Why Your Friend Got In and You Didn’t
Round 2 results from your dream school are in, and you didn’t get the news you were hoping for. After months of hard work on your application and then a few more months of anxiety-ridden waiting,...
View ArticleHow to Get into HBS and Stanford GSB from Someone That Did
Our girl Sarah (not her real name) achieved something amazing; she leveraged her specific career goals and infectious energy to get into HBS AND Stanford GSB! That’s right, folks, she got into two of...
View ArticleHiring an MBA Admissions Consultant: A Five-Step System
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% Getting into a top business school is no easy job. The same goes for hiring an MBA admissions consultant. There are dozens of admissions...
View ArticleSurvey Says Wharton Beats HBS For Most Satisfied MBAs
Spurred to action by Harvard Business School‘s MBA satisfaction survey published in February, the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School came out with its own poll earlier this week and claims to...
View ArticleWhy Do You Need an MBA?
Reason for asking the question: The interviewer wants to make sure your reasons for getting an MBA match up with what the MBA degree will provide you. How to prepare: This is hopefully one of the...
View ArticleA Wharton Grad Rids the World of Bank Fees
BankMobile is bank with a vision, ATMs everywhere, no fees, and no branches. Want to know more, right? For the full scoop, listen to the entire recording of our conversation with Luvleen Sidhu, Wharton...
View ArticleWhat Are My Chances? Indian Start-Up Refugee Seeking Fresh Start in...
The most important thing for you to do right now is to get a job. This blog post is part of a series of MBA profile evaluations called “What are My Chances?” by Michelle Stockman. Michelle, who...
View ArticleUSC Marshall School to Offer Online MBA Program
Starting in Fall 2015, the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business will offer an online MBA program with a curriculum designed specifically for the online learning environment,...
View ArticleIs an MBA applicant a ‘buyer’ or a ‘seller’?
In every business transaction, there's a buyer and a seller. The buyer assesses quality and value before committing to a purchase. At the same time, the seller considers and presents features and...
View ArticleColumbia’s Dean Hubbard on MBA Rankings
Business school rankings are forever a hot topic, and we really liked the assessment strategies put forth by Dean Glenn Hubbard of Columbia Business School in a recent essay for Fortune on whether MBA...
View ArticlePrepare for the TOEFL With This infographic!
There’s a lot to be tense about when it comes to the TOEFL speaking section–you’ll need to show your comfort level with the English language while speaking clearly into a microphone while surrounded by...
View ArticleHow To Choose an MBA Program: 7 Tips To Help You Make the Right Choice
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% You already know that applying to the right MBA program can set you up for success in your career. The program you choose needs to be aligned with...
View Article5 Things You Should Consider Before Choosing an Executive MBA Program
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% Executive MBAs are on the rise. And choosing the one perfect for you can be a daunting task. It’s an investment you are making in your education...
View ArticleWhat to Do if You’re Waitlisted
All MBA applicants wait anxiously to hear final decisions from the programs they’ve applied to. For some b-school prospectives, however, that date comes and goes—and they’re still waiting. They’ve been...
View ArticleHBS Launches Recruitment Program Targeting Women
Harvard Business School has launched a new initiative to spark interest in graduate management education among college women and recent graduates who may not have previously considered a career in...
View ArticleThe Tuesday Q&A: What To Do When You’ve Been Waitlisted
QUESTION: I just got Waitlisted at Kellogg. I know it’s better than an outright ding, but is it? Do people really get off the waitlist? And how? ANSWER: Okay gang, tis the season…to be WAITLISTED. So...
View ArticleBefore You Start Business School: How To Leave Your Job Gracefully
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% You’re an admitted MBA student. You got accepted into a top MBA program. Maybe you’ve even sent in your deposit. You’re starting to look at...
View ArticleGMAC Releases 2015 Prospective MBA Students Report
Conventional wisdom holds that students considering business school give great weight, if not the greatest weight, to published school rankings as a guide to their decision. However, according to the...
View ArticleInsights Of An International Student At MIT Sloan
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 programs. And now for a chat with...
View ArticleSelling Yourself Short?
Don't sell yourself short! “I founded a small candy company.” I could see in the faces of my fellow admissions committee members that they were not that impressed with the candidate; none of them had...
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