Varsity Tutors brings you insider tips and advice straight from nationally recognized admissions experts. With her own MBA private consulting firm as well as experience on the admissions committees for both the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Stacy Blackman has helped thousands of students master the application process for the world’s most selective MBA programs.  Read on for the incredibly valuable advice she has to offer about the business school admissions process. VT: How much time should be set aside to adequately prepare for and comple... Read More About Ask an Admissions Expert: Stacy Blackman

Job interviews can be dangerously overthought.  Of course you’re going to overthink them though, they can potentially change your life.  You clearly want to do your absolute best to make sure you say all the right things and practice all the right etiquette.  But sometimes that is exactly what can hurt you – trying too hard to memorize and perform certain things.  Realistically, you need to understand that employers are interviewing a number of people, not just you, so they will easily filter out applicants who they can tell are “putting on a show.”  Now, how do you make sure you don’t fal... Read More About How to Master an Interview

Ah, the classic cover letter.  If you don’t have at least some sort of template for one of these typed up, then you are nowhere near ready to embark on the job application process.  However, there is something very crucial to remember about these original templates you create – never send them out without meticulously personalizing them to the job/company you are applying to. Once you have the basic form of your cover letter set up, do not forget to go over these essential points: Who are you sending this to? This is not in reference to the company.  It means who specifically will be receiving and reading this init... Read More About How to Personally Tailor a Cover Letter

Going to school is arguably a full-time job in of itself sometimes.  Depending on your major, your classes, and the amount of semester hours you are taking at a time, college academia can definitely be stressful and time-consuming.  However, a high number of students do end up tackling this dual lifestyle of work and school.  Last year, it was reported that approximately two-thirds of college students work part-time.  In today’s economy, this is not surprising.  But let’s take an overall look at what students end up gaining in the long run from managing a job during the school year. Prioritization: Many st... Read More About Why You Should Have a Part-Time Job in College

College visits are important; that fact has already been well established.  But why are they so important?  This is something you must understand before you embark on one of these trips or else it could very possibly end up being a waste of time.  Going on a college visit just to follow a tour guide around and then be able to say you were physically there is not why you should be doing this.  Choosing the college you will attend is one of the biggest decisions of your life and heading over to the campus for a day or two will be one of the most helpful factors in your decision-making – if you go about it with the right... Read More About How to Prepare for a College Visit