Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett have announced that Erika H. James will assume the post of Wharton’s dean, effective July 1, 2020. According to the Wharton website, James is looking forward to the change: “This is an exciting time to be in business education. The scope and platform of the Wharton School…
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Wake Up to Your Amazing Career Possibilities [Episode 354]
Woken awakes you to meaningful career opportunities [Show summary] Are you wondering what your career path should be? How to create it? Our guest today is an NYU Stern MBA and associate-certified coach who also serves as a consultant for the Career Design Lab at Columbia. In addition, she is the founder and CEO of Woken,…
A Secret Weapon for 2021 MBA Applicants
Our free webinar, 7 Steps to MBA Acceptance in 2021, is airing live soon, but you still have time to register! If you’re planning to apply to b-school next fall or winter, what you’re doing now has a huge bearing on how successful you’ll be. As Benjamin Franklin once said, “Don’t put off until tomorrow…
What Do You Learn in Business School? 6 Unexpected Lessons
Each year, thousands of MBA students graduate from business school and embark on the next chapter in their careers. This often means moving up to a higher role in a current field, taking on a new role, or jumping head-first into a new industry. The impact of these changes is often looked at in terms…
You’re Working on Your 2021 MBA Application This Week, Right?
Yes, we know…the deadline seems really far away right now. But think about how much you have on your plate already. Think about how quickly weeks and months can pass. The deadlines will be here faster than you realize. Don’t be caught unprepared. Now is the time to develop a plan of action and a…
Are the Most Successful Entrepreneurs in Their Twenties? [Episode 352]
Is there a connection between an entrepreneur’s age and her degree of success? [Show Summary] Are the best and most successful entrepreneurs’ twenty-somethings? As an entrepreneur, are you over the hill at 30, not to mention 40? Let’s find out from today’s guest, a Kellogg professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, who has actually researched the…
Berkeley Haas MFE (Master of Financial Engineering) Application Tips [2020 – 2021]
UC Berkeley Haas is perhaps best known for its highly selective MBA program, but this business school also offers a one-year Master of Financial Engineering degree for those applicants interested in computational finance focused on business and economics. Haas’s MFE shares the MBA program’s high selectivity – the MFE program received 565 applications for only…
9 Secrets to Telling an Attention-Grabbing Story
You’ve completed most of your application. Now it’s time to write your personal statement. You want your statement to stand out from the rest, and the way to do this is to tell a compelling story – the tale of your greatest achievements, dreams, and challenges. You can tell a compelling story by tying together…
Applying to B-School? There Are 7 Key Steps to Getting Accepted
Pursuing an advanced degree is a major decision. It has the potential to alter the course of your life. Why then, do so many MBA applicants wait until the last minute to put together their applications? An MBA is an investment in your future, and just like any investment, it can’t be treated as an…
Your INSEAD Roadmap
Learn proven strategies for each part of the INSEAD application with our Get Accepted to INSEAD webinar! The webinar is presented by Accepted’s founder and president Linda Abraham, who will show you how to fit in AND stand out with your INSEAD application. Watch the webinar:
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….
4 Tips for Highlighting Your Strengths in Your Application Essays
One of the most important pieces of advice I can give you regarding your personal statements and application essays is this: Show, don’t tell. But you may have been given this advice before and you may be wondering how to go about it. Let’s dive into how to show effectively. Here are four tips to…
Would You Benefit From a Mock Wharton Team-Based Discussion?
“Chance favors the prepared mind,” said Louis Pasteur, and I agree. A successful Wharton Team-Based Interview is all about the team’s success and your contribution to the team. It’s not about strutting your stuff or dominating the conversation. It’s also not about being a wallflower or going with the flow. You need to listen carefully…
Rejected by HBS – Now What?
February 4th was either an exciting day or a tearful one for HBS Round 2 applicants: HBS’s MBA Admissions Board notified students whether they were invited to interview or had merited “early release.” Euphemistic though it sounds, early release should really be viewed by R2 applicants as the blessing that it is: you now know…
How to Get Into Cornell’s Master’s in Engineering Management Program [Episode 351]
Interview with Dr. Patrick Reed, Director of Cornell’s Master’s in Engineering Management Program [Show summary] Dr. Patrick Reed is Director of Cornell’s Master’s in Engineering Management Program, and in today’s episode he shares information about the on-campus and distance programs, and the kind of applicant who is right for this program versus a traditional Master…
Purdue MBA Now STEM-Designated: Great News for Int’l Students
Purdue Krannert’s Employment Report for the class of 2018 included an interesting statistic: while 80.6% of the graduating class had found employment (presumably within 3 months of graduating), there was a jarring dichotomy in that number. When broken down into those graduates with permanent U.S. work authorization vs. those without (read: international students), there is…
IMD MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
If you are looking for a one-year, full-time MBA program for more experienced professionals than the traditional American MBAs, then IMD may be the perfect fit for you. The average age of an IMD MBA student is 31 with 7 years of experience. With only 90 students in each class, IMD also boasts a 1:2…
9 Tips for Writing a Memorable MBA Interview Thank You Letter
You’ve finally finished your b-school interview and are looking forward to heading home, crossing this experience off your MBA application to-do list, and waiting to receive your acceptance letter. However, before you file the day away, it’s appropriate to send thank you notes to all of the people who helped you during the day. Gratitude…
IMD Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2020 – 2021]
IMD Executive MBA application essays IMD EMBA essay #1 Please briefly state your career objectives. (160 words) This length equates to one long or two short paragraphs. Be specific: note intended roles/positions, industry, possibly geography. Give an example of companies that interest you. State not just what you want to do, but, most important, WHY….
Michigan Ross Announces Its New STEM MBA Track
When The Wall Street Journal reported the fifth straight year of declining MBA applications from international applicants in October 2019, many wondered (once again!) whether this was the end of the line for the U.S. MBA programs. Well, the phoenix has risen from the ashes as the top American MBA programs have found a way…
