Avoid Choosing the Wrong MBA Recommenders
This post originally appeared on Stacy’s “Strictly Business” MBA Blog on U.S.News.com You probably already know not to ask the CEO of your company to write your business school letter of recommendation...
View Article“What Next….” Is Graduate School For You?
Calm the deer in headlights by using the 3 E strategy. I was grading midterm exams in my office one frigid day in March when I was surprised to see Marco, a former student, standing in my doorway. He...
View ArticleRecommenders: Does Prestige Matter and Mistakes to Avoid
Would your chances of gaining admission to a top MBA program be improved if you had a recommendation letter written by the President of the U.S.? Although it might seem like a good idea to have one of...
View ArticleTuesday Tips: Berkeley Haas MBA Essay Tips
The set of essays for admission to UC Berkeley Haas School of Business covers a variety of topics – from the creative to the personal to the professional. In approaching these questions and deciding...
View ArticleEMBA Rankings: The Economist 2015 Business School Rankings
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% The Economist has released its rankings of the best Executive MBA programs around the world. Top executive graduate business schools are respected...
View ArticleDuke Fuqua Fall 2016 Essay Topics
The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University has announced the MBA essay questions for the 2015-2016 application season. Three short answer questions and two essays are required from all applicants....
View ArticleHEC Paris September 2016 MBA Deadlines
The admissions process at HEC Paris MBA program is conducted on a rolling basis throughout the year. The following are the MBA application deadlines announced by the admissions committee for the...
View ArticleCambridge Judge Fall 2016 Application Deadlines
The Judge Business School at University of Cambridge has announced the following MBA application deadlines for the 2015-2016 admissions season. Round 1 application deadline: September 18, 2015 Round 2...
View ArticleHow To Write About Overcoming Challenges Without Sounding Like A Whiner
Just state the facts - they speak for themselves. It’s a classic MBA essay question: Write about a time when you overcame a challenge. How did you handle it? What did you learn from the experience?...
View ArticleApproaching The Diversity Essay Question
Explain how your experiences built your character. Many applications now have a question, sometimes optional, geared to encouraging people with minority backgrounds or unusual educational or family...
View ArticleRoss Essay Questions Analysis 2015-16
Dates & Deadlines Application Deadline Decisions Announced Round 1 October 04, 2015 December 18, 2015 Round 2 January 05, 2016 March 18, 2016 Round 3 March 21, 2016 May 13, 2016 This year’s...
View ArticleMBA Rankings: 2015 Princeton Review Business School Rankings
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% For the very first time, The Princeton Review, a respected test preparatory organization, has released its rankings of the world’s best online MBA...
View ArticleNYU Stern Business School Profile
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% The NYU Stern School of Business promotes their MBA program as “An education in possible”, with a heavy emphasis on collaboration and...
View ArticleWharton Fall 2016 MBA Essays Announced
The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School has confirmed the essay questions that will form a part of the Fall 2016 MBA application. The prompts remain unchanged from the 2014-2015 admissions...
View ArticleImprovements Coming to GMAT Test-Taking Experience
If you haven’t yet taken the GMAT, or still need to send scores to your target schools, then this news from the Graduate Management Admission Council will be of great interest. Earlier this week, GMAC...
View ArticleSchool Profile: Stanford University GSB
Stanford is a great place to go to if you want to become a consultant or a banker. In fact, according to the GSB’s class of 2014 employment report, 25% of Stanford GSB’s class of 2014 took up jobs in...
View ArticleDartmouth Tuck 2016 MBA Essay Tips And Deadlines
The Dartmouth Tuck adcom is interested in learning about what you as an individual, a businessperson, and a leader can contribute to Tuck’s small, close-knit program. Use your essays as a platform for...
View ArticleCambridge Judge Business School 2015-2016 Application Deadlines
EXPARTUS MBA Admissions Consulting%%www.expartus.com%% Application deadlines for entry into the University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School’s September class start in September and go through May....
View ArticleTips on Finalizing Your B-School List
One of the most important decisions you’ll make during the MBA application process is which schools you’re going to apply to in the first place. We know—duh, right? But seriously, we can’t stress...
View ArticleLBS Launches New Finance Master’s For New Grads
LBS has announced a new master’s program in finance. The new Master’s in Financial Analysis (MFA) will be a 12-month intensive program aimed at recent graduates from quantitatively-focused fields, who...
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