Tiana, at a minimum, students should submit two recommendations: one from a guidance counselor and one from a teacher.  The teacher recommendation should be from someone in a major academic area: math, English, natural science, social science/history, and foreign language.  If you wish to submit a second teacher recommendation, it can be from any area, [...]

This past Sunday (October 5th), Babson hosted their annual Open House. It was a great opportunity for high school students to come on campus, meet the Admission counselors, speak to current students, and tour the college. So for all of you who missed Open House, make sure you catch a Preview Day at Babson (upcoming dates [...]

Alexi, great question.  As you may know, at Babson, applicants can apply under three admission time tables: Early Decision (ED), Early Action (EA), and Regular Decision.  It’s important to understand each in order to assess whether applying early is right for you.
Students applying early have the obvious advantage of learning of their admission decisions in [...]

This is a perennial question.  When you sit down to write your personal statement, keep in mind that it should be just that – personal.  I’m not suggesting that you need to share your innermost thoughts, but this is your best way to personalize your application for the Admission Committee.  The topic you choose is [...]

Welcome to your Babson blog.  Over the course of the coming year, I’ll be using my blog space to address questions from you, our applicants.  Since this is “your Babson blog,” I thought it would be important for you to be able to drive the content of this section.
 
Therefore, if you have questions about the [...]