AIGAC Survey Sheds Light on MBA Application Experience
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Guest post from our friends at CommonBond Congratulations! You got into business school. The GMAT, video essays, and admissions interviews are (thankfully) behind you. In front of you are new...
View ArticleArticulating Your Personal Story
If I think about the area in which my candidates often need the most help, crafting a winning personal story comes to mind first. Defining the story may be the hardest and the most important part of...
View ArticleEssay Analysis: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Stanford Graduate School of Business is sticking with their tried-and-true pair of prompts, prompts they’ve been using for years now, and for good reason. Stanford’s questions force applicants to...
View ArticleUV Darden School Announces Fall 2019 MBA Essays, New Scholarships
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has announced it will forgo its traditional single long essay question this year, and instead will ask applicants to answer multiple short essays...
View ArticleUV Darden School Announces Fall 2019 Deadlines
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has announced the following MBA application deadlines for the 2018-2019 admissions season, and will now offer an Early Action deadline. Early Action...
View ArticleUNC Kenan-Flagler Fall 2019 MBA Application Deadlines
UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School has announced the following MBA application deadlines for the 2018-19 admissions season. Round 1 (Early Action) Application due: October 15, 2018 Decision released:...
View ArticleLondon Business School MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
London Business School boasts one of the most diverse student bodies, with 90% of its 425 students hailing from a total of 69 countries outside of England. If you are looking for a globally focused...
View ArticleNorthwestern University (Kellogg) Essay Analysis, 2018–2019
The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University has not changed its application essay questions this year, after making only minimal changes to its prompts last season, when mbaMission...
View ArticleFinancing Your MBA at Stanford GSB With Fellowships
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% The Stanford Graduate School of Business offers a top tier MBA education with the benefits of gorgeous year-round weather, a flexible curriculum,...
View ArticleHow to Choose an MBA Recommender That Strikes the Right Balance
C. E. O. No doubt a very seductive set of letters. Surely a recommendation bearing that stamp will be a bulletproof addition to your applicant file, right? Maybe not. It’s easy to go wrong when...
View ArticleIESE Fall 2019 MBA Application Deadlines
Spain’s IESE Business School has posted the following MBA application deadlines for the 2018-19 admissions season. Early Decision Round Application due: September 4, 2018 Decision released: October...
View ArticleGeorgetown McDonough Fall 2019 Application Deadlines
The McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University has posted the following MBA application deadlines for the 2018-19 admissions season. Round 1 Application due: October 9, 2018 Decision...
View ArticleMIT Sloan Announces Fall 2019 MBA Application Deadlines
The MIT Sloan School of Management has posted the following application deadlines for the 2018-19 admissions cycle. Round 1 Application due: September 25, 2018 Decision released: December 19, 2018...
View ArticleUT McCombs School Posts Fall 2019 Application Deadlines
The UT McCombs School of Business has posted the following MBA application deadlines for the 2018-19 admissions cycle. Round 1 Application due: October 9, 2018 Decision released: December 18, 2018...
View ArticleMBA Applicants: Time to Get Started!
You’ve been putting a plan together for a while now – researching business schools, taking the GMAT, reviewing your transcript, thinking about recommenders – and now is the time to put that plan into...
View ArticleShould You Apply to a Safety School?
Many applicants who are targeting top ranked programs wonder if they should consider adding a lower-ranked school to their list as a “safety school.” Should you? And is there such a thing? What is a...
View ArticleNew York University (Stern) Essay Analysis, 2018–2019
New York University’s (NYU’s) Stern School of Business has simplified its application essays this season, dropping last year’s “Program Preferences” prompt, which asked candidates to choose which of...
View ArticleTurn a Critical Eye to Your Social Media Profile
Do you have a profile on any of the major social media platforms? Do you frequently tweet, upload pictures to Instagram or Flickr, or post updates on Facebook? If so, you might want to make sure your...
View ArticleKellogg MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
As I write this post I’m on an airplane after spending two days on the gorgeous Northwestern campus and at Kellogg as part of the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants’ annual...
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