NYU’s Stern Langone part-time MBA requires just one short essay: a straightforward goals essay. It also requires a less conventional “getting-to-know-you as a person” photographic essay. These two items, together, create a succinct but vivid portrait of your candidacy. NYU likes candidates who can be both efficient and creative with their messaging and communication. Perhaps keep…
MBA ADMISSIONS
4 Ways to Show How You’ll Contribute in the Future
Schools are looking for applicants who can show that they have strong leadership qualities and experiences and can demonstrate that they will actively contribute to their student/alumni communities, not to mention to the greater community and society. Many applications include an essay question with some variation of “what would you contribute to your future campus…
Four A’s to Help You Get Accepted in Round Two!
Were you rejected in round one? Do you know what to do before round two? Oh no! You haven’t received interview invitations for round one, or your dream school has already denied you admission. What do you do now? One thing is sure; if you apply with the same application, you will have the same…
How to Get Accepted to MIT Sloan MBA [Episode 498]
Discover all you need to know about MIT Sloan’s MBA program [Show Summary] MIT Sloan is one of the magic M7 MBA programs, and its Assistant Dean, Dawna Levenson, shares everything applicants aiming for acceptance should know. Interview with Dawna Levenson, Assistant Dean at MIT Sloan School of Management [Show Notes] Welcome to the 498th…
Class of 2022 MBAs Earn Bullish Starting Salaries
Distance learning and unstable market conditions due to the Covid pandemic have not hurt the fortunes of MBA grads from top programs. The 2022 employment reports released in recent weeks from top schools, including NYU Stern School of Business, University of Michigan Ross School of Business, UC-Berkeley Haas School of Business, MIT Sloan, Harvard, and…
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, a national holiday during which we give pause – at least for a brief moment – to count our blessings. Wherever you are, that is a good exercise. With the war in Ukraine and conflicts elsewhere, tensions, and crises throughout the world, it is particularly important. Given the…
Why Authenticity is Vital to Your MBA Application
Too many times, as an admission officer, I read applications from candidates who shared career goals that didn’t quite make sense. Whether there was no connection to what they had been doing or no explanation of how they would successfully pivot to their desired role, I was left wondering how much thought these candidates put…
Laid off! Should I apply to B-school/Graduate School?
Did you lose your job due to layoffs in your field of work? Whatever the reason, it is a great opportunity to take stock of your career. The following paragraphs contain a few different scenarios and recommendations for you. 3 Different Scenarios for Unemployed Applicants I loved my work Lucky you! In this case, you…
MBA Programs Seek Recently Laid Off Tech Workers
If you are a recently laid off and otherwise competitive applicant, MBA programs want YOU! Are you a tech worker who just got laid off from Meta, Twitter, Facebook, Stripe, or a similar company? Were you thinking of getting an MBA before and/or since the layoff? Well, what started as a trickle with Northwestern University–Kellogg…
Preparing for Your MBA Interview Questions
You’ve scored your MBA interview invitation–what great news! We know you want to make the most of this opportunity, so we wrote these tips to help you plan for success. Doing well on your MBA interview is the last hurdle before a program decides to accept you–or not. You do not want to wing this,…
CMU Tepper MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2022-2023]
You know how you’re always reading that “all MBA programs are different” but after you’ve spent weeks and even months reading all of their websites, do they start to seem pretty much the same? Well, not Carnegie Mellon Tepper. Tepper continues to march to the beat of its own drum. CMU is committed to the…
How to Get Accepted to UNC Kenan-Flagler Full-Time MBA Program [Episode 496]
Discover all you need to know about UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA program [Show Summary] UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School is a leading MBA program located in North Carolina, an emerging business hotspot. Danielle Richie, UNC’s MBA Admissions Director, describes the qualities that make up the dynamic student body and shares her tips on how to get in….
Build Your Blueprint for R2 MBA Application Success
Did you miss our recent workshop, How to Create Compelling Round 2 MBA Applications? We had a great turnout, and would have loved to have had you with us, but don’t worry: We’ve made this amazing workshop on building a winning, strategic game plan for your R2 b-school applications available to watch. Get ready to…
Test Waivers at Top 25 MBA Programs: Everything You Need to Know
For most applicants, taking a standardized test is likely the least appealing part of applying to business school. At the onset of COVID in the spring of 2020, many Full-Time MBA programs created great flexibility with their GMAT or GRE requirement. In some cases, the test was waived altogether; in other cases, either the online…
Stride Funding: Where Your Education is an Investment and not a Debt [Episode 495]
Find out how you can benefit from Stride Funding [Show Summary] Tess Michaels shares what’s new at Stride Funding, the innovative educational financing company she founded, and reflects on the impact that her Harvard Business School MBA has had on her impressive success today. Interview with Tess Michaels, Founder and CEO of Stride Funding [Show…
8 Tips for Writing a Memorable MBA Interview Thank You Letter
You’ve finally finished your b-school interview and are thankful to cross this experience off your application to-do list. However, as you wait to receive your acceptance letter, it’s appropriate to also send thank you notes to all of the people who helped you during the day. Gratitude is key A thank you email follows a…
Tips for Applying to European Business Schools
Applying to a European MBA program isn’t quite the same as applying to an American program. The programs themselves often have a different focus than U.S. schools, and adcoms therefore look out for different skills and qualifications. I’d like to direct you to the following resources on our website – blog posts that focus specifically…
Will Your Application Rise to the Top of the R2 Applicant Pool?
Our free, one-hour workshop, How to Create Compelling Round 2 MBA Applications, is airing live Thursday, November 3rd, at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Good news: There’s still time for you to register to join us! Your R2 application needs to be a real multitasker. In it, you need to show you can flourish academically…
9 Tips for Team Interviews
Since so much of b-school life and learning includes team discussions, the adcom needed a tool for assessing how applicants will fit into the team-based discussion culture of their programs. Thus, the Team-Based Discussion (TBD) was born. What’s the difference between individual interviews and team-based interviews? I like to compare individual interviews to blind dating….
We DARE You to Miss This Incredible Workshop on Crafting a Winning R2 MBA Application
Are you confident that you know how to craft an application that reveals you at your best? For example, do you know how to translate your stats into a compelling narrative that tells the school you are an ideal match for them? In super-busy Round 2, you’ve got to make every inch of your application…