An Admissions Directors Perspective On Applying to B-School

document.createElement('audio'); http://media.blubrry.com/admissions_straight_talk/p/www.accepted.com/iv-with-esmeralda-cardenal.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | SpotifyIs it phony to start volunteering three months before applying to business school? What can I do to prepare to hit the ground running when my target programs release their applications? What is the worst thing to ask a school rep when I come to visit? Get the adcom perspective on these questions and more in our enlightening conversation with Esmeralda Cardenal, former admissions director and current Accepted admissions consultant. 00:00:37 – Featured Applicant Question: I have a low GMAT quant score and few extracurriculars, but want to attend Stanford/Harvard/Wharton. Am I aiming too high? 00:08:59 – How Esmeralda got involved in MBA admissions. 00:10:14 – Applicants who sell themselves short and why they do it. 00:13:21 – What b-school applicants would be so much better off knowing. 00:15:54 – An overview of how an application is reviewed. 00:17:31 – Differences between U.S. and U.K. schools and admissions. 00:19:35 – Advice for Latin American applicants to United States b-schools. 00:21:52 – Get to work before applications are live! 00:27:10 – What to look for when visiting schools. 00:29:24 – Questions to ask (and not to ask) when you visit and interview. 00:31:20 – The best way to prepare for a blind interview. 00:32:25 – Important advice for business school reapplicants. 00:35:50 – Final words of wisdom. Pay heed. *Theme music is courtesy of podcastthemes.com Related links: †¢ Esmeralda Cardenals Bio Page †¢ Selling Yourself Short? †¢ Get Accepted to Columbia Business School †¢ Get Accepted to Harvard Business School †¢ MBA Admission for Smarties †¢ Application Rejection Review  Aka Ding Analysis Related  shows: †¢ The Admissions Team at the Very Center of Business †¢ Exploring the Part-Time MBA Options at NYU Stern †¢ Bruce DelMonico on The Yale School of Management †¢ At the Nexus of Business Law: Penn/Wharton’s JD/MBA †¢ Honing in On the Cornell Johnson MBA †¢ The Tuck School of Business and the Global Insight Requirement