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B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit

Stacy Blackman Consulting, the leading MBA admissions consulting firm

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit, a podcast from top MBA admissions consulting firm Stacy Blackman Consulting, covers all aspects of the MBA application and admissions process. We offer insight and advice on how to pull together your personal-best business school materials — and make the most of your time once you get on campus. We"ll occasionally hold interviews with current business school students and recent graduates, as well as other important players along a typical candidate"s MBA admissions

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15:20

2025-26 MBA Admissions Season Kickoff: B-Schooled...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/05/21

Memorial Day weekend in the United States represents the unofficial kickoff of the 2025-26 business-school application year! What's the number one thing you should be doing right now if you plan to apply?

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19:19

MBA applicant pitfalls to avoid: B-Schooled episode 247

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/05/14

This replay episode covers 5 MBA applicant pitfalls – as in, traits, attitudes or approaches that some MBA applicants take that can ultimately derail their chances of success.

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18:39

How to address having several employers: B-Schooled...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/05/07

Have you bounced around in your career a bit? If so, you’ll need to be strategic in how you communicate your career story — and future career goals — to MBA admissions committees. This replay episode discusses what to do if your career moves don’t look exactly logical “on paper.” We’ll also cover how to write about being laid off or being fired, as well as what to do in your applications if you’ve worked somewhere for less than a year.

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18:32

5 paths forward if you were dinged everywhere:...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/04/30

After working so hard on your MBA materials for months on end, it can be shocking and devastating if you're not accepted anywhere. What should you do now? This episode discusses 5 paths forward for MBA hopefuls who were dinged.

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21:25

Get Your Personal Soundbite Ready for MBA Interviews:...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/04/16

Many interviewers report that they make up a big percentage of their mind about applicants during the first few minutes of an interview. This episode replay shares a number of very specific suggestions and tips to make yourself stand out during these first interactions, now that we're in the thick of Round 2 interview season. Our host Chandler shares his suggestions for something he calls a “personal MBA soundbite” – including how you can create this soundbite, how you can incorporate it into the

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25:58

How to pay for your MBA: B-Schooled episode 243

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/04/09

After you've celebrated the huge achievement of getting into an MBA program, you have to figure out how you're going to pay for it! This episode replay focuses on the details of paying for your MBA with your own money, with "free" money, or with loaned money. It also includes what the FAFSA is used for and what your program's financial aid office can assist with.

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18:09

Your first ding: B-Schooled episode 242

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/03/25

It can be devastating to receive a ding after months of hard work on your MBA applications. This episode replay focuses on what a ding from any given program may or may not mean, and also gives advice on how you might choose to move forward.

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31:01

An MBA for those in education: B-Schooled episode 241

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/03/19

In this replay episode of B-Schooled we sit down the Recy Dunn. Recy currently serves as the CEO of Ascend Public Charter Schools and oversees a network of 16 schools serving 6,000 students in grades K-12 across Brooklyn, NY. Prior to his role with Ascend, Recy served as the Chief Strategy Officer of the NYC Department of Education as well as a variety of other education leadership roles at both the local and national levels. Recy earned his MBA and his MA in Education from Stanford. In this

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16:30

European MBA programs - Part 2 of 2: B-Schooled...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/03/12

In part 2 of this duo of popular past episodes, Cathy, an INSEAD graduate, answers frequently asked questions about MBA programs outside of the US. Topics include the differences between European and US-based MBA experiences, the visa process, the interview process, recruiting information, and more.

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16:26

European MBA programs - Part 1 of 2: B-Schooled...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/03/05

In this replay episode, our host Erika talks with Cathy, an SBC consultant and INSEAD grad, about some of the major European MBA programs and how they compare to US-based programs in terms of the admissions process, acceptance rates, campus experience, post-graduation employment opportunities and more.

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14:34

Why might similar candidates end up with very...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/02/12

During Round 2 interview season, this episode replay covers 3 reasons why candidates who seem similar on paper could end up with drastically different MBA admissions results.

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16:37

Advice for younger MBA applicants: B-Schooled episode...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/02/05

While there are deferred-admissions programs for MBA hopefuls who are still in college, is it possible for someone with just 1 or 2 years of work experience to get into an MBA program "the normal way"? It's not impossible, but it's pretty rare. This episode replay explains why, and gives advice for MBA applicants who are less than 3 years out of college.

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25:51

The MBA & Futurism: B-Schooled episode 236

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/01/29

Considering this week's surprises in AI advancement, we're replaying Chandler's talk with Futurist Dr. Nathan Walworth. Futurism is a broad term referring to the advancement of disruptive technologies across industries. These exponential technologies are rapidly emerging in the fields of genetics, robotics, artificial intelligence, synthetic organisms, nanotechnology, 3D printing, virtual reality, big data, cybernetics and many other areas. Cross-disciplinary by nature, Futurism is growing in

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21:33

The power of authenticity in your MBA applications:...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/01/15

In this replay of co-host Chandler Arnold's very first B-Schooled episode, he welcomes SBC colleague Christina to have an extraordinary conversation about a hot topic in the world of MBA applications: authenticity. Chandler and Christina share several excerpts from past admissions consulting clients' essays as examples of how to use candor, vulnerability and boldness effectively.

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22:08

Want to be a MBB consultant? Get advice from someone...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/01/08

Are you interested becoming a McKinsey/Bain/BCG (MBB) consultant after business school? Or are you a pre-MBA consultant interested in applying to a top business school? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, this is the podcast is for you. Today we welcome Will Bachman back to the pod. Will is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Umbrex, a firm providing rapid access to independent management consultants with experience at top-tier consulting firms. Today, Will and his team manage more

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23:12

Want to be a MBB consultant? Get advice from someone...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2025/01/01

Are you interested becoming a McKinsey/Bain/BCG (MBB) consultant after business school? Or are you a pre-MBA consultant interested in applying to a top business school? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, this is the podcast is for you. Today we sit down with Will Bachman. Will is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Umbrex, a firm providing rapid access to independent management consultants with experience at top-tier consulting firms. Today, Will and his team manage more than

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17:52

Here is how admissions reviewed a real MBA...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2024/12/25

Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to those celebrating today. In this replay episode we share another extensive profile of an applicant Stacy Blackman Consulting worked with. We explain how the former admissions committee members on our staff assessed his candidacy and what ended up happening.

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24:41

Here is how admissions reviewed a real MBA...

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2024/12/18

In this replay episode, we share an extensive profile of an applicant Stacy Blackman Consulting worked with. We explain how the former admissions committee members on our staff assessed her candidacy, what advice they gave to strengthen her materials, and what ended up happening.

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27:57

Advice for older applicants: B-Schooled Episode 230

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2024/12/11

Today we are joined by Brian Plemmons, Director and Global Process Owner for BD, a global medical technology company advancing the world of health. After graduating from high school, Brian joined the United States Navy. During his military service Brian also earned his Associate's Degree, then went on to earn his Bachelor's degree and a law degree. Brian practiced law for seven years before transitioning to corporate America with a global medical device company. After working in the corporate

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15:19

Part-Time Programs: B-Schooled Episode 229

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit ·

2024/11/27

In this replay episode, our host Erika welcomes Bill Chionis, one of Stacy Blackman Consulting's experts on part-time (PT) MBA programs. They have a discussion about: Whether or not we've seen an increase in interest in PT programs since COVID hit in 2020 The benefits of PT program vs. a traditional 2-year MBA Similarities and differences between part-time and full-time MBA programs How employers look at PT programs How (and if) PT MBAs can pursue a career switch Part-time MBA application

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