Who better to offer MBA admissions advice than an actual former MBA admissions director? Natalie Grinblatt Epstein has held positions of Director of MBA Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Michigan Ross and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at the Johnson School of Cornell University. She is currently a highly sought after admissions consultant…
6 Steps to Follow After You Receive Your MBA Interview Invite
Congratulations! You have made it through one colossal hurdle. Follow these 6 steps to best prepare for the next stage in the MBA admissions process: 1. Relax! Take a deep breath. Regardless of which category you fall into, you need to relax. Anxiety will not help you in the interview or for your next step in…
MBA Programs Host Coffee Dates Worldwide
Wherever you are in the world, chances are that a current MBA student from a top school is waiting to have coffee with you. In London, Delhi, Tel Aviv, Toronto, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Rio de Janiero, Zurich, Houston, and a host of other international cities, schools are dispatching current students to chat you…
Does Interview Prep Make You Phony?
I was thrilled Thursday to be quoted in The Wall Street Journal’s “Frankly, Wharton Wants Candor,” which focused on Wharton’s Team Based Discussion (TBD) and Harvard’s interview reflections. I disagree, however, with disingenuous arguments in the article that applicants who seek to prepare beyond a school’s recommendation are intrinsically less than genuine. I sat in…
Study Shows that WHEN You Interview Matters
Wharton research shows that interviewees need not only compete against the crowded field of candidates in general, but against those specific candidates who are interviewing on the same day as they are. The study measures the success of applicants who interviewed at the end of the day, rather than early on in the interviewer’s schedule….
Toronto Rotman MBA Interview with Robyn Ross
Here’s a talk with Robyn Ross, an MBA candidate at Toronto Rotman with tons of advice on the MBA application process. Thank you Robyn 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, offering readers a behind-the-scenes look at top…
MBA Applicant Blogger Interview: Embeeay’s Journey
Next up in our series of featured MBA bloggers is Embeeay, an MBA applicant with diverse interests and a well-rounded educational/career background who writes at Em. Bee. Ay. Please enjoy reading about Embeeay’s application journey. Thanks Embeeay! Accepted: First, can you tell us a little about yourself – where are you from, where did you…
Current Student Interview – Shyam from ISB
Here’s a talk with Shyam Dattani who just graduated from the Indian School of Business and is now working as an account director at Indegene Lifesystems Pvt Ltd.. Thank you Shyam 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,…
Preparing for IMD’s Interview
Without a doubt, IMD conducts the most thorough MBA interview. The interview day is divided into four evaluative sections. When you arrive on campus, you will be introduced to the adcom and faculty evaluators as well as a group of applicants who will partake in the same experience as you. Since the adcom will evaluate…
4 Tips for Your MBA Phone Interview
An MBA phone interview is the next best option when paying a visit to the school’s campus is difficult and when there are no alumni or school representatives in your area. And while officially b-schools weigh in-person and phone interviews equally, phone interviewees may need to work a little harder to connect with their interviewers…
Give Us Your Interview Feedback, Get a $30 Gift Card!
Introducing…Accepted’s new MBA Interview Give & Get Contest! How was your MBA interview? We want to hear about it, and so do all your fellow applicants! So here’s what we’re going to do: You’re going to GIVE us the details of your interview, and then you’ll GET a chance to win one of twelve $30…
Behavioral MBA Interview Questions: Don’t Get Caught Off Guard!
The days of exclusively traditional MBA interview questions have passed. While you can expect the occasional softball question, like “Walk me through your resume” or “Tell me about your leadership experiences,” you are also likely to be asked behavioral questions, which are much more directed and focused. They begin along the lines of “Tell me…
MBA Application: Strategy, Tactics, Results
Accepted MBA Admissions Resources Before You Apply: Admissions Strategy MBA Admissions 101 MBA Applicant Blogger Interviews MBA Student Interviews MBA Admissions Consulting When You Apply: Application Tactics MBA Sample Essays MBA Essays 101 MBA Essay Tips — (Organized by school) Executive MBA Essay Tips (Organized by school) MBA Essay Editing After You Apply: Results and…
Winning Tips for a Successful Business School Interview
For some Round 2 and Round 3 applicants, business school interview season is still in full swing, which means you still have time to prepare for and ace the interview that will help you gain acceptance to your top choice MBA program. There are endless articles and books you can read about preparing for…
MBA Interview Feedback Database is Back Up
The MBA Interview Feedback Database is back up! We apologize to those of you who attempted to access it and couldn’t. Many of you are trying to access the questionnaire to share your feedback because this is the last month for the MBA iPad giveaway. The questionnaire is also back up and awaiting your input….
MBA Admissions Interviews: Behavioral AND Qualitative Questions
Even though behavioral questions have been used for the last several years, since “WhartonLeaks” broke in November and Wharton promptly moved away from exclusive use of the leaked questions, applicants have wondered if they should prepare for behavioral questions or the more general, qualitative questions that had been the backbone of MBA admissions interviews for…
The Waiting Game: What MBA Applicants Should Do After Hitting SUBMIT
Within twelve hours I heard the same question from three clients, so I suppose this question may be on the minds of more than three, “now that I’ve submitted my applications, what should I do?” The following are a list of suggestions: 1. Continue to learn about each school by speaking with faculty, alumni and…
Part I: The Dos and Don’ts of Audio and Video–Application Style
Paper application? That’s like, so yesterday. Now you Gen X, Y and Millennial candidates get a chance to wow the admissions committee with your dope multimedia “skillz.” According to a recent article in Businessweek, UCLA Anderson School of Management (Anderson Full-Time MBA Profile) already gives candidates the option to submit an audio or video clip….
Make (and Complete) Your Interview Checklist
For some of you, it may be just a little too late. For others, this post is right on time. Because it’s about interviews—how to prepare for them, excel in them, and follow up after them. Whether you’re applying to college, graduate school, or a job, you’ll likely have to interview. Here are items to…
MBA Admissions: Prepare for Probing Interviews
The interview was going great, my friend said, until they got to the “How can you contribute to our program?” This was just last month, at an interview for the MBA program at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Booth’s interviews are by invitation only, and my friend’s interviewer had a similar background…
