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Consider MBA Degree As A Holiday Gift That Keeps Giving

We’re almost to the end of 2020, and like the pandemic has altered most things, it will change our holiday season, too. This year has allowed for more alone time and greater reflection. Now that the gift-giving season is upon us, maybe you’re thinking about what to send across the country to your loved ones, as well as what you can do for yourself in the New Year.

I’ve always encouraged my clients to view an MBA degree as an investment in themselves. Now that holiday music is playing and decorations are popping-up, I’m starting to think of the MBA degree from a new perspective: as a gift for your career -- one that keeps giving.

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How has COVID-19 Changed the way MBA Admissions Officers are Reading Your Application?

Thanks to COVID-19, a lot of us no longer know what our life may look like in the next month, let alone a year from now. This shaky environment has caused many people to seek stability -- and for some, one way of doing so is heading back to school. Whether it be losing a job, or having more time to visualize a career shift -- MBA applications have increased. In September, the editor-in-chief of Poets and Quants wrote that applications are soaring in an article for Forbes. And since the pandemic has permeated every aspect of our world, surely it has affected the perspective of MBA admissions offices, too?

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