You’ve been putting a plan together for a while now – researching business schools, taking the GMAT, reviewing your transcript, thinking about recommenders – and now is the time to put that plan into action. Top business schools are extremely competitive, with acceptance rates ranging from 5%-20%. Since you hopefully are already familiar with statistics…
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Should You Apply to a Safety School?
Many applicants who are targeting top ranked programs wonder if they should consider adding a lower-ranked school to their list as a “safety school.” Should you? And is there such a thing? What is a safety school? A safety school is one where you are highly competitive, that is strong in your area of interest,…
The Clock is Ticking for Your HBS App!
We know there’s a lot of information out there about MBA applications – it can be overwhelming. And if you have unanswered questions about what a school like HBS is looking for or how your profile measures up, it can be stressful. That’s why we created our free webinar, Get Accepted to Harvard Business School….
London Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
London Business School boasts one of the most diverse student bodies, with 90% of its 425 students hailing from a total of 69 countries outside of England. If you are looking for a globally focused MBA program in a city bursting with culture, finance, and industry, then LBS is certainly a program to consider. My…
Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Your MBA Application
The Cornell Tech MBA made waves when it offered applicants to its unique program in New York City the opportunity to apply with their LinkedIn profiles instead of filling in the tedious employment history section of the application. Other MBA programs like MIT Sloan and UT Austin McCombs are following that trend by inviting applicants…
What Harvard Business School is Looking For: Engaged Community Citizenship
This is not about “community service” — it’s not about doing halo-worthy things in your free time. (Though neither Harvard Business School nor I will discourage that, and “engaged community citizenship” and “community service” certainly can overlap.) Community service is an activity that you do; engaged community citizenship is a quality that you embody. Doing…
Wharton MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
The big change in Wharton’s admissions this year occurred at the top. Frank DeVechhis recently left his position as Director of Admissions. Blair Mannix, Director of Operations and Evaluations since 2015, has assumed the role of Interim Director of Admissions at Wharton. In terms of the application, Wharton introduced a new question for its second essay…
Yale SOM MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
Although its application is the same as last year’s MBA application, Yale School of Management is in transition. Its innovative, dynamic dean, Edward Snyder, is stepping down from the deanship at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Dean Snyder oversaw the construction of Yale SOM’s gorgeous new facility, launched Yale School of Management’s Global…
MIT Sloan EMBA and Sloan Fellows Programs: Move from Success to Significance [Episode 263]
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MIT Sloan Executive Education [Show Summary] Today we’re going to look at executive MBA program options: MIT Sloan’s executive MBA program, which is relatively new, but more typical in structure; MIT’s part-time MBA program; and the MIT Sloan Fellows program, a full-time immersive executive MBA program. We are going to learn about them from Johanna…
What Does Harvard Business School Want? [Short Video]
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Is it your dream to get your MBA from Harvard Business School? Your dream can be one step closer to becoming a reality if you have the special attributes that HBS is looking for. Let’s see what these attributes are. Full video transcript Hi, this is Linda Abraham with Eye on Admissions. I’m occasionally…
Stanford GSB MBA Application Tips & Deadlines
Stanford takes top prize for being the most difficult MBA program to get into. Per US News it has a daunting 5.7% acceptance and the highest average GPA and GMAT score for the class that entered in Sept. 2017 of any U.S. MBA program. No wonder it tops Accepted’s B-School Selectivity Index. In terms of…
What Harvard Business School is Looking For: Analytical Aptitude and Appetite
This is the second post in our series, What HBS is Looking For. So, HBS wants “analytical aptitude and appetite.” Hardly a surprise. You might be tempted to simply skim that section of the website message without giving it much thought. Maybe it’s not as obvious as it sounds. Let’s break it down. Understanding the…
Applying to HBS? Here’s What You Need to Know Now…
If you’re preparing to apply to HBS, you already know how competitive the application process is. We’re not telling you anything new when we say that your application needs to be about as close to perfect as possible. But what, exactly, is Harvard seeking in its applicants? How can you approach your application thoughtfully and…
How to Write the Qualifications Summary for Your Resume
The Qualifications Summary section of the resume is, in theory, the first section of the resume that the admissions reviewer will read: it sits at the very top of the resume after the applicant’s name and contact details, exactly where the eye is naturally drawn. However, if it is a bulky paragraph filled with ambiguity or…
MBA Letters of Recommendation: Who, What, Where, When & How
Selecting your recommenders requires a strategy. I like to begin with the basics: Who, What, Where, When, and How. I also like to suggest that you waive your right to access it. The waiver makes the recommendation more credible to the admissions committee. Who? Who are the best people to address the questions the schools…
Columbia Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
Columbia Business School has changed to two of its three required questions, leaving unchanged its short answer question, first essay question and optional essay question. Total word limits are the same as last year. The word limits are tight. Columbia Business School Application Essay Tips Goal: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters)…
How to Research MBA Programs
There is a sea of information out there: Make sure you’re not swimming in circles. You’ve defined your goals and assessed your qualifications. Now it’s time to move on to the program research stage of the MBA admissions process. There is a sea of information out there: rankings, books, MBA program websites, MBA fairs, Poets…
4 More Elements to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story
In our last post, we illustrated 5 key story elements with these opening application essay lines: The moment I found the lump, I suspected my life was about to change – in a big way. It was mid-May 2011. I was a busy consultant in McKinsey’s Chicago office, the proud father of a boy about…
Society of Women Engineers: The Community for Women in Engineering [Episode 262]
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Summary The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) is 40,000+ members strong worldwide, and provides a sense of community to women who may feel isolated in their engineering studies or career due to a lack of gender diversity. Karen Horting is the Executive Director & CEO of the organization, and shares a lot of great information…
What Harvard Business School is Looking For: The Habit Of Leadership
Thank you, Harvard Business School. That’s what applicants should think when they visit the program’s website and find “Habit of leadership” on its “Who are we looking for?” admissions page. It’s common knowledge that HBS values leadership, but with this phrase, the adcom succinctly expresses how they view leadership – dynamic, deep, intrinsic, long-term. It’s…
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