Darren shares more hard-earned application lessons from four listeners (now graduated MBAs): drawing a roadmap for the admissions team, prioritizing conversations when picking schools, "prematurely applying" and being strategic yet flexible

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Topics

• Introduction (0:00)
• Tips for the Untraditional Applicant - Kate, Texas McCombs MBA (2:30)
• Rankings Don't Matter. Go Where You'll Find the Conversations You Want to Have - Eileen, Oxford Said MBA (10:00)
• Five Things I Learned When I Applied to Business School - Anonymous, NYU Stern Tech MBA (13:50)
• Be Strategic, Yet Adaptable - Jasper, McMaster DeGroote MBA (20:15)

Show Notes

• My Application Journey - Touch MBA Listeners Share Hard-Earned Lessons
• Share Your Journey and Lessons Learned
• Surprise, I’m Going to Business School! (tips for the untraditional applicant) by Kate Galloway, Texas McCombs MBA '20
• Rankings Don’t Matter. Go Where You’ll Find the Conversations You Want to Have by Eileen Chen, Oxford Said MBA '19
• Five Things I Learned When I Applied to Business School by Anonymous NYU Stern Tech MBA ’22
• The Key to MBA Success? Be Strategic, Yet Adaptable by Jasper Isip, McMaster DeGroote MBA Jasper Isip '23
• PESTLE Analysis
• Touch MBA's Admissions Edge Online Course

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Touch MBA's goal has always been to offer you evergreen content that will help you shortlist and get into best-fit MBA programs. We invite listeners to share lessons from their MBA application journeys not just on the podcast, but in written form, too. These short reflections are full of timeless application wisdom!

Darren shares three lessons from three listeners that have stood the test of time: how to overcome working for a relatively unknown company, how to research and find best-fit b-schools, and how to deal with dings.

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Topics

• Introduction (0:00)
• Working for an Unknown Company - Daming, Northwestern Kellogg MBA (4:30)
• Determining Best-Fit Schools - William, Texas McCombs MBA (10:30)
• Dealing with Dings - Bren, Emory Goizueta MBA (17:30)

Show Notes

• My Application Journey - Touch MBA Listeners Share Hard-Earned Lessons
• Share Your Journey and Lessons Learned
• Admitted to Kellogg, Insead, Ross, Fuqua, Johnson – Here’s How I Did It
• I Got Into 8 Top MBA Programs; These Are My Top 3 Tips
• 2 Years, 8 Dings and 2 Scholarships Later  –  My Reflections on the MBA Application Process
• Touch MBA's Admissions Edge Online Course

Get free, personalized school selection help at Touch MBA: https://touchmba.com