Search Results for: essay (718 results found) Attending An MBA Admissions Event? Ask These Questions (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: December 3, 2023 Attending an MBA Admissions Event? Ask These Questions MBA admissions events are a great way to not only learn more about a business school program, but to leave a positive impression on admissions officers. US News recently highlighted key questions every applicant should ask at an admissions event to gain a better understanding of a… The Story Of The First Black Woman To Earn A Harvard MBA (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: August 14, 2022 The Story of the First Black Woman to Earn a Harvard MBA In 1969, Lillian Lincoln Lambert made history as the first Black woman to earn an MBA from Harvard Business School. In those days, Lambert didn’t even know she was making history. She applied to HBS seemingly as an afterthought—from the recommendation of her… Pros and Cons of Hiring An MBA Admissions Consultant (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: July 31, 2021 Pros and Cons of Hiring An MBA Admissions Consultant Applying to B-school can be a hectic experience. From standardized exams to essay writing, the admissions process contains a number of components that can easily overwhelm applicants. Hiring an admissions consultant may help ease such stress from the application process. Sydney Lake of Fortune recently spoke… How COVID-19 Changed Business Schools Forever (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: July 5, 2021 How COVID-19 Changed Business Schools Forever The COVID-19 pandemic impacted nearly every industry. Business schools, in particular, were hit hard and the impact of the pandemic will have lasting effects. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought about some positive changes as well. Chris Stokel-Walker of Bloomberg recently spoke to experts on how the pandemic has… What You Need To Know Before You Take An Online GMAT (NEWS) By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: August 31, 2020 Tips For The Online GMAT In July, the Graduate Management Admission Council announced that it would make the at-home online GMAT available through the end of 2020. Business Insider recently spoke to testing experts and instructors to see how applicants can best prepare for the online GMAT in order to excel. AVOID TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES The… What Matters Most To Stanford GSB And Why (NEWS) By: Kevin Richardson, Veritas Prep | Last Updated: September 14, 2018 Recently, Stanford admissions expert, Kevin Richardson hosted a webinar about How to Get Into Stanford Business School’s MBA Program. If you haven’t watched it, Veritas Prep strongly encourages you to do so. If you prefer to read the recap, here are some key takeaways. There are the essays and everything else Things like your GMAT… MBA Grads Wealthier & Less Happy (NEWS) By: Gregory Yang | Last Updated: July 28, 2018 New MBA Grads Are Wealthier – and Less Happy The good news: Recent MBA grads are making more than previous grads. The bad news: They are also more dissatisfied with their job offers. Let’s start with the positive. 46% of newly minted MBA grads have had job offers for $125,000 or more, according to a… Short- And Long-Term Goals, And Everything In Between (NEWS) By: Linda Abraham, founder of Accepted Admissions Consulting. | Last Updated: October 20, 2017 When working with Accepted’s clients, we always recommend they have four levels of goals: short-term, intermediate, long-term, and a backup plan. Short-term is immediately post MBA to about two years later; intermediate is about two to five years post MBA; long-term is what you want to do for the long haul; and your backup plan… Harvard Sets New MBA Application Deadlines (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 18, 2017 With a complete admissions cycle under his belt, Harvard Business School’s chief gatekeeper Chad Losee was widely expected to make some changes to the school’s MBA application process. After all, his predecessor, Dee Leopold, had switched up things on a near regular basis for years. The required post-interview reflection due within 24 hours of an… Articulating Goals In Your Business School Applications (NEWS) By: Karen Marks, president and founder of North Star Admissions Consulting | Last Updated: September 5, 2023 What do you want to do after you graduate from business school? Surprisingly, many applicants are initially stumped by this question. I help North Star clients figure out and articulate what they really want to do by guiding them through an introspective process. Ultimately, their goal essays and interview responses are crystal clear, genuine and persuasive… One Action You Can Take To Dramatically Improve Your Application (NEWS) By: Caroline Diarte Edwards, Director at Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: May 14, 2020 Whether or not you celebrate the holidays, you are likely surrounded by some flavor of year-end festivity. This week, I’ve been reflecting about the opportunity to use this end-of-year symbolism to your strategic advantage. The world over, the new year has become an invitation to honest reflection and future resolution. Thinking about where we’ve been… How To Ace Your MBA Video Questions (NEWS) By: Cassandra Pittman, Expert Coach at Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: August 27, 2021 Over the past few years, video conferencing applications have gone from nouns to verbs. We Skype, Google Hangout, or FaceTime friends and family, whether they are down the street or across the globe. Web conferencing solutions like GoToMeeting and Vydio have become an integral part of our work lives. This year, more and more business… How To Say More With Less In Your MBA Application (NEWS) By: Cassandra Pittman, Expert Coach at Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: September 7, 2016 HBS asks for your resume and two letters of recommendation. You’ll also provide academic transcripts and test scores, and fill their online application with details of your background and accomplishments. So then they ask ‘What more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School MBA Program?’ Where… Columbia’s MBA Apps Rose 3% (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 4, 2019 MBA applications to Columbia Business School rose for the fourth consecutive year, bumping up another 3% to for the Class of 2018. The school received 6,008 applications in 2015-2016, up from 5,829 a year earlier. Columbia now joins a long list of top schools reporting increased application volume, including MIT Sloan, Cornell, Berkeley, Yale, and Michigan. Amanda… What You Should Never Say To Adcoms (NEWS) By: Paul Ollinger | Last Updated: March 26, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/embed/-j_fuMCu2JM “Who the hell are you and what will you bring to our program?” That is the essential question schools are trying to answer during the application process. Consisting mostly of an interview and a small number of personal essays, the application process is a weed-out round that forces the applicant to articulate who he is, why he… Booth Asks Applicants To Riff On Photo (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 10, 2015 The University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business is asking applicants to write an admissions essay based on one of 16 photos that depict various aspects of its MBA experience. The new essay question, with no word limit, along with the school’s 2015-2016 MBA application deadlines was released on Wednesday, July 8th. In a blog… How To Write Stanford’s ‘What Matters Most’ (NEWS) By: Danielle Marom | Last Updated: July 1, 2015 Stanford’s Graduate School of Business’ celebrated (did I hear ‘dreaded’) What Matters Most essay (herein WMM) has both stumped and challenged applicants over the years. This question is (arguably) the furthest thing from a ‘traditional’ B-school question (though trends, including HBS’ question, are slowly following suit). This essay requires deep levels of introspection and sincerity,… The Case For Writing About Your Passions (NEWS) By: Deborah Knox | Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Imagine you're an admissions officer, into the third week of reading applications. You're rubbing your fatigued eyes, having already pored through 20 applications today. Private equity, private equity, investment banker, startup founder, investment banker, consultant, social media specialist, engineer, engineer, consultant, okay, another private equity applicant. Another Ivy Leaguer. Another 3.5+ GPA and 720+ GMAT.… Maximizing The Minimalist MBA App (NEWS) By: Linda Abraham | Last Updated: October 21, 2021 You should view your MBA application as the admissions committees do: as a holistic package of documents that work together to provide a comprehensive and cohesive introduction to you. Think of it as a puzzle with different pieces fitting together to create a full picture. The different components of the application each play a different… NYU Stern Sets Early App Deadline (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 22, 2021 New York University’s Stern School of Business is adding a new and early application deadline of Oct. 15 and reducing the number of its required admissions essays by a third. Last year, Stern required three essays. For the 2013-2014 admissions season, the school is now making one of its questions optional so that only two… Penn State Rejects 48 For Plagiarism (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 27, 2021 Penn State’s Smeal College of Business said it has rejected 48 applicants for plagiarized essays in the first two rounds of its admissions cycle, while UCLA’s Anderson School of Management reported it has turned down 15 MBA candidates from its round one applicant pool. The plagiarists were uncovered by the schools using software that scans… UCLA Rejects 52 MBA Applicants (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: February 7, 2022 UCLA’s Anderson School of Management said that it has rejected 52 MBA applicants in the school's first and second admission rounds for plagiarizing their MBA application essays. In an interview with PoetsandQuants, Senior Associate Dean Andrew Ainslie said the school's admission office detected 12 plagiarists in its first round and 40 more in the second… Interview Questions Harvard Will Ask (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 13, 2023 When Jehan deFonseka did his Harvard Business School admissions interview two years ago, there was one question that surprised him. “What’s the last book you’ve read?,” an admissions staffer asked him during his session in Dillon House, where Harvard’s admissions office is located. Luckily for deFonseka, now a 26-year-old, second-year student at Harvard, he had… Why Do You Want an MBA Now? (NEWS) By: Linda Abraham | Last Updated: October 10, 2019 Once you've answered the question, "Why do you want an MBA?" you'll likely be faced with a follow-up question: "Why now?" I assume that you already know why you want an MBA. (If you don’t, see last week’s tip, “Three Essential Keys To The Goals Essay.”) Consider the following when you respond to “Why now”:… Why An Applicant Interview Requires a Different State of Mind (NEWS) By: Just-Ship | Last Updated: December 16, 2010 Interviews are another piece of the application puzzle and another opportunity to show how great of an addition to a business school’s class I will be. At first glance, I thought that since interviewing relies on many of the same themes, thoughts and stories I used to write essays and fill out applications, it wouldn’t require… MBA Application Wisdom From Muhammad Ali (NEWS) By: Mark Wong | Last Updated: November 14, 2010 “Don’t count the days, make the days count.” -Muhammad Ali Right now I’m struggling to get through the essay writing for my applications. My deadlines are more than a couple of weeks away, which makes it more difficult for me. I do feel I do my best work under pressure, so I’ve created artificial deadlines… Brain Racing At 4 A.M. Thinking About Business School (NEWS) By: Richard Battle-Baxter | Last Updated: October 6, 2010 So because my sleep schedule is all screwed up right now, I am awake at 4 a.m. again. The thing is, I am getting the proper amounts of sleep. I'm just getting the sleep at not-so-common times. But this has been my MO since high school. I feel that I should go to sleep when I…