LanePod: MBA for promising, low and average-income African youths.

L048: Negotiating MBA Offers

We are exploring a new feature of this podcast by running a 7-day marathon podcast targeted towards those currently interviewing or negotiating MBA offers. LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L047: Handling your First MBA App Rejection

In this episode, I address the sense of helplessness and dejection many MBA applicants feel after an MBA application rejection. This episode highlights practical ways on how to move from where you are now to where you want to be in your MBA journey. LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L046: Quit Whining and Just Submit

Happy new year to all our listeners! This article targets those who are still contemplative about submitting an application in this admission cycle. Our advice to you is simple. LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L045: Application Checkboxes - Why You Should be Careful

This episode focuses on the often-overlooked checkboxes in your MBA application that can influence the outcome of your admission and even the kind of experience you end up having in the MBA program.  LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L044: Name Dropping in your MBA Application

As you unbox your Christmas gifts today, please unbox this gift from LANEPOD too. In this unusual episode, Hosanna Oyibo (Partner, Internal Engagement, LANE) and Olamide Amosu (Internal Engagement Manager, LANE), and I discussed a worrying trend of careless namedropping in MBA applications and how to avoid this red flag. LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L043: Changing your Application Deadline to your Advantage

In this episode, I will show you how to change your MBA application deadline to your advantage. This is especially useful for those applying to multiple MBA schools in an application round. LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L042: Call? Yes, Make that Call!

This episode focuses on how playing your part in a community can better equip the community to help you and others even better. We focus on the positive magic, a simple phone call can create, if we only take that step of making that call!LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L041: Should I Really Be Doing an MBA Now?

In this episode, I will try to answer the recurring, and sometimes confusing question of whether to do an MBA now. Beyond that, I will outline why confronting and not ignoring this question is very important to your success. LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L040: Feeling Ill-prepared for GRE/GMAT?

Do you have a couple of weeks to your test date, but still feel ill-prepared to write the exam? Listen to this before you cancel or postpone the test (again). LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our Offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane

L039: Tips to Writing Multiple Applications

This episode details how to make the often tedious process of applying to multiple MBA programs easier and more fruitful. LANE (Light Africa NEtwork) is a community of MBA alumni, students, and applicants looking to leverage their MBA experience for a politically and economically inclusive Africa. Our offerings at LANE: https://linktr.ee/cityoflane