Learn how real students and recent grads have navigated their way through the business school admissions process and b-school itself with our What is Business School Really Like? series. Meet Helen, a 2Y Yale SOM student with an interest in the role diversity plays in policymaking. Helen, thank you for sharing your story with us!…
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Cambridge Judge MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
The Cambridge Judge MBA program is a one-year program with a small class of around 200 students from 40+ countries. The Judge MBA is a very experiential program, with three required team projects engaging students with external companies or organizations. Judge is seeking applicants with proven academic abilities, ambition, the ability to thrive under pressure,…
MBA Options: Full-Time MBA vs. Part-Time MBA vs. EMBA
At its core, the MBA is a graduate program in business administration for professionals who seek knowledge, skills, a credential, and/or a network to advance in business and to maximize their business performance. While “MBA” makes many people automatically think of a two-year, full-time program, in recent years the variations on the MBA theme have…
University of Michigan Ross Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
Taken together, the two Ross EMBA essays provide both a forest-level (essay 2, goals) and tree-level (professional achievement) view of your career. Each question gives a specific lens through which to focus your approach and shape your answer. Thus, while you address the two questions’ points and nuances, keep in mind the larger picture of…
London Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
London Business School boasts one of the most diverse student bodies, with 92% of the class of 2021’s 497 students hailing from a total of 66 countries outside the UK. 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…
Top MBA Programs for Entrepreneurs
Poets & Quants has just released their inaugural rankings for the top MBA programs for entrepreneurs, and Washington University’s Olin Business School tops the list. 20.7% of its graduates from 2016-2018 launched companies within three months of graduation, and has a whopping $1 million in annual funding available for student entrepreneurs. By comparison, the second…
A Kenan-Flagler Student Discusses Industrial Engineering, Healthcare and Business
Learn how real students and recent grads have navigated their way through the business school admissions process and b-school itself with our What is Business School Really Like? series. Meet Harmonie, a second-year MBA student with a background in engineering, future career aspirations in the field of healthcare, and a passion for promoting women and…
NYU Stern Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
Reflecting the character of the university at large, NYU Stern has always sought applicants who bring not just requisite accomplishment, but also intellectual energy and engagement with the world – people who have a point of view and are willing to express it. Stern’s EMBA essay questions are consistent with these values. While they cover…
Yale MBA: The Inside Scoop on The Essay, Videos & Behavioral Assessment [Episode 338]
Interview with Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management [Show Summary] Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management, shares the school’s unique approach to admissions. Yale SOM tries through its application process to gain a 360-degree view of a candidate and is constantly…
What is MIT Sloan Really Looking For In Your Application?
Here’s an opportunity you really don’t want to blink and miss: our online AMA (Ask Me Anything) with MIT Sloan’s Assistant Dean of Admissions, Dawna Levinson. This is your chance to learn what MIT Sloan is looking for in a successful applicant – straight from the Assistant Dean who will take your questions live. Dawna…
Oxford Saïd MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
Oxford has pared back its essays this year to one short question. Presumably the adcom can glean your goals and relevant background and experience from the application, resume, recommendations, etc. This one essay question shows that they also want a glimpse of you beyond these basics. It seems like a simple question – but there…
Identifying and Articulating Fit With the Booth MBA: Do Your Work Experience and Career Goals Jibe With Booth’s Mission?
The Booth MBA admissions committee focuses on three key dimensions in evaluating applicants: Intellectual fit in terms of ability and motivation to optimize its Curriculum Personal and cultural fit in terms of synergy with its Community Professional fit in terms of past and future Career This short series of posts will explore each of these…
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…
Get an Insider’s Perspective on MIT Sloan
Have you been researching MIT Sloan? Then you know it is a very competitive program and you will have to put together the best possible application to have a chance at admission. To do so, wouldn’t it be helpful if you knew exactly what the admissions committee was looking for and if you have what…
Highlights of Bloomberg Businessweek’s 2019 MBA Rankings
Bloomberg Businessweek released its 2019 MBA rankings this week, and the administration at Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business is celebrating! Tuck rose an astonishing 17 places in this year’s ranking to take the #2 spot just under Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. This is Stanford’s second year in a row in 1st place. Who…
How Can You Show Passion in Admissions?
When one thinks of passion, one doesn’t generally think of investment bankers. But the admissions committees are looking for passion in their applicants; so how are you – a computer guy, an engineer, a biology major, or yes, an investment banker – going to craft a winning application that shows them the passion they’re looking…
Applying to Wharton Lauder? Do Your Research! [Episode 337]
Interview with Kara Keenan Sweeney, Director of Admissions, Marketing, and Financial Aid at the Lauder Institute [Show Summary] Kara Keenan Sweeney, Director of Admissions, Marketing, and Financial Aid at the Lauder Institute, takes us through the Lauder program: what is it, who it is a good fit for and who it’s not, and how to…
Your Chicago Booth Roadmap: Available for On-Demand Viewing
Our webinar, Get Accepted to Chicago Booth, was a huge success! Attendees learned tips they can implement right away in their applications. If you missed it — or if you’d like to see it again – you’re in luck: it’s now available on-demand on our site. Watch it now. Watch the webinar now:
MIT Sloan MBA Class of 2021 Profile
Here’s a look at MIT Sloan’s class of 2021 class profile, taken from the MIT website. Class size: 416 Average work experience (years): 5 Percent of women: 41% Countries represented: 54 International students: 42% Average undergraduate GPA: 3.6 Average GMAT: 727 Median GMAT: 730 GMAT range (middle 80%): 700-760 GRE Quant range (middle 80%): 156-168…
Your 4 Step Guide to Beating Those MBA Round 2 Deadlines
January may seem like worlds away, but if you don’t get crackin’ now, then these next 6-8 weeks will come and go before you can say “MBA 2020.” Hopefully, by this point, you’ve already taken your GMAT and decided on the MBA programs you’d like to attend. Now it’s time to turn your attention to…
