As a date, Columbia Business School left her cold. Northwestern University’s Kellogg School made her heart beat fast

But invites to interview from Wharton and Kellogg cheer him

“Instinctively, I wanted to pity myself and ponder what I did wrong on my application, but neither of those things are very helpful so I stopped myself before it was too late to turn back.”

And turning a quarter of a century old…happy birthday Mango!

“All I talk about is my application strategy, the deadlines, and my apprehensions. My friends and especially my wife are on the verge of a breakdown due to the incessant MBA chatter.”

One of MBABoy’s recommenders files his recommendation 60 seconds after Stanford’s 5 p.m. deadline for round one applications. Will it matter?

Strategies for dealing with the GMAT, school selection, and recommenders

He’s an investment banker who considers himself “deeply nostalgic and a sentimental son of a gun.” And he’s applying to Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Tuck, Columbia, and Chicago Booth

What The Phoenix Has Learned About Those Pesky MBA Essays

Mango achieves her goal of hopping over the 700-barrier, but it was more of a stumble and dash at the end, rather then a true leap.