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B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit

Stacy Blackman Consulting, the leading MBA admissions consulting firm 292 episodes Latest Jun 10, 2026

B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit, a podcast from top MBA admissions consulting firm Stacy Blackman Consulting, covers all aspects of the MBA application and admissions process. We offer insight and advice on how to pull together your personal-best business school materials — and make the most of your time once you get on campus. We'll occasionally hold interviews with current business school students and recent graduates, as well as other important players along a typical candidate's MBA admissions journey.

Episodes

Be vulnerable in your MBA essays: B-Schooled episode 293 Jun 10, 2026 21:47 The things that scare us – especially in the context of MBA essays – are often the things that make us feel vulnerable, uncertain, or insecure. In short, things that force us to take our armor off and be vulnerable. Vulnerability in business school essays also offers you a powerful opportunity to connect with your reader, demonstrate self-awareness and/or EQ, and – most importantly – tell a really
MBA Test-Prep Pitfalls & How to Avoid Them: B-Schooled episode 292 Jun 3, 2026 24:21 Stacy interviews Anthony Ritz, Stacy Blackman Consulting's Head of Test Prep, to reveal the biggest MBA test-prep missteps he's seen students make over his many years in admissions consulting and test-prep tutoring.
Paths Less Traveled: Dave Aufhauser: B-Schooled episode 291 May 27, 2026 39:23 In this episode, Stacy interviews David Aufhauser, a C-suite executive, entrepreneur, and investor operating at the intersection of sports, media, and technology. He has built and scaled businesses across immersive media, streaming, fan and athlete engagement, and women's professional sports, working with global partners including the Olympic Games, NFL, and NBA. From launching one of the first 24
2026-27 MBA Application Season Kickoff: B-Schooled episode 290 May 20, 2026 19:36 Memorial Day weekend in the US serves as the unofficial kickoff of the 2026-27 MBA application season. In this episode, learn what you can be doing now to get ahead of the competition in the process. Also, now is the perfect time to download the new MBA Launchpad app from Stacy Blackman Consulting... it's built out of 25 years of proprietary MBA application data to help business school hopefuls wi
10 tips if you're waitlisted: B-Schooled episode 289 May 13, 2026 31:10 In this episode, your host Chandler covers 10 tips to give waitlisted applicants all the tools they need to not just survive their time on the waitlist, but hopefully thrive. Insights from this episode include: What being on the waitlist means (and what it doesn't), The importance of developing an individualized waitlist strategy, Specific guidance about following your school's waitlist process (w
Michael Rosenband, Kellogg MBA & Founder of the Requity Foundation: B-Schooled episode 288 May 6, 2026 47:29 Stacy interviews her former Kellogg classmate Michael Rosenband about his wild ride of a career, and how he ended up founding the Requity Foundation (https://www.requity.org/) in Baltimore after a career spanning several industries and geographies.
Interview with the Deans of Cornell's Johnson Graduate SOM: B-Schooled episode 287 Apr 29, 2026 37:21 In this episode we discuss the unique value proposition offered by Cornell's Johnson Graduate school of management via a variety of MBA programs. Cornell offers a full two year MBA on its Ithaca campus, a one year, tech focused MBA at its NYC campus and hybrid MBA programs split between it's NYC and Ithaca campuses. Cornell also offers deferred MBA admission via its Future Leaders program. In this
12 To Do's for MBA Admits (Part 2 of 2): B-Schooled episode 286 Apr 22, 2026 19:05 The second installment in this two-part series outlines the final 6 of 12 things that admitted MBA applicants should do between now and matriculation. This episode covers budgeting for your MBA, planning to relocate, and figuring out how to best spend your time between now and matriculation (when you aren't attending to all of the other to do's!), and more. As a reminder, last week in Part 1 (epis
12 To Do's for MBA Admits (Part 1 of 2): B-Schooled episode 285 Apr 15, 2026 18:25 This episode is the first half of a two-part series discussing 12 things that admitted MBA applicants should be doing between now and heading to campus in the fall.. Part 1 covers To Do's related to an applicant's current and future networks, as well as other important actions to take before leaving a job. We also discuss how to head off possible issues with your background check after you're admi
The CEO & the Intern: A discussion with 2 Stanford MBAs at Woz AI: B-Schooled episode 284 Apr 1, 2026 35:15 In this installment of our Paths Less Traveled series, Stacy Blackman talks with both the CEO of AI firm Woz (withwoz.com) and Woz's intern. Ben Collins, the CEO and co-founder of Woz, is also a Stanford GSB alum and discusses the details of his career, how Woz differentiates itself, and why he chose current GSB student George Lankas to intern at his firm despite George's lack of technical backgro
One MBA, Two Paths: Stanford MBAs on Building Impact Across Business, Wellness & Global Investing with Terry Cumes & Tristen Langley: B-Schooled episode 283 Mar 25, 2026 44:15 In the second installment of our Paths Less Traveled series, Stacy Blackman interviews Terry Cumes and Tristen Langley, a married couple who share how the same Stanford GSB foundation led one to global wellness entrepreneurship and the other to top-tier technology investing — and what this says about career optionality, partnership, and long-term impact. Here are the full bios for these amazing in
Strategies for handling one of the biggest MBA dilemmas: B-Schooled episode 282 Mar 18, 2026 17:56 In this episode we discuss 4 things MBA candidates should consider when facing the "Bird in Hand" dilemma: meaning, when they have been admitted to at least one program, but are considering not claiming their spot, forgoing the sure thing and taking the risk of trying again in the future in the hopes of getting into a program they're even more interested in.

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