UCLA Anderson Receives $100M Gift from Namesake’s Widow
The UCLA Anderson School of Management has announced the largest gift in its history: $100 million from longtime supporter Marion Anderson to position the school for continued excellence and honor the...
View ArticleTo GRE Or Not To GRE? That Is The Question
Before your dream of getting accepted to graduate school comes true, you’ll have to face – and conquer – the GRE. Listen in on our conversation with Dr. Lydia Liu, Managing Senior Research Scientist at...
View ArticleHow Do I Choose The Right MBA Student Loan?
Student loans are an essential part of many students’ b-school financing strategies, but they’re rarely user-friendly. You’ll face a multitude of options, and it’s up to you to decide the right loans...
View ArticleStanford GSB 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
There is very little change between last year's and this year's Stanford GSB MBA essay questions. One minor change to note: You get an entire 50 extra words for your two essays. Last year the total...
View ArticleHarvard’s New Essay Topic and Rec Questions Have Been Released!
From Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts), http://www.mbaadmit.com, email: info@mbaadmit.com Harvard's New Essay Topic and Recommendation Questions Have Been Released! Each year, candidates await anxiously the new...
View ArticleHarvard’s 2015-2016 Recommendation Questions Have Been Released
From Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts), President of MBA Admit.com http://www.mbaadmit.com, email: info@mbaadmit.com Harvard's 2015-2016 Recommendation Questions Have Been Released The recommendation questions...
View ArticleHarvard’s Sept. 9 Round 1 Deadline! That’s A Month Earlier Than…
From Dr. Shel (Shelly Watts), President of MBA Admit.com http://www.mbaadmit.com, email: info@mbaadmit.com As always, Harvard Business School has created buzz – this time, not only because of its new...
View ArticleHBS Introduces New Class of 2018 MBA Essay Question
Harvard Business School has decided to switch things up this season and will forgo the optional essay prompt of the previous two years. According to the admissions website, there is one question for...
View ArticleHarvard Business School 2015-2016 Application Deadlines
Harvard Business School has announced the following deadlines for the MBA Class of 2018. Round 1 Application Due: September 9, 2015 Notification: December 2015 (date TBA) Round 2 Application Due:...
View ArticleHow to Get In To the HBS 2+2 Program
An ambitious college freshman asked me how he could get in to the HBS 2+2 program. He wanted advice on what he might do over his few years at university to improve the likelihood he’d be admitted to...
View ArticleHow to Write a Great HBS 2016 Application Essay
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% Applying to b-school is hard. Even stressful. Why… You are fighting for a handful of spots and your competition is made up of thousands of highly...
View Article5 Mistakes To Avoid In A Cover Letter
Think of your cover letter as the appetizer for what you know will be a great meal. You only have one chance to make a first impression. If the first impression you need to make is through a cover...
View ArticleHarvard MBA Essay Question: Now Required and New
Harvard Business School And the Harvard MBA essay question is... It's the first day of class at HBS. You are in Aldrich Hall meeting your "section." This is the group of 90 classmates who will become...
View ArticleShould I Reapply To B-School? And To Which Programs?
This time of year, we gets lots of reapplication queries. Should I reapply? To which programs should I reapply? Let me give you a few tips on successful MBA reapplication: 1. Coldly and objectively...
View ArticleYale SOM 2015-2016 MBA Application Deadlines
While the online application won’t go live until early July, Yale School of Management‘s Director of Admissions Bruce DelMonico has previewed the upcoming application deadlines for the MBA Class of...
View ArticleBusiness School Gender Balance Improving
UC Berkeley Haas takes the lead with a 43% female student body. Women now make up 60% of university graduates, but most business schools have lagged behind when it comes to gender balance—impacting not...
View ArticleIndian School Of Business 2016 MBA Essay Tips & Deadlines
The Indian School of Business is an excellent program for those interested in advancing to management roles in a broad spectrum of industries and those seeking positions in the consulting industry (20%...
View ArticleThe Applicants That Stand Out At Columbia Business School
My observation as a former insider at CBS is that Columbia is looking to build a diverse class of high-achieving world citizens who’ve got a bit of grit. World Citizen What do I mean by a world...
View ArticleTuesday Q&A: Can getting an MBA help your networking opportunities?
Question: Can getting an MBA help your networking opportunities? Answer: Yes, of course, this is one of the main keys to going to a great MBA program. Again it is critical to go to a program with...
View ArticleWharton 2015-2016 MBA Application and Notification Deadlines
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% The Wharton application deadlines for the 2015-2016 application cycle are out. Here are the facts you need to know: There are three rounds. All...
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