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MBA Admissions Essay Writing Tips | Ultimate MBA Game Plan (NEWS)

By: Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: June 15, 2022

https://youtu.be/pvkogjnSe3k Your business school essays are about bringing your story to life, conveying your uniqueness, and distinguishing your profile. View three essential tips for crafting a standout MBA essay in this 7-minute video strategy session with Fortuna’s Melissa Joelson, former INSEAD Director of Communications. Fortuna Admissions is a dream team of former MBA admissions…

Personal MBA Coach’s 2022-2023 MBA Essay Predictions (NEWS)

By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: May 13, 2022

If you are applying to business school this fall, you may be wondering when to get started with your MBA essays. While the 2022-2023 MBA applications are not yet open, Personal MBA Coach advises applicants to move forward with caution now on their essays for many top MBA programs. Based on our experience and observations…

Personal MBA Coach’s Tips For Tackling Top MBA Essays (NEWS)

By: Scott Edinburgh, Founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: May 13, 2022

While there are a growing number of top MBA programs worldwide, with strong rankings and powerful alumni networks, the M7 business schools continue to be desirable for high-achieving professionals. If you have decided to apply to one or more of the M7 schools, Personal MBA Coach would like to guide you through the essay-writing…

Ace Your MBA Video Essays in Three Easy Steps (NEWS)

By: Cassandra Pittman, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: August 18, 2021

The year 2020 will, among other things, be forever remembered as the year of Zoom, and by now most of us are well-practiced at talking into our computer screens. But if you find yourself thinking that MBA video essays – now common in many top-tier business school applications – are an easy win... think again.…

Approaching The Harvard Business School Essay (NEWS)

By: Greg Yang | Last Updated: June 12, 2021

Approaching The Harvard Business School Essay Harvard Business School ranked number 4 in P&Q’s 2020-2021 Top Business Schools ranking. HBS is consistently seen as one of the most prestigious B-schools in the world – and getting accepted into HBS is no easy feat, especially with an acceptance rate of 11%. Stacy Blackman, founder of Stacy…

Cambridge Judge New MBA Essay: Show Your Growth (NEWS)

By: Brittany Maschal, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: March 10, 2021

Cambridge Judge is among the many top schools that debuted a new essay question for the 2021-2022 season that sought to elicit more personal responses from MBA candidates. Chicago Booth wants to “learn more about you outside the office,” Berkeley Haas asks, “what makes you feel alive when you are doing it” and UCLA Anderson…

How To Tackle Chicago Booth’s New Essay Question (NEWS)

By: Krista McNamara, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: December 14, 2020

This year, Chicago Booth made changes to its MBA admissions process, replacing required essay #2 and including a new pre-interview video question. That Booth preserved its first essay question related to short and long-term career goals is further evidence that the school is seeking students who can coherently connect where they’ve been to where they’re…

HBS Essay Tips: What Harvard Is Looking For (NEWS)

By: Karla Cohen, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: June 30, 2020

Harvard Business School opened its application earlier this month affirming that its singular essay question remains intact: “As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School MBA Program?” For many applicants, this question feels maddeningly open-ended – paralyzing even – given…

Tackling The Wharton Essays (NEWS)

By: Cecile Matthews | Last Updated: September 28, 2018

In the essay section of the Wharton MBA 2018-2019 application, the admissions committee states that they, “want to get to know you on both a professional and personal level.” The school’s essay questions reflect this dual desire, so candidates should be ready to write about all aspects of their lives. Essay 1 is very…

3 Basic Last-Minute Checks For Your MBA Essays (NEWS)

By: Edison Cu | Last Updated: October 11, 2019

Have you ever noticed that there are always more last-minute details than there are minutes to fix them? You have put in months (or even years) of work to fit all your experiences at school, work, and life in general into the perfect MBA application essays, and now it is time to finally enter them…

Diaries Of A Darkhorse: Cutting The BS Out Of My HBS Essay (NEWS)

By: Ben Fouch | Last Updated: August 25, 2018

Ben Fouch, an aspiring member of the MBA Class of 2021, will be documenting his journey as an applicant every other week in his “Diaries of a Darkhorse” column. He works on the corporate development team at Booz Allen Hamilton on the sourcing, valuing, and structuring of potential M&A deals., Among his target schools is Harvard Business…

McDonough Goes From 1 Essay Prompt To 3 (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 15, 2018

Sometimes simpler is not better. Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business announced today (August 15) that it has replaced its single essay prompt with three optional prompts, a move the school's admissions officers say will give applicants greater flexibility and result in more diversity of viewpoints in the Previously, applicants to both the full-time and "flex"…

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The Most Important Qualities To Feature In Your MBA Application Essays (NEWS)

By: Tyler Cormney,, co-founder, MBA Prep School | Last Updated: October 16, 2019

Your primary objective in writing your MBA application essays is to provide evidence that proves you possess the qualities that admissions committees value most. Doing so will bring you one step closer to earning an acceptance letter. In this article, MBA Prep School will introduce and describe the qualities that successful MBA candidates feature in…

3 Questions To Consider As You Write Your Career Goals Essay (NEWS)

By: Scott Edinburgh, founder of Personal MBA Coach | Last Updated: May 19, 2022

The career goals essay is a crucial aspect of many business school applications. MBA admissions directors may be interested in the decisions that have led you to this point in your career, but they are just as interested in the career path you plan to embark upon once you leave campus. How will you make…

Writing Powerful Essays – Part 2: The ‘Introduce Yourself’ Question (NEWS)

By: Caroline Diarte Edwards, Fortuna Admissions | Last Updated: May 22, 2020

This second installment of a two-part series on Writing Powerful Essays highlights the typical types of MBA essays, along with tips for tackling them. Check out Writing Powerful Essays - Part 1: The Essentials. Your MBA essays are a vital part of your sales pitch to a target school and a valuable opportunity to bring…

Perfecting Your Harvard MBA Essay (NEWS)

By: Jeremy Shinewald | Last Updated: October 4, 2019

They say the early bird gets the worm. Almost one month earlier than last year, Harvard Business School (HBS) has released its application essay prompt. Maybe it was able to do so expeditiously because… it made no changes to the question from last year. HBS Director of Admissions Chad Losee, now entering his third application season,…

Columbia Switches Up MBA Essays (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 4, 2017

Columbia Business School decided to make the 2016-2017 admissions season a bit more interesting by changing up a number of its essay questions for MBA candidates. The school also moved up its deadline for early decision applications by a day to Oct. 4. Unlike its peer schools, Columbia takes a rolling admissions approach to admits…

Yale SOM To Change Out Essays (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: May 28, 2016

Not long after "Ted" Snyder arrived as the new dean of Yale University’s School of Management in 2011, then university President Rick Levin made clear the university’s goal is to be among the top five business schools in the world. “Our aspiration is to rank among the top five, where all of our other professional…

Columbia Posts App Deadlines & Essays (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: April 21, 2016

Columbia Business School moved its early decision MBA application deadline up a couple of days sooner this year, setting an Oct. 5, 2016, cutoff date. Columbia's new deadlines follow the new dates set by Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Columbia also was the first highly selective business school to release essay questions for the…

Samples Of Successful Harvard Business School Essays (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 19, 2015

Crafting a well-written essay for your MBA application is a daunting exercise for most applicants. After all, if you're applying to a highly selective business school, the admissions staff is typically looking for a reason to ding you. An essay that reveals any weakness in your candidacy could quickly put you in the reject pile.…

12 Ways NOT To Begin Your HBS ‘Introduce Yourself’ Essay (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg | Last Updated: July 26, 2015

As we all know, the only Harvard Business School essay this year asks MBA applicants to 'Introduce Yourself to your classmates.' Most applicants are stuck about how to answer this question while being more—-much more--in fact, than just another name, face, and serial number. Many people, under the guidance of some consultants, are trying desperately to "cut through the…

Can You Really Tell The Truth In An MBA Admissions Essay? (NEWS)

By: Lawrence Cole | Last Updated: October 21, 2021

Over the past few weeks, I’ve spoken with a number of 2013-14 MBA applicants while helping them with their application strategies for this admissions season. A few days ago, one of them asked me a very candid question about his admissions apps for several top 10 schools. “While writing my essays, should I tell the truth, or…

Who Should Skip The Harvard Essay? (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: October 22, 2021

You’re applying to Harvard Business School. We can see your resume, school transcripts, extra-curricular activities, awards, post-MBA career goals, test scores and what your recommenders have to say about you. What else would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy? Maybe there will be admits this year who say we don’t need…

MBA Essays: 10 Crucial Things You Should Never Do (NEWS)

By: Paul S. Bodine | Last Updated: October 5, 2019

This is the season when most MBA applicants are frantically trying to complete their applications for their target schools. You probably already have your GMAT or GRE done and are now wrestling with your essays. It’s important to remember that when admissions committees must choose between equally qualiﬁed super-achievers, nothing helps them more than your…