Here’s a look at the Ross EMBA Class of 2021 profile taken from the Michigan Ross website. Michigan Ross EMBA class stats Class size: 114 (Ann Arbor and Los Angeles combined) Geography: States represented: 20 Countries represented: 7 Average years of work experience: 14 Average salary (not including bonus): $186,303 Average…
Chicago Booth EMBA Class Profile [June 2019 Incoming Class]
Here’s a look at the Chicago Booth EMBA class of June 2019 incoming students taken from the Booth website. Chicago Booth EMBA class stats Total number of students: 240 Nationalities represented: 48 Average years of work experience: 13 Students with advanced degrees: 121 Average age: 37 Gender: Male: 78% Female: 22% Average GMAT score: 683…
Kellogg EMBA Class Profile
Here is a look at the incoming Kellogg Executive MBA cohorts (Evanston + Miami combined) from September 2018 & January 2019, taken from the Kellogg website: Minority: 41% Female: 31% International: 16% Average age: 38 Average work experience: 14 years Career level: 66% of students have senior-level positions Director: 37% Manager: 21% VP: 21% C-level:…
MIT Executive MBA 2020 Class Profile
Here’s a look at the MIT EMBA Class of 2020, as taken from the MIT website: Global executives: 126 Average years of work experience: 17 Average age: 41 Advanced degrees: 59% Director-level and above: 83% International origin: 48% Non-local (outside of driving radius): 66% Employed full time: 100% Company size (employees) Geography Seniority Industry Applying…
How to Get Accepted to a Top EMBA Program: The Experts Speak [Episode 348]
Interview with Accepted MBA/EMBA admissions consultants, Cindy Tokumitsu and Jen Weld [Show summary] Should you apply to an Executive MBA program or a regular MBA program? And if you decide on the Executive MBA, what do you need to do to get in? And which EMBA should you apply to? These are the questions that…
Wharton Executive MBA 2021 Class Profile
Here’s a look at Wharton’s EMBA Class of 2021 (profile info from their website): Wharton EMBA class of 2021 facts and figures Total class size: 236 Women: 32% Underrepresented minority students: 10% Countries represented: 26 Average age: 36 Under 30: 9% Over 40: 15% Average years of work experience: 12 Median GMAT score: 700 Middle…
Yale School of Management EMBA Class of 2021 Profile
Here is a look at Yale School of Management’s MBA for Executives Class of 2021, taken from the Yale School of Management website. Students enrolled: 74 Average age: 37 Average years of experience: 13 Women: 36% Born outside the US: 22% With advanced degree: 41% Countries represented by citizenship: 11 Non-US citizenship: 3% Undergraduate majors…
Columbia EMBA Class Profile [Entering Class of 2019]
Here’s a look at CBS EMBA class profile of the Friday/Saturday class that began in August 2019, from the Columbia Business School website. Class size: 146 (in 2 clusters) Women: 34% International: 23% Average age: 33 Average years of work experience: 9 Sponsorship: • Full company sponsorship: 18% • Partial company sponsorship: 46% • Self-sponsorship:…
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…
Chicago Booth Executive MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines [2019 – 2020]
Chicago Booth EMBA gives you just one mandatory essay, but with ample space to make your case holistically. This approach to the essay question indicates that they are looking for people who can organize their thoughts, build a credible and compelling case for their candidacy, and maintain an extended yet focused discussion. The Booth EMBA…
A Non-Traditional Applicant Accepted to the Columbia EMBA Program [Episode 326]
Interview with Beta Ealy, creative director and Columbia EMBA student [Show Summary] Think that if you aren’t a consultant, IT professional, or finance manager that you don’t have a shot in an EMBA program? Think again. Our guest this week is a creative director with little background in quant who conquered the GMAT and is…
EMBA Programs and the GMAT
With full time MBA programs, it is fairly obvious why the GMAT is such an important component to one’s application – with less work experience, admissions committees need to find other measurements to gauge potential success in a program. Academic preparedness can clearly be evidenced with a strong undergraduate GPA coupled with a strong GMAT…
Wharton’s Executive MBA, Where East and West Meet and Mix [Episode 283]
Interview with Barbara Craft & Diane Sharp, Wharton Executive MBA Admissions Directors [Show Summary] In today’s podcast we talk with Barbara Craft and Diane Sharp, Directors of Admission at Wharton’s Executive MBA programs in Philadelphia and San Francisco. They share information on the intricacies of the programs, how they relate to each other and to…
Tips for Executive MBA Reapplicants
If you have been rejected by an Executive MBA program, it often comes down to one of four reasons (or combination thereof): Your academic record was not strong enough to convince the admissions committee you could handle the rigor of an EMBA program, Your work experience was not sufficient/relevant enough yet to be considered a…
MIT Sloan EMBA and Sloan Fellows Programs: Move from Success to Significance [Episode 263]
MIT Sloan Executive Education [Show Summary] Today we’re going to look at executive MBA program options: MIT Sloan’s executive MBA program, which is relatively new, but more typical in structure; MIT’s part-time MBA program; and the MIT Sloan Fellows program, a full-time immersive executive MBA program. We are going to learn about them from Johanna…
Meet Dr. Nadia Afridi, Plastic Surgeon, Recent Columbia EMBA, and Mom [Episode 258]
Our guest today, Dr. Nadia Afridi earned her bachelors and MD in Canada and then did a residency in plastic surgery at Dalhousie University. She also earned her Executive MBA from Columbia in 2017. Can you tell us about your background? Where you grew up? What do you like to do for fun? [1:09] I…
5 Key Elements for Your Executive MBA Application
Each Executive MBA program is different. And each applicant is different. But nearly every program will require every applicant to exhibit these 5 key elements in their applications. Let’s see what you need to cover in your application in order to get accepted. Full video transcript Ok. You’ve decided that to really move your…
3 Key Ways to Stand Out Through Your EMBA Essays
This is the sixth post in our Ace the EMBA series on how to apply successfully to a top executive MBA program. After demonstrating that you’re a well qualified applicant comes the biggest challenge: differentiating yourself. You must show your uniqueness and value as an individual and as an applicant in a way that is relevant to the…
EMBA Employment and Career Services
This is the fourth post in our Ace the EMBA series on how to apply successfully to a top executive MBA program. Given today’s volatile business climate, almost everyone in the business world must continuously evaluate and recalibrate their career path, whether they are planning an imminent change or not. It’s an ongoing part of being…
EMBA Program Variety
This is the third post in our Ace the EMBA series on how to apply successfully to a top executive MBA program. Once upon a time, EMBA programs primarily targeted and attracted managers working in local corporations. The typical EMBA schedule was every weekend or every other weekend, sometimes weeknights. This scenario has changed radically. Today many,…
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