Student Loan - Loans and Debt Consolidation

By Andy Rinehart

Worst part of business school: applying. Best part: everything else. The entire business school admissions process was a necessary evil and an expensive one, when you factor in travel expenses and application fees. It conflicted with the U.S. Army culture I had grown to appreciate. An officer is a silent professional whose competence is measured in actions, not words. Unfortunately, thats not how the business school application game is played its a Darwinian combination of Guess Who? and The Dating Game.

After those months of shameless self-promotion, Id like to offer the following pieces of advice for anyone applying to business school.

Visit the schools before you apply. This is non-negotiable and a no-brainer: Every application will ask the Why School X? question. You should have personally compelling reasons that answer the question and preferably reasons that equal the net present value of $120,000 in student debt from attending School X.

Do the application for your top choice last. Applications get easier and better with practice, so make your most important app your best.

Apply in the earliest possible round at each school. Spare yourself the agony of a drawn-out process.

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