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

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Chris Tran, London Business School (LBS) MBA '22, shares lessons learned from applying to and attending LBS, as well as how he landed his first post-MBA consulting gig in London.

Questions

• Introducing Chris (0:00)
• Chris' Pre-MBA Career & MBA Application Journey (3:45)
• Consulting as a Post-MBA Career Goal (9:55)
• Chris' Top 3 Tips for Applicants (12:30)
• How Chris Honed his Application Story (16:40)
• Preparing for the LBS MBA Interview (22:05)
• Highlights from Chris' LBS MBA Experience (28:45)
• Making the Most of Your MBA Time (47:45)
• Structuring Your Network & Getting Help from Alumni (48:15)
• Consulting Internships & Recruiting at LBS (49:40:)

About Chris

Chris graduated from London Business School's Full-time MBA program in 2022 and works as a Business Strategy Consultant for Accenture (UK). Chris received his Bachelors in Actuarial Science from Keele University. He then worked in investment management in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, for 8 years before getting his MBA.

Episode write-up and show notes: https://touchmba.com/inside-the-london-business-school-mba-chris-tran

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Bridget Pujals shares lessons learned from her MBA application journey, culminating in admits to Harvard, Wharton ($70K scholarship), UCLA Anderson ($100K scholarship), and Berkeley Haas ($175K scholarship). She will attend UC Berkeley Haas this Fall.

While her results are spectacular, Bridget took the GRE three times, and spent two years researching, preparing, and applying to b-schools. As Bridget makes clear, “It was a two year grind to make this happen. No one sees the tears.”

Bridget and Darren discuss the importance of knowing your priorities, starting your essays early, and the benefits of working with an admissions consultant.

And after working in product management roles at Postmates and Facebook for 6 years, Bridget shares her thoughts breaking into product management at startups and tech giants.

Questions

• Introducing Bridget (0:00)
• Bridget’s Pre-MBA Career & MBA Application Journey (3:20)
• Bridget’s Best Application Tips (18:20)
• Prepping for MBA Interviews (29:00)
• The Consortium & Scholarships (33:00)
• Picking & Prepping Recommenders (37:40)
• Breaking into Product Management (41:00)
• How Bridget Plans to Pursue Entrepreneurship at Berkeley Haas (54:20)

About Bridget

Bridget Pujals will be attending the UC Berkeley Haas Full-time MBA in Fall 2022, where she will focus on entrepreneurship. After graduating from UC Irvine with a Bachelors of Science in Biochemistry, Bridget worked for Postmates in business development and sales before transitioning into a product management role. She then worked for Facebook as a Senior Product Manager (Messenger) and Product Lead (Privacy for Instagram Direct). Bridget also launched a coaching service to help more women break into product management roles in technology and serves as a Startup Mentor for First Round Capital.

Episode write-up and show notes: https://touchmba.com/how-i-got-into-uc-berkeley-haas-mba-bridget-pujals

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