Ms. Teaching-To-Tech

With a bunch of invites to interview in your pocket, you are in very good shape. You have lots of great experience and the basic numbers to match. Your creative writing background will make you standout. Your issue will ultimately be in deciding where to go. I sense that scholarship money will probably make a difference to you and I think you will get a number of offers with money attached to them. And congrats, by the way, on your selection of a really good range of schools.

Hi, Ms. Teaching-to-Tech, Julie-Anne Heafey here with mbaMission. Wow, congratulations on a slew of interview invitations! I can’t say I’m surprised…you’ve got a lot of terrific things in your profile that schools would find attractive. I love the fact that you seem to have meaty experience in two industries…it doubles your impact in the classroom, and gives you a nuanced perspective. Even more – you’ve got leadership and impact all over your profile. I know you’re worried about your recommender, but it might not be as bad as you think, and I don’t think they would’ve invited you to interview if it were an insurmountable obstacle. My advice for you is to prep for your interviews by knowing yourself and getting comfortable with the different interview formats of the schools (reading the interview guides that are free on the mbaMission website) but not over-preparing or memorizing perfect answers. They want to see the real you shine through! Good luck and crossing fingers for $$$ for you!! Julie-Anne

Hi Ms. Teaching to Tech! This is Donna Bauman, Senior MBA Admissions Counselor with Stratus Admissions and we share some North Carolina connections! I have lived in North Carolina a long time and I admire your devotion to teaching and to helping kids from high needs schools. And apparently so do all the programs on your list as getting interviews at all these top programs is awesome! In terms of where I think you may get the most funding, I suspect Goizueta and UNC Kenan-Flagler are your best bets. However, if you do get into a situation where you have more funding from one program and seek a strategy for getting similar funding for another we may be able to help you navigate this delicate process. For now, I would focus on doing complete research and preparation for every interview with clear and compelling reasons why you seek admission for each particular program. For your Darden interview know that it is a bit different in that the interview is completely blind meaning that they want you to tell your story without the resume. I love working with people on storytelling and interview practice so if you still want to practice on your interviews please reach out and let us know. Having a strong interview could be the icing on the cake that gets you the results you seek so make the most of the opportunities in front of you! I am rooting for your success!