7 things everyone should know before starting business school

Thousands of students will begin their first day of business school over the next month, starting the rigorous path to an MBA.

While every business school has its own unique curriculum, there are shared experiences that all students go through.

We asked Alex Dea, who graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School in 2015, about the advice he wishes he had been given before starting b-school. Dea runs the site MBASchooled, a resource for business school students, applicants, and alumni.

We've collected insights for incoming students from Dea and the recent graduates of and students at top business schools he interviewed for his site. Here's what we found out.