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November 14, 2021

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London Business School Master’s in Management (MiM) Essay Questions, Tips and Deadlines [2021 – 2022], Class Profile

Everything you need to know about the LBS MiM Program Overview of the LBS MiM program Application essay tips Admissions requirements Deadlines Class profile Who gets accepted Acceptance rate Life at LBS Overview of the program The Master’s in Management (MiM) is London Business School’s longest running Early Careers (EC) programme. The first to be… 

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Article by Jamie Wright / Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / London Business School, Management Consulting, Masters in Management

September 27, 2021

Reading Time: 17 minutes

Stanford MBA Discusses Coffee Chats [Episode 437]

Bob Manfreda

What can you do before starting business school to set yourself up for a valuable MBA experience? [Show summary] Bob Manfreda discusses his experience in the Stanford GSB program and shares wisdom from his co-authored blog, MBA Coffee Chats, and book, Coffee Chats: Thoughtful advice on how to get the most out of your MBA…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / Management Consulting, Northwestern Kellogg, podcast, Stanford GSB

August 23, 2020

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Admissions Advice for MBA Management Consulting Applicants

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. Mainly, your success as a consultant for a major firm reveals that your work ethic, analytical, and probably team-playing skills are better than most. As a result, MBA programs will probably give you that initial… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / diversity, Management Consulting, overrepresented mba applicants

December 19, 2018

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Encore: Bain & Company’s Keith Bevans Talks About Careers, Life at Bain [Episode 291]

As this show airs,  I’m really busy helping applicants with the end of the year application crunch. And you are probably also really busy, either with your own applications, year-end at work, or with holiday and family events and parties. Now is an excellent time for an encore show. Consequently, I decided to replay my… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Job Search, Management Consulting, podcast

March 20, 2018

Reading Time: 12 minutes

Bain & Company’s Keith Bevans Talks About Careers, Life at Bain [Episode 251]

One of the biggest motivations, if not the biggest motivation, for applying to graduate school is career enhancement and achievement of professional goals. For many MBAs and some other graduate students, consulting has irresistible appeal. Today it is my distinct pleasure to have on Admissions Straight Talk Keith Bevans, Partner and Global Head of Consulting… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Job Search, Management Consulting, MBA career goals, podcast

June 28, 2017

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Building Your Consulting Career, and a Look Back at a Tuck MBA [Episode 188]

Today’s guest, J. Kenton Kivestu, graduated from UVA with a BA in economics and history in 2006. Upon graduating he joined Google in product development and worked there for 3 years until he moved to Hanover New Hampshire to attend the Tuck School of Business and earn his MBA. He interned at BCG, but returned… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / Dartmouth Tuck, Management Consulting, podcast

October 10, 2016

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How Much More Can MBAs Make? Career Switching, Compensation Increase & More

If you’re thinking of a full-time MBA, chances are you’re looking to switch careers. If you’re like most people, that is – because an incredible 87% of all MBA students report switching careers by changing either their job function or industry. Even more incredible, 7 of 10 MBAs reported successfully switching both job function and… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / career changers, Management Consulting

July 11, 2016

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Picking a Career, Interviewing Right, and More Job Talk [Episode 131]

So, what do you want to be when you grow up? And if you do know what your dream job is, how will you land it? We could think of no better person to join us for a talk about careers than Karin Ash, formerly director of the Career Management Center at Cornell’s Johnson School,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / career changers, college resume, grad school res, hiring, Job Search, Management Consulting, podcast

March 30, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes

Haas, McCombs, and Case Interviews [Episode 147]

This week, join us for a discussion about Haas, McCombs, consulting, and case interviews. Meet Erin Robinson, Destin Whitehurst, and Robin Ligon, the team behind Consulting Interview Coach. [0:45] All three have extensive experience in consulting prior to starting their MBAs – Erin and Destin at Deloitte and Robin at McKinsey. And all three are currently… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Management Consulting, podcast, UC Berkeley Haas, UT McCombs

October 19, 2015

Reading Time: 5 minutes

Current Student Interview – Anthony from Harvard Business School

Anthony Lallier

Here’s a talk with Anthony Lallier who just graduated from Harvard Business School and will start work at Bain & Company in the Paris office beginning in September. Thank you Anthony for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us! This interview is the latest in an Accepted.com blog series featuring interviews with current MBA students,… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Harvard Business School, Management Consulting, MBA Student Interviews

August 24, 2015

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Consulting at Top MBA Programs

Entrepreneurship is the sexy post-MBA job, but the reality is that less than 5% of grads from top MBA programs start a business at graduation. Per GMAC’s just released Prospective Students Survey Report, 34% of all graduate business students seek consulting positions after they earn their degree. My suspicion is that the figure is even… 

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Article by Linda Abraham / MBA Admissions / Chicago Booth, CMU Tepper, Columbia Business School, Cornell Johnson, Dartmouth Tuck, Duke Fuqua, Emory Goizueta, Georgetown McDonough, Harvard Business School, Indiana Kelley, Management Consulting, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern Kellogg, Notre Dame Mendoza, NYU Stern, Rankings, Stanford GSB, UC Berkeley Haas, UCLA Anderson, UNC Kenan Flagler, US News, USC Marshall, UT McCombs, UVA Darden, Wharton, Yale SOM

August 24, 2015

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How to Become a Management Consultant

Consulting is one of the hottest destinations for b-school graduates and is becoming increasingly popular for PhD and grad students.  If you dream of McKinsey, Bain, and BCG, then this show is for you. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Michael Boricki, Managing Partner at Firmsconsulting, for the lowdown on this very unique… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Management Consulting, podcast

August 24, 2015

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Introducing NEW Consulting CEO Rankings

Firmsconsulting just released new rankings that compare the performance of CEOs from six top consulting firms, McKinsey & Co., BCG, Bain & Co., Deloitte S&O, PwC Strategy& and Roland Berger. Each Sunday, the rankings will be republished based on new performance findings. Here are some points to keep in mind: 1. How a CEO fares… 

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Article by Accepted / College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Management Consulting, Rankings

August 24, 2015

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An NYU Stern Grad and Strat Consultant Helping Vets Get Into School

West Point grad. Iraq war vet. NYU Stern MBA. Engagement Manager and Senior Associate at Strategy&. Co-founder of Service to School. Gus Giacoman, our guest this week, is a fascinating individual, dedicated to helping vets get into schools of all kinds – everything from community colleges to law school, business school and diverse graduate programs…. 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions / Management Consulting, military applicants, NYU Stern

June 23, 2014

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An Inside Look at INSEAD

INSEAD. The place where graduates speak three languages. And where 40% of graduates go into consulting. Listen to the recording of our conversation with Pejay Belland, Director of Marketing, Admissions & Financial Aid at INSEAD, for great insights into the program and tips that applicants to any MBA program should know. 00:01:42 – Singapore, Fontainebleau,… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Straight Talk, MBA Admissions / INSEAD, Management Consulting, podcast

December 16, 2013

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What Are My Chances? Adopted Vietnamese-American Teach for America Alum

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This blog post is one in a series of MBA applicant profile evaluations called “What are My Chances?” authored by Michelle Stockman. Michelle, who started consulting for Accepted in 2007 and worked previously in the Columbia Business School admissions office, will provide selected applicants with school recommendations as well as an evaluation of their qualifications…. 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / MBA Admissions / Management Consulting, What Are My Chances

November 25, 2013

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What are My Chances? Multicultural LDS Goldman Sachs Operations Analyst

This blog post is part of a series of MBA profile evaluations called “What are My Chances?”  by Michelle Stockman. Michelle, who started consulting for Accepted in 2007 and worked previously in the Columbia Business School admissions office, will provide selected applicants with school recommendation as well as an assessment of their strengths and weaknesses…. 

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Article by Michelle Stockman / MBA Admissions / Management Consulting, What Are My Chances

May 23, 2013

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Case Interview Secrets and More with Victor Cheng

Management consulting hopefuls, pay heed: Our latest episode of Admissions Straight Talk features the guy who passed 60 out of 61 case interviews and landed 7 consulting job offers. (Yes, I did say 60 out of 61.) Victor Cheng, is now a strategic adviser and consultant to owners of mid-size business with $1M – $25M… 

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Article by Accepted / Admissions Consulting, Admissions Straight Talk, College Admissions, Grad School Admissions, Law School Admissions, MBA Admissions, Medical School Admissions / Management Consulting, podcast

November 16, 2012

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McKinsey’s Top 10 Go-To B-Schools

Go-To Schools for McKinsey

As one of the most coveted management consulting firms in the world, McKinsey pretty much gets their pick of MBA graduates. Businessweek recently published an article which provided the top 10 “go-to” b-schools for McKinsey. This year, McKinsey hired 387 graduates from over 100 b-schools. The following chart (taken from BW) shows the top 10… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / Job Search, Management Consulting

February 15, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes

MBA Admissions: Yale SOM and Management Consulting

   This post about Yale SOM and management consulting is part of a series of interviews of top MBA programs called “MBA Career Goals and the B-Schools that Support Them.” Please subscribe to our blog to ensure that you receive all the interviews exploring the elements at each school that support career goals in finance,… 

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Article by Accepted / MBA Admissions / bschool strengths, career goals, entrepreneurship, finance, GMAT, Management Consulting, MBA career goals, Yale SOM

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