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My Babson Portal: Use it. Love it.

Happy 2015! For those of you who submitted an application to us on or around January 4, please know that we have been very busy processing and reading all of your materials around the clock so that we may have our decisions ready in March. That being said, we continue to receive information on your…

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A New Year and a New Class

Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had a fantastic and restful holiday season. For many of us, we may have had some time off from work or school, but now it’s time to get back to business. For our office, we will dive back into application review; for you, the final edits and submission…

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5 Tips Before You Hit Submit-Part 5

Happy Halloween! For some,  this day is the scariest of them all-T minus 1 day until the ED/EA deadline. All week the Babson staff has been offering “treats” in the form of last minute advice on completing your applications. To recap: Monday: Hannah told you to be mindful of all of the word counts to…

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5 Tips Before You Hit Submit – Part 4

With just two days to go until the November 1st Early Decision and Early Action deadline, I’m here to offer another tip to get you ready to hit that submit button. Tip #4: Proofread! Yes, it sounds simple, but it’s still an incredibly important part of the process. I know you’ve put a lot of time into your…

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5 Tips Before You Hit Submit – Part 3

I have definitely been on a blog hiatus but, now that my fall travel has come to an end, I am hoping to get back on the blog bandwagon! Both James and Hannah have provided some excellent advice and tips for before you hit Submit. Here are my words of (hopefully) wisdom: Ellen’s Tip of…

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5 Tips Before You Hit Submit – Part 2

James’ Tip (Question) of the Day: Do you need to have all pieces of your application in by November 1st? As Hannah wrote yesterday in her post, we are going through five final tips a we head toward the Early Decision and Early Action Application Deadline. I’m cheating a little bit in posting a question, but it…

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5 Tips Before You Hit Submit

T-minus 5 days and counting until November 1st – Babson’s Early Decision/Early Action Deadline. As a tribute to the countdown, my colleagues and I will be offering a “Tip of the Day” to help ease your stress and provide some guidance in the final days ahead before you hit SUBMIT! Hannah’s Tip of the Day:…

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The Dean Talks Essays

Happy Friday! What’s everyone doing this weekend?  Binge watching Homeland? Catching up on sleep? Working on some early applications? I just looked at my calendar and realized that for all of you early applicants out there, this is the last full weekend to work on your applications before next Saturday’s November 1 deadline. (I’m sure…

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Your Words, Your Life – Writing the College Essay

It’s that time of year again – back on the road visiting with students from all across the country and all around the globe. While I’m only in my second week of travel (and don’t actually make it back to campus for almost a full month!), I’m already finding that students are eager to talk…

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Springing Back into Travel

It’s that time of year again! Our counseling staff is back out on the road as we start to work with high school juniors – potential members of the Babson 2019! Where are we around the country and around the world you ask? Well, let’s take a peek. This spring Babson is visiting the following…