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From A War Zone To Oxford’s Hottest Degree Program: One Ukrainian Student’s Journey (NEWS)

By: Natalie Kahn | Last Updated: June 29, 2023

The sun hadn’t yet risen in Kyiv when Ukrainian journalist Anastasiia Zagoruichyk learned Russia had invaded her country. She rushed to gather her things and drove out of the city to her family’s house in the country. Soon, however, Zagoruichyk was forced to make the difficult decision to leave Ukraine. She headed for London, where…

MBA Handicapping: Indispensable Advice For International MBA Applicants (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 1, 2023

https://youtu.be/YJGsHAK_82A For a 27-year-old young professional who wants to get an MBA from a top U.S. business school, Linh has a lot going for her. A first-generation college graduate from a family of farmers in Vietnam, she currently works as a senior user experience researcher for the first technology unicorn in her home country. Her…

Meet the MBA Class of 2024: Hilda Kristjansdottir, North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 6, 2022

Hilda Kristjansdottir University of North Carolina, Kenan-Flagler Business School “I’m an adventure-seeking, golf-playing travel enthusiast who loves to experience and learn new things.” Hometown: Kopavogur, Iceland Fun Fact About Yourself: I love to travel and have been to around 30 countries. Undergraduate School and Major: Elon University, Finance Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Barclays,…

Meet UNC Kenan-Flagler’s MBA Class Of 2024 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 8, 2022

Here you are. You’ve left your job, signed your loans, and moved away. The slate is clean. You can do what want and be who you are. Ideas are popping and confidence is swelling. You can’t wait to dive into business school! First impressions matter. And orientation sets the tone and lays the foundation. It’s…

Meet The HEC Paris MBA Class Of 2024 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: July 10, 2023

‘When you think alike, you’ve stopped thinking.’ At its core, this view reveals the real value of diversity. In business, diversity is often associated with team composition: nationality, gender, background, and age. Reality is, diversity is a mindset that drives people to question. That means digging deeper and exploring every angle, aware of how conventional…

Beyond The Numbers: Interview With Tuck’s Career Services Director (NEWS)

By: Amy Mitson, Tuck Admissions | Last Updated: February 7, 2023

Here at Tuck, we recently released our employment data for the class of 2022 which set new records for median total compensation. Median starting base salary for the class rose to $175,000—up from $150,000 a year ago—and the median signing bonus remained steady at $30,000 with 93 percent of the class receiving a sign-on bonus.…

Texas A&M Mays Names New Dean (NEWS)

By: P&Q Staff | Last Updated: December 14, 2022

From College Station, Texas: Dr. Nate Y. Sharp has been named dean of the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University, effective Feb. 1, 2023, where he holds the Nelson D. Durst Endowed Chair in Accounting. Texas A&M President M. Katherine Banks said Sharp is committed to advancing the mission and goals of Texas A&M.…

2022 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: Aya, University of Oxford (Saïd) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: June 29, 2023

Aya Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford Website Link: ayatherapy.ai Industry: HealthTech, Big Data Founding Student Name(s): Sanoma Jean, Abhishek Bhaduri Brief Description of Solution: Intelligent patient management for mental health providers. Funding Dollars: $115K USD What led you to launch this venture? My personal experiences with mental health over the last decade…

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MBA Handicapping: Once Homeless, Army Vet, Deloitte — Is Harvard Possible? (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/GHC1fCrqSoc Andrew is a 32-year-old MBA candidate with an unusual story, and HBSGuru.com's Sandy Kreisberg is handicapping his MBA odds. Once homeless, he overcame his early adversity to join the Army Reserves in Canada, earn his undergraduate degree from Concordia University and land a job as an actuarial analyst with Deloitte. He wants to get…

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MBA Handicapping: Army Captain With Great Story & Low Stats. Here’s What You Do (NEWS)

By: sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/623C8F5Uido You could not imagine a better resume for a military guy. Captain Riley, 29, has served in the U.S. Army for seven years, with a deployment in Afghanistan. He now works in the Surgeon General's Office and is seeking an MBA to transition out of the military with a goal to join a biotech…

Meet Chicago Booth’s MBA Class Of 2024 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 15, 2023

When you picture the Booth School of Business, what impressions come to mind? Chances are, you might start with the Magnificent Mile, Gold Coast, and Sears Tower. Beyond that, you’re probably thinking quant jocks immersed in data sets. Of course, you’ll remember the rock star faculty that includes Eugene Fama, the “Father of Modern Finance,…

Exit Interview: Vanderbilt Dean Eric Johnson On The Future In Music City (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

Vanderbilt University's business school needed a new building. The old one, while perfectly serviceable, was built more than 40 years ago, in the early 1980s. That was a different era for the Owen Graduate School of Management — not just architecturally, but philosophically, as well. Dean Eric Johnson, who led the fundraising effort that culminated last…

EDHEC Dean Emmanuel Métais Wants To Lead On Climate And Impact

EDHEC Dean Emmanuel Métais Wants Grads To Lead On Climate & Impact (NEWS)

By: Kristy Bleizeffer | Last Updated: February 10, 2023

On a morning in March 2020, French business school EDHEC hosted a press conference to announce the launch of its ambitious 20-25 Strategic Plan, backed by a generous €230 million investment. The plan would redefine the school’s mission and chart its course for a greener, more impactful future. Plans for the rollout and implementation had…

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MBA Handicapping: Applying From Pakistan — And Other Less Represented Countries (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/qxgJM6n1QNQ Only 612 GMAT exams were taken in Pakistan in testing year 2021 and just 70 of them had scores of 700 or above. Hammad was one of them. He scored a 730 on the test and with that score, he is applying to Columbia Business School, Wharton, Chicago Booth, MIT Sloan, and the Yale…

Meet the MBA Class of 2024: Sean Perkins, Duke University (Fuqua) (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: February 22, 2023

Sean Perkins Duke University, Fuqua School of Business “British & American dual-national and eclectic lover of chess, rugby, and hip-hop dance.” Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia. Based pre-MBA in London, UK for 20 years Fun Fact About Yourself: I once represented the UK with my dance company at an international championship in Los Angeles (called the World…

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MBA Handicapping: IB Star In Ghana — Low Grades, Great Everything Else. Whadda We Got? (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/Bfwvk7SAurg Emmanuel is the head of securities trading for Black Star Brokerage, a leading investment bank in Ghana. He has set his sights on an MBA from Michigan Ross, UVA Darden, or UNC Kenan-Flagler, hoping to leverage his work experience and degree to with a global investment firm such as JP Margan Chase or Morgan…

Meet the MBA Class of 2023: Hamza El Mahboubi, INSEAD (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: February 28, 2023

Hamza El Mahboubi INSEAD “Moroccan Engineer, Impact driven person, I believe every challenge, hurdle or setback is an opportunity.” Hometown: Born and brought up in a small Moroccan town called ‘Sidi Bennour’ Fun Fact About Yourself: I remember getting lost on my first visit to Barcelona. It was around 3 am, my phone died and…

Meet INSEAD’s MBA Class Of 2023 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 1, 2023

90 nationalities. Four campuses across the world. An intense and transformational 10-month MBA program. That’s INSEAD – “The business school for the world.” It is a place where no country holds a majority so no student is ever a minority. Here, students don’t just navigate differences, they learn to harness them to gain buy-in, identify…

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Why Bain Now Ranks As The World’s Top Consulting Firm (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 7, 2023

For the past three years, Bain & Co. has ranked as the #1 firm to work for in the Vault Consulting 50. Think of it as the state of the industry, where surveyed consultants rank their firms on measures that matter most to them: Compensation, Culture, Leadership, Work-Life Balance, and Job Satisfaction (among other measures).…

Meet the MBA Class of 2024: Dara Canavan, Stanford GSB (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: March 11, 2023

Dara Canavan Stanford Graduate School of Business “Like an oak tree (“Dara” in Irish), I aim for great heights while staying grounded.” Hometown: Derry, Northern Ireland Fun Fact About Yourself: I celebrate my wife’s birthdays by making her custom board games. Playing “Guess Who?” becomes a lot riskier when all the characters are your in-laws.…

Meet Stanford GSB’s MBA Class Of 2024 (NEWS)

By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: August 11, 2023

When you’re vulnerable, you’re weak. That’s Leadership 101. Being a leader means you keep people at arm’s length, always focused on concrete facts and bottom lines. There’s no room for tearing up or slowing down – just pushing forward and never looking back. When leaders open up, people use it against them. They get stigmatized…

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MBA Handicapping: How To Break Out Of The Desi Male Cohort (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

https://youtu.be/Ox8GuWd-TLA Piyush falls squarely into the most competitive part of the elite MBA applicant pool. He is a male, 25-year-old software engineer from India. And in the two and one-half years since earning his engineering degree, he has worked exclusively in software development for Infosys and a middle-market software firm in India. While he graduated…

MBA Handicapping: Break Out Of The Pack: Applying From Fidelity & Other Money Managers (NEWS)

By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 30, 2023

https://youtu.be/7XtrksfJ5vY A 25-year-old Nigerian-born U.S. citizen, Odunayo works for Fidelity Investments as an investment consultant. With a 720 GMAT score and a 3.66 in physics from Howard University, he is aiming to get an MBA to pivot into investment banking at a top-tier firm. His chances at Wharton, Harvard, UVA Darden, and Columbia--his four target…

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The Hottest MBA Programs In Asia (NEWS)

By: Matt Symonds | Last Updated: August 25, 2023

The decision to head East is about more than your destination – it’s about a new way of seeing things. And for many young professionals, the dynamic business environment of Asia is an irresistible opportunity to gain boots-on-the-ground experience in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. The region is home to four of the five…

The Future Of The MBA Is Happening Right Now At Michigan Ross (NEWS)

By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: March 31, 2023

Kostas Boutsikakis knew that change was coming, and he wanted to get ahead of it. "I started working as a consultant in healthcare five years ago, and then I realized that everything is shifting more into data management and data science," Boutsikakis says. It was time to return to school. He didn't have to look…

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MBA Handicapping: Former Pro Golfer Pars & Bogies Some HBS Interview Questions (NEWS)

By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: June 30, 2023

https://youtu.be/aqBU7HxAeIk Alan is hardly your typical MBA applicant. A senior at the University of Hong Kong, he is applying to the deferred admit programs at Harvard Business School, Wharton, and Chicago Booth. He brings a 740 GMAT to the game, along with a 3.74 GPA in economics and finance, with a minor in accounting. But…

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The trailblazer in MBA admissions consulting is the team at Stacy Blackman Consulting (SBC). No other firm has demonstrated not only staying power for over two decades but also built a top-tier team of consultants with bios that would impress even the most discerning MBA applicant. Their real-world MBA admissions committee expertise enables SBC consultants…