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How to Get Into IESE Business School: 5 Top Tips
IESE’s star continues to rise. This year, the Barcelona-based business school ranked #1 in the Economist’s Full-time MBA ranking, where it has maintained the #1 or #2 spot since 2016, and it is rarely...
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GMAT Study Strategies: How to Study While Working
So you’re preparing for the GMAT — no easy task by itself — and you’re also working a demanding job that has the uncanny ability to usurp your every waking moment. Do you worry about how to prepare...
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GMAT Prep Strategies: How to Study While Working
So you’re preparing for the GMAT — no easy task by itself — and you’re also working a demanding job that has the uncanny ability to usurp your every waking moment. Do you worry about how to prepare...
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Top MBA Programs Offering GMAT Test Waivers (Should You Ask For One?)
An increasing number of MBA programs offer the option to submit your application without a GMAT or GRE score. Should you apply in round one without a GMAT score? Or should you take the GMAT and see...
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How to Position Extracurriculars On Your Business School Application
When the MBA admissions committee starts reviewing a new applicant, they often scan ahead to the ‘Other Info/Extracurricular’ section of the resume. Why? That’s where they can gain real insight into...
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How to Answer Stanford GSB’s Essay: What Matters Most To You and Why?
In opening its application for the 2020-2021 cycle, Stanford GSB demonstrated that its iconic essay question persists for well over a decade. Stanford’s “What matters most to you, and why?” query...
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MBA Interview Tips: the M7 landscape to Your Prep Strategy
If you receive an MBA interview invite from an M7 business school, it’s a clear signal the school believes in your potential. At the same time, competition is fierce among prospective students, and in...
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MBA Interview Prep For Stanford GSB + Example Behavioral Questions
Stanford GSB just announced that it will conduct round one MBA interviews virtually again this year, and that invitations to interview would drop starting October 4. The GSB persists in being the most...
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Tips for Writing the HBS Post-Interview Reflection
The HBS Post-Interview Reflection is a distinctive element of the Harvard MBA evaluation process, and you’ll have just 24 hours to submit it the Admissions Committee after your interview. At first...
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GMAT Prep: How to Score High on Verbal
Scoring high on the GMAT Verbal section is an important part of earning an impressive Total Score on the GMAT. Furthermore, business schools generally prefer to see “balanced” GMAT Quant and Verbal...
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MIT Sloan Pre-Interview Questions: Tips & Examples
Like most M7 MBA programs, MIT Sloan interviews are by invitation only. This year, Sloan asks candidates to submit responses to two questions prior to the interview (up from just one last year)....
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Advice for the Wharton 2021-2022 TBD Prompt + 5 Tips for Your Pitch
Wharton interview invites are coming out tomorrow. Are you ready? While you won’t know the question itself until interview invites drop, you can do a lot to prepare for a successful Wharton MBA...
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Tips for Responding to Tricky MBA Interview Questions
Last year’s MBA interview questions were notable for veering into tricky topics like the US election, politics, and social justice, all of are on the table again this year. What can you expect for...
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How to Prep for the Virtual MBA Interview: 7 Tips for Video
Most MBA interviews are staying virtual again this year, and your strategy must adapt accordingly. Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Wharton, INSEAD and Berkeley Haas are among the top schools...
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Common Reasons to Retake the GMAT: Tips & Strategy
All MBA candidates hope the GMAT exam will be a “one-shot deal,” but the fact is, many test-takers end up retaking the GMAT. If you’ve spent any time on GMAT forums or the MBA subreddit, you’ve...
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Smart Social Media for MBA Applicants: 5 Essential Tips
Like it or not, a projection of you lives online—even if you’re not engaged with its active curation. Which is why business schools, just like job recruiters, examine your social media presence. They...
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The Power of Giving Thanks in the MBA Admission Process
I still have the thank you note from the first student I admitted to Penn in 1990 (pictured here). It means a lot to me. Then, because it allowed me to see that I was someone that students could...
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Kellogg MBA Interview 2021-2022: What You Need to Know + 7 Tips to Prepare
Kellogg’s Global Hub in Evanston, Illinois. Kellogg is unique in many ways, not least that it’s the only top business school that seeks to interview every candidate who applies. It’s able to attempt...
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MBA Interview Prep: 3 Key Qualities of ‘Professional Presence’
There’s an awkward coaching moment that most of us hope to avoid when preparing our clients for the MBA interview. As former senior admissions professionals at top-tier schools, my fellow MBA...
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MBA Interview Prep: 7 Tips for Alumni-led Interviews
You’ve landed a coveted MBA interview… and learn it will be conducted by an alum. What can you expect in this scenario and what does it mean for how your candidacy will be conveyed? Most importantly,...
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