My students network is working fine (and helping me a lot!)

When I started this process I didn't know anybody studying at my preselected B-Schools, but now I am in contact with some students and they're always willing to help me regarding my application process questions and concerns. Indeed, now I consider them my friends (and, of course, more helping hands along the way).

I must say Admissions Officers helped me contact them in most of cases though there are some schools whose policies don't let them give applicants emails and names from students or alumni. However, some of the latter have special forums so that all the people in the forum is noticed when any applicant makes questions, then many of them (even some admissions-related people) are willing to give you their advice and thoughts about your questions.

Regarding the questions, these are the main ones I ask students in order to get a better insight into the school:

• Why did you apply to X school? I mean, what attracted you the most?
• According to your experience, what are X school's pros (the main ones) and cons (if any)?
• What do you think are the qualities and/or abilities that X school values the most in applicants?
• What kind of achievements are the most appreciated by X school (individual, as a leader, as a team member, etc.)?
• What tone or elements make an essay fit more with X school?

By the way, now I'm sure I've chosen a group of winner schools because all the students are truly happy with their schools, I've learned there are several reasons to choose this or that school and I think that's why it finally goes to a "fit" question. I think the best school is the school that makes you feel as proud as my "insider friends" in their respective schools.

I am also glad that some of my students-network friends are from my same country, even one of them is from my same elementary school (it's true that we live in a small world hehe...). On the other hand, my foreign network friends are as supportive as the others, I feel we've been friends all the time. I really thank all my "insider friends", they have helped me to know better all the schools on my wish list. Now I have a clearer picture of every school from inside and I can tell one from the other.