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What Does It Take to Get Into Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton?

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Are you the Harvard, Stanford, or Wharton “type?” Each year, Harvard, Stanford, and Wharton are flooded with applicants who have great experience and powerful stats. However, most are not the applicants these programs are looking for. If these elite programs are on your radar, you need to know if you will be considered a viable …

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U.S. News MBA Rankings 2023 [Full-Time & Part-Time]

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Chicago Booth and Wharton (University of Pennsylvania) share the #1 spotlight in U.S. News’ Best Business Schools of 2023 rankings, released March 29. The metrics for the rankings are based on career placement success, student excellence and qualitative assessments by experts. MBA rankings are studied voraciously by applicants, students, and alumni but remain controversial.  [xyz-ihs snippet=”MBA-Quiz”] …

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Financial Times Ranks Wharton as #1 in 2022 Rankings

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The Financial Times has released its global rankings of the best MBA programs and has considerably shuffled the deck. Several top-ranked programs fell several notches, while others rose considerably. For the first time since 2011, Wharton has returned to its status as #1 in FT’s list.  Other programs that made giant strides in the rankings …

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MBA Students Pay Off Student Loans Faster Than Other Grad Degrees

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Most grad students take out student loans to finance their higher education and can end up saddled with debt running into hundreds of thousands of dollars by the time they graduate. According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of federal student loan data for nearly 600 programs, graduates of approximately 98% of universities that offer …

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What Harvard Business School Is Looking For: Engaged Community Citizenship

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This is the third post in our series, What HBS is Looking For. This is not about “community service” — it’s not about doing halo-worthy things in your free time. (Though neither Harvard Business School nor I will discourage that, and “engaged community citizenship” and “community service” certainly can overlap.) Community service is an activity …

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What Harvard Business School Is Looking For: Analytical Aptitude and Appetite

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This is the second post in our series, What HBS is Looking For. So, HBS wants “analytical aptitude and appetite.” Hardly a surprise. You might be tempted to simply skim that section of the website message without giving it much thought. Maybe it’s not as obvious as it sounds. Let’s break it down. Understanding the …

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An MBA Success Story Reflects on His HBS Experience, 7 Years Later [Episode 419]

Podcast interview with Ben Faw

[powerpress] How can an MBA degree help an entrepreneur? [Show summary] Entrepreneur and Harvard Business School grad Ben Faw reflects on the value of his MBA and the role it played in his successful career. Why this serial entrepreneur feels his time at HBS was invaluable [Show notes] What happens to Harvard Business School MBAs …

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What Harvard Business School Is Looking For: The Habit of Leadership

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Thank you, Harvard Business School. That’s what applicants should think when they visit the program’s website and find “habit of leadership” on its “Who are we looking for?” admissions page. It’s common knowledge that HBS values leadership, but with this phrase, the adcom succinctly expresses how they view leadership – dynamic, deep, intrinsic, long-term. It’s …

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U.S. News MBA Rankings 2022 [Full-Time & Part-Time]

U.S. News Announces 2022 Ranking of Best MBA Programs

The U.S. News 2023 ranking is now live! Click here to check it out >> [xyz-ihs snippet=”MBA-Quiz”] U.S. News has just released its 2022 rankings of the best full-time and part-time MBA programs. The rankings are based on surveys sent out to the 486 business schools with master’s-level business programs in the US, accredited by …

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Seven Tips for MBA Interview Prep

Seven tips for MBA interview prep

An invitation to an MBA interview is an achievement and cause for celebration, but the interview itself can be a daunting prospect – if you are not properly prepared. Make the most of this opportunity by following our tips for a successful interview. 1. Preparation is everything While you may not have control over the …

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A Harvard MBA’s Experience & Advice on Writing the Perfect Essay [Episode 375]

Podcast interview with Harsha Mulchandani

[powerpress] How to write an acceptance-worthy essay for HBS [Show summary] Harsha Mulchandani, member of the Harvard Business School Class of 2021, offers her perspective on student life at HBS, as well as what her work on the Harbus Essay Guide has taught her about writing the perfect admissions essay. How can The Harbus Essay …

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