Tepper | Mr. Tech Mil-Veteran
GMAT TBD, GPA 3.35
Columbia | Mr. European MBB Consultant
GMAT 645 (Gmat Focus), GPA 8.2
MIT Sloan | Mr. Startup Strategy
GMAT 720, GPA 3.7
Stanford GSB | Mr. Mid-Market PE
GMAT 770, GPA 4
Stanford GSB | Mr. MBB Guy From Big 4 & Startup
GRE 325, GPA 3
Harvard | Ms. Social Infrastructure
GRE 328, GPA 6
IE Business School | Mr. Indian Tech
GRE 333, GPA 3.38
Duke Fuqua | Mr. Never Too Late
GMAT 710, GPA 3.77
Columbia | Mr. Coast Guard Officer
GRE 327, GPA 3.1
Columbia | Mr. Wannabe Fintech
GMAT 725, GPA 8.4
Rice Business | Mr. Doesn’t Know When To Quit
GRE 331, GPA 3
Stanford GSB | Mr. Anti W2
GRE 331, GPA 3.0
MIT Sloan | Ms. Sassy
GRE 329, GPA 3.46
Kellogg SOM | Mr. HealthAI
GMAT 700, GPA 3
Harvard | Mr. Global Consultant Leader
GMAT GMAT FE 705, GPA 7

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My Story: From Tanzania To The Olympics & Stanford GSB (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

Benjamin Fernandes was at a fork in the road. The native of Tanzania was weeks away from getting his bachelor’s degree from the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, and he had three good job offers on the table. One involved a lot of money — the most, he says, that anyone in his graduating class had…

Guide To Pre-MBA Camps & Programs (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 26, 2023

Pre-MBA summer events — boot camps, seminars, networking festivals — at which soon-to-be students are introduced to potential future employers (and vice versa) are now common practice for major consulting and banking recruiters, and a select number of other companies, as well. They are also becoming common practice for students planning to focus on those concentrations…

Why Stanford’s Iconic MBA Essay Still Matters (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds, director at Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: April 22, 2017

When Stanford GSB’s former Dean of Admissions Derrick Bolton first introduced the 'What Matters To You and Why' admissions essay in the MBA application over thirteen years ago, did he have any idea that it would become such an enduring and iconic question? Even if you don’t include Stanford among your short list of target schools,…

The MBAs In Oxford & Cambridge Sculls (NEWS)

By: sandboxdev | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

For six MBA candidates at Oxford University's Saïd Business School, the first half of the program this year was as much an athletic endeavor as it was academic. Earlier this month, their athletic preparation culminated in the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, a tradition that dates back 161 years. For some, rowing in what is…

What Are You Worth? MBA Pay By Region (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 19, 2017

  MBA pay often comes down to three factors. It starts with school. On average, higher rank means higher starting pay. Industry also plays a role, with finance and consulting grads traditionally landing the best packages. Over time, these factors give way to something with even greater long-term impact: geography Take Wharton, a household name…

Decision Day Looms For 2+2ers At HBS (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 18, 2017

For more than 1,000 expected applicants to Harvard Business School’s 2+2 admission program, tomorrow (April 19) at high noon is decision day. That is when the school will invite slightly under 200 undergraduate and graduate students to interview for deferred admission to HBS. If eventually admitted, those candidates would then be required to gain two…

Handicapping: Mr. Minister, Ms. Nigeria 2+2, Mr. Ivy League Sergeant, Mr. Insurance, Ms. Fashion Startup, Mr. Strategy (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 8, 2023

Ever since he dropped out of college with a 2.4 GPA, this 29-year-old young professional has been on an upward trajectory. He joined the military, working his way up to become a sergeant and a sniper who saw two combat deployments and led 12- to 15-person teams over six years. Then, he got himself into…

2017 Best 40 Under 40 Professors: Aravind Chandrasekaran, Ohio State (Fisher) (NEWS)

By: Andrea Carter | Last Updated: March 26, 2017

Aravind Chandrasekaran Associate Professor of Operations Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business Talk about real world impact! Recent work by Ohio State’s Aravind Chandrasekaran, in collaboration with over 40 healthcare providers, involved radically redesigning the discharge process for transplant recipients at a large medical center. The multi-year project resulted in a significant reduction in…

The Round 2 MBA Rollercoaster (NEWS)

By: By Heidi Hillis, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

This has been a big week for MBA applicants. Harvard, Booth, Kellogg, Yale, Darden, Cornell and other top schools have been sending out decisions to round 2 applicants, bringing joy to some and frustration or disappointment to others. For many candidates this can be the most nerve wracking time of the admissions cycle, as round…

Highest & Lowest Paid MBAs of 2016 (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 20, 2017

The starting salary for a newly minted MBA often tells only part of the story when you're trying to track the highest paid business school graduates of the year. That's often because sign-on bonuses and other guaranteed compensation can equal or exceed base pay for the most extraordinary MBAs who went to school with highly…

Imperial Gets New Dean From Lisbon (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 14, 2017

Imperial College London yesterday (March 13) tapped the dean of a rival European school to the the new dean of its business school. Francisco Veloso, who has led Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics as dean since 2012, will join Imperial on Aug. 1. Imperial credited Veloso, a professor of innovation and entrepreneurship, with…

These Whartonites Want To Burst Your Political Bubble (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: October 10, 2019

Newsflash: Donald Trump is a terrible president. Counter-newsflash: Actually, Donald Trump is a great president. It's not news that Americans seem to be more politically divided than ever. And it's not a new theory that the blame for our at-times-bitter polarization lies, at least in part, on our ability to tune out opposing views by being more exclusive than ever…

Investors Poured Millions Into These MBA Startups. Will They Crash & Burn? (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

For the past five years, Poets&Quants has ranked recently-founded MBA startups on one sole datapoint: investment raised. Each year, our annual list of the Top MBA Startups boasts entrepreneurial heavy-hitters that have raised hundreds of millions of dollars. The ventures have ranged from a disruptive loan refinancing goliath to a satellite imaging software platform to a now defunct social media…

Meet Arizona State’s MBA Class of 2018 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: February 19, 2017

“The Best Things In Life Are Free.” Everyone has heard some crooner cover that number at one time. Yes, the moon and stars belong to everyone. And the flowers and sunbeams are yours and mine. Thanks to Arizona State’s  W.P. Carey School of Business, you can add a new freebie to the lyrics: An MBA…

How To Apply To Harvard’s 2+2 Program, Mr. Non-IIT Finance, Mr. Captain Teach for America, Mr. Insurance (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne & Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: July 8, 2023

He's a junior at a top 10 public university, with a 3.9 grade point average and a triple major in math, east Asian studies and finance. He expects to score a 740 on the GMAT and is already set up for a forthcoming summer internship with a Big Three consulting firm. He's hoping to apply…

How To Nail Your HBS Interview (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 27, 2017

https://youtu.be/CyJ1vhN4QWg   This past week was a big one for MBA applicants to Harvard Business School. Chad Losee, Harvard Business School's new admissions chief, dispatched hundreds of interview invites to round two candidates in the first of two batches. The second group of invites (and dings) will go out Feb. 1. Losee says that interviews…

Global MBA Programs See A Resurgence (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: January 27, 2017

A new survey of hundreds of global business schools found that a four-year decline in applications to MBA programs was reversed in 2014-2015. Global B-schools saw a 5% increase in MBA apps in those years, according to the historical trends study in the Association of MBAs' 2016 Application and Enrollment Report. The AMBA, an international accreditation body based…

Poets&Quants’ Top MBA Startups Of 2017 (NEWS)

By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

West Coast, best coast? If the deciding factor was based solely on successful recent MBA-founded startups, the answer would be a resounding yes. For the fourth time since 2013, Poets&Quants has ranked startups coming out of the world's most elite schools based on one criterion: venture capital-backed funding. And for the first time, Harvard Business School…

HBS Round 2 Invites Go Out Wednesday (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 20, 2017

For round two applicants to Harvard Business School’s prestige MBA program, this coming Wednesday is D-Day. On Jan. 25, the school will dispatch hundreds of interview invites in the first of two waves, with the second batch going out on Feb. 1. Needless to say, it’s an anxious time for the largest single group of…

HBS Goes Hollywood With Gordon Ramsay (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: January 11, 2017

It's not exactly what you would expect from Harvard Business School. British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay sits in the back seat of a moving car talking about his career with multiple bleeps to mask an onslaught of obscenities --all in a black-and-white, film noir video to promote HBX, the school's online learning initiative. The blunt and acerbic Ramsay…

Our Favorite MBA Professors Of 2016 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: January 4, 2017

In popular imagination, MBA professors fit two different archetypes. The first is the tweedy academic. You know what I’m talking about. Buttoned down and all business, they churn out acclaimed research and beatify sweeping models for a perfect world. Deep inside, you suspect they’re better at running their mouth than a business. In contrast, people…

Our Best MBA Videos Of The Year (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: March 26, 2020

They usually start with the sound of a few sprightly notes played on a piano, then the gentle striking of a tamborine. That has been the signature opening of a Poets&Quants video ever since we started recording them six years ago. Occasionally, we'll mix it up, playfully starting a video series in New York with…

Harvard’s New Online Negotiation Course (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 28, 2016

What if you could be just 10% better at something? Would that be the difference between winning and losing? Competence or excellence? Could 10% be the catalyst behind your ideas becoming reality or winning trust from your peers and renown in your industry? This 10% improvement is the premise behind the new certificate program, Negotiation Mastery: Unlocking…

Meet The McCombs’ MBA Class of 2018 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 21, 2016

“MBAs? We don’t need no stinkin’ MBAs?” You can almost hear the sultans of Silicon Valley blurt that out in their best Black Bart accent. Let’s face it: an MBA is almost an albatross in some startup circles. To them, entrepreneurship is rooted in muse and mettle, vision and versatility — a mysterious, magical, miraculous…

May 20, June 3, June 24 (CALENDAR)

By: Heather Soderquist | Last Updated: October 3, 2019

The CentreCourt MBA Festival has been designed for MBA applicants by two of the world’s foremost authorities on business schools. John A. Byrne, editor-in-chief of Poets&Quants, and Matt Symonds, bestselling MBA author and columnist for Forbes and The Economist, are pulling together exceptional content and guest speakers – interviews, panels, workshops and school interaction –…

Hult Webinar: Marketing yourself in today's job market

March 9, 2017 (CALENDAR)

By: Georgina Hannah | Last Updated: March 3, 2017

Join us for a Webinar: Marketing yourself in today's job market Poets&Quants and Hult International Business School are joining forces to host a global webinar on the hot topic of how best to position your skills and experience within the context of today’s global employment trends.     Join Editor-In-Chief at Poets&Quants, John A. Byrne,…

May 20, 2017 (CALENDAR)

By: Georgina Hannah | Last Updated: January 12, 2017

  The CentreCourt MBA Festival has been designed for MBA applicants by two of the world’s foremost authorities on business schools. John A. Byrne, editor-in-chief of Poets&Quants and Matt Symonds, bestselling MBA author and columnist for Forbes and The Economist are pulling together exceptional content and guest speakers – interviews, panels, workshops and school interaction – everything you need to know…