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…
Best Practices for Parents of Med School Applicants: Do’s and Don’ts to Help Your Candidate
Many parents of premeds want to offer support and encouragement when their adult children are applying to med school. But first, they need to understand what goes into this arduous and lengthy process. Our recent workshop, Parents of Premeds: Understanding the Med School Admissions & What YOU Can Do to Help!, provided a concise but…
When Will Medical Schools Give You an Answer?
This post addresses some of the big questions on med school applicants’ minds: How long does a medical school have to invite an applicant to submit a secondary application? (Go there) When to expect interview invitations for medical school (or a response of ‘thanks, but no thanks’?) (Go there) Final interview invite date and update…
It’s November. Have You Submitted Your Law School Application?
How many of you are on a law school application cycle schedule? A schedule that you gave yourself over the summer perhaps compelling you to submit by Thanksgiving. Are you on target? As we approach Thanksgiving and the holidays, it is a good time to evaluate where you are and where you need to be….
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….
STEM Applicants: Why Your Statement of Purpose is So Important
“What is the most important part of my application?” ask many of my clients applying to graduate programs in STEM fields. They, like you, want to know where they should exert the most effort. The Most Important Part of Your Application is… My response: All parts of the application are of interest to an admissions committee. However,…
Save $$$ on All Services Through November 14!
Applying to any sort of higher education program is daunting. Whether you’re pursuing a career in medicine, business, law, or the humanities, or just starting out and applying for college, it’s a big step. And what could be more worthwhile to invest in than this turning point in your life? If you’re going to the…
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…
Welcome Autumn in With Reduced Pricing on All Services!
If you’re applying to college, b-school, med school, law school, or a master’s or PhD program this year, we know you’re already deep in the work of compiling your applications. Deadlines are looming and it’s time to take those final steps to secure your acceptance letters. Is your application really the strongest it could be?…
Six Last Minute Common Application Tips
It’s November, and we are starting down the home stretch of the college application season. That’s right, final deadlines are looming. If you didn’t apply Early Action or Early Decision using the Common Application, deadlines vary somewhat over the next few months. Although your first instinct might be to panic, it’s important to keep 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…
Parents of Med School Applicants: This Workshop is for YOU!
Your adult child is applying to medical school, and you want to help. First, you’ll want to understand what’s involved in this multi-step process. And second, you’ll want to understand how to be helpful in a supportive way. On November 9, 4pm PT / 7pm ET, our workshop, Parents of Premeds: Understanding the Med School…
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…
Active Learn and Admissions at UVM’s Larner College of Medicine [Episode 494]
All About UVM’s Larner School of Medicine [Show Summary] The University of Vermont’s Larner School of Medicine’s new Associate Dean for Admissions, Leila Amiri, shares the hallmarks of the program, including its active learning curriculum and mission centered around respect, kindness, and cultural humility. Interview with Dr. Leila Amiri, Associate Dean for Admissions at UVM…
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….
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