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Helping Your High School Student Choose The Best Extracurricular Activities
We all know extracurricular activities are super important for college applications. The real question is, WHY? What are admissions committees really looking for in that list of activities? How can...
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MBA Admissions Consultant Q&A
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% Meet Kim Many of our clients tell us that what makes EXPARTUS unique and successful is the extensive experience our consultants have navigating...
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GMAC Releases 2015 B-School Application Trends
The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) has released the findings of its 2015 Application Trends Survey, which show the majority of full-time MBA programs — in both two-year and one-year...
View ArticleGMAT Expert Q&A: Ofek GMAT Part 1
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% Are you looking for some expert advice about studying for the GMAT? This week, we’ve got an interview with Zack Goldman and Doron Aaronsohn, the...
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College Application Planning Tips for High School Seniors
At the start of your senior year, you should already be well into the swing of college applications. We’ll cover the non-application topics like grades and leisure time later. For now, let’s break...
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HBS Announces Interview Invitation Plan
The admissions team at Harvard Business School is still buried in Round 1 applications, but admissions director Dee Leopold updated her blog this week to let anxious candidates know the timeline for...
View ArticleRecent Innovations in the MBA Admissions Process
With the start of the new 2015-2016 MBA admissions cycle, the world’s best business schools are receiving a flood of transcripts, resumes, GMAT scores, recommendations and essays from MBA applicants...
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What’s Really Important In MBA Admissions? Interview With Rotman’s Niki da Silva
100 episodes after her first interview on the show, the most popular Admissions Straight Talk guest is back! For the scoop on what’s new at one of MBA-dom’s most innovative admissions offices, listen...
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New Immersive Seminars at Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School recently launched a new immersive experience for its full-time MBA students that provides students the chance to interact with C-suite executives and discuss the future of...
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Six Tips For Better Resumes
Before starting your resume, learn as much as possible about the school you’re applying to. Need advice on how to make your “greatest hits” shine? Looking for ways to grab the adcom’s attention with a...
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How To Stand Out As An IT Applicant: 3 Tips
Taught juggling in your extra time? Let the adcom know! Our blog series, 12 Terrific Tips, offers specialized advice for MBA applicants in a range of situations – from deciding between an MBA and EMBA...
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Scandal Swirls Around Stanford: Dean Saloner Resigns
Here’s the short story: Stanford Graduate School of Business Dean Garth Saloner, who has been serving as dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business since 2009, will be leaving his post next...
View ArticleAdmitted to CBS
Fortuna and their team have been incredibly helpful and wonderful to work with. As an international reapplicant who faced multiple “dings” last year, I decided to reach out to Fortuna for some advice...
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Why Do You Need an MBA?
There’s a lot to think about when you’re pulling together your business school application materials. You’ve got to make sure your resume is in top shape, that your recommenders will have their letters...
View ArticleGMAT Expert Q&A: Ofek GMAT Part 2
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% Last week, we had the first part of an interview with Zack Goldman and Doron Aaronsohn of Ofek GMAT. Between them, they have decades of experience...
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Use Your Network to Help You Get Into Business School
This post originally appeared on Stacy’s “Strictly Business” MBA Blog on U.S.News.com While everyone agrees the network you build during business school is one of the top benefits of earning an MBA...
View ArticleThe New Four-Year College Application and Admissions Process
Big changes are afoot in the world of college admissions. Check out this blockbuster announcement of the soon-to-be new approach to elite college admissions. In a nutshell, students will begin their...
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4 Fantastic Application Tips For Chinese Applicants
Show the adcom that you understand the differences between Western and Eastern business values, ethics, and practices. Our 12 Terrific Tips blog series offers specialized advice for MBA applicants in...
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Oxford Saïd And Schwarzman Scholars Introduce Dual MBA And Master’s In Global...
Oxford University’s Saïd Business School and the Schwarzman Scholars recently announced the launch of their new full-time, joint Oxford MBA/Schwarzman Scholars-Tsinghua Master’s in Global Affairs...
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6 Must Have Characteristics For International MBA Applicants
The MBA class of 2017 is shaping up to be pretty darn competitive, and extremely diverse. According to a recent article by Poets&Quants, a little over 36% of the class will “hail from overseas.”...
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