Final Thoughts After 20 Years of MBA Advising (Part 1): B-Schooled episode 274

Final Thoughts After 20 Years of MBA Advising: Part 1

This episode is bittersweet for our longtime podcast co-host, Chandler.

Chandler is preparing to step away from his co-hosting responsibilities in order to care for his aging parents and launch a new venture for philanthropists. He would like to share how much he has enjoyed co-hosting and wants to say a HUGE thank you to Stacy, Erika, Yvonne, Esther, Alex and the entire SBC team for their amazing friendship and support along the way.

As Chandler thought about how to frame his last podcast, he ultimately decided to take my own advice. As our loyal listeners know, Chandler has closed each of his podcasts over the past four years with the words "be authentic, be bold, and to have a solid plan".

To that end, he will conclude his four years as co-host (and 20 years of advising MBA applicants) with a three-part series in which he gets very authentic and very bold in order to help you create a solid application plan.

In this first of three episodes, Chandler takes a no-holds barred look at the first phase of the application process, and shares his biggest pieces of advice in each of the following categories:

• Planning your application (including the very best place to begin, which most people miss)
• Defining career goals,
• Addressing lower-than-desired quant scores,
• Quantifying your resume,
• Using the data forms strategically, and
• … a special surprise at the end of the episode he hasn't shared before.