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Between studying for the GMAT, attending admissions events,
scheduling coffee chats, and working my full-time job, applying to business school was a lot to
juggle. And to be honest, I found balancing it all — and
maintaining some semblance of a social life extremely difficult.
But I did it. I still kicked a** at my job, made time for
friends, and got into three top programs. Now that I’m on the
other side of it, I can clearly see the four things that helped
me be successful:
1. I rallied support — inside and outside of work
I have a very supportive boss, and early on in the process, I was
upfront with…
