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Do You Have a Sound GRE Game Plan?

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You dream of going to graduate school. You have the grades, the experience, and the goals to make you an excellent candidate, but you worry that the GRE will stand between you and successful admission. Fortunately, the GRE is a beatable test, and on Monday, August 12th at 5pm PT/8pm ET, Dominate Test Prep’s founder, …

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How This Wharton MBA Created Her Women’s Workwear Brand

Student interview with Melina

Learn how real students navigate their way through the business school admissions process and b-school itself with our What is Business School Really Like? series. Meet Melina, a recent Wharton MBA graduate and the founder of Keaton, a woman’s workwear brand dedicated to empowering women to look, feel, and perform their best. Melina, thank you …

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What are the Components of a Great Statement of Purpose for Data or Business Analytics?

What are the Components of a Great SOP for Data or Business Analytics

You have decided to apply to data or business analytics and have narrowed down your list of schools. Now it’s time to complete a statement of purpose (SOP) as part of your application. Although it is becoming increasingly popular for schools to require additional essays, the SOP continues to be the most important (and lengthy) …

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Wharton MBA Class Profile: Class of 2020

Wharton MBA Class of 2020 Profile

Let’s take a look at who makes up Wharton’s class of 2020… Applications received: 6,245 (last year: 6,692) Students enrolled: 862 (last year: 863) Women: 43% (last year: 44%) U.S. students of color: 33% (same as last year) Countries represented: 80 (last year: 65) International students: 33% (same as last year) Mean GMAT score: 732 …

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Want to Study Data Analytics But Don’t Have Relevant Experience or a Quantitative Degree?

Want to Study Data Analytics But Dont Have Relevant Experience or a Quantitative Degree

In my experience guiding applicants to data and business analytics programs, I have often encountered applicants who really want to get into data but have little to no experience in the field. Others might have some experience, but lack the quantitative background that is preferred for these programs. If you are in such a position, …

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Interview with Harvard Kennedy Admissions Director [Episode 320]

Podcast interview with Matt Clemons

[powerpress] Interview with Matt Clemons, Director of Admissions for the Harvard Kennedy School of Government [Show Summary] Matt Clemons is the Director of Admissions for the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and he shares what the school is looking for in its applicants, what to expect while in the program, and some of the exciting …

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Data Analytics Master’s Programs: What Do They Want in Applicants?

Data Analytics Masters Programs What Are the Adcom Looking For

In the last five years, and driven by the tremendous growth of data gathered by companies and institutions across all industries, we have experienced a sharp rise in demand for data analytics jobs, and with that, the birth and expansion of master’s programs in data analytics, business analytics, and data science at many universities. Applications …

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A Conversation About Today’s MBA Marketplace [Episode 317]

Podcast interview with Marco De Novellis

[powerpress] Interview with Marco De Novellis, editor at BusinessBecause [Show Summary] In today’s podcast, we hear from Marco De Novellis, the editor of BusinessBecause, a company that takes seriously the approaching of being a “champion of applicants,” educating them about everything they need to know about the MBA application process and how to approach it. …

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