Admissions Advice for MBA Management Consulting Applicants
Are you a practicing management consultant applying to business school? If so, you have several advantages over the general applicant.…
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What Should You Do If You Belong to an Overrepresented MBA Applicant Group?
When I was an admissions director attending MBA fairs and visiting companies to recruit candidates for our program, I often…
The Consortium MBA Essay Tips and Deadlines [2023-2024]
Are you committed to increasing diversity and the inclusion of underrepresented populations in education and business? If so, applying to…
Applying for Your MBA Through The Consortium: Best Deal in Town
Our consultants receive a lot of questions from clients about applying to MBA programs through The Consortium for Graduate Study in…
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education and What the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Affirmative Action Means for Admissions
Most higher education institutions promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as core values attached to their institutional mission, because doing…
Three Challenges Asian Applicants Must Overcome When Applying to Business School
One of my favorite times of the year when I worked at London Business School was the applicant recruiting and…
Four Tips for Applying as an Underrepresented Applicant in Medicine
Each year, I talk to applicants who say they don’t want to make a fuss about their ethnic or racial…
Writing an Excellent Diversity Essay
What is the diversity question in a school application, and why does it matter when applying to leading programs and…
5 Tips on Writing About the Immigrant Experience for Law School
Many applicants are recent immigrants or have parents who are immigrants and plan to write about this aspect of their…
Writing About Your Experiences Abroad
You studied, worked, or volunteered abroad. Now you want to include part of this in your personal statement as part…
The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans Application Essay Tips
Paul Soros was often overshadowed by his younger brother, financial wizard George Soros, but he was a successful businessman and…
Elissa Sangster, CEO of the Forte Foundation, Returns for AST’s 10th Anniversary [Episode 463]
A peek into what change the Forte Foundation is implementing [Show Summary] In honor of Admissions Straight Talk’s 10th anniversary…
A Dean’s Perspective on What Makes Great Physicians [Episode 420]
Words of advice for premeds and medical school applicants [Show summary] Dr. Sunny Nakae discusses CUSM’s approach to training the…
How to Write the Statement of Disadvantage
If you have experienced any form of social, economic or educational disadvantage—at any time in your life—you can apply to…
Ivy League Colleges Accept Record Low Number of Students
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the COVID-19 pandemic caused a surge of college applications this year,…
Applying to Regular Full-Time MBA Programs as an Older Applicant
"An MBA? Why aren't you going for an EMBA?" You’ve probably heard this from friends and acquaintances when they learn…
Kellogg Receives Transformative Gift to Accelerate Women Leaders
Kellogg alumna Ann M. Drake ’84 has made a transformative gift to establish the Drake Scholar Network, according to the…
What the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management Can Do for MBA Applicants [Episode 395]
Learn about The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, and how it can help YOU gain acceptance at a top…
Academic De-Greening, Part 2: Applying to Graduate School After Military Service
In Part 1 of this military series, we discussed possible misconceptions that recent veterans might possess regarding their suitability for…
Academic De-Greening: Applying to College After Military Service
Having worked with numerous military veterans as they begin to transition to college, I know firsthand how challenging and daunting…