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UVA Darden MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2025-2026], Class Profile

The University of Virginia’s Darden MBA program boasts the case-based method of learning, which puts students in the role of business leaders faced with challenging situations. Through this discussion-based approach, students are active participants as they learn to make decisions in real-world scenarios. Darden is one of the largest case publishers in North America, and …

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Cornell Johnson College of Business MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2025-2026], Class Profile

If you are looking for a small MBA class in an idyllic location with warm and genuine classmates, then Cornell Johnson might be the business school for you. While the largest portion of Johnson’s graduates typically enter the financial services industry after graduation (42% of its Class of 2024), 31% accepted roles in the consulting …

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MIT Sloan MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2025-2026], Class Profile

According to its website, MIT Sloan is looking for individuals from all around the world, from a broad array of academic backgrounds, who value dignity and respect and who demonstrate the following: To uncover these attributes, the MIT Sloan MBA application continues to include the school’s signature “cover letter” essay and resume requirements. It also …

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UC Berkeley Haas MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2025-2026], Class Profile

While the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, has made it very clear that applicants need outstanding academics to get in, the program will not compromise its values to maintain its high stats. Haas’s four Defining Leadership Principles are taken very seriously by the school’s administration and admissions team. You will …

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A Typo in Your Application: Harmless Mistake or Deal-Breaker?

When I led business school admissions, I enjoyed reading applications. I looked forward to learning about individuals who might be joining our community each year. However, not every application submitted was perfect – after all, candidates are humans, and humans make mistakes. When I ran into a mistake in a person’s application, I would categorize …

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U.S. News & World Report 2025 MBA Rankings [Full-Time & Part-Time]

As we have come to expect with the U.S. News & World Report MBA rankings, movement is the name of the game. The Wharton School holds the top spot this year, while the Stanford GSB shifts down to tie with Northwestern Kellogg at #2. Chicago Booth also moves down one spot, to the #4 place, …

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Can You Use the Same Essays for Different Schools?

As admissions consultants, we often hear college and graduate school applicants ask, “I’m applying to multiple schools, and each one requires essays/personal statements. Can I use the same essay for different schools?” Understandably, applicants want to maintain the quality of their essays and avoid burnout when having to write so many drafts. We can sympathize. Even …

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How an MBA Admissions Committee Views Your Work Experience

As you are applying to MBA programs, you need to think about your work experience and how it fits into your overall story. Work experience is important because of what it reveals about you with respect to your character, maturity level, and abilities. Even if your GPA and GMAT/GRE scores are spectacular, your work experience …

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Deferred MBA Programs and Other Options for MBA Hopefuls with No Work Experience

For many business degree hopefuls, the MBA remains the gold standard of graduate management education, and not without reason – an MBA can be the start of a new chapter in your life. Professionally, it can help you accelerate your career or make a career pivot. Academically, it can help fill gaps in hard and …

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