# Final Thoughts After 20 Years of MBA Advising (Part 2): B-Schooled episode 275

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Podcast: [B-Schooled: Get Your MBA Admit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/b-schooled-get-your-mba-admit-127980)
Published: 2026-01-14T08:30:39+00:00
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## Resource

Final Thoughts After 20 Years of MBA Advising: Part 2 B-Schooled Co-Host Chandler is preparing to step away from his podcast responsibilities in order to care for his aging parents and launch a new venture for philanthropists. Chandler has decided to conclude his four years as co-host (and 20 years of advising MBA applicants) with a three-part series in which he gets very authentic and very bold in order to help you create a solid application plan. In Part Two Chandler takes a no-holds barred look at the "heart" of your MBA application: your essays, your recommendations, your interviews and the other ways you demonstrate who you are as a person, above and beyond a list of numbers and accomplishments. In this not-to-be-missed episode Chandler shares his single biggest pieces of advice in each of the following categories: "Storymapping" and structuring your essays, Special advice for the first and last sentences of your essays, The power of writing the essay that scares you, Interview prep (and what NOT to do even if you think it will be OK), Choosing and supporting your recommenders strategically, Doing your homework about—and building a relationship with—your first choice MBA programs.

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