Daniel J. Brookings have put together a concise handbook that gives you a plan and then walks you through the steps required to get there. Blackman is well-known for her admissions consulting service, and her experience is evident throughout the book.

Most striking in the first several chapters of the book is the emphasis on getting started early. Blackman and Brookings...Read more

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

An essential tool for any MBA applicant, September 7, 2008

Consulting Queen (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The MBA Application Roadmap: The Essential Guide to Getting into a Top Business School (Paperback)

This book is chock-full of great advice and tips for mastering the MBA admissions application process. It helps you think about your application from a whole different perspective. It provides a great roadmap for branding yourself and includes tips on each phase of the process from school selection to essay writing to interviews. I highly recommend this book to anyone embarking on the application process.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Good Book, September 2, 2009

Soujanya Madhurapantula "Soujanya" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The MBA Application Roadmap: The Essential Guide to Getting into a Top Business School (Paperback)

The book was good for a quick run of checklist if applicant really doesn't have much time. It gives another perspective of looking at the essays, profiles and issues.