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At its core, the MBA is a business administration graduate program for professionals seeking knowledge, skills, a credential, and a network to help them advance in their career and maximize their professional performance. Although many people automatically think of a two-year, full-time program when they hear the term “MBA,” in recent years, program options have …
by Kelly Wilson
An MBA from a top business school can be the ticket to achieving your professional dreams, but getting accepted to an elite program is not easy. Hiring an MBA admissions consultant to assist you in delivering your best possible application can give you a major assist, but is it worth the investment? And how do …
by Kelly Wilson
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 …
If you find yourself on a business school’s waitlist, the first thing to remember is this: Being waitlisted is not the same as being rejected. It means that you’ve shown the adcom that you qualify for the program, and that’s something to celebrate! However, it also means that you have not yet been accepted, so …
by Kelly Wilson
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 …
by Kelly Wilson
Standardized tests have long been an essential component of the MBA application process. Alongside academic coursework, professional achievement, and leadership potential, adcoms worldwide use test scores to assess a candidate’s academic readiness for the rigors of the MBA program. However, you might be surprised to learn that in the 2024-2025 MBA admissions cycle, 14 of …
Congratulations! You’ve just completed another step on the road to acceptance to Harvard Business School (HBS) – your interview. Now, you have 24 hours to send HBS your Post-Interview Reflection (PIR). So let’s get started! When it comes to this part of the process, there’s really one major thing you need to do – reflect! …
You’re not alone if you’re staring down Round 3 of the MBA admissions season and wondering whether to hit “submit” or pause until next year. The short answer to your dilemma is: it depends. (You didn’t actually expect a straightforward yes or no, did you?) The reality is that Round 3 can be tricky territory. Acceptance rates …
You might wonder whether there’s a difference in acceptance rates between Round 1 and Round 2. The short answer is no. Here’s why Round 1 and Round 2 acceptance rates are usually very similar. One of my responsibilities as a former admissions dean and director was to estimate how many admissions offers I could make, …
If you work in a flat organization, showcasing your career advancement in your MBA application can feel like an uphill battle. Unlike peers in traditional hierarchical companies, you might not have the benefit of clear promotions or expanded job titles that reflect how your responsibilities and impact have grown. Instead, you might hold the same …
Are you a practicing management consultant applying to business school? If so, you have several advantages over the general applicant. Mainly, your success as a consultant reveals that your work ethic, analytical abilities, and teamwork skills are probably better than most people’s. As a result, MBA programs will likely give you the benefit of the …
Well, here we go again! It is rankings time, and there is a relative newcomer to the rankings gurus: LinkedIn recently published its second MBA ranking. Out of curiosity, I looked at this new one, along with those produced by the Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, and Bloomberg. Last year, Bloomberg caused some …
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