“Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur, and I agree. A successful Wharton Team-Based Interview is all about the team’s success and your contribution to the team. It’s not about strutting your stuff or dominating the conversation. It’s also not about being a wallflower or going with the flow. You need to listen carefully…
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
Are you a team leader? Are you committed to sustainable enterprise? Are you seeking resources and intellectual capital needed to shape both business and government? Are you a motivated, goal-oriented, innovative individual? UNC Kenan-Flagler adcoms are interested in seeing your multidimensional personality and capabilities. Your challenge: Prove that your goals mesh with the school’s goals…
Georgetown McDonough MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
Georgetown’s MBA application essay questions and video component remain the same as last year, with the exception of Essay Option #3. My advice below each of Georgetown’s prompts. Georgetown McDonough 2020–2021 MBA application essays We want to hear your story. When responding to our required essays, be authentic and take time to reflect on your…
MIT Sloan MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020-2021]
This year’s MIT Sloan MBA application, like most MIT applications in the last fifteen years, includes its signature cover letter and resume. It also retains the video component. MIT Sloan MBA cover letter and resume MIT Sloan seeks students whose personal characteristics demonstrate that they will make the most of the incredible opportunities at MIT,…
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
Haas changed one of its required essay questions this year. A few things haven’t changed. While Haas has made it very clear that you need outstanding academics to get in, they will not compromise their values to maintain those stats. The Four Defining Leadership Principles are taken very seriously by Haas’ administration and admissions team….
Chicago Booth MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
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The two required questions have 250-word minimums. While specifying MBA essay length minimums is very unusual, it fits with Booth’s history of breaking the mold. At the same time, don’t infer that the absence of a maximum is a license for verbosity. As Booth says, “We trust that you will use your best judgment in…
UCLA Anderson MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020-2021]
Accepted’s B-School Selectivity Index shows that UCLA Anderson is 15th in selectivity and 16th in U.S. News’ ranking. Its average GMAT is 717, up one point from last year and the year before. However, the acceptance rate at Anderson has climbed a bit, from 20.7% for the class that entered in 2016 to 22.3% for…
Yale SOM MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
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This application has changed very little from last year. As applicants have done for the last few years when applying to Yale SOM, you need to make the most of its single required essay, but you also need to take the time to make every box in the application a homerun. They are not afterthoughts;…
NYU Stern MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020-2021]
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In addition to its traditional two-year, full-time MBA, NYU Stern offers a menu of options in graduate management education including a one-year Tech MBA and a one-year Fashion and Luxury Goods MBA. NYU Stern’s essay questions and deadlines are the same as they were last year. Stern MBA students can select up to three specializations…
Kellogg MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
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If there is one theme I heard over and over during my interactions with Kellogg representatives, whether at AIGAC or on an Accepted podcast interview with Admissions Dean Kate Smith, it’s “intentionality.” They want to see it in you. They really want to understand why you’re making the choices that you are making. Keep that…
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
Under Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Luke Pena’s leadership, Tuck has developed a very purposeful process focused on admitting people who meet its four criteria, summed up as: smart, accomplished, aware and encouraging. The criteria match my understanding of the Tuck community, and also are relatively easy to grasp. Once Tuck established and…
Duke Fuqua MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
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Leadership, teamwork, ethics, and a global approach to business are essential elements of the Duke Fuqua MBA, which is why you’ll need to make sure you express your passion for these qualities in your application essays. Impress the Fuqua adcom by positioning yourself as an innovative leader and team player, as someone who can see…
Wharton MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
Wharton’s changes to its application this year are minor. They’re really just tweaks as the admissions office was preoccupied responding to COVID, moving all recruiting online, and preparing for the possibility of significant summer melt. One of the concerns applicants have this year is that as a result of COVID-related deferrals there will be fewer…
Michigan Ross MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
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The Michigan Ross MBA program is thriving. Its graduates are getting jobs throughout the United States and the world. Here are a few of the stats: 97.2% of 2019 grads had at least one job offer within three months of graduation. Per Poets & Quants, Amazon was the top employer of Ross grads, and the…
Columbia Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
Columbia’s admissions team has been unexpectedly busy this spring – they had to move their recruiting online and position themselves to deal with an anticipated increase in “summer melt.” But the admissions committee still had time to change one question; the short answer question and Essays #1 and #2 are unchanged, but Essay #3 is…
Harvard Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
HBS kicks off the 2020-21 MBA application cycle As the disrupted, extended, and COVID-affected 2019-20 application cycle slowly comes to a close, Harvard announced last week its application due dates and essay question for 2020-21. In doing so, it became the first top MBA program to provide that information, thus kicking off the 2020-21 application…
4 Tips for Highlighting Your Strengths in Your Application Essays
One of the most important pieces of advice I can give you regarding your personal statements and application essays is this: Show, don’t tell. But you may have been given this advice before and you may be wondering how to go about it. Let’s dive into how to show effectively. Here are four tips to…
How to Clarify Your Goals for Your MBA – And Beyond
Some applicants may be very clear about either the industry in which they want to work or the function or job title they’d like to have, but not always both. For example, you may be certain that you want to grow into a marketing executive role but are much less clear about what product or…
MBA Application Timeline: How to Get Accepted in 2020
It’s time for my annual harangue/plea/rant. If you are planning to apply Round 1 in the fall, but have not yet thought about why you want an MBA, taken the GMAT/GRE, researched schools, or evaluated your qualifications, please please please keep reading. And then get started! << UPDATE: How Will COVID-19 Impact Your MBA Admissions…
Do You Know the 4 Factors You Need to Assess in Your MBA Profile?
One of the first things you’ll do when choosing where to apply to business schools is assess your profile. Otherwise, how will you know which programs will be appropriate for you? It’s best to evaluate the following four elements of your profile ASAP; the sooner you know how qualified you are, the sooner you’ll be…
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